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GENERAL INDEX
Page
Abbreviations.
64
Alphabetical List of Names
65
Apartment Houses 553
Associations and Clubs-Commercial.
554
Banks and Trust Companies. 556
Board of Education. 15
Buildings-Office and Public. 559
"Buyer's Guide"
21
Calumet City Government. 13
Cemeteries.
560
561
Churches
City Government. 13
553
Classified Business Directory
Clubs.
563
565
Convents
14
County Government.
14
Courts.
13
Fire Department.
572
Golf Clubs and Courses.
574
Halls
574
Hospitals and Dispensaries.
575
Householders' Directory
461
Labor Organizations
571
Libraries
579
Miscellaneous Information
11
Newspapers.
584
Parks and Playgrounds
13
Police Department
14
Post Office
586
Railroads
589
Schools-Parochial.
589
Schools-Public.
15
Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal.
590
Societies-Miscellaneous 591
Societies-Patriotic 591
Street Guide 461
Township Officers 14
U. S. Officers. 14
Homes and Asylums.
582
Schools, Colleges and Academies
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
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Page
Abrahamson Motor Sales Lake County Dairy Co .. 41 left top lines and 23 Litton Elmer W. 56
Afton & Hemstock 55 Lyndora Hotel. .right top lines and 47 Maginot Bros. . . 39
Ahlborn Wm & Co ... ... front cover and 38
American Motor Transfer.back cover and 61
American Trust & Savings Bank. bottom edge and 28
Arkin's. right side lines and 49
Barck Henry Printing Co. 54
Beckman Supply Co .. . front cover and 33
Brehm John J & Sons Co. left top lines and 38
Bryant & Stratton Business College ....
.left side lines, 35 and 60
Calumet Av Body Shop. 25
Calumet Brake Service. 22
Calumet City Exide Battery Station 30
Calumet Coal & Supply Co. left top lines and 38
Calumet Hardinge Co Inc. 39
Checker Cab Co. back cover and 60
Concrete Units Co Inc 40
Conkey W B Co.
.left and right top lines and 31
DeLaney Printing Co. 55
Dixie Dairy
41
Edelweiss Distributing Co.
32
Electric Service Station 30 Emmerling Nicholas .... left top lines and 45
Gartner Roofing Co. 59
General Tire Sales & Service.
.left and right top lines and 26
Golden Bros Transfer & Storage Co .. 62 Gostlin, Meyn & Weiss Inc. 55
Greenwald's Minas Furniture Co.
right side lines and 45
Hammond Expert Cleaners & Dyers ..
right top lines and 35 Hammond Lumber Co. 49
Hammond Monumental Works Inc .. 53
Hammond National Bank & Trust Co .. . front cover and 29 Hammond Oldsmobile Sales Co. 23 Hammond Real Estate Exchange 56 Harris A R Heating & Ventilating Co .. 45
Hohenberger Bernhard N. 40
Home Lumber Co. 50
Hopman Co The. front cover and 36
Hult Edwin & Co. front cover and 49
Ideal Cement Block Co. 39
Johnson Transfer & Fireproof Warehouse back cover and 61 Kaufmann & Wolf. 42
Kline Bros Co .. . right top lines and 42
Kortokrax Christ C & Co. 39
Martin Frank R Co. 56
Mayer Charles H & Co. 32 Mclaughlin Mill Supply Inc. 47
Minas Edward C Co
Mott Realt
.right top lines and
43
56
Mottle Valeteria Service.
right side lines and
35
Mueller P H Sons.
back cover and
46
Newell & Wood.
59
Nickel Plate-Sibley St Garage.
24
North State Publishing Co ..
.right top lines and 55 Northern Indiana Lumber & Coal Co .. . left top lines and 50 Northern Indiana Printing & Stationery Co 53
Northern States Life Insurance Co.
.48 and opp 322 O'Connor Thos J. 57
Oexmann Funeral Home The. 62 Paxton Lumber Co. 51
Peoples Building Loan & Savings Assn .left top lines and 34
Peoples Concrete Block Co Inc. 40
Polk R L & Co.
25 and
52
Polk's Bankers Encyclopedia Co
27
S & S Garage & Sales.
.right side lines and 24
Savoy Hotel
47
Schmueser John 23 54 57 57
Schmueser Wm Smidt Phil & Son .... left side lines and Smith Charles. 48 and
Smith Columbus. .back cover and 54 Smith Decorating Co. 53 Smith Motor Sales Inc. 24 South Hammond Coal Co. back cover and 37 Standard Auto Sheet Metal Works 25
Standard Electric Co. 44
Standard Lumber & Coal Co. 51 Star Sheet Metal Works. 59
State Bank of Hammond right top lines and 30 Stewart Express & Moving Co. 44
Summers Pharmacy .front edge and 43 Vogel's Fish House
front cover, right top lines and 58
Volk & Co. .right top lines and 22
Wagner Henry Electric Co. 44 Whiting Lumber & Coal Co. 51
Woods Roscoe E Co.
