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A. P. AVERY, President D. E. BEACH, Cashier
axe2 KVT WM. B. KING, Vice President O. G. HEISTAND, Vice-President
American Bank & Trust Company
OF ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.
Solicits Your Patronage
Other Bank in Pinellas County Offers Half the Security to Depositors
Capital 8
Surplus 00
$200,000.00
70,000.00
Stockholders' Liability 200,000.00
Total Security to Depositors
$470,000.00
We Solicit Your Patronage on the Basis of Unequalled Strength and Unexcelled Facilities
DIRECTORS;
R. P. AVERY WM. G. KING
8. G. HIESTARS
S. N. THORE 8. 8. FRAZEE
J. 8. DUFFY
BED. O. OSBORNE
S. B. HOLLENBECK W. W. McFARLAR M. L .. STONES
JAMES CRIBBETT B. E. BEACH
DOES A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT PHONE 62
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THE SUNSHINE PAPER THE EVENING INDEPENDENT ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA LIBRARY
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population of any daily newspaper in the South. It covers the local field completely and advertisers find it the one medium through which they may reach all the people worth while in St. Petersburg and vicinity. Inde- pendent Classified Ads do get quick results. Telephone 89 for the Adver- tising Manager.
Evening Independent, by Carriers to all parts of the city, $5 per year ; $2.50 six months; $1.25 three months, strictly in advance; or 25 cents two weeks, collected every second Saturday. Weekly edition, by mail, $1.50 per year; 75 cents six months. Telephone 89 for the Circulation Man- ager.
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RAMSAUR COMPANY
STATIONERY and OFFICE SUPPLIES
Exclusive Agency for School Books, Large Line of Popular Novels,
SOUVENIRS
FULL LINE MUSIC
ICE CREAM SODA WATER CANDIES
Largest Ice Cream Parlor in the City
Phone 214-M
442 Central Ave.
St. Petersburg Electrical Construction Company
ELECTRIC FIXTURES AND SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS
148 CENTRAL AVENUE
FOR YOU LL LILERIN OUI 11159111
ALL WORK GUARANTEED 1101
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RAMM'S GARAGE
(INCORPORATED)
Tires, Tubes and Automobile Accessories
Autos Repaired and Stored in Our 2-Story Brick Building 25,000 Feet of Floor Space
AGENTS CHEVROLET and STUDEBAKER CARS
Michelin Tires, Howard Tubes, Vulcan Springs, OXY-ACETYLENE WELDING MACHINE AND BOILER REPAIR WORKS Contractors' and Builders' Iron Work Soliciter. Iron and Brass Foundry Work Promptly Attended To.
Marine and Stationary Gasoline and Steam Engines Repaired by Skilled Workmen
EVER READY STORAGE BATTERY SERVICE STATION 113 to 125 2d Street 201 to 233 2d Ave, South PHONE 39
A. R. WELSH A. WELTON F. B. WELSH
THE WELSH DEVELOPMENT CO., Inc. CAPITAL STOCK, $100,000.00
WE DO A GENERAL REAL ESTATE AND LOAN BUSINESS DEVELOPING SUB - DIVISIONS OUR SPECIALTY We are in the Market to Buy Close In Property in a Good Town, Suitable for Sub-Divisions AMERICAN BANK AND TRUST CO. BUILDING ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
BOECK'S STUDIO LARGEST STOCK IN TOWN OF
EASTMAN KODAKS, FILMS and SUPPLIES Our Kodak Finishing Is Superior to Any Other Y& Films Developed and Printed Within 24 Hours
ELIZABETH BOECK
534 CENTRAL AVE. St. Petersburg, Fla. PHONE No. 72 AGENT FOR EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
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C. & C. Tin Shop and Sheet Metal Works
CORNICE, SKYLIGHT, GUTTER
AND ALL KINDS OF
TIN AND SHEET METAL WORK
WE ARE EXPERTS
CARUTHERS CYCLE CO.
