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THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 273 to 322, 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 be- tween 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.
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THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, covers pages 325 to 392. In this section the names of the streets are ar- ranged in alphabetical order; the numbers of the residences and business concerns are arranged in numerical order un- der the name of each street, and the names of the house- holders 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.
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 read- ily 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 Di- rectory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.
R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers.
CLEARWATER
"THE SPRINGTIME CITY"
(Courtesy Clearwater Chamber of Commerce)
City Hall
Statistical Review
Form of Government-Manager-commission.
Population-1930 U. S. Census, 7,607; 1940 U. S. Census, 10,136.
Area-16 square miles.
Altitude-32 feet above sea level (average).
Climate-Mean annual temperature, 71.3 degrees F .; mean summer, 82.4; mean winter, 64.6. Average annual rainfall, 56.3 inches.
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Parks-7, with total of 36 acres.
Assessed Valuation-$13,000,000.
Bonded Debt-$4,440,000.
Financial Data-2 banks, with total deposits of $11,189,- 102.29 (June 30, 1944), and total resources of $11,785,358.52 (June 30, 1944). Federal Savings & Loan Association.
Postal Receipts-$115,044.67 (calendar year 1943).
Telephones in Service-3,856.
Churches-18, representing 12 denominations.
Trade Area-Retail area covers 400 square miles.
Newspapers-1 daily 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 and 92; State 15 and 17.
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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 within 4-mile radius.
Hospitals-1 public, with 75 beds; 1 private.
Education-5 public schools, including 1 senior high and 1 junior high. Number of pupils in public schools, 2,198; teachers, 83.
Public Libraries-1, with 33,000 volumes; circulation, 83,500 books annually.
City Statistics-Paved street mileage, 100. Miles of gas mains, 77.9; sewers, 90. Number of water meters, 3,958; light meters, 6,036; gas meters, 3,028. Daily average pump- age of water works, 800,000 gallons; miles of mains, 91.5; value of plant, $600,000. Fire department has 11 men, with 2 stations and 4 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department property, $121,500. Police department has 16 men, with 1 station and 4 pieces of motor equipment.
PINELLAS COUNT
COURT HOUSE
Pinellas County Court House
General Review
Famed as Florida's "Springtime City," 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 Flor- ida, Clearwater is a city of hospitable homes, broad streets and avenues, and magnificent vistas of seascape and tropi- cal 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, festooned with Spanish moss. Here, too, the flaming poin- settia and hibiscus paint backgrounds with lavish color.
Clearwater is a city where good government is a watch- word. The municipality has one of the lowest tax rates in
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Florida. In form, the government is city manager-city com- mission, the latter comprising five commissioners and head- ed by the mayor-commissioner.
Through prudent use of revenues derived from muni- cipally-owned gas and water departments, the City ad- ministration recently negotiated the refunding of its bonded debt at great savings in interest and sinking fund. Post- war planning is far advanced, with substantial sums already set aside to finance a carefully-conceived program of parks, boulevards, a stadium, waterfront drives and many other projects that will enhance still further Clearwater's fame as the ideal tourist and convention city.
With the outbreak of World War II and this nation's entry into that conflict, Clearwater for many months be- came an Army Air Corps training center. Many of the hotels were taken over as barracks. Today, however, these military activities have been moved to other locations, with the result that all of Clearwater's hotels have been re- turned to civilian use.
Downtown Street Scene
Work has been completed on Florida's magnificent West Coast Highway-a ribbon of concrete that links Pensacola, St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Ford Myers with the vast Middle West. This- Gulf Coast Highway provides Clear- water with one more outlet, and the project becomes all the more important when considered in conjunction with the recent lifting of tolls from Davis Causeway and Gandy Bridge, which span Tampa Bay and have been operated as toll spans.
Therefore, Clearwater stands at the hub of a vast net- work of highways, enabling the winter visitor to spend an entire season in Clearwater while touring the state from the Pinellas County seat. Once visitors take up residence in Clearwater, however, few desire to journey further, be- cause entertainment and recreation are found here in abundance.
