Polk's Clearwater (Pinellas County, Fla.) City Directory including Belleair, Dunedin, Largo, Safety Harbor and Tarpon Springs 1947, Part 1

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Phone 2248


Boatner & Smoyer Electric Co., Inc. APPLIANCE DEALER Clearwater, Fla.


420 Cleveland St.


Lumber and Building Materials W. W. BLACKBURN CO.


PHONE 2093


601-605 Pennsylvania Ave.


PAINTS ROOFING Certified Concrete Blocks


HOMER REALTY CO. SALES - RENTALS - INSURANCE 623 Cleveland . Phone 2683


Real Estate


RENT


Clearwater Paint Co. BURNICE HAMILTON, Owner


MURPHY'S Paints, Varnishes and Enamels FOR ALL PURPOSES 29 N. Ft. Harrison Ave. Phone 2262


GREEN BROS. TRANSFER


LOCAL and LONG DISTANCE MOVING FURNITURE STORAGE - CRATING and SHIPPING


Operating Under Federal and State Laws


814 Park Phone 2629


PHONE 2134


CO.


HARDWARE


HARDWARE Sporting Goods Everything in


MOSS Funeral Home AMBULANCE SERVICE


PHONE 2575


PAINTS Dee dee


811 CLEVELAND


H. G. SMITH


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CITY FUEL OIL CO.


FUEL


FOR EVERY INDUSTRIAL & DOMESTIC PURPOSE


We Specialize on


HIGH GRADE FUEL OILS OIL-BURNING EQUIPMENT For Every Industrial and Domestic Purpose


UNIVERSAL GAS RANGE AND OTHER GAS APPLIAI GENERAL ELECTRIC AIR CO


Sales and Sert


Prompt Deliveries of Any of Fuel . . . Anytime ...


BRANCH OFFICE AND PL


Corner Franklin and Myrtle


If no answer, call St. Ptbg, 5191 and i


1800


Dependability For 34 Yours


1


General Offices and Waterfront Plant


2nd Street and 15th Avenue, South


PHONE 5191 ST. PETERSBURG


(1947) R. L. POLK & CO.'S


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Imperial Docks


Licensed Guides and Operators for Deep Sea Fishing


U-DRIV-IT and ROW BOATS


Sightseeing Boats Owned and Operated from Dock on Scheduled Runs 1


SEA FOOD GRILL "We Invite Your Inspection and Trial"


Fresh and Smoked Fish WHOLESALE and RETAIL


CAPT. "Bob" SHINN


45 Causeway Boulevard Tel. 2856


CLEARWATER CITY DIRECTORY (1947)


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The First National Bank of Clearwater


SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRAVELER'S CHECKS COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT SAVINGS DEPARTMENT SPECIAL CHECKING DEPARTMENT STORAGE VAULTS


Member Federal Reserve System


Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation


OFFICERS


TAVER BAYLY. President


MAURICE B. THAYER. Vice-President


JAMES W. S. AYLWARD


Cashier


VALDEMAR JOHANSEN Assistant Cashier


DIRECTORS


TAVER BAYLY, President K. F. REHBAUM, Secretary-Treasurer, Alley, Rehbaum & Capes MAURICE B. THAYER, President, Thayer Motor Co. CHESTER B. McMULLEN, Attorney


(1947) R. L. POLK & CO.'S


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POLK'S CLEARWATER


(PINEŁLAS COUNTY, FLA.) CITY DIRECTORY 1947


Including Belleair, 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 DETAILED CONTENTS SEE GENERAL INDEX


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" The DIRECTORY IS THE COMMON INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN


$17.50


BUYER AND SELLER"


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Copyright, 1947, by R. L. Polk & Co.


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The First National Bank of Clearwater


SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOREIGN EXCHANGE


TRAVELER'S CHECKS COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT SAVINGS DEPARTMENT SPECIAL CHECKING DEPARTMENT STORAGE VAULTS


Member Federal Reserve System


Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation


OFFICERS


TAVER BAYLY.


President


MAURICE B. THAYER. Vice-President


JAMES W. S. AYLWARD Cashier


VALDEMAR JOHANSEN Assistant Cashier


DIRECTORS


TAVER BAYLY, President K. F. REHBAUM, Secretary-Treasurer, Alley, Rehbaum & Capes MAURICE B. THAYER, President, Thayer Motor Co. CHESTER B. MCMULLEN, Attorney


(1947) R. L. POLK & CO.'S


POLK'S CLEARWATER


(PINELLAS COUNTY, FLA.) CITY DIRECTORY 1947


Including Belleair, 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 DETAILED CONTENTS SEE GENERAL INDEX


" The DIRECTORY


PRICE


IS THE COMMON INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN


$17.50


BUYER AND SELLER"


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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, 1947, 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 maximum accuracy.


