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PHONE 7-3111 Between Clearwater and Safety Harbor, County Road No. 50
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BURNICE HAMILTON, Owner THOS. J. HAYDON, Mgr.
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MURPHY PAINT PRODUCTS
304 S. Prospect Ave.
Phone 3-1362
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POLK'S CLEARWATER, DUNEDIN AND LARGO
(PINELLAS COUNTY, FLA.) CITY DIRECTORY 1955
Including Belleair and Clearwater Beach
Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, a Numeri- cal Telephone Directory; Also A
BUYERS' GUIDE and a Complete
Classified Business Directory FOR CONTENTS SEE INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX ON PAGE III
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DIRECTORY LIBRARY FOR FREE USE OF PUBLIC AT CLEAR- WATER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 411 CLEVELAND
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Copyright, 1955, by R. L. Polk & Co.
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· Groves · Beach Property
. Lake Front Property
· RENTALS ·
· Income Property
· Business Opportunities
· Property Management
· Motels
· Apartments
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POLK'S CLEARWATER, DUNEDIN AND LARGO
(PINELLAS COUNTY, FLA.) CITY DIRECTORY 1955
Including Belleair and Clearwater Beach
Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, a Numeri- cal Telephone Directory; Also A
BUYERS' GUIDE and a Complete
Classified Business Directory FOR CONTENTS SEE INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX ON PAGE III
PRICE
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R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers 2910 W. Clay St., P.O. Box 767, Richmond 6, Va.
DIRECTORY LIBRARY FOR FREE USE OF PUBLIC AT CLEAR- WATER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 411 CLEVELAND
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Copyright, 1955, by R. L. Polk & Co.
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PUBLISHERS' NOTE
The information in this Directory is gathered by an actual canvass and is compiled in a way to insure maxi- mum accuracy.
The publishers cannot and do not guarantee the cor- rectness of all information furnished them nor the com- plete absence of errors or omissions, hence no responsi- bility 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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COPYRIGHT OFFICE JUL - 8 1955 LIBRARY OF CONG
INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX
R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of more than 750 city, county, state and national Directories, (publishers of the Clearwater City Directory since 1920), present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1955 edition of the Clearwater, Dunedin and Largo City Directory, which also includes Belleair and Clearwater Beach. A new feature, the listing of telephone numbers in the Directory of Householders, marks this edition.
Confidence in the growth of the community's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting the community 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 render - ing 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 Di- rectory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the community.
Five Major Departments (Each department beginning with Page 1)
The five major departments are arranged in the following order: --
I. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns of Clearwater, Belleair and Clearwater Beach is the first major department, printed on white paper. This is the only record in existence that shows the name, marital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of the community, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation. Similar lists for Dunedin and Largo appear farther on in the Directory.
II. THE BUYERS' GUIDE, the second major department, printed on golden- rod paper, contains the advertisements of leading business and professional interests of Clearwater, Dunedin and Largo. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference ad- vertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a progressive community like Clearwater, 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.
III. THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is the third major depart- ment, printed on yellow paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns of the whole community in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Directory is the com - mon intermediary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an important part in the daily activities of the commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.
IV. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, covering Clearwater,. Belleair and Clearwater Beach, on pink paper, is the fourth major department. In this section the numbered streets are arranged numerically, 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
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of the intersecting streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. A special feature of this section is the designation of tenant-owned homes and a new feature is the listing of the telephone numbers.
V. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, on blue paper, is the fifth major department, covering Clearwater, Dunedin and Largo.
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 and vicinity.
The Clearwater Directory Library
Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Clearwater City Directory, a Directory 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 600 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada 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 pro- gressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confi- dence 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, THE YELLOW PAGES
Page
A A Service Center . . left side lines and
5
A C K Map & Reproductions Inc
left bottom lines and 116
Above-All Roofing Tile Co .
left bottom lines and 137
Ace Liquors Inc left side lines and
95
Acme Sheet Metal Co
. right top cards and
143
Alley, Rehbaum & Capes Inc
right side lines and
125
American Fire & Casualty Company right side lines and
81 39
Amor Manuel .
Arcade Drug Store (L) tabbed Insert at Largo
44
Bank of Clearwater
top stencil, back cover and 21 44
Batstone John K
. right side lines and
Beachcomber The . left top lines and
Becker Robert F
right bottom lines and
Bell Auto Radiator Service
Bell Milton E
Belleair Estates left bottom lines and
Belleair Garage
left side lines and
Belote J C & Son
Betts' Modern Floors right side lines and
Biltmore Construction Co . left bottom lines and
Blackburn W W Co Inc front cover, right side lines, 27 and
Bolton Fred .
