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Phone 283-0103
Yellow Cab
ALBERT A. GRONBLAD
MASON CONTRACTOR TELEPHONES 283-4241 - 283-4301
SEE PAGE 15 BUYERS' GUIDE
CARROLL K. STEELE INSURANCE AGENCY, Inc.
IF IT'S INSURANCE - SEE STEELE TELEPHONE 283-5100 Carroll K. Steele --- Arthur S. Murch, Jr. 32 PLEASANT ST. GLOUCESTER, MASS. SEE PAGE "28 BUYERS' GUIDE
NATIONAL HOUSE FURNISHING CO. of Gloucester, Inc.
Quality Furniture and Floor Covering 196 MAIN STREET TEL. 283-1904
SEE PAGE 23 BUYERS GUIDE
INSURANCE SPECIALISTS CUNNINGHAM & KERR
1848 OVER A CENTURY OF SATISFACTORY SERVICE MERVYN F. PIPER WILLIAM R. BISHOP
111 MAIN STREET GLOUCESTER, MASS TELEPHONES 283-3280 - 283-3281
James C. Greely Funeral Home
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
JAMES C. GREELY, Jr. - JAMES C, GREELY, ILI
Telephone 283-0698 212 Washington Street 71 Pleasant Street GLOUCESTER, MASS.
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R. L. POLK & CO.'S
SAWYER GLOUCESTER, MA
5006
94 Prospect St. Sexucester
POLK'S GLOUCESTER
(ESSEX COUNTY, MASS.)
CITY DIRECTORY Vol. 1962 XLV
Including Rockport
Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Pri- vate Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide and Much Information of a Miscellaneous Character ; also a
BUYERS' GUIDE and a Complete Classified Business Directory
FOR CONTENTS SEE INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX
PRICE $45.00
"The DIRECTORY IS THE COMMON INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN BUYER AND SELLER'
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R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers
District Office 600 Washington Street, Boston 11, Mass. DIRECTORY LIBRARY FOR FREE USE OF PUBLIC AT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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Copyright, 1962, by R. L. Polk & Co.
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PUBLISHERS NOTE
The information in this Directory is gathered by an actual canvass and is compiled in a way to insure maximum accuracy.
The publishers cannot and do not guarantee the correct- ness of all information furnished them nor the complete absence of errors or omissions, hence no responsibility for same can be or is assumed.
The publishers earnestly request the bringing to their attention of any inaccuracy so that it may be corrected in the next edition of the Directory.
R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers
INTRODUCTION and GENERAL INDEX
R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of more than 1,000 city, county, state and national Directories, present to subscrib- ers and the general public, this, the 1962 edition of the Gloucester City Directory, including Rockport.
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 established by rendering the best in Di- rectory 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.
Four Major Departments
The four major departments are arranged in the fol- lowing order :-
I. THE BUYERS' GUIDE constitutes the first major de- partment, printed on goldenrod paper, and contains the ad- vertisements of leading manufacturing, business and pro- fessional interests of Gloucester, including 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 familiar- ize themselves with sources of supply. In progressive com- munities like Gloucester and Rockport, the necessity of hav- ing this kind of information immediately available, is ob- vious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.
II. THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is the second major department, printed on canary paper. 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 interests of the community. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller. As such, it plays an important part in the daily ac- tivities of the commercial, industrial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Busi- ness Directory than through any other medium.
III. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns, is the third major department, printed on white paper. This is the only rec- ord in existence that aims to show the name, marital status,
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occupation and address of each adult resident of Gloucester, including Rockport, and the name, official personnel, na- ture and address of each firm and corporation in the city.
IV. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUD- ING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, is the fourth major department on green paper. In this section the names of the streets are arranged in alphabetical order; the num- bers 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 oppo- site 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 ten- ant-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 center. To broad- cast 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 advertisements of Gloucester and Rockport.
The Gloucester Directory Library
Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Gloucester City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Gloucester Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 1,000 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the United States and Canada by members of the Association of North American Directory Publishers, under whose super- vision the system is operated.
The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recog- nition by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Di- rectory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.
R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers.
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE
Page
Addison Gilbert Hospital left side lines
Andrews L E & Co. . . left side lines
Aptt's Ice & Oil Service.
back cover and 35
Babson, Elwell & Davis.
