Polk's Clearwater, Dunedin and Largo (Pinellas County, Fla.) City Directory including Baywood Village, Belleair, Clearwater Beach, Dunedin Isles, Harbor Bluffs, Highland Park and Safety Harbor 1959, Part 1

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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX

R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of more than 850 city, county, state and national Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1959 edition of the Clearwater, Dunedin and Largo City Directory, which also includes Bay- wood Village, Belleair, Clearwater Beach, Dunedin Isles, Harbor Bluffs, High - land Park and Safety Harbor.

Confidence in the growth of Clearwater, Dunedin and Largo's industry, pop- ulation and wealth, and in the advancement of their civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Clearwater, Dunedin and Largo to the world.

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Four Major Departments

The four major departments are arranged in the following order: --

I. THE YELLOW PAGES constitute the first major department of the Direc - tory. This embraces a complete list of the names and addresses of the business and professional concerns of Clearwater, Dunedin and Largo, arranged in alpha - betical order under appropriate headings -a catalog of all the activities of Clear - water, Dunedin and Largo. Preceding this catalog, likewise grouped under ap- propriate headings, are the advertisements and business cards of firms and in- dividuals desiring to present a more complete listof their products or services than is possible in the catalog itself. The Yellow Pages represent reference ad- vertising at its best, and merit the attention of all buyers and sellers seeking sources of supply or markets for goods. In progressive communities like Clear- water, Dunedin and Largo, the necessity of having this kind of information up-to - date andalways immediately available, is obvious. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller, and plays an important role in the daily activities of the commercial, industrial and professional world.

II. - THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is the second major department, printed on white paper. This is the only record inexistence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of Clearwater, Belleair, Clear- water Beach and Safety Harbor, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the communities. Similar lists for Dunedin and Largo appear farther on in the Directory.

III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, for Clearwater, is the third major department, printed on green paper. In this section the numbered streets are arranged in numerical order, followed by the named streets arranged in alphabetical order: the numbers of the residences and business concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and concerns are placed opposite the numbers. The names of the intersecting streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. Special features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the listing of the telephone num - bers. Similar Guides for Dunedin and Largo appear farther on in the Directory.

IV. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, on blue paper, is the fourth major department, covering Clearwater, Dunedin and Largo.

INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX

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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

PAGE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW REFER TO THE YELLOW PAGES

A A Auto Glass .

A B C Terrazzo Floors Inc . left side lines and

A C K Map & Reproduction Inc left bottom lines and 126

A-1 Business Service . right side lines and 115

Ace Liquor Shops . .left side lines, 108 and 121 Air Cement Co Inc 168 71 Alice Mae Flower Shop 178

Allied Products of Florida Inc

Alvord Doris T.

American Fire & Casualty Co

Amor Manuel ..

Anchor Concrete Products Inc right top cards and 35

Armston W H Co Inc Tabbed Insert at the beginning of Dunedin

Atech Inc of Florida

Aton Music Company .

Auto Electric .

Bailey Builders Inc.

Bank of Clearwater

back cover, top stencil, Insert at Name in

Barlow Newton B .

Batstone John K .

right side lines and

Baum-Eason & Associates.

Bay Gas Co Inc .

Bayshore Standard Servicenter

Beach Automatic Laundry .

Beachcomber The .

Beasley's Seminole Fuel Oil

left bottom lines and

Beasley's Service Station

Bell Charles S Insurance Agency The

Bell Sod Co .

Belleair Estates Real Estate Office.

right bottom lines, Insert at

Belleair Garage Betts' Modern Floors Inc right side lines and .71

Biltmore Construction Co .left bottom lines, Insert at Phones

. . Numerically

Blankenship's Service Center.

Bogley, Harting and Hight of Florida Inc left side lines and

135

left bottom lines and 163A

Bouchard Roger Insurance Agency

Brandenburg's

Brittle Edgar N

left top cards and

Brown Henry W & Sons Inc left side lines and

Brown Realty left side lines and 151 Bryan's . right bottom lines and Bud's Electric Motor Service 10 68 Burgess Jesse M Jr . Burnison's Clearwater Plumbing Co left top lines and 51 128 102 Byars Sea Jewels . Campbell Paving Co 37 12 Carlisle-Porter Motor Co. left bottom lines and Castagna -Salamone Real Estate 152 90