Bicycles, Gas Engines and Supplies
BICYCLES, GUNS, REVOLVERS, SEWING MACHINES AND ALL KINDS OF LIGHT MACHINERY REPAIRED.
155 CENTRAL AVE. Telephone 168-J.
Ford Service Station
O. R. ALBRIGHT, Agent
The Home of the Famous Automobiles
Ford THE UNIVERSAL CAR
Accessories Supplies and Repairs
Genuine Ford parts only used in our repair de- partment.
HEINZE SPRINGFIELD STARTERS.
Our Firestone Tires have the record of giving you the most miles per dollar.
A complete line of all Ford parts in stock.
Phone 330-J
Sixth St. and First Ave., South, ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.
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F. M. Mccutcheon's
Bicycle and Repair Shop
LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE STOCK IN THE COUNTY
Repairing Done by a Man with Twelve Years Experience "NUFF SED"
849 CENTRAL AVE.
Boardman, Vogel & McCrea, Inc. BUICK AUTOMOBILES
UNITED STATES and Kelley-Springfield TIRES
Oxy-Acetylene Welding Buick Service and General Repairing Storage Batteries and Service
Automobile Supplies and Accessories.
121-129 South Third St.
Phone 15
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DODGE BROTHERS MOTOR CAR
ST. PETERSBURG GARAGE Dealers
Second Avenue and Third St. South
PHONE 488
Do You Need
Bicycle Supplies, a New Bicycle, Your Bicycle Repaired, Your Trunk or Valise Repaired, a Key of any Kind, Your Trunk or Door Unlocked, Your Umbrella Repaired, a New Wagon? We Have Them. Your Horse or Mule Shod, Light Turning of Any Kind. Key and Lock Work. Trunk Keys Fitted and Supplied.
H. R. BINNIE
Phone 107-J.
250 First Ave., North
TAYLOR the Ford Man
GROWN GARAGE
E. "Taylor" Crown, Propr.
GENUINE FORD PARTS and Ford Repairing a Specialty
Auto Accessories - Repairing - Vulcanizing
13 Ninth Street South
PHONE 730 NIGHT PHONE 370-J.
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St. P
etersburg Rubber Tire Works CHARLES A. GATES, Propr. TIRES
Vulcanizing AND Retreading
Cut Price
Quality
Tel. 535-M.
152 Central Av.
BRUCE B. BLACKBURN
ALFRED GUNNISON
St. Petersburg Storage Battery Co.
Willard Service Station
PHONE
166-J
AUTO REPAIRS
BATTERIES
108-110-112 CENTRAL AVE.
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H. E. LANGDON
E. M. LANGDON
LANGDON'S Central Bicycle and Motor Shop
BICYCLES and SUPPLIES Repairing of Bicycles in all Its Branches. Bicycles Bought and Exchanged AGENTS FOR INDIAN and DAYTON BICYCLES
539 CENTRAL AV. RES. PHONE 413-M. PHONE 510
COLE'S GARAGE THE WAR-TIME BUSINESS WITH THE OLD TIME PRICES
MAXWELL SERVICE STATION BAUM AVE., BETWEEN 8th and 9th N. TELEPHONE 573-J.
B. W. ROSS & SON AUTOMOBILE TIRES
TIRE ACCESSORIES and VULCANIZERS DISTRIBUTORS OF "HOOD" and "PURITAN" TIRES
TEL. 584-J. 801 CENTRAL AV.
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C. W. CHURCHILL
GEO. A. CHURCHILL
C. W. CHURCHILL & SON
TIN, COPPER AND SHEET METAL WORKERS. ROOFING, GUTTERS AND TANKS. HOT AIR HEATING AND VENTILATING. SKYLIGHTS, ETC.
TEL. 278-J.
146 CENTRAL AVE.
PHONE 492-J.
JOSEPH HERSMER & CO.
