Polk's Indianapolis (Marion County, Ind.) city directory, 1951, Part 545

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Publication date: 1951
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. DYEING - ALTERATION - REPAIRS HATS CLEANED AND BLOCKED

1042 Woodlawn

Market 4968

Kenny C. Knipstine

BEVILLE CLEANERS -

Quality Cleaning and Pressing Expert Alterations - Hats Cleaned and Blocked Minor Rips and Buttons Replaced Free of Charge

LAUNDRY SERVICE SHOES REPAIRED

2214 Brookside Ave.

BONNIE TUCK Phone Atlantic 3907

COTTAGE DYE HOUSE CLEANERS - PRESSERS - DYERS QUALITY SERVICE INSURED MOTHPROOF CLEANING . .. AT NO EXTRA COST CASH AND CARRY - DELIVERY

Humboldt

5722

KENNIE GORDON, Manager 641 EAST 42nd STREET

R. L. POLK & CO.'S

CLEANERS

Tel. Irvington 1398

6122 E. Washington ERMINE CLEANERS, INC. DRESS SUITS - Quality Work - EVENING GOWNS

5223 E. Washington

Branches : 1106 College Ave.

5107 E. 10th

FASHION

1901 Central Ave.

DRY CLEANERS INCORPORATED

"There Is Real Beauty In Skillful Cleaning"

Tel. WAbash 1501

William M. Leonard, Inc. GARMENT CLEANERS All Cleaning Done In Our NEW MODERN Vorclone Cleaning Plant

2119 W. WASHINGTON ST.

MARKET 6421-6422-6423

MARTIN CLEANERS, Inc. We Pick Up Your Cleaning, Do It Up First Class and Return It in a Jiffy

Call Us for SUITS, DRESSES, GOWNS, DRAPES, RUGS, HATS and your DYE WORK

1831 N. Arsenal Ave. (1)

IM-7133

INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY

....

CLEANERS

MECHANICS LAUNDRY AND SUPPLY, INC.

Complete Industrial Rental Supply Service COATS - WIPING TOWELS - SHIRTS APRONS - COVERALLS - TROUSERS 333 N. Noble St. (2)

Call FRanklin 3541

CLOTHING

Nationally Famous as America's Largest MAIL ORDER HOUSE Specializing in Slenderizing Fashions for Stout Women

Also . .. Everything for the Expectant Mother and Her Baby

Visit Our RETAIL SALESROOM in Our Mail Order Building

See Current Catalog Fashions and Unadvertised Close-Out Bargains

Lane B ryant

Retail Sales Room in Mail Order Building 752 EAST MARKET ST.

PLENTY OF FREE PARKING SPACE

A Real Necessity In Every Office

THE CITY DIRECTORY

The Modern Up-to-Date Method of Getting Accurate Information Quickly A Time Saver - A Money Maker - Let Us Show You How

R. L. POLK & CO.'S

CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS

Auto-Brand CLOTHING

For Work or Play TROUSERS - SHIRTS - COATS - OVERALLS COVERALLS - UNIFORMS

LEWIS MEIER & CO.

1002 Central Ave. (7)

Lincoln 5435

COAL

BETHLEHEM COAL CO. Blue Diamond's Famous "Southern Sunshine" Coal WILL-BURT STOKERS Complete Line of Will-Burt Coal, Gas and Oil Fired Heating Equipment AUTHORIZED SALES and SERVICE

WILL-BURT TTOKLA

479 Bethel (Beech Grove)

Tel. GArfield 4481

BLACK DIAMOND COAL CO., INC. The Best in Fuels

ROBT. W. BIDLACK, Pres.

1001 SOUTHEASTEN AVE.

PHONE IMPERIAL 4433

INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY

COAL

METROPOLITAN COAL OIL CO., Inc. Furnace Oil Clean Coal -- Coke

Main Office 1001 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. ·

North Yard 1101 E. 46th ST. C

FRanklin 3311

COAL

COKE

1422 W. 30th St.

CHAMPE & GARLAND COAL CO.

