Polk's Indianapolis (Marion County, Ind.) city directory, 1949, Part 1

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Publication date: 1949
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POPULATION OF U. S. CITIES OF 25,000 OR MORE IN 1940 (as per final figures of the 1940 U. S. Census Report)


Alabama


Indiana


Missouri


Oregon


Anniston


25,523


Anderson


Joplin


37,144


Portland


305.394


Birmingham


267.583


Gadsden


36,975


Elkhart


St. Joseph


75.711


Pennsylvania


4


Montgomery


78,084


Tuscaloosa


27,493 Gary


111,719


University City


33,023


Altoona


80.214


Butte


37,081


Chester


59,285


Great Falls


29.928


Easton


33,589


Erie


116,955


Lincoln


81,984


Hazelton


38.009


Omaha


223,844


Johnstown


66.668


Little Rock


88,039


New Albany


25.414


Concord


27,171


Lebanon


27.206


Texarkana


11,821


Richmond


35,147


Manchester 77,685


Mckeesport New Castle


47,638


California


Terre Haute


82,693


Alameda


36,256 38,935


Towa


Burlington


25,832


Bayonne


79.198


Reading


110,568


Bakersfield


29,252


Cedar Rapids


62,120


26,270


Beverly Hills


26,823


Council Bluffs 41.439


Davenport


66,039


Fresno


60,685


Des Moines


159,819


Elizabeth


109,912


Huntington Park


28,848


Inglewood


30.114


Long Beach


184,271


Los Angeles


1,504,277


Oakland


302.163


Pasadena


81,864


Riverside


34,896


Hutchinson


30.013


429.760


Warwick


28.757


San Bernardino


43.846


Topeka


87.833


San Diego


203,341


Wichita


114,966


Passaic


61.394


South Carolina


71,275


Columbia


62.396


Santa Barbara


34,958


Santa Monica


53.500


South Gate


28,945


Stockton


54,714


Owensboro


30,245


33,765


New Mexico


Albuquerque


35,449


New York


Albany


130.577


Amsterdam


33,329


Auburn


35,753


Connectlout


Bridgeport


147.121


Bristol


30.167


Hartford


188,267


Meriden


39.494


Portland


73,843


New Britain


88.885


Maryland


El Paso


96,810


New London


30,456


Norwalk


39,849


Stamford


47,938


Torrington


26,986


Waterbury


99,314


Beverly


25.537


Boston


770,818


Niagara Falls 78,029


Poughkeepsie


40,478


Rochester


324,975


Rome


34.214


Schenectady


87,549


Syracuse


205,987


Trov


70.304


Utica


Ogden


43.686


White Plains


40.327


Yonkers


142,598


Vermont


Burlington 27,888


North Carolina


Asheville


51.310


Alexandria 33.523


Durham


60,195


Danville 32.749


Greensboro


59 319


Lynchburg 44,541


High Point


38.495


Newport News


37.067


Raleigh


46.897


Norfolk


144,332


Rocky Mount


25.568


Petersburg


30.631


Wilmington


33.407


Portsmouth


50,745


Winston-Salem


79,815


Richmond


193,042


Augusta


85,919


Columbus


53,280


Macon


57.865


Taunton


37,395


Rome


26.282


Waltham


40.020


Savannah


95.996


Worcester


Michigan


Ann Arbor


29,815


Bolse City


26,130


Battle Creek


43,453


Bay City


47.956


Columbus


306.087


West Virginia


Dayton


210,718


Charleston


67,914


Alton


Aurora


Belleville


28,405


Berwyn


48.451


Bloomington


32,868


Chicago


3,396.808


Cicero


64,712


Beloit


25.365


East St. Louis


75,609


Elgin


38,333


Evanston


65,389


Galesburg


28.876


Joliet


42.365


Maywood


26,648


Minnesota


Oak Park


66.015


Peoria


105.087


Quincy


40,469


Rockford


84,637


Rock Island


42,775


Mississippi


Muskogee


32.332


Springfield


75.503


Jackson


34.241 Meridian


62,107 35.481


Tulsa


142.157


Honoluly


179.358


Hammond Indianapolis Kokomo Lafayette Marion


70,184 386,972 33.795


Montana


Arizona


Phoenix Tucson


65,414


36,818


Nebraska


Harrisburg


83.893


Arkansas


Fort Smith


38,584 Muncle


New Hampshire


Lancaster


61.345


55,355


South Bend


101.268


Nashua


32,927


Norristown


38.181


New Jersey


Philadelphia Pittsburgh


671.659


Scranton


140.404


Sharon


25.622


Burbank


34.337


48,827


Wilkes-Barre


86.236


Wilkinsburg


29.853


Glendale


82,582


Dubuque


43,892


Garfield


28,044


York ...


