Polk's Clearwater, Dunedin and Largo (Pinellas County, Fla.) City Directory including Baywood Shore, Belleair, Clearwater Beach, Dunedin Isles, Harbor Bluffs and Highland Park 1962, Part 1

Author: R.L. Polk & Co.
Publication date: 1962
Publisher: R.L. Polk & Co.
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0 School FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM For the time anytime dial 118 OF CLEARWATER PINELLAS COUNTY'S OLDEST NATIONAL BANK The FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF RE

MEMBER FRICAN SOCI ASTA TRAVEL AGENT

KEPPIE TRAVEL BUREAU, INC

CLEARWATER AIRLINES - STEAMSHIPS - TOURS - CRUISES

MAIN OFFICE: 37 N. FORT HARRISON AVE. BEACH OFFICE: 442 MANDALAY AVE.

PHONE 442-2131 PHONE 442-2191

CLEARWATER PAINT CO.

Murphy

PAINTS

304 S. Prospect Ave.

Clearwater

Murphy --

Color Schie

PAINTS

Phone 446-4011

Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park and Mausoleum

"A Burial Park of Distinction

Perpetual Care

PHONE 726-1101 North Between Clearwater and Safety Harbor Just off U.S. Hwy. 19 on County Road No. 50

Clearwater Federal Savings and Loan Association

JOMA

MEMBER

SYST

AT CLEVELAND PLAZA

"HOME OF FRIENDLY SERVICE" "EASIER TO REACH - EASIEST TO PARK"

PHONE 446-0181

RODGERS, RODGERS & CUMMINGS, INC.

REALTORS

EST

119 S. Ft. Harrison Ave.

REAL ESTATE GENERAL INSURANCE MORTGAGE LOANS

Clearwater, Fla.

10 NATION

REALTORS

ASSOCI

BOARDS NOLL

REALTOR

PAUL F. RANDOLPH, INC.

Phone 446-4034

Insurance YOUR/

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AGENT

adependent

Phone Clearwater

MOSS Funeral Home INC.

Phone Dunedin- 733-2111

446-2375

AMBULANCE SERVICE

Clearwater, Fla.

REAL ESTATE - INSURANCE

SAVINGS AM

FEDERAL

SAFETY OF YOUR SAVINGS

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Didependent AGENT

Phone 442-4111

Fred anawiw

PAINT is our ONLY business PAINT - GLASS WALLPAPER - SUPPLIES COLOR AUTOMAT SYSTEM RADIO CONTROLLED FREE DELIVERY

433 Cleveland Street

1878 DREW ST. REAL ESTATE PHONE 446-8504

DAVID EDMUNDS WINNER OF 14 NATIONAL HOME BUILDING AWARDS

REAL ESTATE

1878 DREW ST. PHONE 446-8504

DEAN ROOFING & SHEET METAL CO.

FRANCHISE DEALER

ILLIAMSON HEATING & COOLING

AUTOMATIC HEATING and COOLING EQUIPMENT

1500

FILL TITLO

BONDED INSURED SHEET METAL WORK

PHONE 446-6077

506 N. Greenwood Ave.

Clearwater

R. L. POLK & CO.'S

E. H. HOLCOMB, JR. INC.

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ROAD and STREET CONSTRUCTION LAND CLEARING EXCAVATING and FILL WORK CURB CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTALS

PHONE 446-3178

BOX 986

HOLCOMB PIPE LINE, INC.

Walter J. Weaver, Executive Vice President - General Manager

. SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS

. WATER SYSTEMS

. STORM SEWER SYSTEMS

· SUB-SURFACE DRAINAGE

EQUIPMENT RENTALS

PHONE 446-6318 LOCATED AT 1406 N. CLEARWATER-LARGO RD.

FLORIDA CULVERT MANUFACTURING INC.