The publishers cannot and do not guarantee the cor- rectness 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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GENERAL INDEX


Abbreviations


Page 20 and 21


Alphabetical List of Names:


Clearwater


21


Dunedin


393


Largo


445


Safety Harbor 473


Tarpon Springs 313


Apartment Buildings 556


Banks and Trust Companies 564


Buildings-Office and Public 568


Bus and Coach Lines -- Motor 569


Buyers' Guide


Cemeteries preceding Classified


570


Churches


570


City Offices


52


Classified Business Directory


555


Clergymen


573


Clubs


575


County Offices


62


Courts


18


Fire Department.


52


Golf Clubs and Courses


591


Government


17


Halls


593


Homes and Asylums


594


Hospitals and Dispensaries


595


Hotels


595


Libraries


602


Miscellaneous Information


17


Museums


606


Newspapers


607


Organizations


609


Parks and Playgrounds


612


Piers, Docks and Wharves


613


Post Office


19


Railroads


616


Schools-Public


624


Schools, Colleges and Academies


624


State Government


18


Street and Avenue Guide:


Clearwater 229


Dunedin 429


Largo 442


Safety Harbor 469


Tarpon Springs 369


Tourists' Camps 630


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION


Page


Alexander Funeral Home front stencil and 29 21


Armston W H Co Inc (D)


Arnold Horace G (TS)


61


Atlantic Company


38 7


Auto Electric


24


Bank of Clearwater


back cover and


12 14


Bank of Dunedin (D)


Baskin J D Real Estate Broker


Bay Drug Inc .right side lines and


Beach Service Station and Grocery


Beckett Realty Co (TS).


62 7 16


Belleair Garage


Blackburn W W Co .... front cover, right side lines and


Boatner & Smoyer Electric Co Inc .. ,.front cover and


25


Booth Frank J & Co Inc left 'bottom lines and 39 7 Bradley's Service Brandenburg's (D) 27 7 Broadway Garage (D) Brown Henry W (TS) 38 Cantrell Emmett B 62 Cardinal Gift Shop The (D) 32 Chapman Machinery 48 Citrus Concentrates Inc (D) 19 A


City Fuel Oil Co


Clearwater Awnings & Venetian Blinds 11 and 70


Clearwater Beach Cottage and Trailer Park 68


36


Clearwater Chamber of Commerce


. Insert Opposite Name in Alphabetical Section Clearwater-City of Gas Dept .... Opposite Street Guide Clearwater Electric Appliance Co


.left bottom lines and 24


Clearwater Laundry .left top lines and 43


Clearwater News The left bottom lines, 51 and 54


Clearwater Paint Co . front cover and 52


Clearwater Small Loan Co .right top lines and


Clearwater Sun The right side lines and


Cloninger Insurance Agency .right top lines and


Coronado Hotel


Crayton Louis B


backbone and


Daniel's Lumber & Mill Works (TS)


Deeming Plumbing Co


Devlin Thomas A Capt 28


Douglas Dorothy Inc (D) back cover and 55


Douglas Seat Cover & Manufacturing Co 8


32


Dunedin Chamber of Commerce (D) . opp


388 60


Dunedin Isles Development Co (D)


Dunedin Pharmacy (D) .back cover and 21 Dunedin Taxi Service (D) 67 Dunedin Times The (D) .left bottom lines and 50


Emmanuel George M (TS)


Clearwater Beach Hotel


45 51 39 36 60 2 45 53


Crown Motor Co


Duguid's Bob Service Station (D)


61 21 5


Baldwin Electric Co


9


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS,


Page


Firestone Stores


.right side lines and 10


First Federal Savings & Loan Assn . . right top lines and 18


First National Bank in Tarpon Springs (TS)


First National Bank of Clearwater The


Florida Power Corp


13 c 44 44


Florida Power Corp (TS)


Fort Harrison Hotel .left top lines and


34


Frank's Department Store right side lines and 21


Fussell's Drug Store . left side lines and 22


General Ready-Mixed Concrete Inc .... back cover and


Goodman Robert M .left bottom lines and


Graeske W F .right bottom lines and


Green Bros Transfer


.front cover and


Greenwood Pharmacy


. back cover and


Grice Herbert Pharmacist


right top lines and


Gulf Coast Hardware Co


Gulf Electric Co (TS)


Gulf Oil Products


Hardy's Superior Service


Harris Pharmacy


right bottom lines and


Hershock C H Furniture left bottom lines and


Homer Realty Co


front cover and


Hotel Stratford (TS)


Hotel Villa Plumosa (TS)


Hovey Bros


.left side lines and 8


Howard Fred H (TS)


Hyman Monument Co


Ideal Building Insulators left side lines and


Imperial Docks


Indian Rocks Fruits Inc (L)