Chesnut & Lee . front cover and

Chesnut John Jr . right bottom lines, 95 and 152

Chesnut Lee & Skelding Real Estate Inc

City Fuel Oil Co.

right top lines and City National Bank of Clearwater 22

137 74

21 50 36 88 83 10 107 B 76 19 95 103

.Phones Numerically 19

Bishop Real Estate . left top cards and 151 Blackburn Bros Paint Store 123 10 115

Boswell Rug Cleaners . Bouchard Carl T Funeral Home left side lines, Tabbed Insert at .left top lines and left side lines and beginning of Largo Section and 79 89 69 55 81

Bolton Fred

. Clearwater Alphabetical Section and

. right top cards and 122 right side lines and 117 11 50

Page 19 169

. right top cards and 136A

right side lines and 94 35

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

Page

Clark Watt . left top lines and 51

Clear Motors Inc . right side lines and 16

Clearwater Chamber of Commerce. .Insert at Name in Clearwater

Alphabetical Section

Clearwater Electric Supply Co Inc. left bottom lines

Clearwater Federal Savings & Loan Association .

front cover, Z and

164

Clearwater Hardware Co

Clearwater Laundry

front cover, left top lines, 61 and

104

Clearwater Lumber Inc

left side lines, 29 and 113

Clearwater Paint Co .

. front cover and

124 119

Clearwater Sun The left bottom lines and

170

Clearwater Window & Specialty Co Inc. left side lines and

Cloninger Insurance Agency. .right top lines and

Cloninger Raymond . . right top lines and

96 31

Cole's Camera Shop Inc

Collins Cedric H. . . . Tabbed Insert at the Beginning of Dunedin Section

Concrete Roof Tile Mfg Inc ..

163

Condon-Meek Insurance Agency

left top cards and 91 161

Country Inn .

left top cards and

153 73

Court Amoco Service

right side lines and

Crown Motor Co.

backbone and

Curtis & Gross Inc left top lines and

Daniel's Fashion Shop . right side lines and

Davis -Beatty Inc . left top lines, Tabbed Insert at Beginning of

Dunedin Section

Dean Roofing & Sheet Metal Co front stencil, Y and 5

Douglas Dorothy Inc . back cover, left bottom lines, 96 and 138 30

Douglas Manufacturing.

right top lines and

120

Edwards Realty

right side lines and

153

Ernst HE . right top cards and

Estes Construction Co

. right side lines and

F & S Builders' Supply Co

Fashion Cleaners & Laundry

First Federal Savings & Loan Association

. back cover, Insert at

. Name in Clearwater Alphabetical Section and 165

First National Bank of Clearwater The .

First National Bank of Dunedin . . right bottom lines and

Flaherty Trailer Sales & Supplies

right top cards and 63

Flournoy Electric Co .

Flure Construction Co

Foremost Dairies Inc left side lines and

Fort Harrison Hotel. left side lines and

Frank Elise School of Art (Florida Institute of Technology) .

Fulmer & Rinehart Photo Service Inc . . left side lines and

82 70

George's Fishing Camp

Glass Service Co Inc

. left top lines, X and

Greenwood Pharmacy

right top lines and

Griffin Homes

right top cards and

Gulf Coast Title Co

right side lines and

Gulf Machinery Co.

right bottom lines and

Hagedorn John A .

. left top cards and 52

Hamrick's Lumber Yard Inc .

left top lines, Insert at Beginning of

Harbor Bluffs Realty ribbon book mark and

Harbor View Villas Inc.

Classified Business Section and 109 139 140 left top lines and 154 92

Harpham Insurance Agency left side lines and 80

Harrell's Lawn & Garden Shop

Harrison Furniture Co right bottom lines and

Hart Electric . .

79 left side lines and 67 55 Hazelton Plastering Hein's Record Shop.

118

Hetro Gas Co Inc . right top cards and 82

102

Dunedin Times The .

left top lines and

129 40 30

.left side lines, 62 and 105

23 20 171

Florida Power Corp.

right bottom lines and 64 52 57 86 166 127

G A S Corporation

Harbison George . . right top lines and

84 59 41 170 73

County Sales Inc .

Craft Builders Homes

Clearwater Tile & Terrazzo Co right bottom lines, 169 and

VII

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

Page

Hoffman-Nipper. .. . left top lines and : 4 Holloways Casual Clothes The . right top cards and 103 141

Homer Realty Co

Hood's Milk Inc .left and right side lines, Insert at Beginning of

Hotel Fort Harrison

.left side lines and

Hotel West Coast.

