Springfield, West Springfield, Chicopee and Longmeadow directory 1954, Part 1

Author: Springfield (Mass.)
Publication date: 1954
Publisher: Price & Lee Co.
Number of Pages: 1218


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SPRINGFIELD


West Springfield, Longmeadow DIRECTORY 1954


Combining Five Distinct Directories: Governmental Directory-City, County, State and Federal. Buyers Directory-A local source of sales and service. Classified Directory-Business, professional and social. Alphabetical Directory-Names, occupations and addresses. Numerical Directory-Streets, householders and business.


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THE PRICE & LEE COMPANY


PUBLISHERS CITY DIRECTORIES


"Of the people, for the people" Since 1873


1653 MAIN STREET, SPRINGFIELD, MASS.


MEMBER ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICAN DIRECTORY PUBLISHERS


COPYRIGHT 1954


THE PRICE & LEE CO.


1954-THE PRICE & LEE CO.'S


SECTION 28, COPYRIGHT LAW. IN FORCE JULY 1, 1909.


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PUBLISHERS' NOTE


The information in this book is gathered as far as possible by actual canvass, and is compiled in a way to ensure maximum accuracy. The publishers cannot, of course, guarantee the correctness of information fur- nished them nor the complete absence of mistakes, hence no responsibility for errors or omissions can be assumed, but we will welcome the bringing to our at- tention of any inaccuracies so that correction may be made in the next Directory.


THE PRICE & LEE CO., Publishers


SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY-1954


9


4


Westford Avenue -


9


7


Westford Circle Westiniuster Street


9


5


4


4


Stetsou Street


4


7


Westwood Street (E. Long- meadow)


8


8


4


Stoekman Street


4


Valentine Street


8


Valrico Road


8


White Oak Road


8


Schley Street


9


Storms Court Stony Hill Road Stratford Terrace


8


Van Dam Place


8


Whiting Street


Scantic Corner School Street


5


Strathmore Street Strong Avenue


9


Van Dyke Road (E. Long- meadow)


Schuyler Street


9


8


Stuart Street


9


Van Horn Circle


4


8


Scott Street Searle Plece


5


4


4


8


Sumumit Street


5


9


Wilber Street


4 9


Seventh Street


4


Sumner Street


8


Veranda Street (E. Long-


meadow)


8


Verge Street


8


8


Vermont Street


8


5


8


Vernon Street


3


O


7


Victoria Street


4


Willard Avenue


0


9


Villa Parkway


9


9 Vincent Street


8


9


Vine Street


4


8


Vineland Street (E. Long- meadow)


8


9


Symonds Avenue


3


Vinton Street Viola Street


4 49


Wilton Street


9


Sheldon Street


7


-T-


8 Virginia Street Voyer Street (E. Longmeadow) 8


Sherbrooke Street


4 7


Tacoma Street


4


-W-


8


Windsor Street


5


9


Tapley Street


9


4


Winnipeg Street


8


0


Tavistock Street


9


8


5


8


Taylor Street 1-116 117 on


3 5


Wales Conrt


4


Winton Street


8


9


Tembey Street


9


Wallace Street


Silver Street


7


Temple Place


5


Walnut Court


5


Wollaston Street


5


Walnut Street


5


Walter Street


7


9


Waltham Avenue


9


Smith Street


5 8


Thames Street


4


Wareham Street


8


Thayer Avenue


8


Warehouse Street


8 8


Woodmont Street Woodrow Street


So. Branch Boulevard


8


Thomas Street


7


Warren Place


9


Woodside Terrace


So. Church Court


5


Thompson Street


9


Warrenton Street


9


Woodstock Street


Warriner Avenue


5


Woodwortlı Avenue


Warwick Street


4


Woodworth Place


Thorndyke Street


Washburn Street


7


Worcester Avenue


5


Thornfell Street


Washington Boulevard


1


9


Thornton Street


4


Washington Road


8


Spencer Court


8


Tiffany Street


8


Washington Street


8


Spencer Street


8


Tilton Street


9


Wason Avenue


7


Spring Street


5


Tinkham Road


8


Watling Street


4


Soule Street (Wilbraham)


