Polk's Indianapolis (Marion County, Ind.) city directory, 1952, Part 2

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Publication date: 1952
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Schlosser Bros Inc

Schuster Coal Co

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

LEGAL DEPARTMENT (In Classified Section at Lawyers)

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Bamberger & Feibleman

Johnson Fred Bates

Buschmann, Krieg, DeVault & Alexander

Kothe & Shotwell

Fenton, Steers, Beasley & Klee

B Means & Buenting

Gregg, Fillion, Fillenwarth & Hughes.

B Ross, McCord, Ice & Miller

Holder & Holder

B Stump & Emswiller

INTRODUCTION

R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of more than 750 city, county, state and national Directories, present to sub- scribers and the general public, this, the 1952 edition of the Indianapolis City Directory, which also includes Beech Grove, Broad Ripple, Rocky Ripple, Speedway City, University Heights and Woodruff Place.

Confidence in the continued growth of Indianapolis' industry, population and wealth, and in the advance- ment of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Direc- tory is a mirror truly reflecting Indianapolis 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 publish- ers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Indianapolis Direc- tory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the community.

Six Major Departments

The six major departments are arranged in the following order :-

THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 25 to 915, 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 Indianapolis and vicinity, and the name, official personnel, na- ture and address of each firm and corporation.

THE BUYERS' GUIDE, preceding the Classified and separately paged from 1 to 184, on goldenrod paper, con- tains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Indianapolis and vicin- ity. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference ad- vertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a great commercial and industrial center like Indianapolis, the necessity of having this kind of information immedi- ately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.

THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 1113 to 1215, on yellow paper. This depart- ment 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 interests of the community. The Directory is the common intermediary between 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. A special feature of the Classified is the section devoted to restaurant advertisements.

THE POSTAL ZONE GUIDE, on pink paper, follows the Classified Business Directory and is separately paged from 1 to 10. This section is reproduced verbatim from copy supplied by the postal authorities.

THE GUIDE TO STREET-CAR, BUS AND TRACKLESS TROLLEY LINES follows the Postal Zone Guide and is separately paged from 11 to 13, on pink paper.

THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, follows the Guide to Street-Car, Bus and Trackless Trolley Lines and is separately paged from 15 to 320. In this section the numbered streets are arranged in numerical order, followed by the named streets 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 intersect- ing streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. Special features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the designation of homes and places of business having telephones.

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, as a business location, as a manufacturing site and as an educational cen- ter. 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 reliable advertise- ments of Indianapolis and vicinity.

The Indianapolis Directory Library

Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Indianapolis City Directory, a Directory Library is main- tained in the Business Branch of the Indianapolis Public Library, for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 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.

INTRODUCTION

INDIANA SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' MONUMENT

The Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is in the center of Monument Circle, and was begun in 1887 and completed in 1901. The monument is an impressive column 28412 feet high. It is exceeded in height only by the Washington Monument and the Sam Houston Memorial in Texas. It is considered one of the world's most outstanding works of monumental architecture. Four epochs of Indiana history are commemorated by bronze statues of representative men: George Rogers Clark, the period of the Revolution; William Henry Harrison, the War of 1812 and the Battle of Tippecanoe; Governor James Whitcomb, the War with Mexico; and Governor Oliver P. Morton, the Civil War. This monument cost the people of Indiana $600,000. Its basement houses a museum, and an elevator carries visitors to an observation room at its top.

INTRODUCTION

INDIANAPOLIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE North Meridian St., Opp. University Park

INDIANAPOLIS

"THE CENTER OF INDUSTRIAL AMERICA" Capital of Indiana; County Seat of Marion County

Some of the Things That Serve to Visualize the Importance of This Modern and Progressive City in Its Commercial, Financial and Industrial Aspects

Prepared by the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce

HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT

Indianapolis is a great metropolis which arose in the wilderness -a city built upon plans made by hardy pioneers bent upon creating a social order as well as a fine state capital.

Today it is a teeming center of commerce and industry, located in a rich agricultural area.

Here, creative genius and the will to enrich the life of every citizen, has developed a vast and balanced wealth of culture and a promise of better things for all who cherish the American Way of Life-freedom and opportunity.

The 1950 U. S. Census gave Metropolitan Indianapolis a popula- tion of 551,777, and a population of 427,173 within the city limits.

Indianapolis 132 years ago was 'a lone cabin in a virgin forest. Today it is a fast-growing metropolis of more than 550,000 persons . a highly-diversified and vitally-important industrial city in the midst of a vast, rich agricultural region.

It is a typically American city in a typically American state the physical, political, economic and cultural capital of a great commonwealth . a city proud and grateful for its heritage, industrious, ambitious, and confident of a glowing destiny.