PLUMBERS AND STEAM FITTERS
JOBBING WORK A SPECIALTY 116 CENTRAL AVENUE ST. PETERSBURG FLORIDA
Pinellas Stone & Paving Works
F. G. BARDEN, Proprietor
MANUFACTURERS OF CONCRETE BLOCKS AND SIDEWALK MATERIAL
Phone 113-L Ninth Ave. S., Between Fourth and Fifth Sts.
Oxford's Auto Paint Shop
L ET Oxford give your car that distinctive touch of smartness and luxury added to any car by a new coat of paint : : :
WE ALSO LOOK AFTER UPHOLSTERY 618 9th Street North St. Petersburg, Fla.
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WEST COAST
ABSTRACT AND MORTGAGE CO. INSURES TITLE TO REAL ESTATE FURNISHES ABSTRACTS OF TITLE GUARANTEES MORTGAGES AND SECURITIES PLACE LOANS AND INVESTMENTS YOUR BUSINESS SOLICITED 363 CENTRAL AVE. PHONE 685
CORNER FOURTH
IF YOU WANT TO BUY HOMES OR RENT ROOMS, APARTMENTS, COTTAGES OR BUNGALOWS Or Anything in Real Estate, WE HAVE THEM
Favorably Located
Reasonable Rents WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF GROVES The Selling Price is Our Price. We Sell on Commission Only.
BLANC & WHITE
See Us Before Locating. 4 FOURTH STREET SOUTH
Automobile PHONE 217-J.
MITCHELL'S
Correct Apparel for Women Exclusive Millinery
456 Central Ave.
Phone 95
PHONE 246-M.
160 Central Avenue
Carpenter Furniture Co.
New and Renovated Furniture at Bargains.
We Purchase Used Furniture and Put Same in a Sanitary Condition.
New and Used Oil, Wood and Coal Stoves
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The Hibbs Fish Company
WHOLESALE DEALERS
FRESH AND SALT WATER FISH
Spanish Mackerel, Sea Trout, Red Bass, Red Snapper, Pompano, King Mackerel, MULLET, Blue Fish, Sheepshead, Mixed Bottom Fish.
Office and Packing House A. C, L. DOCK, Tel. 225-M
St. Petersburg, Fla.
PHONE 210-M
Hibbs' Fulton Market
FISH -- OYSTERS -- CLAMS
SNAPPER, SNAPPER THROATS, MULLET ROE
Corner Central Avenue and First Street, North Phone your orders early. We give prompt, efficient and polite service
Sanitary Fish Market OSCAR SCHULZ, Proprietor
FISH, OYSTERS and CLAMS
Phone Your Orders to 717-J
Third South and Eighth Av.
St. Petersburg Piano Hospital W. R. SMITH, Proprietor
Expert Tuning, Rebuilding and Refinishing of Pianos, Piano Players, Electric Pianos and Pipe Organs.
All Work Guaranteed as Represented
131 First St., N. Tel. 210-J St. Petersburg, Fla.
REFERENCES : Harrison Hardware and Furniture Co., St. Petersburg Kimball Piano Co., Tampa
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J. Bruce Smith The Busy Corner THERE'S A REASON
Dry Goods, Notions Men's Furnishings
Shoes for the Whole Family
Ladies' and Children's Outfitters
Phone 88-J THIRD ST. and CENTRAL AVE.
