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GENERAL INDEX
PAGE
PAGE
Abbreviations
24
Harbor Masters
16, 347
Aldermen
15
Holidays 19
Alphabetical Section 25, 349
Homes 254
Assessors 16, 346
Index to Advertisements 4
256
Libraries
18, 257, 392
Associations & Clubs-Commercial .. 238, 389
18
Board of Health 16, 346
Board of Public Welfare 16, 346
Buildings-Public & Office .242, 390
Parks
22
Buyers' Guide
.opp
236
Cape Ann Light Station
348
Cemeteries .243,
390
Chamber of Commerce
238
Churches . 243,
390
City Government
15
City Offices
16
City Statistics
20
Classified Business Directory
. 237, 389
Clubs
245, 391
Constables 17,
346
County Commissioners
18
County Officers
18
Courts
18
Custom House
19
District Attorney
18
District Court
18
Drives 22
Fire Alarm Signal Boxes 16, 347
Fire Departments 16, 347
Gloucester Classified Business Directory 237
Gloucester General Directory 25
Gloucester Statistics 20
Gloucester Street & House Directory 269
Halls and Public Buildings 242 ,390
Registrars of Voters 16, 346
Rockport Classified Business Directory. .
389
Rockport General Directory
349
Rockport Street & House Directory
397
Rockport Town Officers
346
School Department 17, 347
Sheriff
18
Societies
265, 394
State Guard
19
Statistical Review 8
Straitsmouth Light Station
348
Street Directory of Gloucester 269
Street Directory of Rockport 397
Superintendents, Inspectors, &c 16
Water Commissioners 16, 347
Wharves
268
12
Post Offices 19, 348
Probate Court
18
· Public Health Service
19
Railroad Passenger Stations
263, 293
Registrars of Deeds
18
Points of Interest
21
Police Departments 17, 347
Population
Park Commissioners 16, 347
19
Association of North American Directory Publishers X
Labor Organizations
Medical Examiner
Military
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES
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Allied Finance Service Inc 39
Alper's Clothing Store 11
Andrews L E & Co .. 30
Andrews L E-Ferron Co
left top corner cards and
48
38
Barton A J & Son Inc ..
left top corner cards and
44
Bernstein Evelyn L .
Brown William G Company
left bottom lines, 14 and
43 23
Browne George L .... front cover and Burgess Elmer F Inc. . left top lines and 24 Burke's Express 17 51
Cameron C Floyd. . right top corner cards and 49
Cape Ann Fisheries Inc right bottom lines and
18
Cape Ann Fruit Co 22 Greely James C .... right top lines and 26 Cape Ann Manufacturing Co Gronblad Albert A. . left bottom lines and 11 Hall Bros .... .... left bottom lines and Harbor Cove Fisheries Inc 13 13 20
2 Harris D F & Sons Inc. right bottom lines and
5
Cape Ann Savings Bank .... front cover, right top lines and 7
Carr G Elliott. . left top corner cards and Chanticleer Retail Store right bottom lines and
Chick George P & Son ... left top lines and
49 Chisholm John Fisheries Co & Rocky Neck Marine Railways Division left bottom lines, 21 and John Alden-Griffin Co right bottom lines and 12 Johnson John A Inc .... front cover and 43 32 Lightship The. . left top corner cards and 51 Clancey W H 35
Cleary DE
Commercial Marine Co
right top corner cards and 21 52
Cooney Sail Co Inc. . left top lines and Cooper Bessemer Corp The. right bottom lines and 17
Corliss Bros Inc 46 Cunningham Paint Co Inc
right top corner and Cunningham & Kerr ... left top lines and 36
46
Davis Bros Fisheries Co Inc
right bottom lines and 18
Davis Clarence O. . right top corner cards and 12
Davis Frank E Fish Co
19
Dick's Taxi Service 52
Dodge C Furniture Co 28
Dunrite Tile Flooring Co 22
Ederer R J Company 21
Fabet Corporation. . left bottom lines and 19 Faulk Bros ........ left bottom lines and A Favazza Salvatore J 36 Fernwood Garage. . left bottom lines and 4
Frost D'O Co .right bottom lines G M I Laundry. . left top corner cards and 39 Gloucester Coal & Lumber Co back cover, right top lines and
40 Gloucester Co-operative Bank. right top lines and 8
37 Gloucester Daily Times and Cape Ann Advertiser .. left top lines and 45 Gloucester National Bank of Gloucester 8
Gloucester Safe Deposit and Trust Co .. insert at Rockport Section and
right top lines
Goodwin E J
37
29
left top corner cards and Cape Ann Motors Inc. right bottom lines and Cape Ann National Bank .... back cover, right top lines and 6 Hodgkins D B Sons. right top corner cards and Home Repair Shop. . left top corner cards and
28
4
Hotel Savoy
. back cover and
16
30 Howard John F Co. right top lines and 16
31
Lothrop L D Sons ... . back cover