8


Townsley Avenue


3


Waterman Street (E. Long- meadow)


8


S


Trafton Road


8


Waverly Street


7


Spruceland Avenue


8


Tremont Street


4


Wayne Street


8


Stafford Street


Trenton Street


8


Weaver Road


7


Wyckoff Street


Standislı Street


Trillium Street


8


Webb Street


7


Trinity Terrace


1


Webber Street


8


8


Tulsa Street


8


Webster Street


"X" Court


9


Turner Street


Welcome Place


9


Tyler Street


9


Wellesley Street


9


- Y-


3 5


Uncas Street


9


Wendeil Place


5


York Avenue


9 5


State Street Avenue State Street Court


9


Undine Circle


9 Wesson Street


8


State Street Terrace


9


Union Street 1-457


5 West Alvord Street


8 8


LONGMEADOW, MASS. All streets in Longmeadow, Mass. are in Zone 6


Stearns Square


3


458 on


3 8


-V-


Vail Street


8


8


988758 S 7


Second Street Sedgelia Street Segnal Street Senator Street


8


Sumner Avenue


8


8


Wilbraham Avenue Wilbrahamn Road 1-1861 9


Sewell Street Sexton Street


9


9


8


8


Swanton Court Swift Court


9


8 4


R


Sylvester Street


9


Wiimont Street Wilson Street


4


Wincheudon Street


O


Taber Street


8


Winchester Square


Q


Sheridan Lane


9


Talt Street


8


4


7


Talcott Street


7


Wait Street Walden Street


Winter Street Winthrop Street


5


Shumway Street Sidney Place Silas Street


5 9 Wolcott Street Wolfe Street


Sioux Avenue Sixteen Aeres Slater Avenue


O


Terrence Street


Texel Drive


8


Ward Court


4


Wood Avenue (E. Long- meadow) Wood Ridge Drive Woodbine Avenue Woodlawn Street


Sorrento Street South Street


S


Thetford Road


9


Warner Street


South Main Street (Wilbraham) So. Street Court Southampton Street


Worlds End Road (Wilhraham) Worthingtou Court Worthington Street 1-390 391-946 947 cn


Springfield Stres.t Spruce Street


7


Tracy Street


4


Wortby Street Wrentham Road


Stanley Street Stanton Street Stapleton Road


-X- 8


State Street 1-195 196-478 479 on


- U-


Wellington Street


9


Yale Street


9


Underwood Street


4 Wentworth Street


4


York Street


5


4


8


Van Buren Avenue


A


Whitney Place Whittier Street


4


9


Van Ness Street


7


Wigwam Place


8


4


Vassar Street Ventura Drive Ventura Street


9


Wilber Avenue


4


9


Sumuer Terrace Sunapee Street


8


1862 011 Wilcox Street Wilkes Street


Seymour Avenue Sbarurock Court Shamrock Street Sharon Street Shattuck Street Shaw Street (E. Longmeadow) Shaw's Lane Shawmut Street Sheffield Street Shefford Street


4


Switzer Avenue Sycamore Street Sylvan Street


Williams Street Willow Street 1-45 46 or.