56.712


Rhode Island


Central Falls 25,248


Cranston


47.085


Newport


30.532


Pawtucket


75,797


Sacramento 105,958


Kansas City


121.458


New Brunswick


33.180


Woonsocket


49,303


San Francisco


634,538


Kentucky


Ashland


29.537


Covington


82,018


Lexington


49,304


Trenton


124.897


Union City


56.173


West New York


39,439


South Dakota


Sioux Falls


40.832


Colorado


Colorado Springs Denver


322.412


Pueblo


52,162


New Orleans


494,537


Shreveport


98,187


Maine


Elmira


45.108


51,686


Bangor


29,822


Lewiston


38,598


28,589


Corpus Christi


57.301


Dallas


294.734


New Haven


160,605


Baltimore


859.100


Fort Worth


177,662


Galveston


60.862


Houston


384,514


Laredo


39.274


Lubbock


31.853


Port Arthur 46.140


Brockton


62,343


Wilmington


District of Columbia


Washington


Florida


Jacksonville


173.065


Miami


172,172


Miami Beach 28.012


Lynn


Orlando 36.736


Pensacola 37,449


St. Petersburg 60,812


Tampa


108.391


West Palm Beach


Georgia


Atlanta


302,288


Salem


Somerville


102.177


North Dakota


Fargo


32.580


Washington


Bellingham 29.31€


Everett


30.224


Canton


108.401


Spokane


122.001


Tacoma


109.408


Cleveland Heights


54,992


Yakima


27,221


Ilinois


Dearborn


Detroit


Flint


151,543


Grand Rapids


164,292


Hamtramck


49,839


Highland Park


50.810


Jackson


49,856


Kalamazoo


54.097


78.753


Massillon


Middletown


31,220


Newark


31.487 34,010


La Crosse


42.707


Madison


67.447


Milwaukee


587.472


Moline


34,608


Warren


Racine


67.195


Minneapolis


492,370


Rochester


26.312


St. Paul


287.736


Oklahoma


Enid


28.081


West Allis


36.364


Oklahoma City 204.424


Territory of Hawail


Waukegan


41,572 54,637


Kansas City 399.178


Salem


30.908


Mobile


78.720


Evansville


33.434 97.062


St. Louis


816.084 61,238


Aliquippa 27.023


Fort Wayne


118.410


Springfield


Allentown


96.904


Michigan City


Mishawaka


28,79 8 28.767 26.476 28,293 49.720


Belleville


28.167


Berkeley


85.547


Bloomfield


41.623


Camden


117,536


Washington


26.186


Clifton


East Orange


68,945


Williamsport


44.355


Mason City


27,080


Hackensack


Hoboken


Irvington


Jersey City


301.173 39,487


Kearny


Montclair Newark


39.807


Providence


253,504


Orange


35.717


Paterson


Perth Amboy


41.242


Santa Ana


31.921


Plalnfleid


37.469


Greenville 34.734


Spartanburg 32,249


Louisville


319.077


Newport


30.631


West Orange 25,862


Paducah


38,789


Alexandria


27.066


Baton Rouge


34,719


Monroe


28,309


Binghamton


78.309


Texas


Abllene


26.812


Jamestown


42.838


Austin


87.930


Beaumont


59.061


Middletown 26.495


Mount Vernon Newburgh


31.883


New Rochelle New York


7,454,995


Cumberland


39.483


Hagerstown


32,491


Massachusetts


Queens Boro 1,297,634


Richmond Boro 174.441


San Angelo 26,802


San Antonio


253.854


Texarkana


17.019


Tyler


28.279


Chicopee


41.664


Everett


46,784


Wichita Falls


45.112


115.428


Fitchburg


41.824


Haverhill


46.752 53,750


Holyoke


Lawrence


84,323


Lowell


101,389 98,123 58.010 63.083


25.333


33,893 Newton


110.341 69.873


Pittsfield Quincy


75.810


Revere


34,405


41.213


193,694 Akron


Ohlo


244,791


Seattle


368.302


Cincinnati


455.610


Cleveland


63.584


1,823,452


39.495


Clarksburg


30.579


Huntington


78,836


Parkersburg


30.103


Wheeling


81,099


44.711 44,125


Wisconsin


Appleton 28.436


Danville Decatur


36.919


Muskegon


Pontiac


66.626


Green Bay


46.235


Port Huron


32.759


Norwood


Portsmouth


40.466


Springfield


70.662


Steubenville


37.651


Toledo


282,349


42.837


Youngstown


167.720


Zanesville


37.500


Superior


35.136


Wausau 27,268


Wauwatosa 27.769


Royal Oak


25,087


Saginaw


82.794


Wyandotte


30,618


Duluth


101.065


25,120


Hamilton


50,592


Lakewood


69.160


Lima


Lorain


Mansfield


Marion


47.697


37.154 30,817 26.664


Eau Claire 30,745


59,305