Boose-Haynes & Associates
Borden's Dairy
Bouchard Roger Insurance Agency
left top lines and
Brandenburg's (D)
left side lines and
Broadway Garage (D)
left side lines and
Bryan's
right bottom lines and
Burnison's Clearwater Plumbing Co
Byars Chiropractic Clinic (L) .
Calvert's Grocery & Service Station (L)
Campbell Paving Co
Carlton's Shoe Store
Casity Fuel Oil Co Inc (D)
Chesnut & Lee
City Fuel Oil Co
Clark Concrete Products
Clark Watt
Clear Motors Inc
left bottom lines and
Clearwater Boats Inc
left bottom lines and 26
Clearwater Chamber of Commerce tabbed Insert at name in
. Alphabetical Section
Clearwater Food Market
Clearwater Glass Co
. right top lines and 75 73 left side lines and 75 91
Clearwater Laundry
back cover, left top lines, 56 and
Clearwater Linen Service
right top cards and 94
Clearwater Paint Co.
. front cover and 114 15 139 108
Clearwater Sun The
left bottom lines and
Clearwater Window Washing Service . left side lines and Clearwater Yellow Cabs 156 147 83 Cloninger Insurance Agency right top lines and Cloninger Raymond . . right top lines and 83 Coleman C "Chuck" 149 90 Colonial Lamp Shop Condon-Meek Insurance Agency left top cards and 78 76 6
Coronado Hotel .
Crown Motor Co backbone and
Daniel's Fashion Shop
right side lines and 90
45 63 46 96 118 2
53 77 61 14 46 14
Brock Henry P
right side lines and 116 33 17 left top cards and 47 144 68 front cover, 83 and 126 . right top lines and 69 37 47 right side lines and 15 58
Clearwater Appliance Co
Clearwater Hardware Co
Clearwater Radiator Service
Clearwater Septic Tank Co
136 119 13 45 125 13
Armston W H Co Inc (D)
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Page
Davis-Beatty (D)
left top lines, 28 and 97
Dean Roofing & Sheet Metal Co
Deeming Plumbing Co
right top cards and
DeLuxe Cleaners (L)
Dimmitt Larry Inc
Douglas Dorothy Inc (D)
Dunedin Fish Co (D)
Dunedin Times The (D)
left bottom lines and . right top cards and . right top cards
Evans Ben
right bottom lines and
F & S Builders Supply
left side lines and
Fashion Cleaners & Laundry
left side lines, 57 and
Fields G H Agency
right top cards and
First Federal Savings & Loan Association
back cover, Z and
First National Bank of Clearwater The
First National Bank of Dunedin (D) .
tabbed Insert at Dunedin
Flaherty Trailer Sales & Supplies
Floor Masters
Frank Elise School of Art The
Frank's Department Store Inc
left side lines and
Fussell's Drug Store left side lines and
Garden Seat Inn The
. left side lines and
General Office Service
right bottom lines and
George Henry M .
George's Fishing Camp
right top cards and
Glass Service Co Inc .
left top lines and
Goodyear Service Store
left top cards and
Green Thumb The
left bottom lines and
Greenwood Pharmacy
. left top cards and
Gulf Coast Motor Line Inc
left bottom lines and
Gulf Machinery Co
right bottom lines and
Hamrick's Lumber Yard
left top lines, 29 and
Hancock Construction Equipment Co left side lines and
Harbor Bluffs Development Corp (L)
ribbon book mark and
121 79
Harpham Insurance Agency Inc .
left bottom lines and
Harrington Real Estate (D)
right side lines and
Harrison Furniture Co
left top lines and
Hart Electric
Hart's Manor Nursing Home (L)
Homer Realty Co . left side lines and
Hood's Dairy
left and right side lines and
Horn Hamp
Hotel Coronado
Hotel Sea Shell
Hotel Sunset Point
Hotel West Coast right top lines and
Hungerford Al Realty
. left side lines and
Insco Auto Parts
Irion J Wm
Jo-Fran Pet Shop
right top lines and
Johnson T L (D)
left side lines and
Johnson's Automotive Machine & Supply Co (L)
Keister Bob Insurance Agency
right bottom lines and
Kenimer Rexall Drugs
front cover and
Keppie Travel Bureau
. left top lines and
Kersey Noel (L)
right bottom lines and
129
Kisbys Jewelers
.right top lines and
88
Koch Edwin W "Ed' . left top lines and
49 129
Laney-Naylor
right side lines and 84
99
Largo Plumbing Service (L)
Largo Lumber Inc (L) tabbed Insert at Largo and tabbed Insert at Largo
16 80 55 8 152 128
Kibbee Forrest L
right side lines and
Koch and Jones Inc
. left top cards and
left side lines and Y 117 57 7 left side lines and . . back cover and 120 62 109 155
E-Z Does It Window Cleaning
Edmunds David E
Falzoni Peter & Son .