AT YOUR SERVICE EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR

WAbash 4543

VIRGIL W. POTTS, Pres.

H. MAURICE ANGELL, Sec .- Treas.

GEM COAL CO.

"Tons of Satisfaction"

1125 Roosevelt Ave. Tel. IMperial 6561

R. L. POLK & CO.'S

COAL

Yes! We serve you the highest quality Coal and Coke, and we continue to give you the prompt, efficient, cour- teous service that you have always been accustomed at the . . .

INDIANAPOLIS COAL COMPANY 2301 Winthrop Ave.

WAbash 4527

ERNEST JOHNSON COAL CO.

COAL -- COKE -- BRIQUETS -- STOKER COAL WARM MORNING STOVES

NORTH YARD 2112 Northwestern Ave. TAlbot 1515

- YARDS - SOUTH YARD (OEFTERING-LITZELMAN COAL CO.) 1132 Kentucky Ave. MArket 7371

EAST YARD (EASTERN COAL CO.) 3401 E. New York St. MArket 7575

LITZELMAN COAL & SUPPLY CORP. "Once Coaled by Us - Never Cold Again"

Coal and Coke Paint

445 North Holmes Ave.

"DOG ON GOOD COAL

COAL

Building Materials

and Supplies

Phone: FRanklin 1318

MUESING-MERRICK COAL & OIL CO., INC.

COAL AND COKE - RILEY 4515 FUEL OIL DEPT. - RILEY 4515 MECHANICAL DIV. - RILEY 1503

Coal, Coke, Fuel Oil

Iron Fireman Oil Burners and Stokers, Iron Fireman Furnaces and Boilers, Perfection and Monogram Oil Heaters, Warm Morning Coal Heaters

GENERAL OFFICE 931 Ft. Wayne - RIley 4515

EAST YARD 3830 Brookville Rd.

WEST YARD 1325 W. Washington

INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY

COAL

1107 W. 25th

RELIABLE FUEL and ICE CO. for Coal and Coke

We Measure by the Golden Rule

TA 7351

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTAL

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTALS CRANES - SHOVELS - BULLDOZERS - GRADERS - ROLLERS PUMPS - AIR COMPRESSORS - PAVING BREAKERS MIXERS - FRONT END LOADERS - LOW BOYS

The TRI-STATE CONSTRUCTION Co. 3100 E. 56th (20) Tel. Broadway 5488

CONTRACTORS

CARL M. GEUPEL CONSTRUCTION CO. (INCORPORATED)

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS

1919 N. Meridian Tel. Highland 9251

Indianapolis

Specializing in Reinforced Concrete and Industrial Building Construction

GRADY BROTHERS, INC.

Asphalt Roads -- Drives -- Street Construction Marketers and Appliers of Road Oil, Tar and Crushed Stone

915 S. SOMERSET (21)

BEImont 2416

R. L. POLK & CO.'S

CONTRACTORS

ASPHALT SURFACING COMPANY

ARCHITECTS · ENGINEERS

. CONTRACTORS

ORGANIZATION, EQUIPMENT AND EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL For LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT AND ASPHALT CONSTRUCTION EARTH MOVING - BULLDOZING FINE GRADING - FINISHED LANDSCAPE SERVICE ASPHALT STREETS - COMMERCIAL PARKING AREAS RESIDENCE DRIVES - PLAYGROUNDS

A. W. BRAYTON, JR., Mgr. JACK M. SRADER, Supt.

--- GL. 0084

Office and Yard 4200 EAST 82nd ST. (STATE ROAD 100)

MOYNAHAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY T. A. MOYNAHAN, President

GENERAL OFFICES

850 N. Pennsylvania St. Phone LIncoln 5555 INDIANAPOLIS 4, INDIANA

INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY

CONTRACTORS

WM. C. SMITH Phone, Market 2744

"Sincere Snappy Service Signifies Supreme Satisfaction"

SERVICE CONSTRUCTION CO.

