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POLK'S CLEARWATER (PINELLAS COUNTY, FLA.) CITY DIRECTORY 1950
Including Belleair, Clearwater Beach, Dunedin, Largo, Safety Harbor and Tarpon Springs
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; also a
BUYERS' GUIDE
and a Complete
Classified Business Directory
FOR CONTENTS SEE INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX ON PAGE III
"The DIRECTORY IS THE COMMON INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN
PRICE
$20.00
BUYER A ·· SELLER"
R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers 207 Governor Street, Richmond 6, Va.
DIRECTORY LIBRARY FOR FREE USE OF PUBLIC AT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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Copyright, 1950, by R L. Polk & Co.
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POLK'S CLEARWATER (PINELLAS COUNTY, FLA.) CITY DIRECTORY 1950
Including Belleair, Clearwater Beach, Dunedin, Largo, Safety Harbor and Tarpon Springs
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; also a
BUYERS' GUIDE
and a Complete
Classified Business Directory
FOR CONTENTS SEE INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX ON PAGE III
"The DIRECTORY IS THE COMMON INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN
PRICE
$20.00
BUYER AND SELLER"
R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers 207 Governor Street, Richmond 6, Va.
DIRECTORY LIBRARY FOR FREE USE OF PUBLIC AT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Member Association of North American Directory Publishers
Copyright, 1950, by R L. Polk & Co.
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THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SERIAL RECORD
JUL - 7 1950 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 de not guarantee the cor- restness of all information furalshed them nor the complete absence of errors or omissions, berts no responsibility for same can be or is assumed.
The publishers carnestly request the bringing to their attention of any inaccuracy so that it may be corrected in the next edition of the directory.
R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers
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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX
R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of more than 750 city, county, state and national Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1950 edition of the Clearwater City Directory, which also includes Belleair, Clearwater Beach, Dunedin, Largo, Safety Har- bor and Tarpon Springs.
Confidence in the growth of Clearwater'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 Direc- tory is a mirror truly reflecting Clearwater to the world.
The enviable position occupied by R. L. POLK & CO.'S Direc- tories in the estimation of the public throughout the country, has been established by rendering the best in Directory service. With an unri- valed 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 Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the community.
Four Major Departments (Each department beginning with Page 1)
The four major departments are arranged in the following order :-- . I. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and bus- iness 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 aims to show 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 corpora- tion. Similar lists for the other towns appear farther on in the Direc- tory.
II. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, covering Clearwater, Belleair and Clearwater Beach, on pink paper, is the second major department. In this section the named streets are arranged in alphabetical order, followed by the numbered streets in numerical 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 designation of homes and places of business having telephones. Similar guides for the other towns will be found farther on in the Directory.
III. THE BUYERS' GUIDE, the third major department, printed on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading business and professional interests of Clearwater and vicinity. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a
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progressive community like Clearwater, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. General apprecia- tion of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.
IV. THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is the fourth ma- jor department, 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 consti- tutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an important part in the daily ac- tivities of the commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.
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 Clear- water 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 progressive business and professional 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. THE YELLOW PAGES
Page
Above-All Roofing Tile Co.
Left bottom lines and 104
Acme Sheet Metal . .
Right center lines and 108
American Fire & Casualty Co
Right side lines and 66
Armston W H Co Inc (D)
Atlantic Company.
Auto Electric
Auto Paint Distributors Front cover and
Baldwin Wholesale Electric Co.
9 53
Bank of Dunedin (D) Tabbed insert at Dunedin
Barlow Newton B.
Barnes J Walden.
. Left center lines and
Bay Drug Inc.
Beach Service Station & Grocery
Beachcomber The. .Left center lines and 103 95 Beckett Realty Co Inc (TS). 97.
Belleair Estates.
.Left center lines and
Belleair Garage.
Blackburn W W Co Inc.
Front cover, right side lines and
Blakely Autobody Shop (L)
Borden's Dairy .
Brand D E & Son Inc.
Left bottom lines and
Broadway Garage (D). Bryans Tyresoles . Right center lines and Cantrell & Condon .Left bottom lines and 11 97 12 A
Charles Auto Trim
City Fuel Oil Co .
