USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > Allston > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > Boston > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > Brighton > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > Charlestown > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > Dorchester > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > East Boston > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > Hyde Park > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > Jamaica Plain > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > Readville > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > Roslindale > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > Roxbury > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > South Boston > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > West Roxbury > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
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POPULATION OF U. S. CITIES OF 30,000 OR MORE IN 1950 (AS PER FINAL FIGURES OF THE 1950 U. S. CENSUS REPORT)
ALABAMA
31.066
Anderson
46.820
Kansas City.
456.622
Eugene
3.879
St. Joseph
78.588
Portland Salem
€140
University City
39.892
PENNSYLVANIA
Allentown
10.756
Altoona
1.177
Bethlehem
6 340
Butte
33.251
Chester
1.039
Easton
5.632
Erie
10.803
Lincoln
98.884
Hazelton
15.491
Omaha
251.117
Johnstown
13.232
Lancaster
$3.774
North Little Rock
44.097
Terre Haute
64.214
Reno
32.497
Pine Bluff
37.162
IOWA
Burlington
30.613
Manchester
82.732
Philadelphia
271.605
Pittsburgh
76.806
Reading
09.320
Bakersfield
34.784
Council Bluffs
45.429
Berkeley
78,577
Des Moines
177.965
Bayonne
77.203
Burbank
47,991
Dubuque
49.671
Belleville
32.019
Compton
38,177
Ottumwa
33.631
Bloomfield 49.307
York
59.953
RHODE ISLAND
Cranston 55,060
East Providence 35.871
Newport
37,564
Pawtucket
81.436
Providence
248.674
Warwick
43.028
Woonsocket
50.211
SOUTH CAROLIN
Charleston 70,174
Columbia
86,914
Greenville
58.161
Spartanburg
36.795
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sioux Falls
52,696
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
31,041
Jackson
30.207
Knoxville
124.769
Memphis
396,000
Nashville
74.307
Oak Ridge
30.229
TEXAS
Abilene
45.570
Amarillo
74.246
Austin
132.459
Beaumont
94.014
Brownsville
36.066
Corpus Christi
108.287
Dallas
434.462
El Paso
130.485
Fort Worth
278.778
Galveston
66.568
Houston
596.163
New London
49.460
Brookline
57.589
Queens
1.550,849
Lubbock
Port Arthur
57.530
San Angelo
52.093
San Antonio
408.442
Tyler
38.968
Waco
84.706
Wichita Falls
68.042
DELAWARE
Wilmington
110.356
Holyoke
54,661
Troy
Ogden
57.112
Salt Lake City
182.121
Washington
802.178
FLORIDA
Daytona Beach
30.187
Fort Lauderdale
36.328
Newton
81.994
134,042
Jacksonville
204.317
Pittsfield
53.348
Durham
71.311
Miami
46.282
Greensboro
74.389
Norfolk
213.513
Orlendo
13.479
Springfield
162.399
Taunton
40.109
Waltham
47.187
Watertown
37.329
Weymouth
32,690
Fargo
Bellingham
34.112
Everett
33.849
Seattle
467.591
Augusta
71.508
Ann Arbor
48.251
Battle Creek
48.666
Bay City.
52.523
Cleveland
914.808
Savannah
119,638
Dearborn
94.994
Cleveland Heights.
59.141
Columbus
375.901
Flint
163.143
Dayton
Charleston
73.501
Clarksburg
32.014
Hamtramck
43.355
30,307
Highland Park
46.393
41.396
Jackson
51.088
57.951
Lakewood
50.246
Appleton
34.010
Eau Claire
36,058
Green Bay.
52.735
Bloomington
34,163
Pontiac
73.681
Mansfield
33.817
Kenosha
54.368
La Crosse
47,535
Madison
96.056
Wyandotte
36.846
Milwaukee
637.392
Norwood
36.798
Oshkosh
41.084
Decatur
66.269
MINNESOTA
Duluth
104,511
Minneapolis
521,718
St. Paul.
311.349
Galesburg
31.425
Joliet
51,601
MISSISSIPPI
Biloxi
37.425
Jackson
98.271
Meridian
41.893
Enid
36.017
Cheyenne
31.935
Quincy
41.450
Rockford
92.927
Rock Laland
48.710
Columbia
31,974
Muskogee
Oklahoma City.