Pinellas Machine Co.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
On the Water Front
All Classes Machine, Engine and Boiler Repairs
ESTIMATES CHEERFULLY FURNISHED
Steam Engine and Pump Work Specialty
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OXY-ACETYLENE WELDING
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS
JAMES BOOTH
Attorney at Law Notary Public
REAL ESTATE and CORPORATION LAW A SPECIALTY
Phone 540-M Suite 3, Welsh Building
ANDREW K. COOK LAWYER
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO LAND TITLES LAND LITIGATION AND CONVEYANCING A Notary Always in Attendance
Phone 338-J Office: Suite 212-213 Central National Bank Bldg
WM. R. ROWLAND
LAWYER
Special Attention to LAND TITLES LAND LITIGATION and CONVEYANCING Phone 106-M
A Notary Always
in Attendance
Office: Suite 4 and 5 American Bank and Trust Company Building
DR. J. M. ADAMS
CHIROPODIST
Corns, Warts, Moles, Ingrown Toe Nails Callouses Treated and Removed
Phone 338-M ROOMS 215-217 CENTRAL NAT'L BANK BLDG.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS
FLUOROSCOPE EXAMINATIONS
X-RAY TREATMENTS
Drs. Carl M. and Pearl N. Fink
CHIROPRACTIC, PHYSCULTOPATHY ELECTRIC-THERAPEUTIC
PHYSICIANS
Hours; 9 to 12 A. M .; 1 to 4 P. M.
Other Hours by Appointment
18 FIFTH STREET, NORTH ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.
DR. M. J. MITCHELL
Chiropractor
Suite 1 and 2 Welch Bldg.
461 CENTRAL AVENUE ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.
Dr. Le Pompadour
Naturopath and Foot Specialist 615 CENTRAL AVE. Surgeon Chiropodist
Scientific Treatment of Corns, Bunions, Ingrown Nails, Fallen Arches, Legs and Spine. Electric Massage. Lady Assistant. Examination Free.
PHONE 102-J
Work Guaranteed
SEE
J. R. WHITE THE TAILOR
For Your Next Suit to be CLEANED and PRESSED
Gent's Suits Pressed $ .50
Ladies' Coat Suits -
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$1.00 up
Gent's Suits Cleaned and Pressed - 1.00
Ladies' Skirts
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.50 up
200 CENTRAL AVE.
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WEST COAST INN
ON TAMPA BAY
AMERICAN PLAN
NEW ATTRACTIVELY FURNISHED
Private Baths. Hot and Cold Running Water in every room. Heated throughout.
1,200 feet 12-foot Verandas with private doors opening from each single and rooms en-suite.
On Beach Drive, facing water front park, Unobstructed view of the bay, Electric Elevator service, Roof Observatory.
F. C. CARLEY, OWNER AND MANAGER
1st Street S. Cor. 3d Ave. S.
Phone 441-M.
St. Petersburg, Fla.
St. Petersburg is situated on the southernmost point of the Pinellas Peninsula (or Pinellas County), 270 miles south from Jack- sonville, Florida.
The town is beautifully situated on a gentle slope rising forty feet above the level of the Bay, and extends backward in the form of a parallelogram. The streets run east and west and north and south and intersect at right angles. Recently the city has annexed also a strip of land one mile wide and extending westward over five miles through the originally planned city and this "handle," Central Ave- nue, which divides the city into north and south, sweeps west from Tampa Bay, a magnificent boulevard seven miles long, straight as an arrow, to Boca Ceiga Bay on the west. When the improvements of parking and planting of trees and shrubs along the line of this ex- tension are completed, Central Avenue will be one of the famous "show" streets of America. To the south a large area of partially overflowed land has been reclaimed, and hundreds of valuable city lots form the subdivision of Bayboro, where formerly were only tiny bayous and sand flats.
More even than other sections of the State, is St. Petersburg and the Pinellas Peninsula favored in the matter of climate. This, its greatest attraction, is due to its practically insular position. Summer and winter the climate is ideal. Sea breezes render the summers de- lightful, and in winter the warm winds from Gulf and Bay temper to a caress the touch of winter.
Fogs are infrequent and the absence of swamps and marshes leave no room for malaria. St. Petersburg has more clear, bright days than any city in the country, and this, far from being an un- founded boast, is a well-established fact.
Fanned by soft winds which blow from Gulf and Bay, tempering the warmth of summer and banishing winter's chill; with nights cool and pleasant for sweet, refreshing sleep; with almost every day an "out-doors" day ; and with the purest artesian water for drinking, it is no wonder this physical well-being rises to the highest mark in St. Petersburg. The city has an excellent system of sanitation, health rules are rigidly enforced, and streets, alleys and grounds are kept in an admirably neat and clean condition.