House of Rubber Mattress Manufacturing Co

Howdeshell Plumbing Inc

Hupp Dick Auto Sales Inc

Ideal Lawnmower Co left side lines and

Import Motors

Iron Works The

James Venetian Blind Mfr

right bottom lines and

Jones Sam Signs

Kay's . .

Keister Bob Agency

right bottom lines, 93 and

Kenimer Rexall Drugs

Kennedy & Strickland Co

Keppie Travel Bureau Inc

. back cover, right side lines and

right bottom lines and Kersey Noel

Keys Clyde J Industries

Kibbee Forrest L . right side lines and

Kisbys Jewelers

right top lines and

Kleer-Vue Window Cleaning Service . left side lines and

Koch and Jones Inc left top lines and

Kosky John

left top cards and

Laney-Naylor

right side lines and

Largo Lumber Inc . Tabbed Insert at Beginning of Largo Section

Laundrytorium The .

right top lines and

Lester Nell Floral Shop

right top lines and

Lind & Mape's Inc .

. . back cover and

Lokey Motor Co.

.left bottom lines and

Mackey Plumbing Co

right top cards and

Mahoney James L "Jim

Malin L C Tile Co .

left bottom lines and

Mayers Blyth Realtor

. left top cards and 136B

McGee T A Electrical Contractor

right bottom lines and 65 113 156

McMullen Real Estate right top cards and

McQueen Bros Fuel Oil Co . left top cards and 75 Meinders -Noble Printing Co right top lines and 134 Miller John D Modern Dura Finish . left top cards and 44 174 Modern Marine Inc . left side lines and 26 Moon Electric Co left bottom lines, 66 and 68 Morrison's Cafeteria 162 Moss Funeral Home & Crematorium Inc 77 3 Moss Funeral Home Inc front and back covers and Nacol Jewelers Inc . 100 127 Ogg J Arlos Studios 125 and Olsen S Realty . .right side lines and 144 116 P & E Machinery Co left top cards and 114 Palm Harbor Lumber Co Palm Pavilion Corp . . left side lines and 24 67

Parker Electric .

left bottom lines and

Peck Plumbing & Supply

right top cards and 130 A

Pelican Restaurant .

. left top lines and

Petelle R A Real Estate & Insurance right side lines, 97 and 156 24 Pinellas Central Bank 53

Pinellas Framing & Finishing Co

Pinellas Lumber Co . front and back lip Margins, 28 and 110

Pinellas Music Co .

118

Pinellas Press

right side lines and 133

Pinellas Welders Supply Co 175

114 142 59 C 173 154 27 143 100 176 155 55 97

106 42 72 6 14 130 155

Laurance Jack .

Mac Robert Realty Madson's . Tabbed Insert at Beginning of Largo Section right side lines and 38 43 80

Mather of Clearwater Inc

McKisson Lumber Co

Yellow Pages and 56 86 88 left top lines and 87 115 129 16 107 17 121 174 166

Hotel Sea View

VIII

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

Page

Plaza Liquors

right side lines and 108

Polk R L & Co

Powers Olds mobile

Pre -Cast Industries Inc left top cards and 34 145

Randolph Paul F Inc .

. front cover and

Ray-Allen Inc

right top lines and

Rayfeld's right side lines and

177

Red Comb Feed Store . . . 68 and

Reynolds Radio & Televison Inc. right top lines and

Rhodes John S Inc . .

. right top lines and

136 78 111

Robinson Bros Sunoco Service

Rockaway Pavilion. .

Rodgers, Rodgers & Cummings Inc front cover, 98, 116 and

157

Rutledge E I Contractor

right side lines and

Saunders Construction Co Inc

left side lines and

Sea View Hotel .

Sealtest Southern Dairies Division National Dairy Products Corp.

Seavy Lumber Co

right side lines and

112

Service Roofing Inc

left top cards and

163

Shannon W S Capt .

right top lines and

158

Shelton H C Insurance . left side lines and

Short's Men's Store . . right top lines and

Sichterman H. . left top cards and

101

Signal House The

. right top cards

Sinclair Refining Co

right top lines and

Skycrest Pharmacy

right top cards and

76 60 101 172

Southern Transfer & Storage Co Inc .

Spencer's Music Shop

117

State Farm Insurance Companies

Stone Al Plumbing

131

Stone L L Inc .