243,504
Springfield
81.628
38.946
Joplin
38.711
Tulsa
182.740
Waukegan
INDIANA
Anniston
326.037
Elkhart
35.646
Gadsden
55.725
Evansville
128.636
Mobile
129,009
Fort Wayne
133.607
Montgomery
46.396
Hammond
87,594
ARIZONA
Phoenix
106.818
Lafayette
35.568
Tucson
ARKANSAS
Fort Smith
47.942
Little Rock
102.213
South Bend
115.911
NEVADA
Mckeesport
$1.502
New Castle Norristown
58.126
CALIFORNIA
Alameda
64.430
Cedar Rapids
72.296
34.669
Alhambra
51.359
Clinton
30.379
NEW JERSEY
Atlantic City
Wilkes-Barre
76.826
Wilkinsburg
31.418
Williamsport
45,047
East Bakersfield.
91.669
Sioux City
83.991
Waterloo
65.198
Clifton
64,511
Glendale
46.185
KANSAS
Elizabeth
112.817
Hutchinson
33.575
50.676
Oakland
104.577
Pasadena
35.405
Pomona
99,545
KENTUCKY
Ashland
31.131
Newark
438.776
Sacramento
Covington
64.452
38.811
San Bernardino.
Lexington
55.534
San Diego ..
775.357
Newport
31.044
139.336
San Mateo.
45,533
Plainfield
42,366
Santa Barbara
44,913
Santa Monica
71,595
South Gate
51.116
Stockton
70.853
Lafayette
33.541
Lake Charles
41.272
Monroe
45.472
Denver
63.685
MAINE
Bangor
31.558
Lewiston
40.974
Binghamton
80.674
Portland
35,961
Fairfield
30.489
Greenwich
40.835
Hartford
177.397
Manchester
34.116
Meriden
44.088
New Britain
73.726
Arlington
44.353
Boston
801.444
Brockton
62.860
Manhattan
1.960.101
Laredo
51.910 71.747
Stamford
74.293
Cambridge
120.740
Stratford
33.428
Waterbury
104.477
West Hartford
44.402
West Haven
32.010
Fall River
111,963
91.785
Fitchburg
42.691
220.583
Haverhill
47.280
Syracuse
UTAH
Lawrence
80.536
Utica
101.531
Watertown
34.350
White Plains.
VERMNI
33.15$
NORTH CAROLINA
New Bedford
109.189
Asheville
Alexandria
61.787
Danville
35.066
Lakeland
30.951
Quincy
83.835
34.715
Newport Nows
42.358
May i Beach
.52.367
Somervilic
102.351
Raleigh
Portsmouth
80.039
Richmond
230.310
Roanoke
91.921
West Palm Beach.
43.162
GEORGIA
Albany
31,155
Atlanta
331.314
MICHIGAN
Akron
Canton
116.912
Columbus
79.611
Macon
IDAHO
Bolse
34,393
ILLINOIS
Alton
32,550
Aurora
50.576
Belleville
32.721
Berwyn
51.280
Muskegon
48.429
Lorain
43.564
Champaign
39,563
Chicago
3,620.962
Royal Oak
46.898
33.695
Cicero
67.544
Saginaw
92.918
34.275
Danville
37.864
East St. Louis
82.295
Springfield
78.508
Racine
71.193
Elgin
44.223
Evanston
73.641
Toledo
303.616
Superior
Wausau
30.41€
Wauwatos
33.32€
Youngstown
168,330
Zanesville
40,517
West Allis
42.959
Moline
37.397
Oak Park
63.529
Peoria
111.856
MISSOURI
Lawton
34.757
TERRIY OF HAWAD
Honolulu
248.036
Independence
39.963
3-54
INSURANCE
Arthur P. Pearce, Jr.
Daniel M. Driscoll
18 OLIVER ST.
LI berty 2-4670
DRISCOLL, PEARCE, INC.
Pres.
Treas.
MISSOURI-Continued
OREGON
St. Louis
856.796 66.731
Springfield
133.911
MONTANA
Indianapolis
427.173
Kokomo
38.672
45.454
Marion
30.081
NEBRASKA
Harrisburg
19.544
Mishawaka
32.913
Muncie
58.479
Richmond
39.539
Davenport
74.549
Fresno
95.702
Inglewood
250.767
Los Angeles
384.575
Topeka
78.791
Wichita
168.279
Kearny
30,644
Richmond
46.764
Montclair
43.927
Riverside
137,572
334.387
Louisville
369.129
57.702
San Francisco. San Jose.