Insco Howard T


Irion J Wm


Kennedy & Strickland left side lines and


Kilowatt Shop (D)


Kitchen Planning Service


Korones Jewelers left side lines and


Lawrance Victor J (D)


Lind & Mapes


.left top lines and


Macdonald J H & Sons Inc


.right bottom lines and


Mather of Clearwater Inc


McCalister Service Station .(L)


McCurdy H L Lumber Co (D)


.left top lines and


McKisson Lumber Co right bottom lines and


Miles Jewelry Store .left bottom lines and


Moss Funeral Home .. front and back covers and


Mutual Insurance Agency at Clearwater


Naylor Bertha R


Ogg J Arlos-Photographer


Palm Pavilion Corp


Palmer Carl H (L)


Parker Electric


Parker-Rabe Paper Co


left top lines and


Pelican Restaurant & Bar


Pinellas Lumber Co


left side lines and


Pruitt Otis E


. back cover and


Purity Bakers


left top lines and


Randolph Paul F Inc


.left top lines and


Rexall Store The


right top lines and 23 8


Robinson Sunoco Service


Rodgers R L & Co


Rogers Fred C


left top lines and Ross Service Station and Garage


40 59


9


20 62 14 69 22 22 32 24 28 8 22


31 56 37


.top stencil and 57 49 38 Z B and 28 5 18 6 24 41 40 54 67 70 31 6 46 45


40 30


left side lines and 39 62 53 14


58 26 53 65 47 3 11 63


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Page


Safety Harbor Spa Inc


StFrancis Hotel (TS)


Sanitary Cleaners & Laundry


Scofield Joe W.


Seaboard Oil Co


.right side lines and


Seavy Lumber Co


.right side lines and


Seitz Harold C


.right top lines and


Seminole Nurseries


.right top lines and


Smico Photocolor Studio


Smith H G Hardware Co


front cover and


Smith H Joe (TS)


Soft Water Service


Southern Radio & Appliance Inc . . left bottom lines and


Star Furniture Co Inc right bottom lines and


Summerall Body Shop


Sunset Point Hotel


Tack & Warren .bottom stencil and


Tarpon Oil Co (TS)


Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce (TS)


. opp®


Tarpon Springs Leader The (TS)


Taylor Ruth


.right bottom lines and


Taylor's Pure Oil Service


Tharin Insurance & Real Estate Service (D)


right bottom lines and 64


Thayer Motor Co Inc


. front cover and 4


Tilley Jewelry Co


right bottom lines and


Upton's Laundry Inc (D)


Wallace Garage (D)


West Coast Hotel


Winston's


Wismer's right top lines and 54


Witter Agency Inc


64


Wyngarden Lloyd 15


Yearwood Frank R (L)


64


C


35 36


23 63 9 17 63 51 53 33 61 70 54 32 9. 37 66 9 304 50 63 10


Trickel's Jewelers


. right side lines and 40 41 back cover, 23 and 44 10 37 42


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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 1947 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 Di- rectory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting 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 mission 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 17 to 19, 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 Belle- air is included in pages 21 to 227, 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 corpora- tion. A similar list for Tarpon Springs is included in pages 313 to 368; for. Dunedin, in pages 393 to 428; for Largo, in pages 445 to 466; and for Safety Harbor, in pages 473 to 482.


THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, for Clearwater, on pink paper, covers pages 229 to 301. 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 respec- tive crossing points on each street. Special feature of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the designation of homes and places of business having tele- phones. A similar Directory for Tarpon Springs appears in pages 369 to 386, and for Dunedin, in pages 429 to 440. Street guides for Largo and Safety Harbor will be found at the beginning of the respective sections.


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THE BUYERS' GUIDE, preceding the Classified and separately paged from 1 to 70, on goldenrod paper, con- tains the advertisements of leading business and profession- al interests of Clearwater and vicinity. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business rep- resented. This is reference advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize them- selves with sources of supply. In a progressive community like Clearwater, the necessity of having this kind of infor- mation immediately available, is obvious. General apprecia- tion of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.


THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 555 to 633, 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 in- dispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the com- munity. 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 Busi- ness 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 perpetual and reliable advertisements of Clearwater and vicinity.


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 super- vision the system is operated.


The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recog- nition by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Direc- tory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.


R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers.


CLEARWATER


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


Memorial Causeway, Parked and Beautiful, Connecting Link Be- tween the City and Clearwater Beach on the Gulf of Mexico


Statistical Review


Form of Government-Manager-commission.


Population-1940 U. S. Census, 10,136; 1945 Florida State Census, 15,851.


Area-16 square miles.


Altitude-32 feet above sea level (average)


Climate-Mean annual temperature, 71.3 degrees M .; mean summer, 82.4; mean winter, 64.6. Average annual rainfall, 56.3 inches.