Among the chief charms of St. Petersburg are the beautiful walks and drives. The eye is delighted with a symphony of colors. In the unique climate of the Peninsula are grown in perfection not only plants and trees of the temperate zone, but those of the tropics as well. Mangoes and avocado pears, guavas and papayas or "paw- paws," bananas and pineapples mingle with the commoner citrus fruit trees, such as orange, grapefruit, lime and lemon. Tall palms grow here and the magnolia, of glossy leaf and immense fragrant, creamy blossoms, with oaks and many evergreens. Some of the vines are perfect curtains of glowing colors-the purple bougain-
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Rooms En Suite with Bath
Electric Light, Steam Heat
Open all the Year American Plan
Elevator Service
Hotel Detecil® ON TAMPA BAY "
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.
MR. and MRS. E. M. BACKUS, Owners MANAGEMENT OF E. J. SHARROCK
$3.00 Up
120 Rooms
50 with Bath
Telephone 47
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villea, the orange and red bignonia and trumpet flower, the white and yellow jasmine and the golden allemander. Hibiscus and poin- ciana, many hued oleanders, rubber trees, and cacti are seen in per- fection. Roses bloom all the year, and in the spring the perfume of orange blossoms is everywhere.
On the Pinellas Peninsula vegetables of every description may be grown, together with melons, berries, grapes, sugar-cane, rice, and various forage crops, such as pea vines, bermuda grass, beggar weed, and velvet beans. Owing to its immunity from killing frosts, Pinellas is one of the finest citrus sections of the State. Its grape- fruit, especially, are of the finest quality and most delicious flavor. Many tropical fruits may be grown successfully.
For poultry raising there is no better country in the world, and bee culture is profitable.
The soil is for the most part a light, sandy loam, very easily cul- tivated, with occasional tracts of rich, black, wet muck land, which, when well drained, is the finest of soil for vegetables. Then there are stretches, here and there, of what is called scrub pine land, gener- ally regarded as practically worthless for farming purposes.
Government by commission was adopted by the city in 1913. The governing board consists of a Mayor and seven commissioners.
Police and fire departments are well organized and efficient. The city hospital, the park system, and the municipal library and advertising department are each in charge of a board of commis- sioners appointed for these purposes. The water supply of St. Petersburg is from never-failing artesian wells, pure and palatable. The city owns its water-works. The latest addition to St. Peters- burg's city-owned public utilities is an up-to-date gas plant, which furnishes consumers light and fuel at a low figure.
St. Petersburg's banks, all with handsome brick or stone build- ings ; business houses costing from $50,000 to $100,000, with large modern stocks; its trolley, electric light, and telephone systems, all substantiate its claim to all city conveniences. In the city are gar- ages ; woodworking plants; ice and cold-storage plants ; machine shops and marine ways; fruit, vegetable, and fish-packing houses; wholesale grocery, grain and fertilizers, large cement and concrete plants, tobacco factory, and shops of all descriptions.
Although St. Petersburg is splendidly equipped for entertain- ing, the demand for the very best in accommodations grows, and provisions for fulfilling this demand will be made.
The numerous hotels, boarding-houses, rooming houses, apart- ment houses, and cottages, with cafes and restaurants, furnish accom- dations to suit every taste and pocketbook.
City and suburban residents take much pride in their homes. The streets are lined with beautiful dwellings in a setting of finely kept lawns and tropical shrubs and vines. Many of the handsomest homes are seen on country estates.
St. Petersburg is a religious community, as its numerous hand- some church edifices show. An attractive brick and stone public library building has been constructed upon an admirable park site, fronting a clear blue lake, about the center of the town.