95.280
Owensboro
33.651
Paducah
32.828
LOUISIANA
Alexandria
34.913
Baton Rouge
125.629
COLORADO
Colorado Springs
415.786
Shreveport
127.206
Albany
134.995
Amsterdam
32.240
Auburn
36.722
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport
158.709
Bristol
MARYLAND
Jamestown
Mount Vernon
71.899
Newburgh
31.956
Hagerstown
36.260
New Rochelle
59.725
New York
7.891.957
Bronx
1,451,277
New Haven
30.551
Norwalk
191.555
Niagara Falls
90.872
Chicope
49.211
Poughkeepsie
41.023
Everett
45.982
Rochester
332,488
Rome
41.682
Lowe I
97.249
Lynn
99.738
Malden
59.804
Yonkers
152.798
Medford
66.113
VIRGILA
Lynchburg
47.727
Revere Salem
41.880
High Point
39.973
Petersburg
35.054
Pensacola
96.738
Tampa
124:681
Winston-Salem
87.811
NORTH DAKOTA
38.256
Worcester
203.486
OHIO
274.605
Spokane
161.721
Tacoma
143,673
Vancouver
41.664
Yakima
38.486
Detroll
Grand Rapids 176.515
East Cleveland
40.047
Elyria
Huntington
86,353
Wheeling
58.891
Hamilton
Kalamazoo
57.704
68.071
WONSIN
Lansing
92.129
Lima
51.202
Port Huron
35.725
Marion
Middletown
Newark
35.001
Portsmouth
35.872
Sheboygan
42.365
Steubenville
35,325
Warren
49.856
OKLAHOMA
OMING
37.628
East Chicago
54.263
Birmingham
106.525
Gary
Tuscaloosa
Billings
31.834
Great Falls
39.214
61.657
East Orange
79.340
Long Beach
1.970.358
Kansas City
129,553
59.201
Jersey City
39.952
Linden
New Brunswick
38.037
Passaic
Paterson
Perth Amboy
41.330
Trenton
128.009
Union City.
55.537
West New York
37.683
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque 96.815
New Orleans
38.572
570.445
NEW YORK
43.354
Baltimore
949,708
Cumberland
37.679
MASSACHUSETTS
164.443
Brooklyn
2.738.175
Richmond
Chelsea
38.912
580,132
Buffalo
Elmira
49.716
41,782
Santa Ana
63.058
Orange
Scranton
25.536
Camden 124.555
Hoboken
Irvington
299.017
18.834
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Nashua
43.466
Burlington
65.679
Wilmington
45.043
St Petersburg
249/276
36.763
Fayetteville
Cincinnati
503,998
70,252
1.849.568
WES IRGINIA
243.872
Euclid
53,000
Charlotte
Schenectady
72.311
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
77.634
Pueblo
113,805
37.289
WASEGTOR.
MASSY 1957
1639
PILGRIM PHOTO-ENGRAVING CO. 57 KNEELAND ST. BOSTON, MASS. CALL HANcock 6-1620
ABBREVIATIONS
accountant | dramkr
dressmaker | mfg
manufacturing is or S.
. . South
adj
adjuster
e or E
East
mfr
manufacturer
san
Sanitary
admn
administrator
educ
education
mgr
manager
Sav
Savings
or administration
elec
electrical or
mkr
maker
sch
school
adv
advertising
electric
mkt
market se
southeast
agcy
agency
electn
electrician
mlnr
milliner
serv service
agt
agent
elev
elevator
mono
monotype
sht mtl
sheet metal
Am
American
eng
engineer
mstr
master
smstrs seamstress
apts
apartments
equip
equipment
mtge
mortgage
solr
solicitor
archt
architect es
east side
mtr.motorman or motor
spl
special
assoc
associate
exch
exchange
mut
mutual
grtr
sorter
atndt
attendant fety
factory
atty
attorney
fdry
foundry
aud
auditor
Fed
Federal
av
avenue =
floor
bgemn
baggageman
fnshr
finisher
ofc
office
statistical
bkpr
. bookkeeper
forwn
forewoman
opr
operator
stereo
stereotyper
blk
block
ft
foot
optom
optometrist
stmftr
steamfitter
birmkr
boilermaker
furn
furniture
PS
Public School
str
setter
blvd
boulevard
furngs
furnishings
pass
passenger
stvdr
stevedore
br
branch
genl
general
geologist
government
bur
bureau
CSP
Christian
h
householder
pl
plmb
plumber or
tchr
teacher
