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CITY DIRECTORY 1941
Including Belleair, Dunedin, Largo, Safety Harbor and Tarpon Springs
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POLK'S CLEARWATER (PINELLAS COUNTY, FLA.)
CITY DIRECTORY 1941
Including Belleair, Dunedin, Largo, Safety Harbor and Tarpon Springs
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GENERAL INDEX
Abbreviations
Page 24 and 25
Alphabetical List of Names:
Clearwater
25
Dunedin 309
Largo 337
Safety Harbor 357
Tarpon Springs 257
Apartment Buildings 390
Associations and Clubs-Commercial. 392
Banks and Trust Companies. 397
Buildings-Office and Public. 401
Bus and Coach Lines-Motor 401
Buyers' Guide opposite 368
253
Cemeteries 402
Churches 402
19
Classified Business Directory
389
Clergymen 404
Clubs 406
19
Courts
20
Golf Clubs and Courses
419
Halls
421
Homes and Asylums.
421
Hospitals and Dispensaries.
422
Labor Organizations
426
Libraries
427
Miscellaneous Information
12
Museums
431
Newspapers
432
Piers, Docks and Wharves.
436
Post Office
21
Schools-Public
443
Schools, Colleges and Academies.
444
Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal.
445
Societies-Miscellaneous
447
Societies-Patriotic 446
State Government
20
Street and Avenue Guide:
Clearwater
197
Dunedin 305
Largo 335
Safety Harbor
355
Tarpon Springs 249
Tourists' Camps
449
Parks and Playgrounds.
434
Railroads 438
Buyers' Guide (Tarpon Springs)
City Government
County Government
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES
Page
Bank of Clearwater. . back cover and 5
Biggins Garage & Welding Works .... left side lines and 2
Blackburn W W Co. . front cover, right side lines and 6
Blanton Herbert. . front cover and 14
Bolton Radio left side lines and 13 A
City Fuel Oil & Coal Co.
Clearwater Beach Cottage & Trailer Park B and Z
Clearwater Beach Hotel. 10
Clearwater Chamber of Commerce. opp
Clearwater-City of-Gas Dept. opp
Clearwater Laundry left top lines and
Clearwater Paint Co. front cover and
Clearwater Small Loan Co. right top lines and
Cloninger Insurance Agency
Creamer Leroy left side lines and 6
Crown Motor Co.
back cover and
3
Crystal Ice Co.
10
Dewey's Texaco Service Station. left side lines and 9
Firestone Auto Supply & Service Stores.
right side lines and 3 7
Frank's Department Store.
Graham Plumbing & Heating Co
13
Green Bros Transfer.
front cover and 18
Gulf Lumber & Millwork Co.
top stencil, right top lines and 6
Hall Taxi Service
left side lines and 18
Homer Edith & Son
front cover and 14
Hovey Bros.
right bottom lines and
Imperial Dock
Indian Rocks Fruits Inc.
James Carl H. left side lines and
Johnson Geo W
15
Kennedy & Strickland.
. back cover and
Lind & Mapes.
left top lines and 17
Marston E Lester. left side lines and 2 Mayers H Blyth. 11 McKisson Lumber Co left top lines and 12 Miller Albert D. 13 9 Moss Funeral Home. front and back covers and Naylor Bertha R. 15 7 Oak Grove Dairy right side lines and 3 Orr's Service Station. Parker Paper Co. .left top lines and 13 4
Pruitt Otis E right side lines and
17
Pure Oil Co. right side lines and Randolph Paul F Inc.
15 16
Shaffer Nurseries .left top lines and 12
Shaw Harry C. backbone and right top lines
Smith H G Hardware Co. . front cover and 9
Stoutamire's Hardware
right bottom lines and Sunset Taxi Co
9
18
Rogers Fred C. left top lines and
4 8 8 4
Johnson's Sinclair Service right bottom lines and 3 4
12 11 10
50 196 11
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Sweat's Flower Shop. right top lines and 8
Tack & Warren. I.I. bottom stencil and 18
Thayer Motor Co Inc. 5
Todd's Service Station right side lines and 2
Turnburke H M.