Among the more conspicuous fraternal orders represented are the Masons, Elks, Odd Fellows, Red Men, Knights of Pythias, Woodmen of the World, with their auxiliary women's orders.
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New Management
The HOLLENBECK AMERICAN : : PLAN : :
Steam Heat, Private Baths, Running Hot and Cold Water 2 Blocks from Postoffice
Rates on Application
F. M. MCCLINTOCK, Propr. N. W. Cor. 2d and 1st Ave. N. Tel. 69-J
La Plaza Hotel
FRANK WREN, Proprietor
European Plan Baths Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
La Plaza Hotel Annex
Phone 515-M
478 CENTRAL AVENUE Florida Bank Building
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St. Petersburg's public schools are its pride. The buildings of the city school system are eight in number, modern and thoroughly equipped. Funds have recently been provided for a new high school to cost $175,000. The course of study is comprehensive and practi- cal, covering from kindergarten through the high school and includ- ing, besides the subjects usually taught, domestic science, physical culture, military drill and manual training. All school privileges are free to children of visitors. Besides the public schools there are a number of excellent private schools and a business college.
St. Petersburg is an automobile town. The 100-foot wide streets, paved with vitrified brick, and the hard-surfaced country roads arouse the enthusiasm of visiting motorists. Pinellas County this summer completes a system of highways at an expense of $715,- 000. Every town and village in the county has a good brick road leading to it. St. Petersburg is also one of the best sidewalk towns in the country, having over 100 miles of good cement walks in the city and adjacent subdivisions.
Much of the fame of St. Petersburg rests upon the reputation of the prowess of her fishermen, the actual catches of Spanish mackerel, sheepshead, grouper, trout, snapper, and many other edible fishes being so large as to be almost unbe- lievable to those unacquainted with the facts. Great sport is had also in crabbing and catching the enormous jewfish. Fishing is good all the year and may be enjoyed from shore, pier, or boat-in the shallow waters near shore or in deep water several miles out. The great "silver king" or leaping tarpon comes into the waters around the keys late in the spring, and until the end of summer, fishermen from near and far are out with hook and tackle to capture the silver beauties-from 75 to 200 pounds in weight.
St. Petersburg is wonderfully attractive to the seekers for amuse- ment, pleasure, and recreation. Boating, bathing, fishing, shelling, motoring, picnicking, and all out-door pleasures may be enjoyed about 360 days in the year. There are fine fresh fruits and vege- tables all winter long, and the most delicious of sea food to satisfy the taste of the epicure. The opera-house, costing $125,000 and seating 2,500 people, would be a credit to a city twenty times the size of St. Petersburg.
Many visitors are found in the free library and occupying the seats conveniently distributed along the streets and in the parks. Hundreds of elderly tourists have formed themselves into a "Sun- shine Pleasure Club," and assemble in Williams' Park every week- day to play checkers, croquet, and quoits. On Sunday afternoons the park is filled to overflowing when the band gives a sacred con- cert. A free mid-week concert is also given. A Chautauqua is held in the spring and lyceum courses are frequently given.
Golf is played all the year round. . The eighteen-hole course on the trolley line at Davista is one of the finest in the whole country. Grass greens distance, 6,080 yards ; bogey, 82; par, 72. Tourna- ments held all winter. There is a golf expert and two assistants. The handsome club house is admirably fitted up for the comfort, con- venience and pleasure of players and guests of the club.
Cities, like persons, have individuality, and St. Petersburg's is
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Phone Connection N. DENNIS, Proprietor
Hotel Dennis and Cafeteria
Hot and Cold Running Water in Every Room. "STEAM HEATED
CORNERS THIRD and FIRST AVENUE, NORTH
THE ALLISON HOTEL
250 2d Ave., N, Opposite City Park Telephone
WILLIAM E. ALLISON, Owner and Propr. HOT and COLD WATER in Every Room Steam Heat and Private Baths. Bell Service House Well Ventilated and Screened
SPECIALTY OF HOME COOKING A
HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS Tenth Season Open September to June
MRS. L. S. DUSENBURY, Owner B. F. VAIL, Manager Transients $2.50 Per Day Meals $8.50 Per Week Weekly Rates $12 and Up Seventy-five Guest Rooms PHONE 308
DUSENBURY VILLA
"ST. PETERSBURG'S Popular Hotel in Florida's Most Popular Resort"
KANSAS HOUSE A. S. RITENOUR, Propr.