GENERAL

CIATE A

THE ASS

G AL OFAMERICA RS

CONTRACTORS -- BUILDERS 534 Indiana Pythian Building, 216 Massachusetts Ave. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

J. L. Simmons Company, Inc. GENERAL CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS ARCHITECTURAL, INDUSTRIAL, PUBLIC WORKS, CONSTRUCTION

Telephone MA 9546

· UNION TITLE BUILDING

Established Over 40 Years

INDIANAPOLIS 4, IND.

Plant S. Emerson Ave. at Beech Grove

Box 87 Beech Grove Tel. ID 0713

Tisdale & Collins Construction Co. Engineering and Contracting Pavements, Driveways, Surface Treatments, Sidewalks, Concrete Curbs and Gutters

Excavations Landscaping

H. D. Tousley Company, Inc. GENERAL CONTRACTORS INDUSTRIAL AND HEAVY CONSTRUCTION 925 E. St. Clair Indianapolis 2, Ind.

Phone Imperial 5505

R. L. POLK & CO.'S

CONTRACTORS

The Tri-State Construction Co.

ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS EXCAVATING - ROADS - STREETS - SEWERS Sole Distributors of Perma-Crete Drives 3100 E. 56th (20)

BR. 5488

CONTRACTORS' AND PLANT EQUIPMENT

CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT INTERNATIONAL TRACTORS

DIESEL ENGINES

CONTRACTORS' EQUIPMENT Mixers - Pumps - Compressors - Shovels - Cranes

INDIANA EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC.

W. 16th at INDIANA AVE.

TEL. MARKET 8371

DAIRY EQUIPMENT

CENTRAL EQUIPMENT, INC.

RECEIVING EQUIPMENT

PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

Weigh Cans Scales

Testers Bottle Washers Can Washers Wash Tanks Receiving Vats

Pasteurizers Storage Tanks Heaters and Coolers Separators Homogenizers

Cheese Vats Presses and Hoops Butter Churns Butter Printers

Ice Cream Freezers

Filters

Mixers

Motors

Refrigeration

SUPPLIES

Metal Dairyware, Rubber Goods, Glassware, Paper Goods, Flavors, Brushes, Crates, Cleaners

Complete Equipment and Supplies for Dairy, Cheese, Butter and Ice Cream Plants

943 S. Meridian St.

Office Market 5365 Nights Talbot 5941

DANCE STUDIOS

Learn to Dance From an Expert

BONNIE BLUE BROWN has developed a technique for teaching Dancing that will astonish you with its simplicity and effectiveness. You will love the amiable atmosphere of the studio and will be dancing after the first lesson. Make a reservation today for the class of your choice.

BALLET - TOE - TAP - BALLROOM - MODERN - SQUARE Evening Adult Ballet Classes SPECIAL CLASSES FOR BUSINESS WOMEN

Bonnie Blue Brown Danse Studio

38 N. Penn St., Room 309 Ober Bldg. Tel. Atlantic 7766

INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY

BONNIE BLUE BROWN

Bottle Fillers and Cappers Thermometers

Mix Tanks Package Fillers

UTILITY EQUIPMENT Boilers Sanitary Fittings Sanitary Pumps Water and Brine Pumps

DEPARTMENT STORES

6 5.

at the

CLOSED MONDAYS SHOP TUESDAY THAU SATURDAY 9.00 to 5.25

Crossroads

of America . . .

Since 1872, L. S. Ayres and Company has been known for courteous service and thoughtful in- terest in your needs. "The Ayres' Clock" marks the store where you'll find fine quality, fashion- right things for yourself, your family, your home.

Telephone FR. 4411 L. S. Ayres & Co.

R. 1 .. POLK & CO.'S

...

DEPARTMENT STORES

through these portals flows the life of Indiana

Throughout the whole year our entire store is wholly devoted to the wants and desires of the people of Indiana.

Since 1896 The Wm. H. Block Co. has been an important factor in the retail life of Indian- apolis.