5 3


5


7


Winchester Street Windemere Street


Sherman Street Sherrington Court Sherwood Road Shillingford Street Short Street,


Waldorf Street


O


Walker Street


Temple Street


Tenth Street


4


4 9 8


Somerset Street


South Main Street (Hampden) 8 Thompkius Street (E. Longmeadow)


8 8


8898498455785359499 8 8 9 R S 5 9


3


Van Horn Place


4


Wbittum Avenue Wight Place


Stuyvesant Street Suffolk Street Sullivan Street


4


Upland Street Upton Strect 1-36 37 on Utica Street


Sanderson Street Sanford Street san Miguel Street Santa Barbara Street Santa Maria Street Saratoga Street Sargeant Street Sargon Street Savoy Avenue Savoy Place


3


7 Stebbius Street Sterling Strect Sterns Terrace 4


4


Steveus Street


4


4


5 Steveuson Avenue


9


A Stockbridge Street Stocker Street


4


4


Wexford Street Weymouth Street Wheeler Avenue Whitfield Street White Street


8


8


Sunrise Terrace Surrey Road


5


West Street


7


9 Westernview Street


48 8 4


Wachusett Street


12


1954-THE PRICE & LEE CO.'S


CONTENTS


Page


Page


Abbreviations


387


Fire Department


22


Aldermen, Board of


21


Governmental Directory


21


Aldermen, Standing Committees of


21


Halls


331


Alphabetical Directory


387


Homes and Asylums


339


Apartment Buildings


283


Hospitals and Dispensaries


333


Associations, Clubs and Societies


286


Index to Advertisers


13-14


Buildings-Office and Public


302


Justices of the Peace


340


Buyers' Directory


29-280


Cemeteries


304


Map


Inside Back Cover


Churches


305


Notaries Public 350


899


Classified Directory


281


Parks and Playgrounds 356


Police Department 29


Post Office


7


Railroads


364


Councilmen


21


School Department


24


County Officers (Hampden)


24


Springfield-"What You Should Know About"


15


Courts 25


State Government 25


Day Nurseries


314


United States Armory


25


Express Companies


321


United States Government 25


Fire Alarm Telegraphı


Water Works


Convents


313


Corporations and Chartered Institutions


See Alphabetical Directory


Postal Zones


Councilmen, Standing Committees of 21


Schools, Colleges and Academies


371


City Officers


21


Numerical Directory


Libraries 24


WEST SPRINGFIELD, LONGMEADOW (SEE FOLLOWING LAST PAGE OF SPRINGFIELD PINK SECTION)


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13


SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY-1954


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Pagc


\ A 1 Realty Corp


Front Cover top lines and 232


Ace Jewelers 163


Ice Rug Co 249


Ace Sanitation System


Front Cover


Adams & Ruxton


Construction


Co 95


Admiral Builders Inc


96


Aetna Life Affiliated Companies 156


American Homes


263


American International College


93


American Rexoil Heating Fuel Co 213


American Saw & Mfg Co


193


Anchor Electric Service Co Inc


124


Andersen and Scolari 108


Anderson C E Associates 130


Anderson & Benson Corp


Back Cover


Angers H E & Bros Inc 238


Angers Lumber Co


173


Amory Lehigh Fuels Inc


Back Cover


Art Cement Products Co


251


Asphalt Hot Mix Inc 224


Associated Building Wreckers


86


Astmann-Furs Inc Front Cover Atlantic States Warehouse & Cold Storage Corp 258


Atlas Lumber Co 173


Atlas Window Cleaning Co Inc 276


Automatic Oil Heating Co 213


Automobile Club of Springfield 30


Automobile Sales Company 31


Bailey MI J & Son


225


Bailey Refrigeration Inc 127


Baldarelli A Corp


83


Bannon John J Co 118


Barker Chemical Co 88


Barker Personnel Service 129


Barrett M C Inc


43


Barron J T


203


Baxter J E Sand & Gravel 81


Bay State Film Productions Inc 207 Bay State Tool & Machine Co 204 Beaudry Construction Co 108 Belcher Leonard E Inc 217 Berkshire Plastics Co Inc