Recently Renovated
First Class Cooking
Rates $1.50 Per Day
278 SECOND AVENUE, S, Cor. Third
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clear-cut and unique. Whatever the town may be called it is not colorless or neutral-the earnestness of its citizens may not be gain- said. They are known, locally and abroad, for their foresight, en- ergy, and enterprise, and particularly for their harmonious united efforts to advance the common good. And the characteristic of the townspeople most remarked of all, is their whole-souled friendliness and unaffected courtesy to strangers.
The city has wisely acquired for the public its magnificent water front. It has taken steps to improve its commercial harbor, a factor in the material growth of the city well worth the study, not only of the municipality, but of investors and manufacturers looking for strategic positions. This harbor has such a multitude of possibilities as to make St. Petersburg's situation of extraordinary value as a shipping point.
The enterprise of the city in undertaking its park extension system, and the conception and adoption of such a plan for a great recreation center as its "Concordium," on the water front, have at- tracted wide notice and commendation.
THE BOARD OF TRADE
The St. Petersburg Board of Trade is a live body of progressive men (and women, too), all eager to build up, not only their own interests but those of the town which they call home.
For full particulars in regard to any point which especially inter- ests you, address-
SECRETARY BOARD OF TRADE
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.
The Chatauqua Home Laundry C. J. COOK, Proprietor
FRENCH CLEANING and PRESSING
Now open for the season. The first Home Laundry established in the city. The best of work guaranteed. Your finest garments safe with us. Ladies' work a specialty. Cleaning and Pressing. Give us a trial. We will please you. The old reliable laundry.
Phone 11-J Cor. SECOND ST. and SECOND AVE., North
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PARK HOUSE
FACING CITY PARK
TABLE AND SERVICE THE BEST
CLEAN COMFORTABLE ROOMS
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
Rooms with Bath
House Steam Heated
A. A. ISHAM, Propr. and Owner
335 2d Ave. N. Phone 425
THE ANSONIA HOTEL F. E. COLE, Proprietor
349 Central Ave. Phone 419-M.
Brick Building with Modern Conveniences. Street Cars Pass the Doors from all Directions. Post Office Block-One Block from Depot.
Popular Rates by Day or Week on Application
T. H. RIFLEY
Manufacturer of SUPERIOR ICE CREAM
Distributors of Sweet Cream Whipping Cream a Specialty Sweet Milk, Buttermilk and Creamery Butter Wholesale and Retail
Our Motto is "Quality and Service" Phone No. 233-M.
R. L. POLK
J. WIGGINS
R. L. POLK & CO.'S ST. PETERSBURG CITY DIRECTORY
INCLUDING Clearwater, Tarpon Springs, Dunedin, Gulf- port, Largo, Pass-a-Grille, and Pinellas Park
1918
VOLUME IV
Containing an Alphabetical List of Business Firms and Private Citizens a Directory of the City and County Officers, Churches, Public and Private Schools, Benevolent, Literary and Other Associations, Banks, Etc., a Complete
Classified Business Directory "THE BUYER'S GUIDE"
AND A REVISED STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE AND DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS OF ST. PETERSBURG
Price Six Dollars
R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers Jacksonville, Florida
MEMBER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN DIRECTORY PUBLISHERS
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P 1918
Copyright 1918 by R. L. Polk & Co.
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In presenting the fourth consecutive edition of the St. Petersburg City Directory, the Publishers are confident that the high degree of accuracy heretofore established has been maintained in the present volume.
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