E. H. Holcomb, Jr., President - General Manager

CORRIGATED METAL DRAINAGE PRODUCTS

PIPE - FLASH BOARD RISERS - GATES SUB-SURFACE DRAINAGE PIPE LARGE INVENTORY - IMMEDIATE FREE DELIVERY

Phones 584-4703 and 584-6206

Office and Plant 1/4 MILE WEST OF U.S. 19 AT EAST BAY DRIVE - STATE ROAD 686 P.O. BOX 986 - CLEARWATER, FLA.

CLEARWATER CITY DIRECTORY

FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION

OF CLEARWATER

C. RAYMOND LEE

.President-Director

FRANK H. TACK

Vice -President-Director

J. SUDLER HOOD.

Vice - President-Director

MARY E. PLUMB

Secretary -Director

READE F. TILLEY

. Treasurer-Director

LEON R. HAMMOCK.

.Assistant Vice - President

RICHARD E. DOELKER

Assistant Secretary

ROBERT D. HELMS .

. Assistant Treasurer

BASCOM D. BARBER

Director

C. E. JACKSON, JR.

Director

WILLIAM M. GOZA, JR.

General Counsel

SAVINGS

SAFETY OF YOUR SAVINGS

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MORTGAGE LOANS

YOUR SAVINGS INSURED UP TO $10,000.00

FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN.

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FIRST FEDERAL BLDG., 14 S. FORT HARRISON AVE.

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POLK'S CLEARWATER, DUNEDIN AND LARGO (PINELLAS COUNTY, FLA.]

CITY DIRECTORY 1962

(For Gulf Beaches and Holiday Isles Listings See St. Petersburg Suburban and Holiday Isles Directory)

Including Baywood Shore, Belleair, Clearwater Beach, Dunedin Isles, Harbor Bluffs and Highland Park

Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Pri- vate Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, a Numerical Telephone Di- rectory and Much Information of a Miscellaneous Character; also a

BUYERS' GUIDE

and a Complete

Classified Business Directory

FOR DETAILED CONTENTS SEE INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX

The

DIRECTORY

PUBLISHERS

THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SERIAL RECORD JUL 3 0 1962

LIBRARY OF CONG

Copy

PUBLISHERS NOTE

The information in this Directory is gathered by an actual canvass and is compiled in a way to insure maximum accuracy.

The publishers cannot and do tiot guarantee the correctness of all information furnished them nor the complete absence of errors or omissions, hence no responsibility for same can be or is assumed.

The publishers earnestly request the bringing to their attention of any inaccuracy so that it may be corrected in the next edition of the directory.

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R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers

NORTH AMERICAN

INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX

R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of more than 1,000 city, county, state and national Directories (pub- lishers of the Clearwater, Dunedin and Largo Directory since 1920), presents to subscribers and the gen- eral public, this, the 1962 edition of the Clearwater, Dunedin and Largo City Directory, which also in- cludes Baywood Shore, Belleair, Clearwater Beach, Dunedin Isles, Harbor Bluffs and Highland Park.

Confidence in the growth of Clearwater, Dunedin and Largo's industry, population 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.

The enviable position occupied by R. L. POLK & CO.'S Directories in the estimation of the public throughout the country, has been established by rendering the best in Directory service. With an unrivaled organization, and having had the courteous and hearty cooperation of the business and professional men and residents, the publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Clearwater, Dunedin and Largo Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic in- formation pertaining to the communities.

Five Major Departments

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

I. THE BUYERS' GUIDE constitutes the first major department, printed on goldenrod paper, and con- tains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Clearwater, Dunedin and Largo. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business repre- sented. This is reference advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In progressive communities like Clearwater, Dunedin and Largo, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.

II. THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is the second major department, printed on canary paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the communities. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller. As such, it plays an important part in the daily activities of the commercial, industrial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.

III. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns, is the third major department, printed on white paper. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of Clearwater, Dunedin and Largo, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the communities.