insert opp Numerical Directory and


199


Better Heat Inc 211


Better Trailer Sales & Service 268


Black Diamond Coal Co 91


Blyth & Co Inc 76


Boilard A Sons Inc


opp Title Page and 83


Boston & Springfield Despatch Co 274 Bradley Milton Co 195


Brightwood


Window


Cleaning


Company 276


Brinn V H Real Estate


foot lines and 238


Brooslin S B Agency 161


Bryant R C (Jack) 117


Byrnes James C Co 32 Byron's Funeral Home Inc 133


Cabrini Moving Service Inc


208


Caldon Francis J 47


Callahan's Furniture and Appli- ances


135


Campbell Ralph E 233


Cardee Distributing Corp 29


Carlisle Hardware Co 138


Carlson Ernest F Inc 97


Carlson Oscar F Co 75


Carlson Pattern Shop Inc


198


Carparts Inc 50


Center Arthur E Inc 33


Chapdelaine Joseph Inc 109


Chapman Valve Mfg Co The 196


Chase Russell D Inc 161


Chemical Corp The 88


Cheney Bigelow Wire Works 204


Cheney I E & Staff Inc .. Back Cover Childs R P Stamp Co 253


Chiz William Z top corner card


Christensen 0 N


l'ity Coal Co of Springfield Inc


foot lines and Back Cover City Spring and Brake Corp 57


City Stamp Works 255


City T're Co Inc 53


City Wrecking Co 86 Clark Henry JI Co foot lines and 234 Cobh Beesley & Miles 130


Page


Collings Albert & Son


220


Collins C E & Sons Inc 113


Collins MIelena M 208A


Collins Lumber Inc


179


Community Feed Stores


130


Concrete Construction Co 113


Connecticut General Life Insur- ance Company 156


Connecticut Valley Block Co The 82


Converse-Carlisle Coal Co


front


edge


Cook Builders' Supply Co 205


Cook Motor Sales Inc 37


Cordner Co Inc opp inside Back Cover Corliss Adjustment Bureau and


Medical Service Division .. side lines Cote Larry J 98


Country Club Soda Co Inc 75


Crandall Realty Corp 239


Credit Bureau Inc 118


Croft T C & Co


141


Cunningham Livery Inc


insert opp Alphabetical Directory Curran-Jones Inc side lines and 1041 Curtis Universal Joint Co Inc 202


Daley T A & Sons Inc 99


Day Lumber Corp


174


Day R L & Co


77


Daylight Dairy


Products


205


Deane David G


132


Decker Edward S Inc


top edge and 174


Decoteau N Paul 243


Deloghia M & Sons


270


Del Padre L L Associates 266


DePalma Motor Sales Co 34


Devens Realty Co


foot lines and 239


Dickinson-Streeter Co


back edge


Dillon & Stapleton


foot lines


Dusty's Taxi Service


265


East Longmeadow Lumber Co


175


Eastern States Storm Window Inc


side lines and 259


Eastern Welding Co 203


Easton C Clement Agency 157


Ellis Title Company 263


Estabrook & Co


77


Excelum Sales Co


262


F & F Tool Co Inc


200


Facey Albert J Jewelers 166


Farm Credit Administration of


Springfield


71


Inc


Field Eddy & Bulkley


top lines and 150


Fisher Carl Co Inc 252


Fisk Tire Service Inc 54


Fitzgerald Inc Cleaners & Dyers 89


Forbes & Wallace Inc top lines and 120


Forest Products Company Back Cover


Foss W J Company


148


Frederick's Jewelers Inc


163.4


Freedman Irving 0


236


Gagliarducci Tony A and Son


100


Gallant William D Co 264


Garrettson-Ellis Lumber Co Back Cover Gaugh School of Business The 250 Gay's Furniture for Little Folks 136 Genden Bros Inc 37