Block's ILLINOIS at MARKET Telephone CApitol 8511

INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY

DEPARTMENT STORES

Strauss Says:

"The Best at the price, no matter what the price"

CUM QUALITATE.

Gentlemen's Suits and

Outer Coats ... Sportswear

Dobbs Hats Hanan, Nettleton and British Walker Footwear

Shirts, Ties, Socks and accessories

A Special Shop for Boys (from 2 to 20)

Sixth Floor

Specialty Shop --- Women's Tailored Suits, Coats, Dresses and Sportswear Third and Fourth Floors

L. STRAUSS & CO., Inc.

Corner Washington and Illinois, Indianapolis

R. L. POLK & CO.'S

DEPARTMENT STORES

SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO.

INDIANAPOLIS' MOST COMPLETE DEPARTMENT STORE

4 LARGE FREE PARKING LOTS

Phone Imperial 5381

DICTATING MACHINES

FIRST AND ONLY

. . . dictating equipment to win ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURING Cer- tificate of Award, for "outstanding achievement in product development, design, and engineering."

FOUND CRIBER

FIRST AND ONLY . . . office machine to win coveted Fashion Academy Gold Medal Award, "for excellence of design."

NO OTHER DICTATING EQUIPMENT OFFERS:

. "Quick Review" Microphone

· "Television" Indexing

. On-the-Disc Indexing

. Lightest Magnesium Construction

· Disc-on-Disc. Dictation

· Sealed Gear Drive

. Two-Arm Versatility

AMERICAN BUSINESS MACHINES Inc. 241 East Ohio St.

CApitol 1154

Indianapolis 4, Ind.

DRESS SHOPS

WINDSOR DRESS SHOP

Dresses Blouses Skirts Slacks 6012 E. 21st Street

Sweaters Lingerie Bras

Girdles

Maternity Wear FEATURING

"Koretof California Sportswear" Phone Blackstone 9793

DOROTHY BUGIE

INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY

ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURING

------

DRUGS-WHOLESALE

MOONEY-MUELLER-WARD CO. Wholesale Druggists

SUNDRIES - FOUNTAINS -- FIXTURES WINES AND LIQUORS

501 Madison Ave. (25)

Lincoln 1531

DYERS

"DYEING SAVES BUYING"

20 Years in Business

"DYEING SAVES BUYING"

GENERAL DYEING COMPANY, Inc.

Indiana's Largest Dyers of . . . Garments, Furniture Covers, Drapes, Spreads, Table Cloths, Rugs, Can Be Transformed As Good As New J. H. EGLI, Pres .- Treas.

RUGS DRAPERIES and GARMENTS

818-30 N. DORMAN

TEL. IMPERIAL 3445

Out of Sight - Out of Mind - Out of Business

The importance of keeping firm and product names in the public eye is recognized by all business men. It is astonishing to see how a firm or product, however meritorious, will slip into the limbo of the for- gotten if not persistently advertised.

The City Directory is the natural medium for keeping a business or product name in the spotlight. Insist on being well represented in its pages

R. L. POLK & CO.'S

ELECTRICAL

47 Years of

MEIER

Dependable Service

ELECTRIC & MACHINE CO., INC. 3525-3535 EAST WASHINGTON ST.

1904

24-HOUR SERVICE

VENTILATING FANS

Meier Nu-air TRADE MARK REGISTERET

650 R. P.M.

1150 R.P.M.

50 R.P.M.

AMERICAN

SPEED REDUCER

American Speed Reducers Pulleys - Vee Belts Automatic Belt Tension Control Bases for Motors Application Specialists to Consult With You - No Obligation

ELECTRICAL

MOTORS and CONTROLS

New and Renewed - Bought - Sold - Rented - Installed and Repaired - Indus- trial Power Wiring - A Complete Service from Sale of Equipment to Installation

Ingersoll-Rand Air Compressors and Water Pumps

For Industrial Applications

OFFICE IRvington 1151 Nights, Sundays and Holidays Call MArket 3321

INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY

ELECTRICAL

Everything Electrical

SUPPLIES -- FIXTURES -- APPLIANCES - MOTORS AND MOTOR EQUIPMENT

FARRELL-ARGAST ELECTRIC CO.

