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MOTTLE CLEANERS AND OVER'S
JOHNSON TRANSFER and WAREHOUSE
Moving and Storage - Agent Allied Van Lines, Inc. 405 DOUGLAS ST. HAMMOND, IND. TELEPHONE SHEFFIELD 490
VOGEL'S RESTAURANT, INC. FISH, CHICKEN, STEAK AND FROG LEG DINNERS Catering to Parties and Banquets All Air Conditioned Throughout 1250 Indianapolis Blvd., On Routes 12-20-41 Tel. Whiting 1250
DEPENDABLE GAS AND ELECTRIC SERVICE
NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY PHONE SHEFFIELD 5200
HOOSIER STATE BANK OF HAMMOND
"The Friendly Bank For Friendly People" Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 479 State St. Phone Sheffield 9000
C. SMITH
Hardware -- Paints -- Glass Plumbing -- Heating Sewerage
851 Hoffman Phones Sheffield 2962, Russell 6676
Swarthout Chevrolet, Inc. Tels. Whiting 1073, Sheffield 61
1820 Indianapolis Blvd., Whiting, Ind.
YELLOW CABS - Phone Sheffield 4400
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GENERAL TIRE SALES & SERVICE BILL HODONOS
Columbia at Indiana Ave.
Sheffield 425
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Telephone Sheffield 1490
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HAMMOND CITY DIRECTORY
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HAMMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY
5011 HOHMAN AVENUE - PHONE 1623
Hours Open at Main Building: Monday to Friday 9 to 9 Saturday 9 to 6
Sundays 2 to 5 Except July and August
Brooks House Branch 1047 Conkey Street
Calumet Avenue Branch 5444 Calumet Avenue
Keeler Branch 4807 Oak Avenue
Sawyer Branch 649 Mulberry Street
Hansen Branch
2823 Martha Street Hessville
Rupp Branch 847 117th Street Robertsdale Phone Whiting 111-W
The Above Six Branches Are Open the Following Hours: MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY 12:30 to 6 - 6:30 to 9 TUESDAY AND SATURDAY 12:30 to 6 Closed Thursdays and Sundays
Columbia Center Branch 173rd and Columbia Ave. HOURS OPEN MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY 12:30 to 6 - 6:30 to 9 TUESDAY AND THURSDAY 12:30 to 6
Harrison Park Branch Hohman at Waltham Streets HOURS OPEN MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY 12:30 to 9 TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY 12:30 to 6
R. L. POLK & CO.'S
GENERAL INDEX
Page
Abbreviations
24 and 25
Alphabetical List of Names
25
Apartment Buildings 826
Banks and Trust Companies
829
Board of Education 20
Buildings-Office and Public 832
Burnham Village Government 20
Bus and Coach Lines-Motor
832
Buyers' Guide
opp 772
Calumet City Government
20
Cemeteries
833
Churches
833
City Government
20
Classified Business Directory
Clergymen
Clubs
Convents
County Government
21 22
Courts
Federal Government
22 20
Golf Clubs and Courses
Halls
Homes and Asylums
Hospitals and Dispensaries
Hotels
848 852
Libraries
11
Newspapers
855
Organizations
856
Parks and Playgrounds
858
Police Department
20
Post Office
22
Railroads 861
Schools-Parochial
865
Schools-Public
865
Schools, Colleges and Academies
865
Street and Avenue Guides:
Hammond 629
Whiting 757
U. S. Officers 22
Whiting City Government
21
825 835 836 839
Fire Department
845 847 848 848
Miscellaneous Information
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES
Page
A A A National Moving & Storage Co .... 39 Abrahamson Motor Sales Inc.
. right side lines and 4 Acme Welding & Engineering Co. Y Androff John .. 41
Argus Harry J & Associates ..