2
Voll E J.
5
Wells Pharmacy.
.right top lines
West Coast Hotel.
10
Wismer's. .right bottom lines and
14
Witter Agency Inc.
16
TARPON SPRINGS
Beckett Realty Co .. 254
Davis Harry Wentworth .right bottom lines and 254 254
Loomis Gas & Electric.
Smith H Joe .. .right bottom lines and 255
Tarpon Springs Leader.
254
DUNEDIN
Brandenburg's 7
Douglas Dorothy .right top lines and 15
Enterprise Dairy. .right bottom lines and 7
McCurdy H L Lumber Co. .left top lines and 11
Tharin Insurance & Real Estate Service.
.left top lines and 16
LARGO
Seminole Nurseries
.right top lines and 12
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Weber Helen .left side lines and
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INTRODUCTION
R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of more than 750 city, county, state and national Directories, present to subscrib- ers and the general public, this, the 1941 edition of the Clearwater City Directory, which also includes Belleair, Dunedin, Largo, Safety Harbor and Tarpon Springs.
Confidence in the growth of Clearwater's industry, pop- ulation and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Direc- tory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflect- ing Clearwater 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 Di- rectory 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 Directory will fulfill its mis- sion as a source of authentic information pertaining to the community.
Five Major Departments
The five major departments are arranged in the follow- ing order :-
THE MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT, pages 12 to 21, on white paper, presents lists of city, county, state and fed- eral officials; post office and court Directories; statistical review; and trade and civic surveys.
THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns of Clearwater and Belleair is included in pages 25 to 195, on white paper. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupation and address of each adult resi- dent of Clearwater and Belleair, and the name, official per- sonnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation. A similar list for Tarpon Springs is included in pages 257 to 300; for Dunedin, in pages 309 to 334; for Largo, in pages 337 to 350, and for Safety Harbor, in pages 357 to 365.
THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, for Clearwater and Belle- air, on pink paper, covers pages 197 to 244. In this section the names of the streets are 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. Features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the designation of homes and places of business having telephones. Street guides for the other communities appear at the beginning of the respective sections.
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, preceding the Classified and sep- arately paged from 1 to 20, on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading business and professional inter-
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ests of Clearwater and vicinity. The advertisements are in- dexed 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 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.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 389 to 452, on white 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 indis- pensable catalog of the numerous interests of the commu- nity. The Directory is the common 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.
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 in- formation, 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 per- petual and reliable advertisements of Clearwater and vicin- ity.
The Clearwater Directory Library
Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Clear- water 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 500 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 recogni- tion 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.
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CLEARWATER
"THE SPRINGTIME CITY" (Courtesy Clearwater Chamber of Commerce)
Statistical Review
City Hall
Form of Government-Mayor-commissioner.
Population-1930 U. S. Census, 7,607; 1940 U. S. Census, 10,- 136.
Area-25 square miles.
Altitude-32 feet average.
Temperature-Mean annual, 71.3 degrees F .; mean sum- mer, 82.4; mean winter, 64.6. Annual rainfall, 56.3 inches.
Parks-7, with total of 36 acres.
Assessed Valuation-$11,614,540.
Bonded Debt-$4,637,741.
Financial Facts-2 banks, with total deposits of $4,265,540.91 (Dec. 31, 1940), and total resources of $4,764,053.86 (Dec. 31, 1940). Federal Savings & Loan Assn.
Postal Receipts-$86,021.40 (1940).
Telephones in Service-3,856.
Churches-17, representing 12 denominations.
Trade Area-Retail area covers 400 square miles.
Newspapers-1 daily and 1 weekly.
Hotels-19, with total of 1,964 rooms, in immediate vicinity. Railroads-2: Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard.
Highways-U. S. 19 and 92; State 15 and 17.
Amusements-Largest auditorium in city seats 2,500 persons. City Hall Auditorium, with seating capacity of 600. 2 moving-picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 2,500 persons. 1 legitimate theatre. 4 golf courses with- in 4-mile radius.