General Fibre Box Co 197


Gifford A W Co 170


Gilbert & Barker Mfg Co 212


Gleason Alton E Back Cover and 80 Gleason J J Co 133


Graham-Wallengren Funeral Home


side lines


Greylock Express 269


Grodsky Harry & Co Inc


118


Guarantee Typewriter Exchange


inside Back Cover


II & S Truck Leasing Inc 269


Haarmann Stecl Co 254


Hafey Funeral Service


.. Front Cover


Hall's Hardware Co


139


Hampden Brass and Aluminum Co 189


Hampden Coal & Oil Co Inc .. 216


Ilampden Savings Bank


Hampden Window Cleaning Co


Inc 277


Page


Ilamre 0 C Co


254


Hartman A J Heating Co 141


Haynes & Company Inc 90


llighland Co-operative Bank 72


Flighland Hotel The


143


Highland Paint & Wall Paper Co Inc 222


Hill Bert Mover Inc 272


IFinch Edward A (Ed) 240


Home Makers Mart 168


Hopkins Office Supply Co Inc 210


Hotel Bridgway


144


Hotel Charles


145


Ilotel Clinton 142


MIotel Kimball 146


llowatt Insurance Agency Front Cover


Hoye Warren F Inc 85 Hurley William A inside Front Cover Ideal Engraving Co 256


Industrial Equipment & Supply Co 149


International Harvester Co 38


Interstate Overall Service Inc 218


Interstate Tire Stores Inc 59


lensen F G & Sons Inc Front Cover Jilson Ralph Back Cover


Johnson E D Co 241


Jon Del Studio's Inc 225


Jones Ralph D Inc 38


Judd & Parsons & Parker 158


Kelleher & Mixer Inc 39


Kelly John E & Son 162


Kinney Insurance Agency Inc


King's Cleaners side lines


Knowlton Philip N 166


L & R Ambulance Service 29


Lane A J Co The


91


LaPlante Albert Construction Co Inc 109


Leete Bradford W side lines and 158


Leger Thomas P & Son


113


Leo's Used Car Exchange 44


Lewis Charles C Co The


257A


Ley Construction Co


101


Liberty Metal Shop The


143


Line W C Co Inc


foot lines


Litch Elmer D 275 Production Pattern & Foundry Lomas Charles B Co The Co 198


Front Cover


Louis Motors Inc 39


Lucia Lumber Company 175


Lynch H F Lumber Co


176


MacDonald & Johnson Inc


top lines and 152


Main & Cypress Garage 49


Mallory F B Inc


205


Marcus Leonard Il Inc 253


Marrin E S Real Estate 241


Massachusetts Mutual Life Insur- ance Co insert


opp name Alphabetical Directory


Massasoit Engraving Co


225


Mayo Bros Automotive Ine 52


MeClintock & Craig Inc 129


Mckesson & Robbins Inc 123


Meacham L E & Co Inc 159


Metal Craft Sales & Service 51


Methe Inc 131


Meyer Co The 62


Miller A G Company 199


Miller Taxi Service


266


Monarch Life Insurance Co


insert


opp name Alphabetical Directory


Moore Drop Forging Co 185


Moore John E


103


Morach's Engineering-Appliance


126


Morin Insurance Agency


foot lines and 245


Morin Realty Corporation foot lines and 245


Morrissey Brothers Co 139


Mortgage Service Co


212


Movie Center


207


Muriel's


123


Murphy E J Venetian Blind Mfg


275


Murphy Edw I Co Inc


top lines


Murphy J Frank Associates


246


Page


Murray Thomas J


foot lines and side lines


Mutual Benefit Health & Accident


Association .... foot lines and 153 Mutual Fire Assurance Co 159 National Gage & Die Co Inc