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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 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 Miami and Miami Beach. In Clearwater, as in the Dade County metropolis, the mainland city is linked with the beach resort by a palm-lined causeway. Only in Clear- water, the visitor can gaze out across Memorial Causeway, built in 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 municipal pier, a modernistic beach clubhouse, the club- house and boat slips of the Clearwater Yacht Club, and broad winding boulevards lined with homes and apart- ments. On the south end of the island is located the ex- clusive 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 cards parties and other social activities are participated in by the mem- bers and their friends.
Four 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-
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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- wanis and Lions, each meeting weekly at the Peace Mem- orial Church. 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 30 years ago with a small collection housed in one room over a downtown bank, and today has more than 33,000 volumes. The library build- ing on North Osceola Ave., and Sunset Court was presented to the community by Andrew Carnegie in 1916 and was en- larged 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 addition 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 average of seven exhibits are shown during the winter season, with an approximate attendance of 10,000 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 in- terest.
Clearwater and Pinellas County rank second in the state in the production of grapefruit, and fourth in all other citrus. Some of the finest groves in the land are located just outside the city limits, and Clearwater is the market- ing center in the county for this crop.
Post Office
DUNEDIN
Florida's Complete Winter Residence City, Quickly and Easily Accessible
Dunedin is primarily a home community, and has an attractive setting facing westward along a three-mile shore line on the waters of St. Joseph Sound, commonly known as Clearwater Bay. Edgewater and Victoria drives and Bayshore Boulevard, along the shores of the bay, provide as beautiful a scenic drive as is to be found anywhere. Families and names of national prominence are among the winter residents who own and occupy homes in this at- tractive community. The palm-lined avenues, evergreen oaks, camphors and other trees and shrubs, flowering plants and native foliage make a beautiful setting.
The churches, schools, public library, parks, clubs, etc., together with an "all-year" climate, provide for full en- joyment of life, both as a winter home and a permanent residence. All that can be desired for a full life of health and happiness is to be found in Dunedin.
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The Dunedin Shuffleboard Club holds frequent tourna- ments in Edgewater Park which is situated on the shore of the bay and includes facilities for roque, horseshoe, tennis, card games, checkers, etc. Here friends meet to play and enjoy the fresh salt air and Florida's inimitable sunshine.
The Dunedin municipal water supply is considered one of the best and purest water supplies to be found any- where, and people from miles around bring their bottles to be filled with this pure, soft water.
Dunedin has perfect natural drainage and sanitation, and is a modern city which every convenience and utility service of the self-contained municipality.
The Florida plant of the Food Machinery Corp. is lo- cated in Dunedin, and, along with the cultivation and ship- ping of large quantities of citrus fruits from the groves surrounding Dunedin, furnishes an industrial backbone to the community. The Food Machinery Corp. now is also manufacturing the Don Roebling Amphibian Tractors for the Navy.
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Dunedin is surrounded by beautiful orange and grape- fruit groves. Among the many owners of large citrus groves near Dunedin is Powel Crosley, Jr., who ships fruit from Dunedin to homes all over the nation.
All Kinds of Water Sports
The Dunedin Boat Basin, completed in 1936, is one of the most attractive and safest boat harbors in the state. The Boat Basin is owned and operated by the City of Dun- edin, and the boat slips are rented to the individual boat- owners.
The Dunedin Boat Club sponsors frequent races in Clearwater Bay and the Gulf. Three miles of shore line represent one of Dunedin's chief assets, with the surround- ing waters providing boating and fishing for enjoyment throughout the year.
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Aquaplaning and other exhilarating water sports pro- vide entertainment for both participants and spectators. The waters of Clearwater Bay and the Gulf of Mexico are a playground all year long.
The waters off Dunedin abound in a variety of fish. Kingfish, mackerel, grouper, trout, black fish, bass and many other varieties of salt-water and fresh water fish furnish an ever-present interest for the angler.