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Hospitals-1, with 66 beds.
Education-5 public schools, including 1 senior high and 1 junior high. Number of pupils in public schools, 2,428; teachers, 63.
Public Libraries-1, with 30,000 volumes. Circulation, 94,000 annually.
City Statistics-Paved street mileage, 92. Miles of gas mains, 75; sewers, 85. Number of water meters, 3,150; light meters, 4,251; gas meters, 2,115. Daily average pumpage of water works, 750,000 gallons; miles of mains, 90; value of plant, $532,419.18. Fire department has 11 men, with 2 stations and 4 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department property, $121,500. Police de- partment has 16 men, with 1 station and 4 pieces of motor equipment.
The Beautiful Judicial Seat of "Peerless Pinellas"
PINELLAS COUNTY
COURT HOUSE
Pinellas County Court House
Clearwater is the judicial seat of Pinellas County, in which are located St. Petersburg of tourist fame; Belleair, of golf fame; Tarpon Springs, the largest sponge market in the world and the only sponge exchange in the U. S .; Crystal Beach, Dunedin, Indian Rocks, Largo, Ozona, Palm Harbor, Safety Harbor, Tampa Shores and Wall Springs, all progressive, beautiful and attractive communities which are growing rapidly.
A network of fine paved highways connects all of these places. Clearwater is 18 miles north of St. Peterburg; Tampa is 25 miles east, and Jacksonville, 212 north, all con- nected with Clearwater by paved highways. Clearwater is a truly progressive, year-'round residence and business city and one of the most popular tourist cities in the state. Here the ocean breezes have an unobstructed sweep over the mainland, furnishing a pleasant obligato to life, both by night and by day.
Two main trunk lines, the Seaboard and the Atlantic Coast Line, provide through train and Pullman accommo- dations from all points in the North, East and West, without
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change or other inconveniences. The "Florida Sunbeam," "Orange Blossom Special," "Silver Meteor" and "Southern States Special," on the Seaboard, and the "Southland," "Florida Special," "Floridan" and "Dixieland," on the At- lantic Coast Line, are popular, well-known solid Pullman trains operated directly to Clearwater from Chicago, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Buf- falo, Philadelphia, Boston, New York and all intermediate points, without change from the icy North to the Land of Sunshine without leaving one's car.
An up-to-date system of passenger buses operate be- tween Clearwater and Tampa, Tarpon Springs, St. Peters- burg and all points on the Florida East Coast.
Clearwater is a city of many streets and of considerable space. The reason for this is that nearly all homes are sur- rounded by spacious grounds or by remnants of orange groves, memories of a past when Florida was not yet invaded by the railroads, or discovered by the winter tourist.
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Downtown Street Scene
It is a most striking contrast that meets one's eye when he turns from the business streets of the town to the resi- dential sections. While the former present an uninterrupted scene of busy pedestrians crowding the sidewalks, and auto- mobiles en masse by the curbs, or gliding over the asphalt, the latter are smothered in foliage and flowers. Most im- pressive are the magnificent, gnarled old oaks, covered with Spanish moss, and the stately palms with fern-like heads, and on every turn one is confronted with a burst of color, ever-changing and wonderful to behold.
Clearwater's beautiful Tourist Park is located on the highest elevation of the Florida coast, overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, and has been truthfully called "The Tourist's Paradise." Almost every form of outdoor recreation is avail- able-lawn-bowling, horseshoes, tennis, shuffle-board, ro- kay, checkers, chess, etc. Then there are swings and slides for the children and an abundance of shady seats for re-
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laxation and rest. A supervised program of entertainment is provided in the Community House.
In the semi-tropical waters of Clearwater Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, are found in abundance, not only the won- derfully game silver tarpon, ranging in weight from 50 to 200 pounds, and the equally game kingfish, but the sea bass, grouper, sea trout, snapper, channel bass, deep-sea bass, devil-fish and jewfish, and the delicately-flavored pompanio and Spanish mackerel. Fresh-water streams and lakes of awe-inspiring beauty abound in many varieties of fish, prin- cipal among which is the big-mouth bass. To fish in the bay and gulf and in the fresh-water streams and lakes is a dis- tinct delight to Clearwater's throng of winter visitors. It is not merely a pastime, but a thrilling sport in every sense of the word.