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INTRODUCTION
R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of the Hammond City Directory, as well as more than 750 other city, county, state and national directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1931 edition of the Ham- mond Directory, which also includes Calumet City and Burnham, Ill. An important feature of this edition is the double house-numbering, which shows the new number followed by the old number in parentheses.
Confidence in the growth of Hammond's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be created as sections of this directory are consulted, for the directory 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 the courteous and hearty cooperation of the business and pro- fessional 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.
Population
The estimated population of Hammond is 65,712, based on the number of individuals' names in the alphabetical section of the directory, with due allowance for children and for women whose names are not listed separ- ately from those of their husbands. Territory immediately adjacent, which is part of the city, as far as business and social life are concerned, is in- cluded in the directory.
Five Major Departments
The several essential departments are arranged in the following order:
THE MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT, pages 11 to 15, presents a variety of information, such as lists of city, county and federal officials; post office and public school directories; statistical review; manufacturing, trade and civic surveys, etc.
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, pages 21 to 64, printed on tinted paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Hammond and vicinity. These pages will be found particularly interesting and instructive to substantial purchasing factors. The adver- tisements have been carefully grouped by departments and are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference advertising at its best, and, as such, merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. The community's activities, in many interesting phases, are authentically pictured. In an ambitious and progressive community like Hammond, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is very great, and frequently, pressing. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the liberal sup- port the city directory enjoys in the many fields which it serves.
THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents, business firms and corporations is included in pages 65 to 457. A feature of this section is the inclusion of the wife's name in parentheses following that of the husband.
THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, covers pages 461 to 552. In this section the names of the streets and avenues are arranged in alphabetical order; the residences and business houses are arranged numerically under the name of each street and avenue, and the names of householders and business concerns are placed opposite the numbers. A feature of this section is the distinction between tenant-owned and rented homes.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 553 to 595. This department lists the various manufacturing, mercantile and professional interests of the whole community in alphabetical order under
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appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indis- pensable epitome of the business interests of the community. "The Direc- tory is the common intermediary between Buyer and Seller." As such it plays no small part in the daily doings of the business world. "More goods are bought and sold through the Classifled Business Directory than through any other medium."
Community Publicity
The directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the com- munity, depicting in truthful terms what it has to offer as a place of resi- dence, as a business location, as an industrial site and as an educational 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 service as perpetual and reliable advertisements of Hammond and vicinity, for business men, everywhere, realize that the city directory represents a community as it really is.
The Hammond Directory Library
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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.
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HAMMOND "The Map Shows Why Hammond Grows"
Statistical Review
Form of Government-Federal.
Population-64,560 (1930 U. S. Cen- sus). Native white, 77%.
Area-28 square miles. Altitude-585 feet.
Parks-7, with total of 131.28 acres valued at $1,000,000.
Assessed Valuation-$101,326,885.
City's Bonded Debt-$1,437,780. Financial-4 banks and 1 trust company. Clearings for 1930, $220,- 854,000.
Post-office Receipts - $322,582.45 (1930).
Telephones in Service-11,282.
Churches-55, all denominations.
Real Estate-13,000 homes, with about 77% owned by occupants.
Trade-Retail area has radius of 15 miles and population of 150,000.
Newspapers-1 daily.
Hotels 4, with total of 400 rooms. Newest hotel built in 1927.
Railroads-9 steam and 3 electric.
Amusements-Largest auditorium seats 2,000 persons. 4 theatres, with total seating capacity of 5,800 per- sons.
Hospitals-1, with 250 beds.
Education-18 schools, including 2 high and 10 parochial. Total number of pupils, 15,950. Total number of teachers, 477.
Volumes in Libraries-70,742.
City Statistics-Total street mile- age, 270, with 137.5 miles paved. Miles of gas mains, 202.28, and of sewers, 152. Capacity of water works, 45,- 000,000 gallons; daily average pump, 17,500,000 gallons, with 200 miles of mains, and plant valued at $2,500,000. Fire department employs 85 men, with 2 autos, 7 engines, 1 hose and chemical wagon and 2 hook-and- ladder trucks, in 5 station houses. Police department has 74 men, with 2 stations and 10 pieces of motor equip- ment.
"The Map Shows Why Hammond Grows"
Located in the heart of industry, commerce and population.
Where millions of outside capital are annually creating giant indus- tries.
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