A 26 48 93 126 138 22
151 64 139 54 54 135 39 103 117 63 105 74 16
Gates Concrete Products (L)
Glass House Apartment Motel
65 55 31 67 98 40
127 72 59 111 127 52 48 76
B 76 77 128 20 34 115 49
Kennedy & Strickland Co
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Largo Sheet Metal Works (L)
Laundrytorium The .
Page 144 92 66
Lester Nell Floral Shop right top lines and
Lind & Mapes Inc . left top lines and 143 50 Lockett Henry & Son Lokey Motor Co right top lines and 17 Macdonald J H & Sons Inc . right bottom lines and Malin L C Tile Co (L) . . left bottom lines and 86 Mather of Clearwater Inc . 41 72 59 McGee T A Electrical Contractor right bottom lines and McKisson Lumber Co . right bottom lines and McMorris H Greer . left top cards and Modern Lighting . left side lines and 95 153 94 9
Moshell Motor Co
left and right top cards and
Moss Funeral Home & Crematorium front and back cover, 4 and 70 24 Myone Beauty Shop 154 N & K Manufacturing Co left bottom lines, 113 and 88 Nacol Jewelers Inc . right side lines and Oceanic Travel Service 153 Ogg J Arlos - Photographer 115 P & E Machinery Co . right side lines and 106 Palm Harbor Lumber Co 102 23
Palm Pavilion Corp
Palmer Carl H (L)
tabbed Insert at Largo
Parker Edward A
Palmer Fred W Radio & Television Service (L) right side lines and 148 left bottom lines and 130 Parker Electric left bottom lines and 60 Pearce Realty Pelican Restaurant left top lines and Pinellas Central Bank of Largo (L) 131 137 23 Pinellas County Title Company left side lines and Pinellas Lumber Co front and back lip margins, 30 and 150 100 108 Pinellas Music Co 110 Pinellas Nursery Pinellas Printing & Stationery Co Inc right side lines and Pittman Funeral Home Ltd (L) right top cards and 112 Pre-Cast Industries Inc X 38 10 left top cards and Publix Super Market (L) 146 18 Pure Oil Company The right side lines and 42 back cover and 20 122 36 Ray-Allen Inc right top lines and 18 Reynolds Radio & Television Inc right top lines and Rhodes John S Inc . left top lines and Roberts Realty 118 71 131 Robinson Bros Sunoco Service Robinson Concrete Specialities (L) left top lines and 19 140 Rodgers, Rodgers & Cummings Inc back cover, 84, 103 and right side lines and 132 St Anthony Corp right side lines and 132 St Petersburg Coca-Cola Bottling Co front stencil and Schiff's Family Shoe Store right top cards and 3 25 145 B Seavy Lumber Co right side lines and Seminole Nurseries (L) . right top lines and 101 110 85 Sheridan Martin J right bottom lines, 85 and 133 . right top lines and Sichterman H . left top cards and 36 Smith Arthur Music Co 89 right bottom lines and 107 111 53 35
Pruitt Otis E Inc
Quality House
Raines & Lee Garage
Randolph Paul F Inc
Ray's Purol Service (L)
Rogers Albert P Inc
Sea Shell Hotel
Shelton H C Insurance
Short's Men's Store
South Florida Nurseries Southern Dairies
Spotlite Cleaners right top cards and
Star Furniture Co right bottom lines and 73
Strang W E Inc back cover and 43 76
Sunset Point Hotel
Sunset Sheet Metal Shop right side lines and 141
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Sweat's Flower Shop
left side lines and
Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park and Mausoleum . front cover, tabbed Insert
Tack & Warren Inc
bottom stencil and
142
Taylor Bruce Tharin M R Agency (D)
right bottom lines, 86 and
Thayer Motor Co Inc
front cover and
Tilley Jewelry Co
Trickels Jewelers
right top cards and
Tropical Specialties
United Realty .
Upton's Laundry Inc (D)
right top cards and
Valentine Lumber Co
right top lines, 31 and 102
Walker W A Construction Co
Ward's Checker Cab
left top cards and
Wardell R M "Bob" (L)
left side lines and 124
Ware's Yellow Cabs .
right side lines and
Weidemeyer Realty .