Clearwater Boats Inc
.Left center lines and
Clearwater Broadcasting Co Inc
25 95
Clearwater Chamber of Commerce
. . Tabbed insert at name in alpha Clearwater City of-Gas Department. . . Tabbed insert at streets
Clearwater Construction Co. .Right center lines and Clearwater Electric Appliance Co. . Left bottom lines and Clearwater Jersey Dairy. Right side lines and 36 50 44 74 Clearwater Laundry. . . Left top lines and Clearwater Lincoln-Mercury Co Inc Right side lines and 12 Clearwater Mattress Factory Clearwater News The Left center lines and 82 94 89
Clearwater Paint Co. .
. Front cover and
Clearwater Park Cleaners Inc.
Clearwater Radiator Service.
Clearwater Small Loan Co.
Clearwater Sun The .Right top lines and
Clearwater Taxi Service. .Left bottom lines and
Cloninger Insurance Agency Right center lines and 112
Coronado Hotel . .
Right top lines and 65 61
Cribbs Jacob S "Jack'!
Crown Motor Co.
Right bottom lines and Backbone and 98 4
35 65 3
Bank of Clearwater. Back cover and 22
35 36 45 9
. Left side lines and 10 26 10 42 24 11
Left center lines and 33 13 76 85
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Page
Culligan Soft Water Service.
. Left center lines and 115
Cut Rite Glass Co.
58
Daugherty W Q ..
98
Davis Oldsmobile Inc .Left center lines and
Deeming Plumbing Co
Left center lines and
13 91 48 111
Deluxe Taxi Co. Left top lines and
Douglas Dorothy Inc (D) . . Back cover and 96 111 Dunedin Taxi Service (D) Dunedin Times The (D) . Left bottom lines and Ellis Building Supply (L). 86 30 Emmanuel George M (TS) Fashion Cleaners Left side lines and 99 48 Firestone Stores. Right side lines and First Federal Savings & Loan Assn. Back cover and 14 106 23
First National Bank of Clearwater.
First National Bank in Tarpon Springs (TS).
Top half tabbed insert at beg Tarpon Springs
Florida Building Products Inc Right center lines and 27
Florida Power Corp.
Foremost Dairies Inc. Left bottom lines and
Fort Harrison Hotel .Left top lines and
Frank's Department Store Inc. Right side lines and
Fussell's Drug Store .Left side lines and
General Ready-Mixed Concrete Inc . Back cover and Gillin's Half Hour Laundry
Glass Service Co Inc . . Left center lines and
Goodman Robert M Real Estate. . Left bottom lines and
Green Bros Transfer. . Front cover and 113 46 Greenwood Pharmacy. Right bottom lines and 85 Grella Music Store Grice Herbert Pharmacist. Right top lines and Griffon Cabinet Shop 46 31 Grovett Cal L (L) . 100 14 Gulf Causeway Service Station ,30 ₹50 Gulf Coast Motor Line Inc. Left bottom lines and Gulf Electric Co (TS). 77 Hamrick's Lumber Yard. .Left center lines and Harbison Supply Co . . Left side lines and 59 67 Harpham Insurance Agency Inc. Left bottom lines and 47 Harris Pharmacy. Right bottom lines and 92
Harris Wilson V (D) .
Heath Lumber Co (L) .
.Bottom half tabbed insert at beg of Largo
Hershock C H Furniture. .Left bottom lines and 56
Hill Plumbing Service (TS).
. Bottom half tabbed insert at beg Tarpon Springs Holcombe Elwyn H Jr.
x 51
Holsomback Electric Home Furnishings, Inc. . Left top lines and Hotel Stratford (TS)
54
Hyman Monument Co.
Indian Rocks Nurseries Inc (L).
Johnson Bros Automotive Machine & Supply (L) . Juice Industries Inc (D) .
. Tabbed insert at beg of Dunedin
Kennedy & Strickland Co.
Left side lines and 5
. Keppie Travel Bureau
Left side lines and 114
Kickers Korner . Kilowatt Shop (D).
Kisbys Jewelers. Right bottom lines and
Koch Edwin W "Ed'' Right center lines and
Korones Jewelers. .. Left side lines and
Lanier's Rexall Drugs
Right top lines and 47
c 43 62 44 45 28 75 59 99
63 83 87 15
Kersey Noel (L). Top half tabbed insert at Largo 84 51 70 37 72
DeLuxe Cleaners (L).