Four splendid 18-hole golf courses are located with in a four-mile radius of Clearwater. The 18-hole course of the Clearwater Country Club is one of the sportiest in the country, and moderate fees are charged tourists, who are finding this course more popular each season. A magnificent clubhouse, with artistic furnishings, and commodious show- ers and locker rooms for both ladies and gentlemen, is avail- able to visiting golfers. The grass greens are commodious and scientifically designed and located. The fairways, just narrow enough to be interesting, stretch over rolling territory and natural hazards. It is a Herbert Strong layout. The two 18-hole courses at the Belleview-Biltmore Hotel, con- structed under the direction of Donald J. Ross, have been famous for years and are the scenes each winter of the West Coast Open Championship for the Plant Trophy, attracting the leading golfers of the country. The splendid 18-hole course at Dunedin Isles has been reopened and recondi- tioned.
Clearwater Bay is a land-locked harbor at the foot of the highest elevation of any Florida coast resort. The City Tourist Park and many imposing homes overlook this beauti- ful body of water, beyond which, separated by the keys, lies the Gulf of Mexico, stretching to the distant horizon.
Clearwater Beach is second to none in the country, and surf-bathing is enjoyed at this most popular watering place every month in the year. This gracefully-curving coast line and gradually-sloping beach forms the gulf side of the keys separating Clearwater Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, and it is but a five-minutes' drive from the heart of the city over a modern traffic bridge. A dip in the salt waters of the Gulf is a real tonic-pleasant and healthful. The balmy breezes from the Gulf make life more enjoyable-winter and sum- mer. Considering the geographical location of Florida, it is of interest to note that the average distance of Florida is more than 400 miles south of the southern boundary of Cali- fornia, and that Naples, Italy, in latitude 41, is 640 miles north of the northern boundary of Florida.
Clearwater Bay and the adjacent Gulf are the scenes of all popular forms of water sport, particularly yacht and motor-boat races.
Many interesting meets are held under the auspices of the Clearwater Yacht Club, and aspirant seekers of elaborate trophies should enter these events, particularly the annual mid-winter regatta.
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No more enticing picture can be offered than the flying spray of a speed craft, battling for honors, witnessed under excellent weather conditions in mid-winter. To realize this scene, one must come to Clearwater.
Various beautiful shades of green and blue coat the waters of the Bay and Gulf during the continuous days of sunshine through the winter months.
A view of the Bay and Gulf may also be had from the business section and from practically every hotel in Clear- water. The main highway leading from Tampa to St. Peters- burg is located within sight of these delightfully attractive sea expanses, on its way through Clearwater.
If the sun shines in Florida, it shines in Clearwater and on Clearwater Bay.
Clearwater and Pinellas County have led for years in the production of grapefruit, and the finest groves in the land are located just outside the city limits. Up-to-date fruit packing houses, where the fruit is prepared and packed for shipment, do a thriving business in Clearwater, and there are twenty within motor-truck hauling distance. Over 1,000,000 boxes of grapefruit and oranges are shipped out of Pinellas County each year.
The Clearwater Motor Club is an American Automobile Association organization, where complete touring informa- tion is available. You can be routed over splendid highways to and from the North direct from and to Clearwater.
Clearwater Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce is a live organization which has had much to do with the progress of the city and is responsible for many of its newest tendencies. It is repre- sentative of the commercial and professional interests of the city and had its inception in a desire to promote their growth in home-building, in civic improvement and in commercial importance.
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Clearwater Public Library
The Clearwater Public Library was organized 28 years ago. Starting in a room over one of the banks, with a few books, it grew very rapidly and soon needed larger quarters. Part of the present library building on the corner of North Osceola Ave. and Sunset Court, was presented by Andrew Carnegie in 1916, and enlarged in 1938, to hold 25,000 books. It now has about 30,000 volumes, and has a capacity for twice that number.
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