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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
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General Offices and Waterfront Plant
2nd Street and 15th Avenue, South
PHONE 5191 ST. PETERSBURG
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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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BUYER AND SELLER"
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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.
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Copyright, 1947, by R. L. Polk & Co.
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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
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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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