"All Roads Lead to Dunedin"
Dunedin is quickly accessible to any city in Florida, a network of paved highways and bus lines running north, east and south; and by train, is within 36 hours of the principal Northern points. Through and direct train serv- ice is provided by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. The corporate limits of Dunedin on the south adjoin Clearwater, the county seat of Pinellas County. St. Petersburg and Tampa are within a half-hour motor trip from Dunedin.
There are three modern and excellent hotels in Dun- edin, the Hotel Fenway, Hotel Dunedin and Yacht Club Inn, all operated under owner-management and providing the best accommodations for the tourist and visitor.
Houses and apartments, furnished and unfurnished, are available at reasonable prices. There are several rooming houses, and rooms for winter visitors are available in many private homes.
There are more than a dozen golf courses within a short motor trip from Dunedin. This section of the state is sometimes referred to as the "golfer's paradise." The Dunedin Golf Course is considered one of the sportiest courses in Florida. Many winter visitors enjoy this course and the sport that natural hazards offer them. Most of these courses are open for play throughout the year, with visitors welcome. Reasonable greens fees.
Clearwater Beach, one of Florida's finest beaches, is within a few minutes' drive from Dunedin.
Statistical Review
Form of Government-City manager.
Population-1,758 (1940 U. S. Census).
Area-3 square miles.
Parks-2.
Bonded Debt-$1,180,500.
Financial Facts-1 bank, with deposits of $600,000 (April 1, 1941), and resources of $680,000 (April 1, 1941).
Churches-5.
Newspapers-1 weekly.
Railroads-Atlantic Coast Line.
Hospitals-1.
Education-2 public schools, including Dunedin Ele- mentary Schools and Dunedin Junior High School. Also 1 kindergarten.
Public Library-1, with 10,000 volumes.
LARGO
Form of government-City manager.
Population-1940 U. S. Census, 1,031.
Located 31/2 miles south of Clearwater and served by the A.C.L. and S.A.L. railroads.
Primarily an agricultural district, and the center of citrus-growing in Pinellas County.
Has a weekly newspaper, The Largo Sentinel; paved streets; sidewalks; municipal water plant; electric lights; public library; municipal auditorium; two public schools, including elementary, junior high, high school and kinder- garten; two parks, with two shuffleboard courts; Baptist and Methodist churches, Church of Christ and Church of God; Masonic and Eastern Star lodges.
Motorbus connection with most of Pinellas County and Tampa, fruit-packing house, lumber yard, a number of min- or industries, Western Union Telegraph service, Railway Express Agency and post office.
Safety Harbor
LOCATION: Safety Harbor is situated midway between Tampa and St. Petersburg, six miles from Clearwater and the exclusive winter resort colony of Belleair, on Pinellas Peninsula, occuping a splendid elevation overlooking Old Tampa Bay. It is located in a hilly section on the coast of the bay and is truly one of Florida's natural beauty spots. The first white family to settle here was Dr. Odet Phillipe, who, in the spring of 1823, was directed here by a buccaneer named Gomez, who showed Dr. Phillipe a chart which in- dicated every nook and corner of the west coast of Florida.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Safety Harbor is in splendid posi- tion to house its visitors, having an excellent sanatorium, a fine hotel and modern apartments and cottages.
HEALTH RESORT: Safety Harbor achieved its first fame as a health resort because of the "Espiritu Santo Springs," or "Springs of the Holy Spirit," which name was given by Hernando de Soto in 1539. The spring waters are known as "Santo" waters. They are bottled and shipped to all parts of the country.
CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS: Safety Harbor has four churches-Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist and Presbyterian. The city also has an excellent school system, including a new junior high school.
RECREATIONS: Safety Harbor offers recreation for persons of all ages. The first consideration, of course, comes from the wonderful location on the waterfront of Old Tampa Bay. Fishing, boating, bathing and all sports pertaining to the water are enjoyed by everyone. For the hunter, . duck and other game are plentiful. Nearby are many excellent golf courses. Other sports include shuffle- board, lawn bowling, badminton, horseback-riding and ten- nis.