Fond du Lac, 27,209


Kenosha 48.765


Sheboygan


40.838


Springfield


149,554


100.518 33,385


Watertown


Salt Lake City


149,934


Charlotte


100,899


Virginia


Melrose


New Bedford


110,879


113,504


Chelsea


41,259


Knoxville


111.580


Memphis 292,942


Nashville


187.402


Buffalo


575.901


Tennessee


Chattanooga


128,163


Louisiana


Johnson City


25,332


Ottumwa


31,570


Sioux City


82.364 51.743


Waterloo


Kansas


San Jose


88.457


139.656 Charleston


Amarillo


Kingston


87,382


58.408


Bronx Boro 1,394.711


Brooklyn Boro 2,698,285


Manhattan Boro 1,889.924


Delaware


Waco


55,982


683,091 Fall River


Utah


Malden Medford


49.684


Roanoke


69,287


Idaho


878.336


31.255 47.170


East Cleveland Elyria


Oshkosh 39.089


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Atlantic City 64,094


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Clinton


East Chicago


Lansing


Cambridge


26,279 50,115 55.328


Bethlehem 58.490


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CITY DIRECTORY Vol. 1949 xCII


Including Beech Grove, Broad Ripple, Rocky Ripple, Speedway City, University Heights and Woodruff Place


Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, a Postal Zone Guide, and Much Information of a Miscellaneous Character; also a


BUYERS' GUIDE


and a Complete


Classified Business Directory


FOR DETAILED CONTENTS SEE GENERAL INDEX


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Copyright, 1950, by R. L. Polk & Co.


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GENERAL INDEX


Page


Abbreviations


28 and


29


Advertising Department


opp.


876


Airports


1043


Alphabetical List of Names


29


Apartment Buildings


1043


Bands and Orchestras


1052


Banks and Trust Companies


1052


Beech Grove Officers ..


25


Board of School Commissioners


25


Buildings -- Office and Public


1059


Bus and Coach Lines


1060


Buyers' Guide


876


Cemeteries


1061


Churches


1062


City Officials


25


Classified Business Directory


1041


Clergymen


1066


Clubs


1068


Convents


1072


County Officers


26


Courts


27


Federal Officers


27


Fire Department


25


Fraternity Houses


1082


General Directory


29


Golf Clubs and Courses


1086


Halls


1090


Homes and Asylums


1091


Hospitals and Dispensaries


1092


Hotels


1092


Householders' Directory . . following Street Car, Bus and Motor Coach Lines


Indiana State Government


26


Legal Blue Book


opp.


1104


Libraries


1104


Miscellaneous Information


13


Museums


1111


Newspapers


1111


Organizations


1114


Parks and Playgrounds


1119


Police Department


25


Post Offic


27


Railroads


1127


Rocky Ripple Officers


25


Schools-Parochial


1133


Schools-Public .


1134


Schools and Colleges


1134


Sorority Houses .


1136


Special Advertising Department


opp.


876


Speedway City Officers


26


State Officers


26


State Schools


27


Street Car, Bus and Motor Coach Lines. . . following Postal Zone Guide


Street and Avenue Guide. . following Street Car, Bus and Motor Coach Lines


Township Officers


26


U. S. Postal Zone Guide. . following Classified


Woodruff Place Officers


26


opp.


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION


Page


Acro Realty Co. .


148


106


Dorsey Paul E Funeral Home. .left side lines, page Z and


58


Akron Surgical House Inc.


Allison Realty Co Inc. .


right side lines and


148


68 Drexler Chas Co Inc .. left side lines and 115


5 Driscoll Realty Co ..


149


Eagle Creek Nursery Co Inc ...... left top lines and 128


87 Eaglesfield & Shepard ..


113


Indiana Mutual Hail Insurance Co .. left side lines and 82


15 Indiana Roofing & Siding Co. 154 Indiana Terminal & Refrigerating Co. 162


Ediphone The .. .left side lines and 130 Indiana Trust Company The .. 28


Em-Roe Sporting Goods Co. 158


Emerson-Scheuring Tank & Mfg Co Inc. 159


Empire Life & Accident Insurance Co .. .right top lines and 77 Indianapolis Coal Co Inc ...... right side lines and Indianapolis Engraving Company Inc ..