"The House Electric"

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

Riley 6321

Meridian at Maryland

ACE ELECTRIC CO.

X Light Heat Power

CONTRACTORS

Residential Commercial Industrial

Tel. Cherry 1453

1819 MILLERSVILLE DRIVE

QUALITY WIRING

RICHARD E. ERBER

WM. M. LOHMAN

CAPITAL ELECTRIC SERVICE

Electric Motor Rewinding, Repairing Service Motors and Controls Bought and Sold

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS Lincoln Welders Repaired and Serviced A Complete Stock of Lincoln Factory Parts and Accessories Always on Hand

620 Pierson Ave. Tels. Lincoln 6029 and Riley 3888

R. L. POLK & CO.'S

ELECTRICAL

FRIGIDAIRE - SUNBEAM APPLIANCES RADIO AND TELEVISION COOPER'S APPLIANCES

ALBERT COOPER

5625 E. Washington St.

Phone BL 5954

ENGRAVERS

ERNEST C. ROPKEY, President

ERNEST A. MORRIS, Sec'y -Treasurer CHARLES C. GOODRICH, Vice-President.

ALBERT M. SHOUSE, Asst. Treasurer F. NOBLE ROPKEY, Vice-President

A Complete Illustration Service for Those Who Advertise

PHOTOGRAPHS of every description

ART WORK .. Designing and retouching HALFTONES . . . Zinc and copper

LINE ETCHINGS . . . Zinc and copper

COLOR PLATES for all printing uses, including two, three and four-color process engravings

Riley 5461

INDIANAPOLIS ENGRAVING CO.

222 EAST OHIO STREET . INDIANAPOLIS 6, INDIANA

FANS

INDIANA FAN COMPANY MANUFACTURERS -- ENGINEERS

Fans and Industrial Sheet Metal Work

427 S. Alabama (25)

Tel. Lincoln 7165

INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY

FARM IMPLEMENTS

BUILDERS . AUTO REPAIRING . PAINTING . HARDWARE . PAINTS AND OILS . TIRES AND ACCESSORIES . 1,

. SPECIAL TRUCK BOD

1432 Kentucky Avenue INDIANAPOLIS 21, INDIANA Phone Capitol 4392

ESTABLISHED 1881

H. A. WATERMAN COMPANY Massey Harris AND New Idea

Route 9, Box 206 INDIANAPOLIS 44, INDIANA Phone Irvington 2265

FENCES

WIRE PARTITIONS AND WINDOW GUARDS

HOOSIER FENCE CO.

LAWN FENCES

HOOSIER FENCE CO.

INDUSTRIAL CHAIN LINK

"Fence to Stay the Hoosier Way" Free Engineering Service VISIT OUR OFFICE AND DISPLAY AT 1701 E. 38th St.

Call TA. 2434

ORNAMENTAL IRON PORCH RAILS and COLUMNS

Out of Sight! Out of Mind! Out of Business! .

The City Directory is the natural medium for keeping a business or product name in the spotlight. Insist on being well represented in its pages.

R. L. POLK & CO.'S

FINANCE COMPANIES

FIRST BANCREDIT CORPORATION

Insurance Premium Financing Home Modernization Financing

500 GOODMAN BLDG. 30 W. WASHINGTON (4) Tel. Lincoln 8476

FLORISTS

"Constantly Creating Confidence" Delaware Flower Shop Tel. TAlbot 4568 2922 N. DELAWARE ST.

DRIVE IN FLOWER MART FLORISTS Open 24 Hours Daily - We Never Close WE CAN FILL YOUR EVERY FLORAL NEED TELEGRAPH SERVICE 225 W. 16th St.

BILL CRONIN - BILL O'LOUGHLIN

Phone Riley 1995

INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY

FLORISTS

Flowers

6251 College Bill Gilbert Phone BR 5482 Complete Floral Service -- Artistically Arranged

"Flowers of Quality Correctly Arranged"'

John Grande & Sons Florists ... EST. 1895.