Bagley-Chandler Agency 47 .left top lines and 18
Baldwin Realty Co ...... left top lines and 47 Bank of Whiting ..... right side lines and 12 Beckman Ice Cream Corp. 30
Beckman Supply Co .. B Bohling Auto Sales Inc. . backbone, right side lines and 4 Boulevard Lumber & Salvage Co. 39 Brant J R . left top lines and 46
Budd The Furnace Man. 27
Calumet Motor Sales of Hammond Inc ... .top and bottom edges and 5
Calumet National Bank of Hammond. . front edge, left top lines and 10 Calumet Park Cemetery. .left top lines and 18 Calumet Placement Service .. .right side lines and 25 Calumet Sheet Metal Works .. .ri ht top lines and 27 Calume Title Co Inc .. left top lines and 2 Central Coal & Su ply Co .. 19
Central Glass & Paint Co Inc ... 42
Chicago & Calumet District Transit Co .. 17
Cinzens Federal Savings & Loan Assn. back cover and 50
Conkey Cleaners. 18
Conkey W B Co .... right top lines and 15 Consumers Roofing Co. 49 Conway-Calligan Corp. 24
Credit Bureau of H mmond Inc.
right top lines and 24
Crown Coal Co Inc .. 19
D & P Auto Construction Co Inc. 7
Daily Heating Co ..
.. right top lines and 27
Dildine Inc.
left side lines and 29
Dixie Dairy Co .....
.left side lines and 24
Douglas Lumber & Supply Co Inc
Eme y David T ..
right side lines and 35
32
Ennis Samuel C & Co Inc ..
.right top lines and 47
Enterprise Coal & Supply Co .... .right top lines and 20
Fadell Personnel Service.
right top lines and 25
Furnace Contractors 28 Gartner Roofing Co. 49 General Tire Sales & Service. A
Goodrich B F Store. 7
Green Gables Trailer Sales 52
Greyhound Bus Terminal.
.1 ft top lines and 17 Hamacher Nursery .... right top lines and 41 Hammond Floral Co. . right top l'nes and 26 Han mond Lumber Co ... 35
Hammond Mattress Shop. 39
Hammond Monumental Works Inc. 39 Hammond Pest Control Co.
.left top lines and 26 Hammond Public Library C Health Mor-Rusco. 21 Hemstock Realty Co. 47 Vogel's Restaurant. .. 28
Heury Co The. right side lines and 29 Herschbach Motor Corp. right side lines and 5
Home Lumber Co ..
30 and 36
Home Owners Guild. 23 Hoosier State Bank of Hammond.
.front cover and 12 Howard Realty Co. 48 Humphrey George W .... left top lines and 22 Hydrox Corp. 30
Ideal Coal Co.
20
Indiana Tile Works.
Page
Industrial Sheet Metal Co.
.. 52
.left side lines and 51
Inland Supply Co .. 44 Johnson Transfer & Warehouse. .front cover, right top lines and 40 Kirkeiner Sales & Service .. ... 21 Klines Modern Copies. . left top lines and 44 Kovacsy "Bill" Heating Service .. . left side lines and 26
Lake County Agency Inc.
.right side lines and 32
Lake County Title Co.
2
Lake Iron & Metal Co. 52
Marcus Supply Co ... 44
Mayer Charles H & Co.
.right side lines and 14
Mercantile National Bank
. back cover and 13
Meyer Motor Corp
7
Midway Realty Corp. . rightop lines and 46
Miles Paint & Wallpaper Co.
42
Mitch ] Auto Sales
7
Monarch Conservatories of Music
41
Mott Cle ners & Dyers front cover, right top lines and 19 Norman Jewelers 33 North State Publishing Co Inc. 1 ft top lines and 44
Northern Indiana Lumber & Coal Co ...
front cover, 20 and 36
North. n Indiana Public Service Co
Oram Dan W Co.
.front cover and 45
. back cover, right side lines and 3 Paxton Lumber Co ... 37 Peoples Building Loan & Savin s Ass ı. .. .back cover and 16 Perrin's Recreation. Z
Polk's Bankers Encyclopedia . 9
Pottlitzer Leo ...
right side lines and 32
Quint Bros Inc
.left side lines and
6
Reis ig & Phair Agen y Inc.
33
Robertsdale Lumber Co .. 1 ft top lines and 37
Rosenbaum Coal & Material Co Inc ..
21
Roy's Body & Fender Co. 8
Rueth Leo & Sons Inc .. 22
Salyer Jos H & Son. . 43 Scappi Bus Line Inc ... left top lines and 17 Schl tter Motor Sales Inc 8
Sheffield Coal & Supply Co. 22
Shorty's Cleaners & Dyers .. . 18
Smith Charles 48
Smith Columbus .. front cover and 43
Smith Decorating Co Inc.