1962

IV. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE is the fourth major department, printed on green paper. In this section the numbered streets are arranged in numerical order, followed by the named streets 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 house- holders 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 telephone numbers.

V. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY is the fifth major department, printed on blue paper. Community Publicity

The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the community, depicting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as a resort and as an educational center. To broadcast this information, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the Directory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily available for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable advertisements of Clearwater, Dunedin and Largo.

The Clearwater Out-of-Town City Directory Library

Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Clearwater, Dunedin and Largo City Directory, a Direc- tory Library is maintained in the offices of the Clearwater Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 1,000 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities and towns of the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico by members of the Association of North American Directory Publishers, under whose supervision the system is operated.

The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition by those progressive business and pro- fessional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Directory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.

R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers.

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Page numbers below refer to the Buyers' Guide Section

A & B Electric .

. right top cards and

A B C Terrazzo Floors Inc

left side lines and

Above-All Roofing Tile Co

right side lines and

Ace Liquor Stores

. left side lines and

Acme Sheet Metal Co

right side lines and

Affleck-Morrison

. right side lines and

Amor Manuel

Aton Music Co of Clearwater Inc .

.left side lines and

Auto Electric

right bottom lines and

B and L, Motors Inc

.right side lines and

Bailey Builders Inc

Bailey Marshall Builder Inc

back cover, top stencil and

Barlow Newt B

.right side lines and

Batstone Construction Co Inc

. right side lines and

Bayshore Standard Servicenter

. right side lines and

Belleair Realty Inc .

left bottom lines and

Bilgore David & Co Inc

. right side lines and

Bivins Roofing Co .

. left side lines and

Blackburn Bros Paint Store

right side lines and

Bolton Fred .

Bosley Marine Construction.

left top lines and

Bouchard Carl T Funeral Home

left side lines and

Brandenburg & McMullen

left side lines and

Brandenburg's Feed Store

left side lines and

Brooking Ford Tractor Co

right side lines and

Brown Henry W & Sons Inc .

. left side lines and

Bud's Electric Motor Service

. right side lines and

C & B Manufacturing Inc

right top cards and

Campbell Paving Co.

Chesnut & Lee Inc

right top lines and

Chesnut & Lee Real Estate Inc.

left side lines and

City Cab of Clearwater Inc

.left side lines and

City National Bank of Clearwater

Clearwater Chamber of Commerce .

Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section

Clearwater Federal Savings & Loan Association

. . front cover and

Clearwater-Largo Real Estate

left top cards and

Clearwater Laundry

. right side lines and

Clearwater Lumber Inc

.left side lines, 21 and

Clearwater Paint Co

. front cover and

Clearwater Sun The

. left bottom lines and

Clearwater Tile & Terrazzo Co

right bottom lines and

Clearwater Window & Specialty Co Inc

. left side lines and

Clearwater Yellow Cab Co Inc

left side lines and

Cloninger Insurance Agency

.right top lines and

Colonial Consultants Inc

right top lines.and

Colonial Lamp Shop.

Concrete Blocks Inc.

Condon-Meek Inc.

Credit Bureau of Clearwater-Collection Division .left top lines and

Crooker Builders Supply Co

.left top lines and

Crown Motor Co

. . backbone and

Curtis & Gross Inc

. right side lines and

D & J Bar

. right top cards and

Dalmark Boats

.right side lines and

Davidson Neon Sign Co

left top lines and

Davis-Beatty Inc

left top lines and

Days Furniture

.right top cards and

Dean Roofing & Sheet Metal Co

. front stencil, A and

Decks Inc of Florida.

.right top cards and

Diamond Bar & Package Store Dimmitt Larry Inc

left side lines and

Douglas Dorothy Inc

Douglas Manor Estates Douglas Manufacturing

. left top lines and . left side lines and .right top cards and . right top cards and

Duke Realty .

right bottom lines and

Dunlap Engineering Inc

right bottom lines, 7 and

96 24 96 92 74

Dunedin Realty Inc .