About Indianapolis there is no element of circumstance either in the selection of its site or the design for the original town. And today, as from the beginning, it is a city planned in its development.

The first settlers came here in the spring of 1820. They located at or near the confluence of Fall Creek and White River. A few years earlier trader William Conner had established a thriving trading post (now restored) a few miles northeast, but it was to the south of Fall Creek that pioneers pressing into the new state directed their course from Connersville, Andersontown and other older towns. Andersontown was a village of the Delaware Indians.

Jacob Whetzel and his son came from Andersontown after gain- ing permission from ruling Chief Anderson to blaze a trace to the

mouth of Fall Creek. The white man's treaty with Chief Anderson had given the venerable Delaware control over the entire area for one full year, and Whetzel was meticulous in his determination to observe the treaty.

Perhaps the first family to settle at the confluence of the two streams was that of George Pogue, who brought his wife and children from Connersville and built here a solid double-cabin, then set about clearing a few acres from the wilderness.

A little later, John, James and Samuel McCormick came, and the settlement grew.

Meeting at Corydon, the territorial capital, in southern In- diana, the first Indiana Assembly gave to Governor Jonathan Jennings and a special commission of ten men, powers to select a permanent site for the state capital, and it was Jennings who suc- cessfully urged a site as near the center of the state territory as pos- sible. The settlement at the confluence of White River and Fall Creek was viewed, found desirable, and approved.

By a joint ballot of the House and Senate of the Indiana Assem- bly, a commission of three prominent men was elected to select a name for the new capital of Indiana. Several names were presented, but the name INDIANAPOLIS, suggested by Jeremiah Sullivan, Judge of the Supreme Court, was accepted with little opposition (INDIANA plus POLIS, Greek for "city").

The same year, Alexander Ralston, who assisted Major L'Enfant in laying out Washington, D. C., was appointed to lay out this new city on the Western frontier.

The plan is a combination of the "spider web" of Versailles and Thomas Jefferson's scheme of the Federal City of regular squares. As first planned, Indianapolis included what is now known as the "mile square" -- that part of the city bounded by South, East, North and West streets. In the center of the plat was the Governor's Circle, now Monument Place, which was reserved for the mansion of the Governor. A brick residence was erected there in 1827, but it never was used as a residence.

INDIANA STATE HOUSE

The Indiana State House (the State's capitol building) was erected in 1878. It is of the Corinthian order of archi- tecture, and its spacious interior halls house many interesting marble statues. The halls of the General Assembly- the Senate and House of Represent- atives-and offices of the Governor and other elected State officials, are located in this building, while a num- ber of other office buildings are re- quired to accommodate many adminis- trative departments.

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The first newspaper, The Gazette, appeared in 1822, and in 1825 the Legislature held its first session in the new Capitol. The Na- tional Road was cut through Indianapolis in 1830, and in 1836 the town was incorporated. Water power was made available with the building of the canal in 1839, and the city's industrial develop- ment began with the establishment of grist mills, woolen mills and paper mills. In February, 1847, the first steam train entered Indianapolis on the Madison Road, an event which foreshadowed the city's development as a great railroad center. The same year a city charter was granted. The nation's first union railroad station was opened here on Sept. 20, 1853.

At the outbreak of the Civil War, Indianapolis had more than 100 manufacturing concerns and rapidly was becoming an important new industrial center. Many of the earliest industries-a meat- packing plant, flour mill, saw works, etc .- continue in business and are today considered among the largest and finest of their kind in the nation.

The period from 1865 to 1873 was one of rapid growth and ex- pansion, when the first street cars were introduced and thousands of new homes, many of them unusually fine, were being constructed.

In 1873 plans were made to build a belt railroad and stock yards. But it was not until 1877 that the belt railroad and stock yards, now the largest stock yards east of Chicago, opened for business.

The stock yards gave great impetus to agriculture, already enjoy- ing a period of thriving development.

Indianapolis always has been widely known as a city of beautiful homes and extensive home-ownership.

By 1900 the city entered another period of expansion. In that year natural gas was introduced, providing cheap fuel for manu- facturing and bringing an influx of new industries. By 1900 the city's population had reached 170,000, the annual value of manu- factured products had reached $60,000,000, and the annual industrial payroll was $10,000,000. Development of interurban electric rail- roads at that time further contributed to the city's growth and importance.

In the first half of the century Indianapolis has had a very steady growth not only in population but industrially, commercially and culturally. Among its manufacturing establishments are several which are the largest of their kind in the world.

So has INDIANAPOLIS evolved, in less than a century and a half, into the fine and friendly and prosperous city it is today.

The largest city in Indiana, it also is the second largest state capital city, and is not only the political capital of the common- wealth, but its physical, economic and cultural capital as well.

The topography and climate of the city are ideal to continued expansion and development. Carved out of the once wooded plains, there are no natural barriers to orderly expansion of its boundaries.