.left side lines and 42 Southeastern Coal Co. . right top lines and 25 Standard Equipment & Supply Co
. left top lines and 23
Standard Lumber Co. . right top lines and 38 State Bank of Whiting . 11
State Glass Co ... 28
Swarthout Chevrolet Inc. .front cove , left top lines and 6 Tri-City Roofing & Sheet Metal Works .. 50 United Boiler Heating & Foundry Co .. right top lines and 31
Vanderby Screen Co ...... back cover and 34 Van Horn Floyd V Co. 48 Vierk's Hessville Furniture.
.. front cover, right top lines and 49 WJOB Radio Station ..... back cover and 16 Walker's Automotive Supplies 8 Waskelo M J. 48
Werner-Piest Furniture Co.
Whiting Lumber & Coal Co ..
28
.left side lines, 22 and 38 Wilhelm John F Agency. ... 33 Will John H. Insurance Agency. 33
Yarbrough Movers. . .. . left side lines and 40 Yellow Cab Co. . front and back covers and 51
INTRODUCTION
R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of more than 750 city, county, state and national Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1948 edition of the Hammond City Directory, which also includes Burnham and Calumet City, Ill., and Whiting, Ind.
Confidence in the continued growth of Hammond's industry, popula- tion and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Di- rectory is a mirror truly reflecting Hammond 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 Directory 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 Hammond Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information per- taining to the community.
Five Major Departments
The five major departments are arranged in the following order :-
THE MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT, pages 11 to 22, on white paper. presents lists of city, county and federal officials; post office and public school Directories; statistical review; and manufacturing, trade and civic surveys.
THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 25 to 626, on white paper. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of Hammond and vicinity, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and cor- poration.
THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, for Hammond, Burnham and Calumet City, on pink paper, covers pages 629 to 755. 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 under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and concerns are placed opposite the numbers. The names of the intersecting streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. Special features of this section are the desig- nation of tenant-owned homes and the designation of homes and places of business having telephones. A similar guide for Whiting extends from page 757 to page 769.
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, preceding the Classified and separately paged from 1 to 52, on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Hammond and vi- cinity. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a progressive community like Hammond, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. General apprecia- tion of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Di- rectory service.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 825 to 871, on white paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns of the whole community in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indis- pensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Direc- tory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an important part in the daily activities of the commercial and pro- fessional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classif). Business Directory than through any other medium.
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Community Publicity
The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the com- munity, depicting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as a manufacturing site and as an edu- cational center. To broadcast this information, 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 re- liable advertisements of Hammond and vicinity.
The Hammond Directory Library
Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Hammond City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of 600 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North American Directory Publishers, under whose supervision the system is operated.
The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Directory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.
R. L. POLK & CO.,
Publishers.
HAMMOND
(Courtesy Hammond Chamber of Commerce)
Statistical Review
Form of Government-Mayor and council.
Population-1940 U. S. Census, 70,- 184; local estimate in 1948, 82,000. American-born, 83.9%. Predominat- ing nationalities of foreign-born resi- dents: German, Polish and Czecho- slovakian.
Area-27 square miles.
Altitude-585 feet above sea level.
Climate-Mean annual tempera- ture, 49.2 degrees F .; average annual rainfall, 33.02 inches.
Parks-14, with total of 250 acres, valued at $1,750,000.
Financial Data-3 banks, with total deposits of $40,011,270 (Dec. 31, 1947), and total resources of $41,829,125 (Dec. 31, 1947).
Churches-57, representing leading denominations.
Industry-Chief industry is manu- facturing. Principal manufactured products: Oils, soap products, foods, animal and dairy feeds, railway cars, railway supplies, clothing, metal cast- ings, foundry products, refined metals, paper pulp products and heavy ma- chinery.
Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 150 miles, and population of 300,- 000.
Newspapers-1 daily and Sunday and 1 weekly.
Hotels-7, with total of 400 rooms.
Railroads-10, including New York Central, Pennsylvania, Baltimore & Ohio, Erie, Monon, Nickel Plate, and Wabash.
Highways-U. S. 6, 12, 20, 30 and 41. Airports-2 (near the city).
Amusements - Largest auditorium in city seats 6,000 persons. 7 moving- picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 7,300 persons. 5 golf courses.
Hospitals-1, with 260 beds.
Education-19 public schools, in- cluding 3 senior high. 9 parochial schools. Value of public school prop- erty, $6,500,000.