Page 41 107 102 67 7 96 31 83 10 13 31 32 16 32 28 13 91 26

103 96 65 72 81 78 107 21 106 62 86 64 23 58 27 22 11 33 69 20 105 22 52 4 100 69 14 91

Christopher James L Co

102 80 87 41 49 46 46 46 109 53 42 109 23 58 58 47 105 17

Brandenburg Hatchery.

Bank of Clearwater

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

Edmunds David .

. front and back lip margins and

Erdoesy Sales and Service Co

.right side lines and

Ernst H E .

. . right top lines and

Finest Homes by Fan Builders

right side lines and . back cover, C and

First National Bank of Clearwater The

. front cover, right bottom lines and

Five Points Electric

left bottom lines and

Flaherty Trailer Sales & Supplies

Floral Gardens

. left side lines and .left bottom lines and

Florida Bonded Title C

Florida Culvert Manufacturing Inc

Florida Institute of Technology-Elise Frank School of Art.

Florida Power Corp

right top cards and

Foremost Dairies Inc

, left side lines and

Fulmer Photo Service

. left side lines and

Garden City of Clearwater Inc

right bottom lines and

Gem Sand Co Inc.

right side lines and

General Mechanical Inc.

General Ready-Mixed Concrete Inc.

. right top lines and

General Realty of Florida Inc

right side lines and

Gradall Service Inc .

. right top cards and

Green Jeans Nurseries Inc

. right top lines and

Gulf Machinery Co

right bottom lines and

Gulf Truck Sales

right side lines and

Hamden Arms Motel-Apartments

right side lines and

Hamrick's Lumber Yard Inc

Insert at Street Guide and

Harbison George H .

. . left top lines and

Harpham Insurance Agency

.right top lines and

Harris W V Plumbing Co Harrison Agency The . Hart Electric .

.left side lines and

Holcomb E H Jr Inc .

Holcomb Pipe Line Inc

Homer Realty

Hood's Milk Inc.

left side lines, 37 and . left side lines and

Hotel Sea View

House of Rubber by Besrest

. left side lines and

Hughey Construction Co (Not Inc)

right side lines and

Hupp Dick Auto Sales Inc

. left bottom lines and

Independent Music Shop

. left side lines and

Isham Russell A Real Estate

right side lines and

Island Estates Subdivision

right side lines and

Island Yacht Harbor Inc

Jack Tar Harrison Hotel.

.left side lines and

Kay's

Keister Bob Agency .

right bottom lines and

Kenimer Rexall Drugs

right top cards and

Keppie Travel Bureau Inc

. front cover and

Kidder A M & Co Inc .

left top lines and

Kolz Machine & Welding

right side lines and

Laney-Naylor .

right side lines and

Largo Motor Parts & Equipment Inc .

.right top cards and

Largo Real Estate Inc

right top cards and

Lokey Motor Co .

. . left top lines and

Mather of Clearwater Inc

. left bottom lines and

McCord-Petelle Inc .

. . right top lines and

McGee T A Electrical Contractor

left bottom lines and

Mc Mullen Real Estate

. left top lines and

McQuay B C.

Meinders-Noble Printing Co (Not Inc) .

right top lines and

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc

left side lines and

Merz Record Shop.

Mr Neon Sign Co

.right bottom lines and . back cover, right top lines and

Modern Marine Inc .

. left side lines and

Montgomery Ward & Co

right side lines and . left top cards and

Moss Funeral Home & Crematorium Inc

Moss Funeral Home Inc

front and back cover and

Nacol Jewelers Inc .

. left side lines and right side lines and

64 76

Nicholson Emmett & Associates

Page 29 9 83 36 104 18 106 110 97 109 B 105 43 38 82 53 23 36 23 92 27 79 73 112 76 93 70 93 59 85 62 45 B B 88 75 55 56 52 34 14 77 97 99 73 55 74 59 41 106 111 63 72 60 14 15 97 12

99 77 101 48 20 39 36 50 8

Mitchell Roofing Service Inc .