Employers Fire Insurance Co. right bottom lines and 87


.. left bottom lines and 35


Atkins E C and Company Inc . backbone and 155 Atkins Saving & Loan Assn. .. left bottom lines and 34 Auto-Owners (Mutual) Insurance Co ..


92 46


Ayres L S & Co. . front edge, right bottom lines and Ballard Ice Cream Co .. ... left side lines, 75 and 118 Ban-Dee Corp The. .right bottom lines and 153 Bankers Trust Co.


Banner-Whitehill Inc. .right top lines Barney's Quality Jewelers. . left top lines and 97


Beebe Harry W.


Best Letter Shop The .. left side lines and 103


Bethard Wallpaper & Paint Co Inc 134 and 161 C


Better Business Bureau Inc.


Billy Grimes Tire Co ..


17


Bivin Transfer Co.


Black Diamond Coal Co Inc ..


Biock Wm H Co The ..


.. front cover, right bottom lines and Bogda Motor Co Inc ..


Borden's Capitol Dairies. .left side lines and Bremerman Hugh. .right side lines and 11


Brennan W A Inc ... .. right bottom lines, 92 and 145


Bridges W L & Son Inc ... . left side lines and 148 Bridgman Dairy Co ... right top lines, 76 and 118 Foster & Messick . left top lincs and


Broad Ripple Hobby Supply ..


Brown Bonnle Blue Dancing School ..


.left side lines and Brown L M Abstract Co.


back cover, left side lines and


Bruce Savage Co. .right side lines and 151 Burdsal A Co The. . left bottom lines and 133 Burford Wm B Printing Co. 142 Burnet-Binford Lumber Co Inc .. left top lines and 108 Campbell Circular Advertising Co. .right side lines and 103


Capital Finance Corp. .. left bottom lines and 104 Capital Paper Co. 136


Capitol Dairies. . . left side lines and 119 62


Capitol Glass Co ..


Capitol Lumber Co ...... right top corner cards and 109 Capitol Motors . left side lines and 18


Carr Jack C Realtor. .. right bottom lines and 149 110


Carter-Lee Lumber Co.


Centennial Press Printing Co. Central Equipment Inc.


142 41


Central Press Clipping Service.


Gregory & Appel Inc ... right bottom lines and


37


17 Mechanics Laundry & Supply Inc.


Meier Electric & Machine Co Inc. .left top corner cards and 37 50 38 29


Merchants National Bank The.


Meridian Mortgage Company .... right bottom lines Merz Engineering Co .. ... left top lines and 114


150 65 Metalcraft Mfg Co .. .right top lines and 20 Metropolitan Coal & Oi! Co .... right side lines and 39


Michigan Mutual Liability Company. . left side lines Mid-West Heating & Service Co.


67


Circle Agencies Inc .... right top corner cards and 105 Circle Investment Co Inc.


.. right top corner cards and 105 Citizens Gas & Coke 'Utility .. ... right side lines


Hetherington & Berner Inc ...


Hickman Oldsmobile Inc .... left bottom lines and Hilker-Wakelam Lumber Co.


11 112


Clark I D.


Hillsdale Landscape Co .... left top corner cards and Hiser Walter Inc. ... left top corner cards and 19


101


Clark's Refrigeration Service. . right side lines and 153 Cilne Frederick B. 146 Cohen Bros Department Store 45 Colonlal Savings & Loan Assn. left bottom lines and 35 70 Home Modernizers .. .. right side lincs and 159 59 Ilogan Transfer & Storage Corp .. front cover and 125 Holmes J Frank Life Insurance Estates. . . backbone, right side lines and 81 Ifome Outfitting Co Inc ...


Colonnade Hotel


Continental Lumber Co Inc. 113


Cooley F M Heating Equipment ..


Hoosier Casualty Co of Indianapolis.


Hoosier Fence Co Inc .. .right side lines and 94


.left top lines and 53


Hoosier Motor Club .. right side lines and 6 Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York The.


Crescent Paper Co ...


Crown Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co .. 102 Hornaday Milk Co Inc .. right side lincs and 123 71


Cruse J S Realty Co ...... right bottom lines and 149 Culligan Soft Water Service.


