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CLEANERS AND DYERS THE HOPMAN CO
Phone 188
WM. AHLBORN & CO. COAL
402 Russell
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THE FIRST NEED OF AN INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY IS RELIABLE, UNLIMITED ELECTRIC ENERGY. WHETHER IT BE FOR A GREAT INDUSTRY OR A SMALL STORE, FOR HOME OR OFFICE, ELECTRIC ENERGY ALWAYS IS AVAILABLE TO MEET ANY EXPANSION OF HAMMOND'S NEEDS.
NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
STANDARD EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY CORP.
Industrial and Contractors' Equipment and Supplies
534-536 MICHIGAN STREET
Tel. Hammond 3060 Tel. Chicago-Saginaw 1060
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851 HOFFMAN
PHONE 2962
FERREE Moving and Storag 409 LOGAN TEL
5040
9061
Neidow Funeral Home
117 Rimbach St. Office Phones 398-2528
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1449 119th Street (N. W. Corner 119th St. at N. Y.) WHITING, INDIANA
Offers Dependable Service. Solicits the Accounts of Responsible Individuals, Firms and Corporations
Checking Accounts Savings Accounts Certificates of Deposit
Collateral Loans Real Estate Mortgage Loans
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(All Forms Except Life Insurance)
(Acts in All Capacities)
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Abbreviations
60
Alphabetical List of Names
61
Apartment Buildings
489
Associations and Clubs-Commercial
490
Banks and Trust Companies
492
Board of Education
15
Buildings-Office and Public
496
Burnham Village Government
13
Bus and Coach Lines-Motor
17
Calumet City Government
13
Cemeteries
497
Churches
497
City Government
13
Classified Business Directory
489
Clergymen
498
Clubs
499
Convents
14
County Government
14
Courts
13
Fire Department
507
Golf Clubs and Courses
Halls
509
Hospitals and Dispensaries
509
Labor Organizations
512
Libraries
7
Newspapers
517
Police Department
14
Railroads
519
Schools - Parochial
522
Schools, Colleges and Academies
522
Societies - Benevolent and Fraternal 15 and 523
523
Societies - Miscellaneous
Societies Patriotic 523
Street and Avenue Guide 401
14
Township Officers
14
U. S. Officers
516
Parks and Playgrounds
13
Post Office
522
Schools - Public
508
Homes and Asylums
511
Miscellaneous Information
501
496
Buyers' Guide
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Page
Ahlborn Wm & Co. front cover and 33
Ashton Adeline 30
Bank of Whiting 26
Beckman Supply Co The 3
Bohling Auto Sales Inc ..
21
Brant J R
52
Calumet Brake Service
18
Calumet Coal & Supply Co.
left top lines and 34
Calumet State Bank.
front edge and
24
Chapman Laundry Inc 42
Chicago & Calumet District Transit Co .. 30
Citizens Federal Savings & Loan Assn ..
back bone
Clover Leaf Dairy Co. 36
Conkey W B Co.
.left and right top lines and page
28
Dixie Dairy Co 36
Electric Service Station 26
Ellyson & McPharlin. . right top lines and 51
Emmerling Funeral Chapel. left top lines and 38
Ervin & Young. 52
Ferree Reliable Movers Inc .. front cover and 57
General Tire Sales & Service. back cover and 20
Geneva House
55
Goldblatt Bros
37
Hammond Cornice Works 56
Hammond Exterminating Co
38
Hammond Lumber Co
43
Hammond National Co.
left top lines and 41 Hammond Pure Ice & Coal Co. 34
Hammond Real Estate Board.
.right top lines and 49 Hammond Real Estate Exchange 52
Harris A R Heating & Ventilating Co. 39 Hemstock Realty Co. 52
Herman J Plumbing & Heating Corp.
. back cover and 46
Herschbach Motor Corp .. back cover and 21
Hohenberger Bernhard N 35
Home Lumber Co 42
Hopman Co The .. front cover and 31
Indiana State Employment Service. 37 Industrial Sheet Metal Co Inc. .left top lines and 56 Johnston Transfer & Fireproof Ware-
house right top lines and 57
Kelley's Mineral Fume Baths.
26
Lake County Agency 41
Lyndora Hotel ...... right top lines and 40 Mayer Chas H & Co. .
27
Maywood Garage & Service Station. 23 Minas Edward C Co. 37
Mottle's Valeteria Service. right side lines and 32
39
Neidow Funeral Home .... front cover and North State Publishing Co
.right top lines and 47
Northern Indiana Lumber & Coal Co . back cover, left top lines and 43 Northern Indiana Public Service Co ..
front cover and 48
Oexmann Funeral Home
39
Paxton Lumber Co.
43
Peoples Building Loan & Savings Assn. . back cover and 29
Quint Bros Inc ..
23
Reissig & Phair Agency Inc right top lines and 54 S & S Garage & Sales. right side lines and 19
Schmueser John Buick Auto Sales. 22
Schreiner John I left top lines and 46 Service Hardware & Electric Co. Sheffield Coal & Supply Co. 40 33 54
Smidt Phil & Son ..
left side lines and
Smith Columbus front cover and 47 45
Smith Decorating Co.
Smith Investment Co ..
.41 and
53
Smith Motor Sales Inc 23
Smith & Hacker.
42 and
53
South Hammond Coal Co. . 34
Standard Equipment & Supply Corp.
.front cover, 35 and 44
Standard Lumber & Coal Co
44
State Bank of Whiting ....