Back Cover and 201 National Library Bindery Co The 76


National Life Insurance Co of Vermont 162


New England Container Co 184


New England Storm Window Ine 260 New England Wrecking Co 86


New York-Massachusetts Motor


Service Inc


273


Newhouse Automotive Service .58


Nims B D Lumber Co


176


Northeast Tool and Engineering Co 186


Oak Grove Garage 52


Oakes Electrical Supply Co 129


O'Malley M J Co The


226


Orr Sterling A Inc


40


Package Machinery Co


219


Paine Chester D Inc


top lines and 114


Paine Webber Jackson & Curtis 78


Palazzi Bros


221


Park Cleaners & Dyers Inc


foot lines and 89


Parker Motor Sales Inc


40


Parker Upholstering Co


275


Pearson T A Associates Inc


113


Perkins B F & Son Inc


192


Perkins Machine & Gear Co 190


Petit Leo A


243


Petroleum Engineering Corp 214


Phaneuf George A


110


Phelps A L Inc


104


Pieroway Electric Co


127


Pioneer Construction Co Inc 105


Pioneer Valley Laundry Inc


168


Powell Benj Sons Inc


side lines and 279


Preston and Olmstead Inc


top lines


Price & Lee Co The


227A


Proctor-Carnig Inc 135


Production Tool & Die Co Inc 201


Public Loan Company


169


Punderson Coal Co foot lines and 92


Quimby Electrical Appliance Co 246


Radio Station WTXL 231


Radner Samuel Inc 217


Ramah Realty Co Inc 237


Redden-Sanderson Inc 41


Reopell A V Inc


43


Republican Publishing Co


209


Retail Furniture Warehouse


Inc 135


Rialto Skating Rink


insert beginning Postal Zones


Ricardi Alfredo and Son 110


Richard's TV Inc


267


Rivest Alfred V Co


218


Roberts C J Engineering Co side lines


Roberts F L & Co Inc


214


Robinson Auto Body Co


46


Robinson Florist


133


Rogers Heating & Engineering Co Front Cover and 140


Roncari Construction Co Inc 105A


Rosati Joseph Inc 111


Ross H L Co Inc 922


Rostowski Electric Co


128


Rourke-Eno Paper Co Inc The 223


Roy J G Lumber Co 177


Roy J G & Sons Co


106


Ruxton D D Co Inc 8-


Ryland Thomas P Co Opp inside Front Cover


Rypyse Funeral Homes 134


St Germain D J & Co


side lines and 78


St Jean Electrical Co Inc 128


Sanderson-Gelin & Co


265


Sanford F L Co


35


Sapelli Construction Co Inc


side lines and 107


203


top lines and 68 Co


Ferrara Spring a and Parts Co


Lumber Centre Inc


171


Putnam S D Associates


244


Manning H A Company 227 Redfield R S & Co 154


151


Construction Service Inc


84


llinckley R L Inc


128


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Page


Sarat Motor Sales slde lines and 41 Savoy Jewelry Co 164


Schaffer's Inc of Springfield Mass 90


Scott Robert F Co 55


Scully N S & Son


Sears Roebuck and Co 121


Security Banking Co


Shechan James T


Sheraton Hotel 147


Simons Burner and Petroleum


Corp opp inside Front Cover and 214.1


Skinner Bradford S 160


Skipton MI K Co Inc 119


Skolnick Samuel I15


Smith Seymour M


Spartan Saw Works Inc 194


Spear Lumher Co Inc 170


Springfield Alignment Co


Springfield Auction Co 191


Springfield Buick Co


Springfield Coal Co


bottom edge


Market Assn Inc 124


Springfield Co-operative Bank 73 Springfield Finance Co Inc top lines and 49


Springfield Fire and Marine Ins


Co .. insert opp Classified Directory


Springfield Five Cents Savings Bank insert opp Five Cents


Savings Bank Alphabetical Directory


Springfield Gas Light Co 137


Page


Page


Springfield Ice & Fuel Co inside Front Cover Springfield Institution for Say-


Ings insert opp Institution for Say- Ings Alphabetical Directory and 69 Sp: ingfield Lincoln-Mercury Sales Co 36


Springfield Memorial Company 206


Front Cover


Ten Broeck W K 167


Thibault Bros 221


Thihert I'D Lumber Co Inc 172


Third National Bank & Trust Company of Springfield .. insert opp name Alphabetical Directory and 65 Thyberg Realty Co 244


Tifft Bros


Trevallion ( W 241


Trombly Everett & Iaroy 240


True Brothers Inc 163


Turcotte Mfg Co 202


I'nion Central Life Insmance Co The foot lines


I'nion Trust Company of Spring- field Mass Insert opp Name


Alphabetleal Directory and 66


United States Envelope Co 188


Vadnais George Associates Inc 112


Vadnais Lumber Company Inc ..