Insert at Contractors -Building-General in

Stone-Schuelle Buick Inc

. . left top lines and 15

Strang W E Inc.

back cover and 47

Sun Villa Homes Inc .

. left side lines and

158 8

Sweat's Flower Shop

left side lines and

Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park & Mausoleum

. . front cover and

32 9

Taylor Bruce .

back cover, 99 and 159 146

Titzel Realty Co. left top cards, Insert at Real Estate in Classified

Tucker John B & Co.

125

Tucker Signs .

Uptons Laundry Inc. right side lines and Vince Anna's Restaurant 107 162 159

Ward Harvey D right top cards and

131

Wardell R M "Bob" Realtor right side lines and

148 94

Weidemeyer Realty . right top cards and

Weimer Erma S

. left side lines and

149 160 160

Weimer Realty

Wells Clyde Realty bottom stencil, left bottom lines and 150

Wells Colin C Inc . right top lines and 160

Wesco Advertising right side lines and 2

West Coast Hotel left top lines and West Coast Title Co right bottom lines and

171

Whitaker's Vacuum Cleaner Center

174 162

White Swan Restaurant

Williams Bud Plumbing Co . right bottom lines and 132

167

Sunset Sheet Metal Shop.

right bottom lines and

Sunshine Builders of Clearwater

54 72

Tack & Warren Inc

left side lines and

Tharin Realtor .

Business Section and 147

Ware & Sons Plumbing Contractors

Wedig Insurance Agency . right side lines and

West Coast Awning Co

Rieck & Fleece Lumber Co

Rogers Albert P Inc . . right side lines and 157 53

StAnthony Corp . .

. left top cards and

Smith's Jewelers

Classified Business Section and 46

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

Page 83

Wright Idea The. .

Wyllie Alfred C Inc .

. left bottom lines and 48

Young H W . . .

Young Harold H Inc

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CLEARWATER

"THE SPRINGTIME CITY" "THE SUMMER CITY ON THE GULF"

(Courtesy Clearwater Chamber of Commerce)

Statistical Review

Form of Government-Manager-commission.

Population -- 15,535 (U. S. Census 1950). 43,000 estimated.

Area-15 square miles.

Altitude -- 32 feet above sea level (average).

Climate -- Mean annual temperature, 73.4 degrees F .; mean summer, 80.1, mean winter, 66.7. Average annual rainfall, 45.21 inches.

Parks-7, with total of 36 acres.

Assessed Valuation -- $102,603,734.

Bonded Debt-$3,193,000.

Financial Data-3 banks and 2 building and loan associations.

Postal Receipts-$618,566.64 (June 30, 1958).

Telephones in Service-31,871 (June 30, 1958).

Churche's-29 representing 18 denominations.

Industry-Chief business activities are tourist trade, building and light manu -

facturing.

Trade Area -- Retail area covers 400 square miles, with population of 75,000 estimate.

Newspapers -1 daily and Sunday.

Hotels-15, with total of 1,311 rooms, in immediate vicinity.

Motels-98, with 820 units.

Railroads -2: Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line.

Highways -U. S. 19; State 55, 60, 590, 686 and 699.

Airports-2: City Airport for private planes, and St.Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, commercial field 9.9 miles from city, used by National Airlines, Eastern Airlines and several others for cargo and passengers.

Amusements -Largest auditorium in city seats 1,500 persons. City Hall Audi - torium, with seating capacity of 600. 3 moving-picture theatres, with total seat- ing capacity of 5,000 persons. Little Theatre with seating capacity of 200. 4 golf courses within 4-mile radius.

Hospitals-1, with 135 beds.

Education-6 public schools, including 1 senior high and 1 junior high.

Public Libraries -- 1, with.60,000 volumes: circulation 85,061 books annually.

City Statistics -Paved-street mileage, 128. Miles of gas mains, 132; sewers, 143.5. Number of water meters, 15,000; electric power customers, 31,026; gas meters, 5,692. Daily average pumpage of water works, 10,000,000 gallons; miles of mains 211.52. Fire department has 52 men, with 4 stations and 11 pieces of motor equipment. Police department has 81 men, with 1 station and 26 pieces of motor equipment.

General Review

Famed as Florida's "Springtime City" and "Summer City on the Gulf," Clearwater is the seat of government for "Peerless Pinellas County," and visi - tors from throughout the world have proclaimed itone of the most beautiful com- munities in the U. S.

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