A
Barker R M & Co
back cover and
40
Benny The Florist. right side lines and
18 Z
Beverly Motor Sales Co
Blanchard William E. left side lines and
30
Brown Wm G Company. right top lines and 15
Bruns-Robertson Associates ..... right bottom lines and
39
Building Center of Gloucester Inc The ... right side lines
Burgess Elmer F Inc ..... back cover, right top lines and
20
Butman A Carl. .right bottom lines and 29
Camera Corner The . left bottom lines and
10
Cape Ann Anchor & Forge Co. . left top lines and 19
Cape Ann Bank & Trust Company
. insert at Street Section, right side lines and 6
Cape Ann Bowling Center right side lines and 10
Cape Ann Fire Appliance and Recharging Service
. left side lines and
32
Cape Ann Savings Bank. . backbone, right top lines and
7
Cape Ann Tool Co left side lines and 19
Cape Shore Realty left bottom lines and 13
Carl & Glover. . back cover and
18
Chick George P & Son. back cover and
38
Chubby's Auto Service Inc. left top lines and Clark William G jr . left side lines
2
Cleaves Charles H Agency The. .. right bottom lines and Cooper-Bessemer Corp
29
Corliss Bros Inc.
. left top lines and 33
Curtis Russell M.
left bottom lines and
13
Curtis S Sons.
right top lines and 18
Davis Clarence O.
left top lines and
14 17 16
Douglass Pharmacy left top lines and
East Gloucester Pharmacy. left side lines and
16
Edgren Studio .. right bottom lines and 24
Empire Clothing Co. . left side lines
Faulk Bros Inc front stencil, left top lines and 12
Favazza Salvatore J. right bottom lines and
30
Foley Clifford F. . left bottom lines and
39
Frost D O Company . .right top lines and
11
Gloucester Auto Bus Company ... right bottom lines and Gloucester Building Supply Co Inc
10
right bottom lines and 31
Gloucester Camera and Photo Inc left top lines and 10
Gloucester Chamber of Commerce left side lines
Gloucester Daily Times.
83
Gloucester National Bank of Gloucester
front cover, right side lines and 8
Gloucester Oil Supply Co. . left side lines and 34
Gloucester Supply Company right side lines and 25
right top lines and 17
Cunningham & Kerr
. front cover and 26
Deering Sylvester D left side lines and
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Gorton's of Gloucester Inc. left side lines
Gray Charles J & Sons. left top lines and 25
Greely James C Funeral Home front cover and 21
Gronblad Albert A. front cover, left top lines and 13
Harris D F & Sons Inc. right bottom lines and 5
Harrison David E . left side lines and
29
Henderson & Johnson Inc. .right top lines and 36
Hiltz Robert C. right side lines and 32
Hudder-Parsons Inc
right side lines and 16
Independent Machine Co
left side lines and 32
John Alden-Griffin Co Inc
top stencil, right top lines and 11
Johnson John A Inc. right top lines and 30
Kierman Ray right bottom lines and 39
"Les" Malloch's Auto School. . back cover and 2
Loyal Order of Moose Cape Ann Lodge No 1471
left side lines
Mahony G Everett Inc. ribbon bookmark and 27
Mann & Creesy left bottom lines and 30
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children . right bottom lines
Merrimack-Essex Electric Co. right side lines
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. left bottom lines
National House Furnishing Co of Gloucester Inc
.front cover and 23
Nelson's Pharmacy left side lines and 16
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. . left side lines
Norman Office Supply Inc. right bottom lines and
33
North Shore Automotive Co. left side lines and 2
North Shore Credit Bureau. left side lines
North Shore Furniture Co. right side lines and
24
North Shore Gas Co. . left bottom lines and left side lines Nunes Hannibal A. left bottom lines and 36
Oliver Window Company right side lines and 5
Peterson Lawrence N.
left top lines and
37
Pike W S Funeral Service left top lines and
22 Public Finance Company. left side lines
Quincy Market, Cold Storage & Warehouse Co
left bottom lines and 14
Roberts C G & Son Inc . left bottom lines and 11
Rockport National Bank
. back cover and 9
Salem Credit Bureau
left bottom lines
Sears Roebuck and Co.
left side lines
Sherwin-Williams Co The
left side lines and 36
Smith J Raymond Inc.
right bottom lines and 31
Smith L E Inc. left bottom lines and
31
Steele Carroll K Insurance Agency Inc. . front cover and Stevens Motor Sales Inc .right side lines
28
Tally's Auto Sales Inc left top lines and 4
Telco Electronics. right side lines and 40
Thomas Sail & Awning Co Inc. right side lines and 4 4
Thurston George W Inc. .left top lines and
Thurston Real Estate Agency. .. right bottom lines and
40
Tompkins C F Co front cover, left side lines and
24
Tuck's Pharmacy .right bottom lines and 17
Walker Associates. left bottom lines
West End Taxi Service. .left side lines
Whalen Chevrolet-Olds Inc. bottom stencil and 3
Yellow Cab Co front cover and B
25
Somers James N Co. .right side lines and
GLOUCESTER
"THE FISH CITY"
(Courtesy Gloucester Chamber of Commerce)
Statistical Review
Form of Government-Plan E (PR) with City Manager.
Normal Population-25,966.