2401 W. Washington Phone Franklin 3525 INDIANAPOLIS

· CLARA GRANDE AULBACH

Plainfield Flower Shop

lowers

Cut Flowers Design Work -- Plant Novelties Potted Plants

119 South Vine St.

Phone Plainfield 6141

Plainfield, Indiana

FOUNDRIES

MEMBER

CASTINGS

Member National Founders' Association

GRAY IRON

SOCIET

,IN

Gray Iron - Hi-Tensil - Semi-Steel - Alloy GENERAL MACHINISTS REPAIR AND JOBBING

C. and G. POTTS and CO.

Tel. Lincoln 1746

816 W. Washington Ave. (4)

R. L. POLK & CO.'S

AL AULBACH

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

HISEY & TITUS MORTUARY

Air-Conditioned

Since 1868 our firm has served this community. We have always given the best in service and our charges have not been excessive.

951 NORTH DELAWARE STREET Lincoln 3828

INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

JORDAN FUNERAL HOME

"The Home of Personal Service"

CHAPEL

FAMILY ROOM

AMBULANCE SERVICE

2428 East 10th Street Phones Imperial 4304-4305 HELEN G. JORDAN

R. L. POLK & CO.'S

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Shirley Bros. Co., Inc.

CENTRAL CHAPEL 944-46 N. Illinois St.

THREE CHAPELS WEST CHAPEL 2002-04 W. Michigan

IRVING HILL 5377 E. Washington

Truly a Remembered Service

CALL LINCOLN 5408

Stirling Funeral home

Personal Service at Reasonable Prices Lady Attendant Prompt Ambulance Service

TEL. MARKET 6576 ROBERT W. STIRLING

1420-22 PROSPECT JOHN C. STIRLING

INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Craig Funeral Home "Personalized Service"

Lady Attendant Chapel

Wm. Lester Craig 1002 S. Senate Ave. (25)

Tel. Lincoln 4843

PAUL E. DORSEY

"You Set the Funeral Price"

Funeral Director

Ambulance Service

Lady Attendant

3925 EAST NEW YORK STREET

TELEPHONE IRVINGTON 1173

G. H. HERRMANN FUNERAL HOME

1505 S. EAST STREET MARKET 8488 You have the use of our Modern Air-Conditioned Funeral Home- and Organ without additional charge. Ambulance Service

KING & KING FUNERAL DIRECTORS THOS. E. J. KING - NETTIE SCOTT KING - PAUL R. SCOTT

Funeral Home

AMBULANCE SERVICE · LADY ATTENDANT

Courtesy - Quality - Service - Always

1503 COLUMBIA AVE. PHONE ATlantic 2324

R. L. POLK & CO.'S

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

ROBERT E. KIRBY

WA. 3331

wirby

Mortuary MERIDIAN AT 19th ST.

LUCAS FUNERAL HOME "Serving All Religions" Remains Sent Any Place by Train or Airplane Cremation Service Available Prompt 24-Hour Ambulance Service 3040 N. CAPITOL AVE.

TEL. HIGHLAND 8008

FURNITURE

HOME OUTFITTING CO., INC. EDWIN A. PEARSON

Furniture and Appliances 424 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE TEL. RILEY 8308

INDIANAPOLIS 4, INDIANA

RAINIER FURNITURE Complete Furnishings for the Home

Tel. Humboldt 1376

4214 College Avenue

INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY

FURNITURE

Emrick's

FACTORY FURNITURE STORE

Select from the FINEST of Nationally Famous FURNITURE and RUGS Right in Our Factory Salesrooms . . . Choose from the newest and Smartest in High Quality . ..