178 Valentine Collision Service Co 48 Valentine Concrete to Inc


Valentine laimher & Supply Co 178


Valley Service Inc 126, 267


Van Norman Co 003


Victoria Tire Co Inc 61


Vogel Fred .\ 943


W.ACE Radio Station


WHYN TV Channel 55 Radlo Statlon Slde lines and 230


Walker Millwork Co Inc top line» Walker T M Co . top Ines Walsh Daniel M Jr


Walsh llolyoke Fabricators Divl- sion . 200


Warriner Pontlac Co


Weake Fred A Inc


Webster Piney & Webster Ine 1.75


Wellman & Son Inc


West Side Shade & Bliml Co 461


West Springfield Branch of West feld Savings Bank


West Springfield Trust Co insert tabbed WSprd and 67


Western New England College opp inside Back Cover


White A C Ir realtor ... foot lles


White Rng Co ... foot lines and 248 White Service Corp side lines and 245 Winn Insurance Agency ._._ side lines Worcester Federal Savings and Loan Association 200


Wright Charles \ Inc 116


Wright Roy M


116


Young J O Co Inc 259


Young Men's Christian Associa- tion


Young W F Inc Back Cover


Young W MI Regalia Co The 19


YOUR CITY


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B. BUYERS


C. CLASSIFIED


G. GOVERNMENTAL N. NUMERICAL


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Sullivan T J Coal Co top corner card Superlor Rug Cleaning Co Inc Swett Bros lleating & Appliance Co Taplin F C Co 228


Tarhell J C Associates Inc 183


Tehan John F & Son-Realtor


Springfield National Bank 63


Springfield Public Market Inc 138 Springfield Safe Deposit & Trust Co ... Insert opp name Alphabetical Directory and 64


Springfield Sound Company 162


Springfield Stamp & Die Co Inc


slde lines and 257


Springfield Steam Carpet Cleaning Co


Springfield Veos Tile Co


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Springfield Wallpaper & Paint


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Springfield Wheel Service Inc 45


Springfield Wrecking Co Inc


Springfield & Suburban Express 274


Standard Electric Co 115


Standard Foll Products Corp 182


Standard Tire Sales Inc 60


Steele Philip B Agency 160


Steer-O-Master Safety Service 45


Steiger Mbert Company top lines and 122


Steiger's Ilome Appllanec Divi-


sion


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Storms Drop Forging Co 187


Sullivan 1 1 The Mover Inc 271


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SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY-1954


A SUMMARY


Suggested and Planned by American Community Advertising Association Adopted as a regular feature in all directories published by the Association of North American Directory Publishers Completed and corrected annually through the courtesy of the Springfield Chamber of Commerce


SPRINGFIELD, MASS.


"The City of Homes"


Form of Government Bicameral with Mayor.


Population


U. S. Census (1950) 162,601. Estimated (1954) 163,700.


Area


31.90 square miles. Altitude 40 to 243 ft.


Temperature 51.2°. Ten year average.


Rainfall


41.6". Ten year average.


Parks, Playgrounds, Zoo and Land


148 with 2,200 acres valued at $7,826,853. Estimated value of Zoo buildings, $70,000. Animals valued at $15,000.


Assessed Valuation $327,438,108 (1953).


Tax Rate $49.80 per $1,000 (1953).


Bonded Debt


$16,658,000 (Dec. 31, 1953). Gross Debt.