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CLUBS: Safety Harbor is well represented with fraternal organizations, having a Masonic lodge, Modern Woodmen, Woodmen of the World, Order of Eastern Star and Royal Neighbors. There are also many other local and civic clubs and an active Chamber of Commerce.
TRANSPORTATION: Safety Harbor enjoys excellent transportation facilities, being on the main line of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, and having splendid paved highways.
Espiritu Santo Springs-"America's Oldest Mineral Springs"
There always has been and ever will be a tinge of ro- mance associated with the springs and mineral or medicated waters that have benefited and helped to heal the illnesses of mankind. Since the beginning of civilization, the bene- fits of such waters have been known and recognized. Records show that many such springs have become Meccas for the sick and afflicted. Espiritu Santo Springs, history tells us, were discovered by Hernando de Soto in 1539, thus earning the title of "America's Oldest Mineral Springs." DeSoto's journal quotes, "And, journeying on, far-spent and
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in great need of medicines, food and rest, we came to the 'springs of healing waters'."
The flow of these springs is estimated at 100,000 gal- lons daily, with no noticeable difference in volume. Neither long dry spells nor occasional periods of rain have any effect, indicating that the flow comes from tremendous depth and great distance, insuring freedom from contam- ination.
There are many springs throughout Florida. However, none can boast such healthful or curative properties as Espiritu Santo Springs. In the waters of these springs are virtues which are not found in any other spring waters, and in accordance with statistics, Espiritu Santo Springs are regarded as among the most valuable of all America's springs.
One of the extremely remarkable facts about these springs is that there are five separate springs bubbling in crystal clarity only a short distance from one another. The 1 analysis of each spring is entirely different, even though they are located only a few feet apart, and shows that they each have their own curative, healing properties for dif- ferent types of illness.
Espiritu Santo Springs water are endorsed and recom- mended by many outstanding members of the medical pro- fession. Residents of Safety Harbor do not hesitate to mention innumerable cases of remarkable cures, many of which seem to be utterly beyond belief, yet there are records substantiating these cases.
Espiritu Santo Springs are now owned, together with the Safety Harbor Sanatorium and Hotel, by Dr. A. D. Jan- sik. The springs are housed in a beautiful pavilion which is open to the public and where the spring waters are served by an attendant.
The Safety Harbor Sanatorium and Hotel
The Safety Harbor Sanatorium and Hotel are owned and operated by, and under the personal supervision of, Dr. Jansik.
In reality this institution is a school of health. A scien- tific program suited to the individual is laid out. Diets, baths and scientific treatments with physio-therapy, dia- thermy, hyperpyrexia (artificial fever), short and ultra short waves, massage and manipulated exercises, are pre- scribed according to individual requirements and only after thorough diagnosis.
The Safety Harbor Sanatorium and Hotel enjoy per- haps the most beautiful location of any institution of their kind in the country, being on the high bluff overlooking Old Tampa Bay.
Eighteen acres of grounds, all on the waterfront, are beautified and made over into one of the state's most at- tractive recreation areas.
The Sanatorium and Hotel combined offer one of the finest combinations of facilities for health-rest, nursing care, treatment or enjoyable winter vacationing in the en- tire country. The Sanatorium provides practically unlim- ited accommodations for the treatment and care of guests or patients.
For regaining or retaining health, the Safety Harbor Sanatorium and Hotel has a natural atmosphere and en-
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vironment that makes for delightful relaxation and recrea- tion. At the visitors' fingertips are all the facilities of a truly great spa. Within easy access are metropolitan cities, beaches, parks, golf courses and numerous points of inter- est.
Dr. Jansik, an Austrian by birth, has had years of ex- perience, not only in this country, but in the famous spas of Europe. He uses the most modern methods of physio- therapy, and his staff, carefully recruited, includes thor- oughly-trained specialists in all branches of treatments offered by the Sanatorium.
The bath department offers cabinet, steam room, Blitz- gus, needle spray, sitz and mineral water baths and salt rubs.
Adjoining the Sanatorium is a beautiful outdoor swim- ming pool filled by the waters of four of the springs. Dress- ing rooms are provided for patients and guests.
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