Parks -- 7, with total of 36 acres.


Assessed Valuation-$19,946,700.


Bonded Debt-$4,281,000.


Financial Data-2 banks, with total deposits of $20,213,- 676.41 (June 30, 1946), and total resources of $20,994,360.81 (June 30, 1946). 1 building and loan association, with assets of $1,269,430.44 (June 30, 1946).


Postal Receipts-$137,139.39 (year ended June 30, 1946). Telephones in Service-4,658.


Churches-18, representing 12 denominiations.


Industry-Chief business activities are packing and ship- ping of citrus fruits, fishing, gladiolus growing, and tourist trade.


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Trade Area-Retail area covers 400 square miles, with population of 23,737.


Newspapers-1 daily and Sunday and 1 weekly.


Hotels- 18, with total of 1,380 rooms, in immediate vi- cinity.


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


Highways-U. S. 19; State 15.


Airports-2: City Airport for private planes, and Pinel- las County Airport, commercial field 12 miles from city, used by National Airlines and several others for cargo and pas- sengers.


Amusements-Largest auditorium in city seats 2,500 per- sons. City Hall Auditorium, with seating capacity of 600. 2 moving-picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 2,500 persons. Little Theatre, with seating capacity of 200. 3 golf courses with 4-mile radius. Eagles Nest Gardens.


Hospitals-1, with 75 beds.


Education-5 public schools, including 1 senior high and 1 junior high. Number of pupils in public schools, 2,568.


Public Libraries -- 1, with 37,156 volumes; circulation, 85,061 books annually.


City Statistics-Paved street mileage, 100. Miles of gas main, 88, sewers, 90. Number of water meters, 4,238; light meters, 8,425; gas meters, 3,026. Daily average pumpage of water works, 2,000,000 gallons; miles of mains, 100. Fire de- partment has 16 men, with 2 stations and 5 pieces of motor equipment. « Value of fire department property, $121,500. Police department has 21 men, with I station and 5 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 it one 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 seascape and tropical beauties unsurpassed on the North American Continent. In many respects, Clearwater is a city untouched by the hand of the ruthless developer, yet possessing in abundance 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, fes- tooned 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 high- ways, enabling 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 entertainment and recrea- tion are found here in abundance.


Clearwater is served by two trunk-line railroads-At- lantic 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


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such noted trains as the "Silver Meteor," "Florida Sun- beam," "Orange Blossom Special" and "Southern States Special" via the Seaboard system, 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, 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 Flor- ida East Coast.


Many visitors have remarked on the geographical sim- ilarity between Clearwater and Clearwater Beach and Mia- mi 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 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 basin 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 south end of the island is located the exclusive Carlouel residential section, with its own Carlouel Club, tennis courts and boat slips.


On the mainland, in the City Park, are located excel- lent facilities for lawn bowling, shuffleboard and horseshoe pitching. Individual clubs have been organized for these games, each having its own clubhouse where card parties and other social activities are participated in by the mem- bers and their friends.


Three splendid 18-hole golf courses are located within a four-mile radius of Clearwater. The 18-hole course of the Clearwater Country Club is one of the sportiest in the country and is open the year around. Those visiting here find this course more popular each season. A magnificent clubhouse, with artistic furnishings and commodious show- er and locker rooms for both ladies and gentlemen, is avail- able. The grass greens are large and scientifically designed and located. The fairways are just narrow enough to be interesting, stretching over rolling territory and natural hazards. It is a Herbert Strong layout.


Visitors to Clearwater find a community alive to its pos- sibilities and sparked by an aggressive Chamber of Com- merce. The service clubs of the city include Rotary, Ki-



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wanis, Lions and Exchange, each meeting weekly. Veterans' organizations comprise the Turner-Brandon Post of the American Legion; Clearwater Chapter of Disabled American Veterans, Old Fort Harrison Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Clearwater Camp No. 40 of the United Spanish War Veterans,


On the cultural side, Clearwater has one of the finest public libraries in Florida, that began 35 years ago with a small collection housed in one room over a downtown bank, and today has 37,156 volumes. The library building on North Osceola Ave., and Sunset Court was presented to the community by Andrew Carnegie in 1916 and was enlarged in 1938. The library is open each week day from 9 A. M. to 8 P. M., except Wednesdays, when it closes at 5 P. M. in winter months and 12:30 P. M. in summer months. In ad- dition to the excellent library, there is the Clearwater Art Museum, which is located in the Chamber of Commerce Building. This is one of the most active groups in the city. An everage of seven exhibits are shown during the winter season, with an approximate attendance of 21,000 visitors. The above, together with the Tuesday Morning Music Club, Little Theatre, and various women's clubs, afford both visitors and residents, activities with a wide range of interest.




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