Public Libraries - 7, including branches, with total of 116,500 vol- umes.
City Statistics -Total street mile- age, 260, with 163 miles paved. Miles of sewers, 182. Capacity of water works, 65,000,000 gallons; daily aver- age pumpage, 16,730,000 gallons; miles of mains, 200; value of plant, $4,081,000. Fire department has 101 men, with 6 stations and 15 pieces of motor equipment. Police depart- ment has 110 men, with 2 stations and 35 pieces of motor equipment.
Location, Population, Etc.
LOCATION-Hammond is located in Lake County, the second largest county in Indiana, in the northwest corner of the state. It is twenty miles southeast of the Loop district of Chi- cago; 954 miles from New York; 304 miles from St. Louis; 442 miles from Minneapolis; 941 miles from New Or- leans, and 2,281 miles from San Fran- cisco.
BOUNDARIES-Hammond is bounded on the north by Lake Mich- igan, Whiting and East Chicago; on the east, by Whiting, Gary and East Chicago; on the south, by Little Calu- met River, and on the west by Chi- cago, Calumet City, Burnham and Cook County, Ill.
POPULATION-The population of Hammond was 70,184, according to the 1940 U. S. Census. The estimated population in 1948 is 82,000.
The population of the Hammond trade area is approximately 300,000. Hammond directly adjoins Chicago, and for many purposes the trade area of Hammond is the trade area of Chi- cago, particularly for industrial pur- poses, which from that standpoint would give Hammond an additional industrial trade population of more than 3,500,000.
The growth of Hammond is reflect- ed in the following population figures:
1900 12,376
1910 20,925
1920
36,004
1930
64,560
1940 70,184
1948 (est.) 82,000
The unusually favorable location of Hammond at the tip of Lake Michi- gan, in the center of population, at the waterway terminus of all direc- tions, and with unequaled railway dis- tribution, makes its future growth inevitable. No industrial location in the U. S. surpasses it.
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Government
Hammond is governed by a city council form of government. The in- cumbent administration is headed by Mayor Vernon C. Anderson, a Repub- lican.
The police and fire departments operate on a civil-service basis. The heads of these departments having been in office for years, is conclusive evidence of the high efficiency of these protective agencies.
The police department is equipped with a two-way radio system through which the possibility of crime has been greatly reduced.
Both the police and fire depart- ments have gained national recogni- tion because of the low annual fire loss and because of the very high standard of law enforcement.
Taxation
The law of the State of Indiana es- tablishes a rate of $2 for each $100 assessed valuation as the maximum tax levy to cover all taxing units, ex- cept for emergency expenditures. This undoubtedly is very beneficial in keeping the tax rate on a low level.
The general attitude of officials in making assessments on real and per- sonal property has been reasonable to industry. All assessments are sub- ject to review by the State Tax Board.
There is a state gross income tax of 1/2 of 1% on retail sales, 1% on indi- vidual incomes, and 1/4 of 1% on manufactured goods.
There is no state sales tax in In- diana, and no occupational tax.
There is a tax ranging from $3 to $150 per year on retail stores.
There is also an intangible tax of 25c for each $100.
Transportation
Transportation facilities in Ham- mond offer direct or inter-connected facilities with all parts of the U. S. The city is accessible by railroad, electric railroad, state and federal highways, bus and truck lines, water- ways and air lines.
RAILWAYS-Hammond is serviced by ten railway lines; three belt lines.
The ten trunk railway lines are: Baltimore & Ohio; Chesapeake & Ohio; Chicago & Erie; Chicago, In- dianapolis & Louisville; Michigan Central; New York Central; New York, Chicago & St. Louis; Pennsyl- vania; Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chi- cago & St. Louis; Wabash.
In addition, the city is within the Chicago switching district and enjoys low freight rates, the same as those in Chicago. The three belt lines are the Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Term-
inal, the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern, and the Indiana Harbor Belt. These make available a fast, direct service to all roads out of Chicago. Trap-car serv- ice also is available on belt lines for less-than-carload-lot shipments. Trap cars go to the Indiana Harbor Belt switching yards, where shipments are consigned to the various lines, thus offering a faster and more efficient service.
The Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad's largest terminal, Gibson Yard, is lo- cated in Hammond. Cars from the industries of Hammond and Calumet City are made up in trains and run direct from Gibson Yard to all east- ern, western and southern lines, mak- ing but one handling from the indus- tries to any one trunk line over which the shipment may move.