Modern Decorative Plastics Inc .

Moore Robert E .

51 62 44 97 105 85 63

Hotel Jack Tar Harrison

right top cards and

Hamilton H L Realty . .

left side lines and

Kentronic Television .

Largo Motors

First Federal Savings & Loan Association

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

O K Tire Store

right side lines and

Palm Pavilion Corp.

Parker Electric .

Pelican Country Club

Pelican Restaurant

Petelle R A Real Estate

right top lines and

Pine Forest Industrial Park .

Pinellas Central Bank & Trust Company

Pink Pony The

. left side lines and

Plaza Liquors

right side lines and

Polk R L & Co

Powers Oldsmobile

Pruitt Otis E Inc .

.left side lines and

Randolph Paul F Inc

. front cover and

Red Comb Feed Store

.46 and

"Reds" Sinclair Service

Rhodes John S Jr Funeral Director

right top lines and

Ridgewood Groves Inc

. left side lines and

Rieck & Fleece Lumber Co

. left bottom lines and

Rinehart Photo Service Inc

.right side lines and

Rodgers Corner Inc .

.left bottom lines and

Rodgers Cut Rate Liquors

left bottom lines and

Rodgers, Rodgers & Cummings Inc

. front cover, 60, 76 and

Rogers Albert P Inc

right side lines and

Rutledge E I Inc

. right side lines and

St Anthony Corp

. right side lines and

Scalf William H "Bill'

Sea View Hotel

Sealtest Foods, Division National Dairy Products Corp

right side lines and

Sharp's Mobile Homes

. left side lines and

Short's Inc

right top lines and

Sichterman H Jeweler.

State Farm Insurance Companies

right side lines and

State Farm Insurance Companies .

Stone Al Plumbing Inc

Strang W E Inc .

.back cover and

Sullivan & King Inc

. right bottom lines and

Sunset Air Conditioning

. back cover, left bottom lines and

Sweat's Flower Shop

left side lines and

Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park & Mausoleum

front cover and

Taylor Bruce .

. back cover, 61 and

Tharin Agency

. right side lines and

Titzel Thelma B

. left side lines and

Top Value Used Cars Inc .

. right side lines and

Towers Television & Air Conditioning Service

. left side lines and

Ware & Sons Inc

right bottom lines and

Wedig Insurance Agency

.left bottom lines and

Wells Clyde Realty

bottom stencil, left bottom lines and .right top lines and right side lines and 90 95 3 15

West Coast Awning Co (Not Inc)

. left side lines and

West Coast Title Co

back cover, right bottom lines, 2 and

108

Wm Henry Inc

right bottom lines and

Williams Bud Plumbing Co

. right bottom lines and

Woody The Printer

64 6 47 25 95 98 98 13 106 84 57

Wells Colin C Inc

Wesco Advertising .

Shelley's Flower Mart Inc

Page 15 20 45 54 99 98 98 19 53 68 40 12 15 89 52 53 51 34 71 82 68 68 94 94 35 5 35 56 38 110 47 26 64 62 61 84 30

.left top cards and .left top lines and

CLEARWATER

"THE SPRINGTIME CITY" "THE SUMMER CITY ON THE GULF" (Courtesy Clearwater Chamber of Commerce)

Statistical Review

Form of Government-City Manager-commission.

Population -- 34,653 (U. S. Census 1960).

Area -- 17.6 square miles.

Altitude-32 feet above sea level (average).

Climate -- Mean annual temperature, 70.9 degrees F., mean summer, 77.3, mean winter 64.4.

Average annual rainfall -- 54.21 inches.

Parks-20, with approximate total of 168 acres.

Assessed Valuation -- $125,634,517.

Bonded Debt-$2,606,000.

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

Postal Receipts -- $937,958.88 (1961).

Telephones in Service -- 44,822 (through December, 1961).