Financial


Six commercial banks having trust depart- ments with total deposits of $222,804,020 (Dec. 31, 1953) ; total resources of $248,- 872,585 on Dec. 31, 1953 and clearings of $598.454,613. Three savings banks with total deposits of $161,589,007 on Dec. 31, 1953.


Post Office Receipts


$3,144,026.38 for year ending Dec. 31, 1953.


Churches


Total 93. 75 Protestant, Jewish and Nonde- nominational, 18 Catholic.


Building Construction-1953


1,371 new permits issued $8,956,030


909 alterations and additions $2,032,476


2,280


$10,988,506


Radio Broadcasting Stations


WBZA; WSPR; WMAS; WTXL, WSpfd; WACE, Chicopee; WJKO.


Television


WWLP-Channel 61; WHYN-Channel 55.


Industrial


Chief manufactures of the city and sur- rounding territory (manufacturing) ; elec- trical machinery, apparatus and supplies, foundry and machine shop products, ma- chine tools and machine tool accessories, firearms, plastic materials, printing and publishing, envelopes, motorcycles and parts, forgings, clothing, bronze and alu- minum castings, knit goods, games and toys, handbags and billfolds, chemicals, tires, magnetos, valves, electrical appli- ances, sporting goods.


Trade (Retail and Wholesale)


Retail area has radius of 50 miles and popula- tion of 460,116. Wholesale area extends 100 miles and population of 800,000.


Newspapers


Two daily. One Sunday.


Hotels


Twenty-three with total of 2,286 rooms.


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1954-THE PRICE & LEE CO.'S


Railroads


NY Central (Boston & Albany), Boston & Maine, New York, New Haven and Hart- ford.


Highways


Route No. 5 north to Canada and south to New Haven ; Route No. 20 east to Boston, west to Albany; Route No. 57 conneets Springfield with College Highway; Route No. 116 to Amherst; Route No. 83 to Som- ers, Conn.


Airports


American Airlines, Eastern Airlines, North- east Airlines and United Airlines, serving Springfield from Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, Conn., 12 miles from city. Mohawk Airlines from Barnes Airport West- field, 10 miles from eity.


Amusements


15 moving pieture theatres. Municipal audi- torium seating 3,218. One legitimate the- atre seating 1,530.


Golf Courses


Eight in Metropolitan area, including two municipal.


Hospitals (Metropolitan Area)


Eleven hospitals include two in Holyoke, one in Ludlow and the new Municipal Springfield Infirmary and Shriners. Total number of beds, 2,633.


Educational-1952


American International College; Springfield College ; Western New England College and State University Extension-Spring- field Division. Bay Path Junior College.


Public Schools: 38, 29 elementary, four junior highs, two senior highs, one eom- bined junior and senior high, one combined elementary and junior high and one Trade High School. Number of pupils in public schools, 21,860. Number of parochial schools, 10. Number of pupils, 4,795. Num- ber of teachers in public schools, 794. Value of public school property, $16,285,- 000.


Public Libraries


Seven branches with a total of 526,188 vol- nmes.


Latest City Statistics


Total public street mileage, 270.91 with 269 .- 770 paved miles. Miles of gas mains, 308.8; of sewers (storm and sanitary), 361.13 (8.64 put in during 1952. Number of water meters, 29,907 ; light meters, 57,719 and gas meters, 40,550 (last three figures for Springfield only). Capacity of water works 50 to 55 million gallons per day with a daily average water consumption of 25,- 501,000 gallons, 431.64 miles of water mains and water plant gross value is $23,- 787,529.11. Fire department has 472 paid men with nine autos, 10 engines, 13 hose wagons, nine hook and ladder trucks and 14 station houses. Value of fire depart- ment real estate and equipment, $1,913,- 369.50. Police department has 351 paid men, with three stations, 43 pieces of mo- tor equipment, 20 of these being motor- eyeles. Value of police department equip- ment, $441,972.15. There are 80,565 tele- phones operating ont of the Springfield Central office.




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