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Page
Lankford-Dean Roofing Co. .
Largo Insurance Agency (L)
Largo Plumbing Co (L)
Lent Richard C.
Lind and Mapes.
.Left top lines and
Lockett Henry & Son . Left center lines and 38
Macdonald J H & Sons Inc.
Right bottom lines and 70 15
Madley's Texaco Service.
Madson's (L).
Main Street Garage (D).
Mather of Clearwater Inc. . Left bottom lines and
McCalister Service Station (L)
McCurdy H L Lumber Co (D) . Left top lines and
Mckinney Welding Co . Right center lines and
McKisson Lumber Co Right bottom lines and
Merrill & Grant Inc.
Right bottom lines and Midway Automotive.
Miller Awning & Blind Co. Left side lines and
Moore B C. Construction Corp. Right center lines and
Moss Funeral Home. . Front and back cover and Mutual Insurance Agency at Clearwater. . . . Left side lines and N & K Manufacturing Co. .
Oasis The (D)
Oeftger Wm F .Right center lines and
Ogg J Arlos Photographers .
Orange Blossom Dining Room. .Left bottom lines and
Palm Harbor Lumber Co.
Palm Pavilion Corp
Palmer Carl H (L)
Top half tabbed insert at Largo
Parker Electric .
Pearce & Alexander
Pelican Restaurant
Phillipoff John & Son.
Pinellas Lumber Co
Front & back lip margins, 29 and
Polk's Hardware. .
Press of Edgar F Shilts The.
Pruitt Otis E Back cover and
Purity Bakers Inc. Left top lines and
Randolph Paul F Inc Left top lines and
Ray-Allen Inc . Right top lines and
Rhodes John S Inc. Left top lines and
Robinson Bros Sunoco Service.
18 68
Rodgers R L & Co .. .Left side lines and
Rollins Wm H Realtor Right top lines and 102
St Petersburg Coca-Cola Bottling Co Front stencil and Z
Sanitary Laundry & Cleaners (TS).
Top half tabbed insert at beg of Tarpon Springs
Sea Shell Hotel
Seaboard'Oil Co. . Right side lines and
Seavy Lumber Co. . Right side lines and
Seminole Nurseries Right top lines and
Seven Oaks Inn. .
Skinner Francis L (D)
Smart Set Inc . . Right center lines and
Smith H G Hardware Co . Front cover and Smith H Joe (TS) .
. . Bottom half tabbed insert at beg Tarpon Springs Soft Water Service (TS). 109 South Clearwater Welding & Machine Works . South Florida Nursery . Right center lines and
.Left center lines and 82 88
Stallings Paint Store. Right center lines and 90
52 101 Y 39 80 61 94 6 21 101 33 54
B 18 81 87 63 69 73 60
Left side lines and 105 67 92 37 108
93 16 56 16 78 17 76 100 17 21 38 55 68
Left center lines, 88 and 115 34 39 91 104 79 24
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Stansell's Truck Service.
Page 19
Star Furniture Co .Right bottom lines and 57
Starling J J & Son . Right bottom lines and 93
Stewart Bonded Warehouse .Left bottom lines and
110
Strang W E. . . . Left side lines and
Summerall Body Shop Left center lines and
Sunset Point Hotel .
Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park .Front cover and
.Bottom stencil and Tack & Warren.
Tarpon Oil Co (TS).
Tarpon Springs Leader The (TS) .
Taylor Bruce Right bottom lines and
Texas Co The
Thayer Motor Co Inc. Front cover and
Thompson R M Co . Right center lines and
Tilley Jewelry Co .Right side lines and
Trickels Jewelers.
Back cover and
Trombly's Beach Shop
Tropical Pet Shop .. Right top lines and
Upton's Laundry Inc (D). Back cover, 49 and
Valentine Wm H Co.
Right center lines, 41 and 114
Vinson Electric & Magneto
Top stencil, right center lines and
Walker W A Construction Co.
Ward Harvey T. Right bottom lines and
Ware's Taxi Service.
Right center lines and
Watson's Service Station & Garage
Wayside Furniture Co (L)
West Coast Hotel.
.Left center lines and
Wilson's Refrigeration Service (TS)
Wismer's. .