Just 112 years ago-blacksmith shops, sawmills and a small and crude grist mill comprised the total of Indianapolis' industrial activity.

Today, 1952, Indianapolis has 1,196 firms in the industrial cate- gory, giving employment to more than 100,000 persons, in civilian goods production.

Indianapolis long has been blessed with a wide diversity of indus- tries which increase the unusual economic stability of the entire area. 'By far the greater number are home-owned, although the city has many large and valuable plants of national corporations.

U. S. COURT HOUSE AND POST OFFICE

Acme-Evans Co., with its predecessors, represents Indianapolis' oldest industry, operating four grain milling plants at locations where flour has been milled continuously since 1821.

In 1857 E. C. Atkins & Co., the world's largest manufacturer of saws, was founded. This plant has been in continuous operation by the family of the founder on the site of its founding, although it has spread over a vast area.

In 1863 Kingan & Co. moved its meat-packing plant to Indian- apolis. Today this firm is one of the nation's largest and best-known packers of meats and meat products.

Water power was made available with the construction of the canal in 1839, resulting in the building of the first grain mill.

As mentioned above, the first steam train entered the town, on the Madison Road, in 1847, and prior to 1900 development of railroad lines entering the city had been remarkable.

SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL

The Scottish Rite Cathedral was completed in 1927 at a cost of $3,500,- 000. This masterpiece of old-world architecture is located on Meridian Street between North and Walnut streets. This cathedral has gained a world-wide reputation for its exterior and interior beauty. Its tower houses an exceptionally fine, especially- designed carillon.

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INDIANAPOLIS RAILWAYS

Construction of the railroads, new highways and Kingan & Co.'s pork house-largest in the nation-caused such rapid development of agriculture that in 1875 the new Exchange Stock Yards was built, supplementing Kingan's own yards.

In 1873 the Board of Trade, an outgrowth of expanding grain production, urged construction of a belt railroad and stock yards, combined. But it was not until 1877 that this huge enterprise was completed and in operation.

The twelve miles of belt railroad, linking all railroads entering the city, proved to be a vital stimulant to the establishment of more industries and expansion of existing plants and mills.

Today, the Indianapolis Union Railroad has 76 miles of track connecting all railroads serving the city and hundreds of industries requiring switching service.

Meat packing and processing has grown into one of the city's most important industries, with other firms establishing large and fine plants. In 1951 more than 3,000,000 head of live stock were sold at the Indianapolis yards, grossing $12,100,000 in sales.

However, metal-working industry-production of parts and finished products-is the city's largest source of manufacturing employment and most important producer of industrial income.

THE CITY TODAY

Throughout the first half of the century there was a continual expansion of the city's manufacturing and processing plants. De- velopment and expansion of utilities-electric, gas and water- together with other service facilities, has kept pace. Favorable rates available here have been an important aid in development of the community's industry.

Today, the great utilities serving the community are investing many millions of dollars in new plant facilities to provide for future needs of the community.

An almost unlimited supply of steam coal is being mined within a radius of 60 to 70 miles of the city, providing inexpensive steam fuel for industrial purposes.

In addition to excellent railroad facilities, a vast network of superior highways and splendid air transportation serve the city.

THE HEART OF INDIANAPOLIS FROM THE AIR

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MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

Aerial Photo by Miner-Billings

The supply of labor is much more extensive than population statis- tics indicate. Manpower from the rural areas, small towns and urban communities within a radius of 25 to 50 miles is available to local industries. Many regularly-employed workers commute daily by automobile and bus.

The altitude-739 feet above sea level-and temperate climate are healthful and advantageous to business and industry.

The city's location, near the exact center of the nation's popula- tion, and position between other metropolitan cities, also are helpful to industry.

Among the larger Indianapolis home office industries, not pre- viously mentioned, are: J. D. Adams Mfg. Co., American Foundry Co., Inc., Diamond Chain Co., Inc., Fairmount Glass Works, Inc., Inland Container Corp., Insley Mfg. Corp., Kahn Tailoring Co., Eli Lilly & Co., P. R. Mallory & Co., Inc., Marmon-Herrington Co., Inc., Metal Auto Parts Co., Inc., Real Silk Hosiery Mills, Inc., Stokely- Van Camp, Inc., and Zenite Metal Corp. (All of the above normally employ more than 500 in their Indianapolis plants.)