43 Mahoney G Everett Inc .ribbon book mark and 33
Metropolitan Ice Company
right top lines
Morendo & Son Motor Sales left top corner cards and 2 National House Furnishing Co front cover and 26
Nauss L B & Sons Inc ...... back bone, front, top and bottom stencils and 41
North Shore Fillet Co. right top corner cards and 20 North Shore Furniture Co Inc . left bottom lines and 28 Parkhurst Marine Railway Co. right top lines and 42 Parks Brothers .. right top corner cards and 15
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Art Jewelry Co Inc. . left bottom lines and Babson, Elwell & Davis Inc right bottom lines and
35
Busy Bee Restaurant. . front cover and Butman A Carl 37 Gorton-Pew Fisheries Co Ltd left top lines and 20 Granite Savings Bank. . left top lines and 9 Gray Charles J & Sons Inc. . back cover and
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Perkins & Corliss Inc
right bottom lines and 3 Pike W S Funeral Service .... back cover,
right top lines and 25
Purdy Albert H 10 22
Reed George A & Son
Reed's Roy Garage right top corner cards and 3 Rockport National Bank. 9 left top lines and Rocky Neck Marine Railways Division left bottom lines and Rogers George K Store
Rogers Louis A . . left bottom lines and
StJohn's Episcopal Church of Gloucester Inc
Salah's Market
Saunder's Div of General Ice Cream Corp front cover, right top lines and Sears, Roebuck & Co ..
Smith J Raymond right bottom lines and 14 42
Smith L E Plumbing & Heating Co right bottom lines and Somers James V Co Inc
PAGE 49
left top corner cards and 39 Steele & Abbott Co Inc .. back cover and 47
Steele Carroll K. .front cover and 34 Stoddart A P & Co. right bottom lines and 42 Sunnyside Bakery 5 Thurston George W Inc. right bottom lines and 4 Thurston Real Estate Agency
left bottom lines and 50 Tognazzi Bros Co . . left bottom lines and 44
43 38 50 Tompkins C F Co ... .front cover and 27 Tremont Studios. . left top corner cards
and 48
10 43 West End Taxi Service right top corner cards and 52 30 Wilhelm Studio The .. back cover, right top lines and 48 Young Men's Christian Association .. .. 11
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INTRODUCTION
R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of more than 800 city, county, state and national Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1946-47 edition of the Gloucester City Directory, including Rock- port.
Confidence in the growth of Gloucester's and Rockport's industry and wealth, and in the advancement of their civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Gloucester and Rockport 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 estab- lished by rendering the best in Directory service. With an unrivaled organization, and having had the courteous and hearty co-operation 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 Gloucester and Rockport Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the cities.
Five Major Departments The five major departments are arranged in the following order :-
THE MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT, on white paper. pages 8 to 22 for Gloucester and 345 to 348 for Rockport, presents lists of city, county, state and federal officials, post office information, schools and institutions, with officers, courts holding sessions in the city, population tables, statistical review, and manufacturing, trade and civic surveys.
THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns, on white paper, is included in pages 25 to 234 for Gloucester and 349 to 388 for Rockport. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of Gloucester and Rockport, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corpora- tion in the city.
THE BUYERS' GUIDE beginning opposite page 236, printed on tinted paper in a separate series of pages from 1 to 52, contains the advertisements of leading banking, manufacturing, business and profes- sional interests of Gloucester and Rockport. The advertisements are indexed 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 great com- mercial and industrial center like Gloucester, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately 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 237 to 268 for Gloucester and 389 to 395 for Rockport, on yellow paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional con- cerns 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 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.