Churches-35, representing 18 denominations.

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

Trade Area-Retail area covers 400 square miles with population of 100,000 (estimate).

Newspapers -- 1 daily and Sunday.

Hotels -- 12, with total of 697. rooms, in immediate vicinity.

Motels-90, with 1,091 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, Delta Airlines, North- west "Orient" Airlines and several others for cargo and passengers.

Amusements-Largest auditorium in city seats 1,599 persons. City Hall Auditorium has a seating capacity of 600 and Memorial Civic Center seats 400. 3 moving-picture theatres, with total seating capac- ity of 5,000 persons and Little Theatre seating 200. Four golf courses within 4 mile radius.

Hospitals-1, with 215 beds.

Education-11 public schools, including 1 senior high and 2 junior high. 10 private schools. Public Libraries -- 1, with 75,000 volumes, circulation 203,000 books annually.

City Statistics -- Paved street mileage 162.9 (Dec. 31, 1961). Miles of gas mains, 178; sewers, 192.7. Number of water meters, 18,365; electric power customers, 44,738; gas meters, 5,811. Daily average pumpage of water works, 5,000,000 gallons; miles of water mains, 255.67. Fire department has 64 men and 2 secretaries, with 4 stations and 13 pieces of motor equipment. Police department has 98 men, with 1 station and 29 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 Pinellas County, and visitors from throughout the world have proclaimed it one of the most beautiful communities in the U. S.

Located on the highest coastal point in Florida, Clearwater is a city of hospitable homes, broad streets and avenues. Clearwater stands at the hub of a network of highways, enabling the winter visitor to spend an entire season here while touring the State from Pinellas County seat. Once visitors take up residence in Clearwater, however, few desire to journey further, because entertainment and recreation are found in abundance.

Clearwater is served by two trunk-line railroads-Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line. Both systems link Florida with other sections of the nation. Each operate both regular and deluxe trains be- tween Clearwater and all points in the North, East and West. The visitor can entrain for Clearwater aboard such noted trains as the "Silver Meteor," and "Silver Star" and via the Seaboard system, and the "West Coast Champion" and "Havana Special," Atlantic Coast Line trains. As a result of the superlative railroad service, visitors to Clearwater are able to board a train in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and many other cities, and remain in their cars as the Pullmans are whisked from winter's ice and snow to the scenic marvels of the sub-tropics.

Two major international airports provide Clearwater with exceptionally convenient service to every part of the U. S., the Carribean area and South America. The Clearwater-St. Petersburg International Airport and the Tampa International Airport both are connected with downtown Clearwater by fast, modern highways. Private airplanes can be taken care of at the Clearwater Airpark, located within the city limits of Clearwater.

An up-to-date system of passenger busses operates within the city, as well as between Clearwater and Tampa, Tarpon Springs, St. Petersburg and all points on the Florida East Coast.

VIII

INTRODUCTION

Many visitors have remarked on the geographical similarity between Clearwater and Clearwater Beach and Miami and Miami Beach. In Clearwater, as in the Dade County metropolis, the mainland city is linked with the beach resort by a palm-lined causeway. Between Clearwater and Clearwater Beach are two bridges, both open to fishermen. Bait is available at the main drawbridge just west of the mainland approach to the causeway, and devotees of deep-sea fishing have at their disposal a fleet of charter craft, moored at the Clearwater Marina.

The beach comprises a long, somewhat narrow key, with the bathing strip facing the blue-green Gulf of Mexico on the West and Clearwater Bay on the East, On this island are all the attractions required for the perfect seaside vacation, including bathing pavillions, spacious hotels, a modernistic beach clubhouse, the new Memorial Civic Center, a municipal marina, the clubhouse and boat slips of the Clearwater Yacht Club, and broad winding boulevards lined with homes and apartments. On the North end of the island is located the exclusive Carlouel residential section, with its own Carlouel Club, tennis courts and boat slips.

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