Summer Population-40,000 estimated.
Area-Thirty-six square miles.
Altitude-Fifty-seven feet.
Assessed Valuation-Personal $4,418,400 (1961); Real Estate $50,347,350 (1961); Automobile $6,387,350 (1961); Vessels $1,026,825 (1961); with $69.00 (1961) tax per $1,000.
Native Born Population-85 percent of whole population. Predominating Nationalities in City-Native American, Italian, Portuguese, Finnish, English.
Parks and Playgrounds-Sixteen with 700 acres.
City's Bonded Debt-$1,819,000 (Oct. 1, 1961).
Financial-Cape Ann Bank and Trust Company, and Gloucester National Bank with total combined resources of $24,200,000; Cape Ann Savings Bank with total resources of $20,200,000; Gloucester Cooperative Bank with total re- sources of $12,000,000.
Post Office Receipts-$293,830 (Oct. 1, 1961).
Telephones in Service-12,675.
Church Buildings-Twenty-one.
Trade-Territory (Retail) serves 40,000 people within the trading area covering a radius of thirteen miles.
Hotels-There are two commercial hotels open all year, with total of forty rooms; also 3 hotels which operate only in the summer months. There are motels, motor courts, light housekeeping cottages, guest homes, and other facilities to accommodate summer guests.
City Served By-Boston & Maine railroad.
Amusements-There are two theatres, with a total seat- ing capacity of 2,132 people, also a drive-in theatre off Route 128 at Exit 3, car capacity, 663.
Hospitals-(1). Fully approved general hospital with maternity service; 119 beds, 25 bassinets, can expand up to 135 beds without difficulty. Maintains referral out-patient department. Surgical, Medical and Dental staff includes 35 local doctors and dentists plus consulting staff of approx- imately 20.
Education-Public: 1 High School, enrollment 1,700; 1 Central Grammar School, enrollment 932; 14 elementary including primary schools, 4 ultra-modern completed with- in past 12 years, enrollment 2,506. Parochial: 1 High School, enrollment 130; 1 Grammar School, grades 1-8, enrollment 640; Second parochial school expected to operate during
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1962, grades 1-8, expected enrollment, 400. Private: 1 school, grades 1-8, enrollment 150. Value of all school property, private and public approximately $7,000,000.
Libraries-Central Library in City contains 34,000 vol- umes in adult section and 13,000 in children's section. It also has 750 recordings. Branch libraries are maintained in Annisquam, East Gloucester, and Magnolia.
City Statistics-Total street mileage 392, with 332 miles paved, 60 miles unpaved. Miles of gas mains laid, 62; sewers, 32 miles main lines (approximate). Capacity of water works (municipal) 1,320,000,000 gallons, daily average pump of 2,855,000 gallons with 119 miles of mains and value of plant estimated at $4,188,000.00. New distributing reservoir has been built at Bond's Hill, with a 6,000,000 gallon capacity.
Fire Department-Central Station, city proper. Sub- stations at Magnolia, East Gloucester, and Bay View. Em- ploys 73 men including a Chief, 3 Deputy Chiefs, a Motor Supervisor, 6 permanent Captains, 46 permanent men, 8 reserve men, and 8 call men, with the following equipment: 7 pumping engines (2 in reserve), 2 ladder trucks, 1 com- bination hose and water truck, 1 squad wagon, a chief's car, and 1 combination police and fire boat, 1 forestry truck, 1 jeep and 1 service truck . Value of fire department prop- erty, approximately $300,000.
City Electrician-Has 1 car and 1 truck in service.
Police Department-Has 36 regular men, 8 superior of- ficers and 9 reserve men with 1 station and 7 pieces of motor equipment and 1 combination police and fire boat. Six 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 original 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 Massachusetts 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 Harbor. Gloucester of today retains practically its same boundaries and includes the following districts: Magnolia, Annisquam, Riverdale, West Gloucester, East Gloucester, Bay View and Lanesville. The northeastern portion of the Cape, however, which was included 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 southwesterly direction about three miles-a rock bound coast that defies the violence of surging 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 aston- ishment. Bald, rocky hills, bold and precipitous ledges of
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rock, with acres of boulders of various sizes, in many places scattered thickly over the surface, 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 covered 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, several at Rockport, at the lower extremity of the Cape; others at Lanesville and at Bay View-suburban districts of Glou- cester proper. The products of these quarries in the form of monuments, decorative ornamentations, 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 northern 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 nation. 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, Thor- wald, being killed and buried on shore. In 1605, as authenti- cally recorded, Champlain, on a voyage of exploration and discovery 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 prolanged stay. His name for it was singularly appropriate, "Le Beau Port," the Beautiful Harbor.
After Champlain's departure came Captain John Smith and Miles Standish with his company 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 St. Peter'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 object 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,"
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