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THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, covers pages 269 to 343 for Gloucester and 397 to 412 for Rockport. 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. Special features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the designation of homes and places of business having telephones.
Municipal Publicity
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GLOUCESTER
" The Fish City"
(Courtesy Gloucester Chamber of Commerce)
Statistical Review
Form of Government: Commission com- posed of Mayor and four Aldermen. Normal Population: 24,862 (State Census
1945).
Summer Population: 40,000 estimated. Area: Thirty-six square miles. Altitude: Fifty-seven feet.
Assessed Valuation: Personal $3,603,425 (1946); Real Estate $33,683,475 (1946); Automobile $523,180 (1945) ; Vessels $3,809,205 with $41.00 tax per $1,000.
White Population: 24,862.
Colored Population: None. Native Born Population: 85 percent of
whole population.
Predominating Nationalities in City: Native American, Italian, Portuguese, Finnish, English.
Parks and Playgrounds: Eleven with 700 acres.
City's Bonded Debt: $1,299,000.00 (Dec 31, 1945).
Financial: Two National banks, One Trust Company, with total deposits of $21,232,940 .- 53, resources $22,645,574.82. One savings bank with total deposits of $10,053,071.57; resources $10,981,495.15; One co-operative bank with total resources of $4,506,057.00. Post Office Receipts: $179,000.00. Telephones in Service: 7,948.
Church Buildings: Twenty-three.
Real Estate: Dwellings total number 6,145; total area 26.5 square miles.
Trade: Territory (Retail) serves 40,000 peo- ple within the trading area covering a ra- dius of thirteen miles.
Hotels: There is one commercial hotel open all year, with total of twenty-seven rooms; also fifteen hotels which operate only in the summer months.
City Served By: Boston & Maine railroad. Amusements: There are two theatres, with a total seating capacity of 2,132 people.
Hospital: One with eighty-five beds, fifteen bassinets.
Education: Number of schools, 18, including 1 high school, 1 parochial school. Number of pupils in public schools 3,436. Total of all teachers is 160. Value of all school property, private and pubic, approximately $1,963,441.
Libraries: There are about 35,000 volumes in the library of the city.
City Statistics: Total street mileage two hundred eighty, with one hundred twenty miles paved, seventy miles semi-public, gravel, oiled; and ninety miles unim- proved. Miles of gas mains laid, fifty-nine, of sewers, nineteen and one-half miles main lines (approx). Capacity of water works (municipal) 716,176,000 gallons, daily average pump of 1,962,000 gallons 1945) with 103.2 miles of mains and value of plant estimated at $3,294,585.25. New distributing reservoir has been built at Bond's Hill, with a 6,000,000 gallon capacity in place of old 3,000,000 gallon capacity.
Fire Department: Employs 77 men includ- ing a chief, two deputy chiefs, a motor supervisor, 5 permanent captains, 37 per- manent men, 28 callmen and 3 reserves, with the following equipment: 5 pumping engines (combination), 3 ladder trucks, 2 hose wagons, 1 combination hose and water truck, 1 squad wagon, one straight chemi- cal and a chief's car and 6 auxiliary pump- ers. There are five fire stations. Value of fire department property $290,000.
City Electrician: Has two cars in service. Police Department: Has 29 regular men, 23 patrolmen and 6 superior officers and 7 re- serve men with 1 station and 10 pieces of motor equipment and 1 police boat. 4 pieces of apparatus and the police boat are equipped with two-way radios.
GEOGRAPHY
Gloucester is located about thirty miles northeast of Boston, Massachusetts. The orig- inal town of Gloucester occupied the whole northern promontory of Massachusetts Bay, known as Cape Ann and was bounded on the north by Ipswich Bay, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Massachu- setts Bay and on the west by the towns of Manchester, Essex and Ipswich.
Cape Ann is divided into two nearly equal sections by the Annisquam River, an arm of the sea extending from Ipswich Bay about, four miles towards and into Gloucester Har- bor. Gloucester of today retains practically 1ts same boundaries and includes the follow-
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ing districts: Magnolia, Annisquam, River- dale, West Gloucester, East Gloucester, Bay View and Lanesville. The northeastern por- tion of the Cape, however, which was in- cluded in the territory of the original town of Gloucester, is separated into what is known as the town of Rockport, the extreme end being known as Pigeon Cove.