DINING ROOM SUITES LIVING ROOM SUITES BEDROOM SUITES BREAKFAST SETS

OCCASIONAL CHAIRS AND TABLES LAMPS AND MIRRORS CARPETS - RUGS LINOLEUM

"A FURNITURE STORE IN A FURNITURE FACTORY"

LET OUR LOCATION SAVE YOU MONEY

Free Taxi To and From Open Mon., Wed. and Sat. Nites Till 9

Emrick's

2771

324 W. MORRIS ST. 1200 SOUTH OF WASHINGTON ST. 300 WEST OF MERIDIAN ST.

THE HOME OF BETTER FURNITURE FOR LESS

Lincoln 6304 AMPLE PARKING SPACE

R. L. POLK & CO.'S

GIFT SHOPS

Lamps Pottery Party Goods Tables Gifts

Greeting Cards

Van-Cents

Home Decorations

5842 E. Washington St.

BL-9100

GRAVEL

SPEES GRAVEL CO. Stabilized Road Material and Washed Gravel

Road and Driveway Contractors

Pack-tite Road and Driveway Gravel

UNION CHAPEL ROAD

BR. 5790

GROCERS-WHOLESALE

J. C. PERRY & CO., INCORPORATED Wholesale Grocers -- Distributors VERIFIED TROJAN CADET BRANDS

Tel. Lincoln 5325-5326-5327

620 South Capitol Avenue

INDIANAPOLIS 25, IND.

Names Appearing in Black Letters

IN THIS DIRECTORY are the names of those people who ACCOMPLISH THINGS and are entitled to favorable consideration, if for no other reason than their public-spirited support of measures, which make for progress. They represent that ENERGY AND PUSH so essential to the commercial prosperity of the City, and in dealing with them no mistake will be made. The publishers are honored in thus making them better known to the public.

--- Patronize Them

INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY

HARDWARE

pan TRADE MARK amp

QUALITY STAMP

Jan TRADE MARK amp

QUALITY STAMP

VAN CAMP

HARDWARE & IRON COMPANY

Established 1876

WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS of

GENERAL HARDWARE HOUSE FURNISHINGS ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES SPORTING GOODS MILL SUPPLIES PLUMBING HEATING

CUTLERY

RADIOS

GLASS

PAINT

Exclusively Wholesale

INDIANAPOLIS

R. L. POLK & CO.'S

HEARING AIDS

Beltone

PAUL BOSSEMEYER COMPANY DISTRIBUTORS BELTONE HEARING AIDS

One Unit Hearing Aid - NO BUTTON NEED SHOW IN EAR Phone or Come In for FREE DEMONSTRATION 830 STATE LIFE BLDG.

15 E. WASHINGTON ST.

PHONE MARKET 3116

HEATING

CENTRAL SUPPLY CO.

Jobbers of "American" Boilers and Radiation, "Sunbeam" Warm Air Furnaces, "Standard" Plumbing Fixtures, Oil Burners and Stokers, Pipe, Valves and Fittings, "Ever Hot" Heaters, "Stover" Water Softeners, Refrigeration Supplies Complete Stocks- -- Unusually Prompt Attention

ARCHITECTS, PLUMBERS: Bring your customers to our show room. Finest Plumbing Displays, completely set up and in operation, in this section

210-238 SOUTH CAPITOL AVENUE Zone 25 TELEPHONE --- RILEY 3451

A-B-C OIL BURNER SERVICE CO.

ABC Automaticw Oil Burner

705 E. 49th

WALT LEEPER HEATING EQUIPMENT Hot Water, Hot Air and Steam Service and Repairs on All Makes of Heating Equipment 24 HOUR SERVICE

Nights and Holidays Phone Market 3321

Tel. Humboldt 4906

INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY

HEATING

PEERLESS FURNACES

For Indoor Comfort

We Service and Repair All Makes in Marion County

Manufactured in Indiana's Largest Furnace Factory

We Manufacture Furnaces -- Furnace Fittings and Repair Parts for Most Makes of Furnaces

The Peerless Foundry Company

1845-2007 Ludlow Ave. (7)

Indianapolis, Ind.