Among the many national corporations operating important manufacturing plants in Indianapolis are: American Can Co., American Stove Co. (Federal Foundry Co.), Armour & Co., Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Bemis Bro. Bag Co. (2 plants), Best Foods, Inc. (shoe polish and "Rit" dyes), Borden Co. (2 plants), Bridgeport Brass Co., Bryant Heater Division, Affiliated Gas Equipment, Inc., Chrysler Corp., Continental Baking Co., Cornell-Dubilier Electric

Corp., Peerless Pump Division, Food Machinery & Chemical Corp., General Motors Corp. (Allison Division and Chevrolet Commercial Body), Glidden Co. (2 plants), International Harvester Co., Kroger Co., Linde Air Products Co. (2 plants), Link-Belt Co., McQuay- Norris Mfg. Co., Oval & Koster Division of Messenger Corp., Na- tional Biscuit Co., National Malleable & Steel Castings Co., Na- tional Lead Co., National Starch Products, Inc., New York Central Railroad Co., Omar, Inc., Pitman-Moore Division of Allied Labora- tories, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., RCA-Victor Division of Radio Corp. of America, Richardson Co., Smith Agricultural Chemical Co., Standard Brands, Inc. (Margarine and Salad Dressing Division), South Wind Division, Stewart-Warner Corp., Swift & Co., U. S. Envelope Co., United States Rubber Co., and Western Electric Co., Inc. Also, the Federal Government operates, here, a large naval ordnance plant.

Trade

Indianapolis is justly proud of its fine retail and wholesale dis- tricts. The city's stores and shops are outstanding. In appoint- ments, selection, variety and quality of merchandise and in service given to their patrons, the city's retail establishments rank among the finest to be found in any large city.

Department stores in the downtown area are considered by national retail authorities to be among the nation's best.

Here is located the second largest "exclusively-shoes" store in the U. S.

MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT NIGHT

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THE INDIANA BELL TELEPHONE CO.'S ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT INDIANAPOLIS

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BUTLER UNIVERSITY

Products sold at wholesale are greatly diversified, and the ex- tensive wholesale district now serves a vast area extending 70 miles or more in every direction. The population of the wholesale trade area is nearly 1,500,000.

Since the end of World War II, the city's three largest department stores have been extensively enlarged and modernized through new building programs.

During the same period a very large part of the downtown shop- ping and financial district has undergone a vast improvement pro- gram through modernization of scores of store fronts, building exteriors, and store and office building interiors.

The aggressive Merchants Association and Better Business Bureau, enjoying the co-operation of a large number of the com- munity's business firms, works constantly to insure for those who live and trade here, fair dealing, reasonable prices, and goods that fulfill all advertised promises.

Those who may attempt unfair trade practices in Indianapolis will soon find that they are unwelcome. The stores and shops which value their good reputations, developed from excellent customer relations, thrive and expand, while any who will not conform to good business practices find the spotlight of unfavorable notoriety focused upon them.

Education

Indianapolis, as a community, offers splendid educational ad- vantages in all the usual and many special fields.

Here, beautiful grounds and fine buildings having superior train- ing facilities enhance the pleasure and satisfaction of pursuit of knowledge in fields of letters, sciences, arts, professions and voca- tions. And, opportunities for education from the pre-school age through the university are practically unlimited.

This fine system of schools, libraries and other educational insti- tutions, both public and private, brings all levels of education within the reach of Indianapolis residents.

In this progressive city, public school management is relatively free from any undesirable political influences. The Citizens Non- Partisan School Committee has elevated the selection of members of the public school board above all such considerations.

Here, 23 free kindergartens, well-located, provide pre-school age training. There are 82 public elementary schools, two public special schools, 36 parochial elementary schools, seven public high schools, and six parochial high schools.

More than 43,000 students are enrolled in the public elementary schools. Parochial elementary schools provide for 12,000 more. Of the latter, 10,500 attend the 36 Catholic grade schools. Others are enrolled in Lutheran and the Seventh Day Adventist schools.

More than 14,000 students attend public high schools.

Outside the city limits the 40 grade and high schools which make up the Marion County school system (Metropolitan Indian- apolis) have an enrollment of more than 18,000 students.

Two other incorporated towns in the metropolitan area, Beech Grove and Speedway City, have their own school systems. Beech

JOHN HERRON ART INSTITUTE

The John Herron Art Institute, ad- ministered by the Art Association of Indianapolis, is the largest organization of its kind in the state, and recognized throughout the country for the import- ance of its art collection and the quality of its instruction. It includes an art museum and art school housed in sep- arate buildings. It is supported by memberships, endowment, special gifts and municipal funds. The Art Associa- tion was organized in 1883. Through the bequest of John Herron, the present site was purchased and buildings were erected in 1906. The collection of paintings, sculpture, pottery, etc., has grown steadily, and now includes items from all parts of the world. It is located at 16th and Pennsylvania streets.

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Polk's Indianapolis (Marion County, Ind.) city directory, 1952, Part 2

Author: Publication date: 1952 Publisher: R.L. Polk Number of Pages: 1552

Author:
Publication date: 1952
Publisher: R.L. Polk
Number of Pages: 1552