The principal harbor is on the south side of the city and is formed by Eastern Point- a strip of unequal width extending in a south- westerly direction about three miles-a rock bound coast that defies the violence of surg- ing waves dashing almost constantly against it, and affording within a safe shelter and anchorage for a large fleet.
The surface of the town is uneven; and its peculiar character strikes every beholder at first sight with astonishment. Bald, rocky hills, bold and precipitous ledges of rock, with acres of bowlders of various sizes, in many places scattered thickly over the sur- face, combine to present a rare scene of naked ruggedness. The small tracts and patches of clear land, by which this view of barrenness is occasionally relieved, are cov- ered with a strong and fertile soil, suited to the growth of most of our New England agri- cultural products.
The rocks of Cape Ann are granite, of a beautiful, dark color and are easily wrought into blocks of any needed size. Quarries formerly operated in different localities, sev- eral at Rockport, at the lower extremity of the Cape; others at Lanesville and at Bay View-suburban districts of Gloucester prop- er. The products of these quarries in the form of monuments, decorative ornamenta- tions, paving blocks, etc. have been shipped to every part of the world.
In all, Cape Ann is picturesque. It is truly typical of the rock bound coast of our north- ern Atlantic States. A drive around the shore road from which an open view of the ocean is afforded practically throughout the entire route, presents a picture of rugged rocks dashed over with spray, these interposed with as many as forty beaches of various sizes around the entire Cape. The drives around Cape Ann are pretty. The inland roads through wooded sections of hard-wood growth give a touch of country life in sharp contrast to the rugged scenery along the shore.
HISTORY
From the time of the early explorers Gloucester, Mass., has occupied a large place in the history of New England and the na- tion. It is claimed that the Norsemen in 1001 skirted the New England Coast, which they called New Vineland and landed here. It has also been said that they called the place "Kroasnes", the Cape of the Cross; that they were attacked by the Indians, their chieftain, Thorwald, being killed and buried on shore. In 1605, as authentically recorded, Cham- plain, on a voyage of exploration and discov- ery sailed about the cape which he named CAPE AUX ISLES.
The next year in early September he founded what is now Eastern Point and came to anchor in the inner harbor between Five
and Ten Pound Islands-so named for the sums for which they were purchased from the Indians in Colonial times. Champlain was charmed with the place and made a pro- longed stay. His name for it was singularly appropiate, "Le Beau Port", the Beautiful Harbor.
After Champlain's departure came Captain John Smith and Miles Standish with his com- pany of followers. The honor of making the first settlement, however, which was also the first permanent settlement in Massachusetts Bay, belongs to the Dorchester Colony, a company formed by the Rev. John White, a Puritan minister, rector of StPeter's church of Dorchester, England. His colony sailed for and reached what is now Gloucester in 1623, not, as had been supposed, for the purpose of escaping religious persecution. Its real ob- ject was the pursuit of the fisheries which had been successfully carried on off the New England Coast since 1606. The site of the first settlement was at Stage Fort, now a public reservation known as "Stage Fort Park", where their landing is suitably com- memorated with a bronze tablet which bears an inscription telling the story of their orig- inal landing. -
In 1624 Roger Conant was appointed Gov- ernor and the Colony attracted much atten- tion. Its interests were concerned entirely in fishing and farming. The fisheries were successfully pursued and good catches sent to Balboa, Spain, but the arable land of the Cape was exceedingly limited. This latter fact resulted in the agricultural part of the colony moving to Salem. Those remaining, however, were joined by others from time to time, among them being a colony from Ply- mouth in 1630. In 1632 the first church was built and services held. In 1639, the General Court was asked to incorporate the town. A charter was granted in 1642, the town taking the name of Gloucester from the ca- thedral city in England, whence many of the early settlers came.
The history of Gloucester is entwined with events of national importance. It tells us the story of the expedition against Louisburg, the Gibraltar of America,-how these men, in a craft commanded by Captain Sanders an in a land company under Captain Byles, gave splendid service in reducing that stronghold; they were with Wolfe at Quebec and were in the foreground when the flag of France was lowered for the last time on the American Continent. In the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, in the Spanish American War and in the World War, the call to arms has ever been answered by the population of this fish- ing city. Their services have been rendered on land and sea and they have left behind a record of which any community may well be proud.
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