2 and
25
Tapper A H Renting & Realty Co ..
. bottom edge and 50
22 Universal Motors Inc. . right top lines and Universal Sign Co 56 Volk, Newberg & Mazur. . 18
Whiting Lumber & Coal Co. 44 Woods Roscoe E & Co .... 53
Wulf's Cleaners & Dyers. 32
Yellow Cab Co Inc .. right top lines and 58
Young's Transfer
.left top lines and
45
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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 1935 edition of the Hammond City Directory, which also includes Calumet City and Burnham, Il1.
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 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 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 7 to 15, presents lists of city, county and federal officials; post office and public school Direc- tories; statistical review; and manufacturing, trade and civic surveys.
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, pages 17 to 60, printed on tinted paper, con- tains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and pro- fessional interests of Hammond and vicinity. The advertisements are in- dexed 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 com- munity like Hammond, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evi- denced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.
THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 61 to 399. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupa- tion and address of each adult resident of Hammond and vicinity, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and cor- poration in the community.
THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, covers pages 401 to 487. In this section the names of the streets are arranged 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. A feature of this section is the designation of tenant-owned homes.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 489 to 526. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous in- terests of the community. 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.
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,
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as a business location, as a manufacturing 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 avail- able for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable adver- tisements of Hammond and vicinity.
The Hammond Directory Library
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Statistical Review
Form of Government-Mayor and council.
Population-Total, 64,560; males, 33,639; females, 30,921; total colored, 623; white males of age, 20,502; white females of age, 17,868 (1930 U. S. Census). Local estimate at present, 71,526. American-born, 77%. Pre- dominating nationalities of foreign- born residents: Polish, German, Cze- choslovakian, Hungarian, Yugoslavian and Russian.
Area-27 square miles.
Altitude 585 feet above sea level; 5 to 30 feet above Lake Michigan. Climate-Mean annual tempera- ture, 49.2 degrees F .; average annual precipitation, 33.02 inches.
Parks-9, with total of 141.28 acres, valued at $1,122,512.
Assessed Valuation - $86,928,170, with $3.10 per $100 tax rate. Bonded Debt~$1,572,170.
Financial Facts-2 banks, with total deposits of $3,000,000, and total re- sources of $3.250,000 (Nov. 1, 1935). Postal Receipts-$232,949.48 (cal- endar year 1934).
Telephones in Service-7,034.
Churches-57, representing 49 de- nominations.
Industry-91 manufacturing estab- lishments, employing 4,575 workers, paying wages of $4,357,823 annually, and having products valued at $36,- 808,465 annually (1933 U. S. Census of Manufactures). Principal manufac- tured products: Oils, soap products, foods, animal and dairy feeds, railway cars, railroad supplies, clothing, metal castings, foundry products, refined metals and heavy machinery.
Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 150 miles, and population of 165,- 000.
Newspapers-1 daily.
Hotels-7, with total of 400 rooms. Railroads-10 trunk lines, 3 belt lines and 1 electric line.
Highways-U. S. 6, 12, 20, 30 and 41. Airports-2 nearby.
Amusements-Largest auditorium in city (theatre) seats 2,144 persons. 4 moving-picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 5,732 persons. 4 golf courses.
Hospitals-1, with 260 beds.
Education-19 public schools, in- cluding 3 senior high. 11 parochial schools, including 1 high. Number of pupils in public schools, 13,000; in
parochial, 3,333. Number of teachers in public schools, 430; in parochial, 83. Value of public school property, $4,000,000.
Public Libraries - 7, including branches, with total of 100,000 vol- umes.
City Statistics-Total street mile- age, 246.49, with 150 miles paved. Miles of sewers, 154.5. Number of water meters, 13,000; light meters, 14,150; gas meters, 13,250. Capacity of water works (municipal), 45,000,- 000 gallons; daily average pumpage, 10,900,000 gallons; miles of mains, 200; value of plant $2,600,000. Fire department has 85 men, with 6 sta- tions and 15 pieces of motor equip- ment. Value of fire department prop- erty, $145,000. Police department has 74 men, with 2 stations and 23 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 from the Loop district of Chicago; 954 miles from New York; 304 miles from St. Louis; 442 miles from Minneapolis; 941 miles from New Orleans, and 2,281 miles from San Francisco.
BOUNDARIES Hammond is bounded on the north by Lake Michi- gan, 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 Chicago, Calumet City, Burnham and Cook County, Ill.
POPULATION-The population of Hammond was 64,560, according to the 1930 U. S. Census. The estimated population for 1935 is 71,526, based on a school enrollment of 16,256, using the U. S. Government ratio of 4.4.
The population of the Hammond trade area is approximately 165,000. 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.
Of the Hammond population, ac- cording to the 1930 Census, 83.9% are native white, 15.1% foreign-born, and 1% negro. Of the foreign-born, more
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than 50% are German, Polish and Czechoslovakian nationalities.
The growth of Hammond is reflect- ed in the following population figures: 1900
12,376
1910
20,925
192
36,004
1930
64,560
1935
*71,526
(estimated)
The unusual favorable location of Hammond at the tip of Lake Michigan, in the center of population, at the waterway terminus of all directions. and with unequaled railway distribu- tion, makes its future growth inevit- able. No industrial location in the U. S. can compare with it.
Government
Hammond is governed by a city council form of government. The in- cumbent administration is headed by Mayor Frank R. Martin, a Democrat. The administration is regarded as conservative in its aims and has main- tained an equitable balance between the interests of all persons affected by the government.
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