134 51
Wells Clyde Realty
left bottom lines and
C
tabbed Insert at Streets Wells Colin C
Wells W C Inc .
front cover and 82
West Coast Garage (L)
left side lines and 19
West Coast Hotel
right top lines and
77
White Frank T Inc
right bottom lines and
12
Wyatt Realty
135
Wyllie Alfred C Inc
right top lines and 51
Page 64
. at name in Alphabetical Section and
32
133 134 11 89 87 20 123 93
left side lines and 50 147
Wedig Yale F Agency
147 81
Weimer Convalescent Home (L)
CLEARWATER
"THE SPRINGTIME CITY"
"THE SUMMER CITY ON THE GULF"
(Courtesy Clearwater Chamber of Commerce)
Statistical Review
Form of Government-Manager -commission.
Population -- 15, 581 (U.S. Census 1950). 25, 000 estimated.
Area -- 16 square miles.
Altitude -- 32 feet above sea level (average).
Climate -Mean annual temperature, 72.3 degrees F. ; mean summer, 80. 6; mean winter, 64. 2. Average annual rainfall, 48. 11 inches.
Parks-7, with total of 36 acres.
Assessed Valuation -- $61, 949, 771. 00. Bonded Debt -- $3, 962, 000.00.
Financial Data -- 2 banks and 1 building and loan association with total de - posits of $46, 390, 194. 36 (Dec. 31, 1953).
Postal Receipts -- $377, 940. 32 (calendar year 1953).
Telephones in Service -- 16, 478 (June, 1954).
Churches -- 19, representing 12 denominations.
Industry -- Chief business activities are packing and shipping of citrus fruits, fishing, and tourist trade.
Trade Area -- Retail area covers 400 square miles, with population of 35, 000 estimate.
Newspapers-1 daily and Sunday.
Hotels -- 20, with total of 1, 511 rooms, in immediate vicinity.
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 Pinellas County Air- port, 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 2, 500 persons. City Hall Auditorium, with seating capacity of 600. 3 moving-picture theatres, with total seating 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 50, 000 volumes; circulation, 85, 061 books an- nually.
City Statistics -- Paved street mileage, 109.8. Miles of gas main, 111. 5; sewers, 121. Number of water meters, 10, 872; electric power customers, 16, 431; gas meters, 5, 747. Daily average pumpage of water works, 2, 000, 000 gallons; miles of mains, 100. Fire departmenthas 32 men, with 3 stations and 8 pieces of motor equipment. Police department has 50 men, with 1 station and 7 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 visitors from throughout the world have proclaimed itone of the most beautiful communities in the U. S.
Set like a jewel on the highest coastal point in Florida, Clearwater is a city of hospitable homes, broad streets and avenues, and magnificent vistas of sea- scape and tropical beauties unsurpassed on the North American Continent. In many respects, Clearwater is a city untouched by the hand of the ruthless de - veloper, yet possessing in abundance the metropolitan chic of many larger tourist centers. There is an unmistakable charm found in Clearwater, reminiscent of
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Garden Memorial Causeway
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the "Old South. " Here one finds the spreading oaks, festooned with Spanish moss. Here, too, the flaming poinsettia and hibiscus paint backgrounds with lavish color.
Clearwater stands at the hub of a vast 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, how- ever, 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 operates both regular and deluxe trains between Clearwater and all points in the North, East and West without change or transfer. The visitor can entrain for Clearwater aboard such noted trains as the "Silver Meteor, " "Florida Sun- beam, " "Orange Blossom Special" and "Southern States Special" via the Sea - board system, and the "Floridan" and "Dixieland, " and two crack Atlantic Coast Line trains. As a result of the superlative railroad service, visitors to Clear - water 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.
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.
Many visitors have remarked on the geographical similarity between Clear - water 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. Only in Clearwater, the visitor can gaze out across Memorial Causeway, built in tribute to the hero dead of World War I, from a vantage point found at no other place in Florida.
Sparkling with sapphire brilliance on the horizon is the Gulf of Mexico, teeming with fish of scores of varieties and ranging from the lowly mullet to the greatest fighter of the seas-the silver king tarpon. Between Clearwater and Clearwater Beach are two bridges, both open to fishermen. Bait is avail- able 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 yacht basin on Clearwater Beach.
Clearwater Beach, as a Florida spa, has no equal. The beach itself com - prises a long, somewhat narrow key, with the bathing strip facing the blue -green
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