ELECTRIC LINE - The Chicago, South Shore & South Bend Railroad provides a fast passenger and freight electric service to Chicago, passenger service operating every thirty minutes and requiring 36 minutes from the Hammond station to the Randolph St. station in Chicago. Low round- trip passenger fares are offered on commutation tickets.
BUS SERVICE - An inter-city bus service including Hammond, Calumet City, Whiting, East Chicago, Gary and Chicago is maintained by the Chi- cago-Calumet District Transit Co. In addition, there are electric railway services inter-connecting these Calu- met Region cities.
TRUCK SERVICE - Fast, daily truck service is operated between Hammond and Chicago and numer- ous other points by a number of trucking companies. Hammond is the focal point for a large number of highly improved highways radiating in every direction.
WATERWAYS Hammond is only a few miles from Indiana Harbor on Lake Michigan, which provides easy accessibility for water transportation. The Indiana Harbor is used by a number of large industries as a port for shipping to foreign countries, and also for receiving shipments from for- eign ports.
The Great Lakes Dock Terminal maintains a shipping point at Indi- ana Harbor. Direct regular railway service is available to St. Louis and Cairo, Ill., for barge transportation on the Mississippi to the Gulf, and from there to other ports of the world.
AIRPORTS-Hammond is less than three-quarters of an hour by automo- bile from the Chicago Municipal Air- port, and from the Ford Airport at Lansing, Ill.
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Public Utilities
ELECTRICITY-Electric energy for Hammond is available in unlimited quantities with a rate structure de- signed to encourage use by industries. The rate schedule for electric energy, which is provided by the Northern In- diana Public Service Co., is as low as can be found in any large industrial city. Hammond is the location of one of the largest , steam-generating plants in the world, and the company is equipped to take care of any in- dustrial demand.
GAS-A high-grade gas is also fur- nished by the Northern Indiana Pub- lic Service Co. at a very low rate for industrial users.
COAL-With coal mines in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Virginia, Hammond is assured of a plentiful supply of cheap coal.
OIL-The largest oil refineries in the world are located within the Hammond district, and fuel oil is available at reasonable rates.
PETROLEUM COKE - Because of the large oil-refining operations, an adequate supply of petroleum coke is also available, a special fuel valuable for certain operations and not to be had in many industrial areas.
WATER - The City of Hammond owns its water plant, the supply com- ing from Lake Michigan, and the rate being a graduated scale based on the amount used. Hammond has the low- est water rate of any city in this sec- tion of Indiana.
A $1,000,000 filtration plant, with ample storage capacity, guarantees a plentiful supply of the purest water for industrial and domestic use.
COMMUNICATIONS-Hammond is served by the Illinois Bell Telephone Co. and the Western Union Telegraph Co. It also has Radio Station WJOB, operating on 1,230 kilocycles.
Publishing and Printing
There are a number of printing es- tablishments in Hammond that have a national clientele. Much Chicago printing is handled in these plants. The plants are equipped with all mod- ern facilities for color printing, off- set work, bookbinding, and the print- ing and preparation of catalogs and mailing pieces.
There is one daily afternoon news- paper, The Hammond Times (Inde- pendent Republican), with a circula- tion of 37,797 daily and 39,092 Sunday (ABC report, June 19, 1947). It receives full Associated and United Press serv- ices, and serves the entire trading area.
Labor
Because of Hammond's location in the Calumet Region, there is a large supply of both skilled and unskilled labor. There is a good market for fe- male workers, because of the large number of male workers employed in the steel mills and heavy metal in- dustries where female labor is not employed.
There have been no major indus- trial disturbances over a number of years, and the general attitude of the city as a whole does not encourage labor troubles.
Housing and Living Costs
Hammond is the residential city for a number of the surrounding indus- trial cities that are unable to provide suitable housing of the better type and which have no expansion possi- bilities.
At the present time there is a shortage of homes, as is true in a majority of cities throughout the country.
Because of Hammond being in the Chicago area, prevailing living costs are about the same as in that city. Rentals, taxes and utility costs are cheaper.
Hammond is located adjacent to a superior garden and trucking area, immediately contiguous to the Michi- gan-Indiana fruit belt, and also is close to the large meat-packing oper- ations of the country, making these things available, with wide choice, and at reasonable prices.
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