. left top corner cards and 163


Hotel Linden Coffee Shop. .left side llues and 72


Hotel Marott The right side lines and 74 73


54 liotel Spencer. left bottom lines and 75


51 Hotel Spink Arms .. .left top lines and 75 Ochiltree Cleaners


19 Off .C & Co ... 20


ON Line Automobile Insurors ... .... page Z and 90


OHsmobile Sales & Service .. left bottom lines and 11


30 30 Onar Inc .. . right side llnes and 22


. left side lines and 18 Ilydraulic-Press Brick Co.


93 36 24


Johnson Products Inc. Jones Hotels .. left bottom lines and


Jones Restaurant & Drive-In. left bottom lines and 75


Kasle J & Sons Inc.


100


119 Ford Automobiles ... .. right top corner cards and 13 10 Kirschner Auto Service.


Ford Automobiles & Trucks .... right top lines and Ford Fence Co .left top corner cards and 53 Klein & Kuhn .. .right side lines and 12


Ford Motor Cars. .. left top corner cards and


19 Klingstein Hugo Machinery Co ..


.left side lines and 114


Knight F M Realty Co. .right top Ilnes and 150


16 Kool Vent Aluminum Awning Co. right top corner cards and 69


L & M Sheet Metal. right side lines and 156


Lane Bryant Inc ..


Langsenkamp F H Co .. .. right side lines and


38 30


General Outdoor Advertising Co Inc


13


Leonard Wm M Inc. . right side lines and Leslie Construction Co Inc .... right top lines and Liberal Loan Co ..


41


Glad-Mier School Supply Co. Glesing Carl .right top lines and 43 Lincoln Auto Parts Co. .right side lines and 105 19 71


Lincoln Hotel


Grady Bros Inc.


Grain Dealers Mutual Agency Inc.


.left top lines and


79 Linden Lounge. .. .left side lines and


Grain Dealers National Mutual Fire Insurance Co ..


.left top lines and 79 London & Lancashire Indemnity Co of America.


Grande John & Sons .... left top corner cards and Gireat-West Life Assurance Co ..


55


Marott Hotel The ... . right side lines and 74


157


Gregg & Son Inc. 36 and 102 80


. left bottom lines and 141 Martin Cleaners Inc. Griener C E Co .. right top corner cards and 103 Grimes Billy Tire Co .. Central Supply Co .. .left bottom lines, 67 and 140 Central Wall Paper & Paint Corp The .. Cuarantee Tire & Rubber Co. right top corner cards and 162 Chamberlin Co of America .. 68 Guaranty Cafeteria .right bottom lines, 143 and 159 153 Meier Lewls & Co ..


Gwinn A R Paint & Supply Co Inc


right bottom lines and 134


14 Hall-Neal Furnace Co Inc


Hall-Hottel Co Inc .. right bottom lines and Harlan Myron S. left side lines and 88


Harley-Davidson Sales and Service.


124


Hatfield Paint Co Inc ... . right side lines and 131 140


Hayes Brothers Inc.


Herrmann G H Funeral Home .... left side lines and Heston Concrete Co ...


Milk Foundation of Indianapolis.


22 124


144 116 Mitchell Real Estate & Insurance Co. . right side lines and 151


Model Loan Service Inc .. .right top lines and 105 Moldthan A C ...... back cover, left bottom lines and 151 Monarch Buick Co Inc .... left bottom lines and Mooney-Mueller-Ward Co. 20 49


Moynahan Apartments. . right top corner cards, 6 and Moynahan Construction Co .. .right top corner cards, 6 and 42 41


106 42


Muesing-Merrick Coal Co Inc ... Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co of Newark, N J Mutual Fire Insurance Co of Indianapolis. . left top corner cards and 89 90 18 35


Nish Motor Cars ... ... left top lines and National Cash Register Company The ... Newt's Standard Service ..


20


Hotel Linden. . left side lincs and 72


17


Darlington & Maloof. right top lines and 149 Dean Bros Pumps Inc .. .page B and 143 Hotel Severin. Delaware Flower Shop .. right top corner cards and DeLuxe Appliance Co ... . . left top lines and Dodd Investigation Bureau .... right side lines and 49 Howard's Motor Sales


54 Hurt Bros Realty Co .. .right side lines and 150


Hy-Tex Brick ..


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Dome Harry Sales & Service Inc ... .right bottom lines and 7


Downtown Ford Sales Co Inc .. .. top edge, right top lines and 8 Indiana Insurance Co .. .right side lines




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