Phone IMperial 3431 Nights, Sundays and Holidays Call Market 3321

R. L. POLK & CO.'S

HEATING

ARMOR-GRIMES CO.

HEATING EQUIPMENT ALL TYPES

Plant and Service - Tel. WA 1521

MID-WEST HEATING & SERVICE CO.

· Weir-Meyer Furnaces For Coal, Oil Or Gas

. Janitrol Gas Furnaces and Boilers

. Gas Burners and Unit Heaters

· Oil Burners

· Stokers

· Furnace Repairs

Manufacturers of Metal Products

SHEET METAL CONTRACTORS

724 E. Ohio St. (2)

Tel. Franklin 2311

HOBBY SUPPLIES

SHERIDAN HOBBY SHOP

Toys -- Gifts -- Sporting Goods Figurines -- Trains -- Planes -- Plastics

6121 E. Washington

Phone Blackstone 9293 F. H. CALDWELL -D. H. ROBERTS

MR. BUSINESS MAN!

No other medium in the world gives the information contained in your City Directory, therefore it is CONSULTED DAILY.

What better medium to gain publicity for your advertisement?

INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

RUSCO ALL - METAL

Delf

toring

COMBINATION WINDOWS

1034 COLLEGE AVE.

ALTUM CO., INC. Provides Rainproof, Draft-Free Ventilation

Ends Costly Seasonal Repair CAN BE INSTALLED ON OLD OR NEW CONSTRUCTION Ideal for Porch Inclosures TEL. FRANKLIN 4305

PEERLESS CONSTRUCTION CO. COMPLETE HOME MODERNIZATION Give Your Present Home New Permanent Beauty With KAISER ALUMINUM SIDING

Lumaside Colonial Style Clapboard Siding with Aluminum Impregnated Face U. S. Gypsum Glatex Asbestos Siding and Roofing Norge Gas and Oil Conversion Burners - Norge Gas and Oil Furnaces Estimates Given Without Obligation 1431 North Capitol Ave. (2)

Phone Lincoln 3461

HOTELS

BARTON HOTEL

150 Newly Decorated Spacious Rooms Moderately Priced Popular Priced Coffee Shop Michigan at Delaware Tel. Lincoln 5315

JONES HOTEL

(Formerly) SPENCER HOTEL

Opposite Union Station, 248 S. Illinois JONES RESTAURANT AND DRIVE-IN 7803 E. Washington - Blackstone 0490 JONES HOTEL Fort Wayne, Ind.

Phone Lincoln 7501

SOUTH SHORE INN

Lake Wawasee, Ind.

R. L. POLK & CO.'S

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HOTELS

HOTEL LINCOLN

INDIANAPOLIS

The Lincoln assures you the utmost in courteous service, convenience and atmosphere.

Designed for hospitality, maintaining always a stan- dard of excellence in ser- vice, the Lincoln proves time and again to be- the Home of Gracious and Economical Living.

3 Air-Conditioned Dining Rooms.

TUSCANY ROOM COFFEE SHOP MIRABAR

All feature the finest of food and drink service at moderate prices.

Rates

Every Room has

Single $4.00 up

* A Bath-tub, shower or combination tub and shower.

Two persons, room with double bed $6.00 up

Two persons, room with twin beds $8.50 up

* Circulating Ice Water.

* An Electric Fan.

# Individual Bed Lamp.

400 ROOMS 400 BATHS

IN INDIANAPOLIS . . FOR COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE EXPERIENCED TRAVELERS CHOOSE THE LINCOLN

INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY

HOTELS

HOTEL LINDEN

P. S. COOPER, Pres. R. D. MADERY, Manager

300 MODERN ROOMS From $1.75 to $5.00

IDEAL ROOM COMBINATIONS FOR MOTOR PARTIES

"Better Than Rates Indicate"

Polk's Indianapolis (Marion County, Ind.) city directory, 1951, Part 545

Author: Publication date: 1951 Publisher: R.L. Polk Number of Pages: 1500

Author:
Publication date: 1951
Publisher: R.L. Polk
Number of Pages: 1500