Right top lines and
Wolcott's Teen Togs
Left top lines and
Workman & Green Inc Right top lines and
Wyllie Alfred C Inc. Right top lines and
42
Wyngarden Lloyd. . Right bottom lines and
Right side lines and
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8 41 103 112 84 57 64 52 94 34 69
25 2 Yacht Basin Apartments Inc.
Yohe & Brown Shell Service
40 19 64 32
107 20 86 102 58 7 40 72 71 53 90 75
CLEARWATER
"THE SPRINGTIME CITY"; THE SUMMER CITY ON THE GULF" (Courtesy Clearwater Chamber of Commerce)
Statistical Review
Form of Government-Manager-commission.
Population-1940 U. S. Census, 10,136; 1945 Florida State Cen-
sus, 15,851.
Area-16 square miles.
Altitude-32 feet above sea level (average).
Climate-Mean annual temperature, 71.3 degrees F .; mean sum-
mer, 82.4 mean winter, 64.6. Average annual rainfall, 56.3 inches. Parks-7, with total of 36 acres.
Assessed Valuation-$51,700,000.
Bonded Debt-$4,250,000.
Financial Data-2 banks, with total deposits of $22,777,492.65 (June 30, 1949), and total resources of $23,791,231.60 (June 30, 1949). 1 building and loan association, with assets of $2,893,994.60 (June 30, 1949).
Postal Receipts-$190,884.71 (calendar year 1948). Telephones in Service-8,661 (Dec. 31, 1948).
Churches-19, representing 12 denominations. Industry-Chief business activities are packing and shipping of
citrus fruits, fishing, gladiolus growing, and tourist trade;
Trade Area-Retail area covers 400 square miles, with popula- tion of 30,671.
Newspapers-1 daily and Sunday and 1 weekly.
Hotels-19, with total of 1,490 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 Coun- ty Airport, commercial field 9.9 miles from city, used by National Air- lines and several others for cargo and passengers.
Amusements-Largest auditorium in city seats 2,500 persons. City Hall Auditorium; with seating capacity of 600.2 moving-picture the- atres, with total seating capacity of 2,500 persons. Little Theatre, with seating capacity of 200.4 golf courses within 4-mile radius. Marine Gardens.
Hospitals-1, with 75 beds.
Education-5 public schools, including 1 senior high and 1 jun- ior high.
Public Libraries-1, with 40,720 volumes; circulation, 85,061 books annually.
City Statistics-Paved street mileage, 100. Miles of gas main, 88; sewers, 107. Number of water meters, 5,585; electric power custo- mers, 5,983; gas meters, 4,198. Daily average pumpage of water works, 2,000,000 gallons; miles of mains, 100. Fire department has 16 men, with 2 stations and 7 pieces of motor equipment. Police depart- ment has 25 men, with 1 station and 5 pieces of motor equipment.
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STATISTICAL REVIEW
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 it one of the most beautiful communities in the U. S.
Set like a jewel on the highest coastal point in Florida, Clear- water is a city of hospitable homes, broad streets and avenues, and magnificent vistas of seascape and tropical beauties unsurpassed on the North American Continent. In many respects, Clearwater is a city un- touched by the hand of the ruthless developer, yet possessing in abun- dance the metropolitan chic of many larger tourist centers. There is an unmistakable charm found in Clearwater, reminiscent of 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, en- abling the winter visitor to spend an entire season here while touring the state from the Pinellas County seat. Once visitors take up residence in Clearwater, however, few desire to journey further, because enter- tainment and recreation are found here in abundance.
Causeway Connecting Clearwater with Clearwater· Beach
Clearwater is served by two trunk-line railroads-Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line. Both systems link Florida with other sec- tions of the nation. Each operates both regular and deluxe trains be- tween 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 Sunbeam," "Orange Blossom Special" and "Southern States Special" via the Seaboard sys- tem, and the "Floridan" and "Dixieland," the two crack Atlantic Coast Line trains. As a result of this superlative railroad service, visitors to Clearwater are able to board a train in New York, Chicago, Philadel- phia 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.
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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 be- tween 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. Only in Clear- water, the visitor can gaze out across Memorial Causeway, built in
Air View of Clearwater
tribute to the hero dead of World War 1, 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 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 yacht ba- sin on Clearwater Beach.
Clearwater Beach, as a Florida spa, has no equal. The beach itself 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 two bathing pavilions, two spacious hotels, a modernistic beach clubhouse, 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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