cabtmkr
. cabinetmaker
hdw
hardware
CarD
carpenter
hlpr
helper
cash
cashier
chauf
chauffeur
hosp
hospital
headquarters
housekeeper
prfrdr
proofreader
tndr
tender
chkr
checker
Htg
Heights
priv
private
tob
tobacco
cir
circle
ctv
civil
clk
clerk
Insp
Inspection
prsfdr
instructor
prsmn
pressman
tstr
tester
coml
commercial
comn
commission
comnr
commissioner
inv
investment
publ
publisher or
USAF
. US Air Force
condr
conductor
jwir
jeweler
purch
purchasing
U S Coast Guard
contr
contractor
lab
laborer
RC
Roman Catholic
.US Marine Corps
cor
corner
corres
correspondent
Ibr
lumber
rd
road
undwrtr
underwriter
custdn
custodian
ctr
cutter
del
delivery
dep
deputy
dietn
dietitian
Itd
limited
refrigerator
whol
wholesale
disDE
dispatcher
dist
district
mach
machinist or
repr
repairman or
wid
widow
wkr
worker
div
division
mdse
merchandise
restr
restaurant
wks
works
dir
dealer
mech
mechanic
ret
retail
wldr
welder
dmnstr demonstrator
do
ditto or same
med
medical
Tm
room
wtchmn
watchman
dr
drive
Met
Metropolitan
ydmn
yardman
drftgmn
draftsman
meter rdr. meter reader
ydmstr
yardmaster
ABBREVIATIONS OF GIVEN NAMES
Abr
Abraham
Chas
Charles | Jas
James
Richd
Richard
Alexander
Danl
Daniel
Jos
Joseph
Saml
Samuel
Alfred
Edw
Edward
Kath
Katherine
Sol
Solomon
Arth
Arthur Eliz
Elizabeth
Margt
Margaret
Steph
Stephen
Aug
August
Eug
Eugene
Michl
Michael
Theo
Theodore
Ben
Benjamin
Fredk
Frederick
Nathl
Nathaniel
Thos
Thomas
Cath
Catherine | Geo
George Patk
Patrick | Wm
William
1-1-50
JORDAN MARSH COMPANY
Great Basement Store
Main Store - Annex - Store for Men
New England's Largest Store
al
alley
emp
employee
msngr
messenger
sls
sales
appr
apprentice
engr
engraver
mtce
maintenance
soc
society
asmblr
assembler exam
examiner
mus
music 80
square
asst
assistant
exp
express
nor N
Natl
ne
northeast
sta eng
stat
statistician or
bkbndr
bookbinder
formn
foreman
opp
opposite
sten
stenographer
bldr
builder
frt
freight
optn
optician
stge storage
blksmith
blacksmith
ftr
fitter
osteo
osteopath
bmo. . business
machine
gdnr
gardener
gds
goods
photog
photographer
sup
supply
brklyr
bricklayer
geol
brkmn
brakeman
govt
gro
grocer
pkwy
parkway
swtchmn
switchman
Science Practitioner
htg
heating
plshr
polisher
plstr
plasterer
telev
television
chem chemist or
hq
hsekpr
heating
prin
principal
trans
transportation
cin. . cleaning or cleaner clo
clothing
collr
collector
int dec
.interior
prsr
decorator
ptrnmkr
patternmaker
twp
township
typ
typist
comp
compositor
jan
janitor
publishing
confr
confectioner
kpr
keeper
.resides or rooms r
R
RD
Rural Delivery
USN
US Navy
ct
court
11brn
librarian
rd
reader
real est
.real estate
uphol
upholsterer
litho
Indrs
laundress
recpt receptionist
vulc
vulcanizer
refgr .. refrigeration or
w or W
West
dir
director
1wyr
lawyer
rep
representative
whsemn
warehouseman
distr
distributor
machine
repair
Univ
University
lino
linotype
lithographer
rec
receiving
vet
veterinary
ins
insurance
prod
produce
trav
traveling
trnmn
trainman
prof
professor
treas
treasurer
press feeder
trmr
trimmer
Int rev .internal revenue pub
public
USA
US Army
USCG
constn
construction
la
lane
pres
president
te
terrace
chemical
tmkpr
timekeeper
chf
chief
htg
implts
implements
prntr
printer
studt
student
pharm pharmacist
physician
super
supervisor
pk
park
sw
southwest
pkr
packer
place
sys
system
tech
technician
plumbing
tel
telephone
hndlr
handler
teleg
telegraph
pntr
painter
sta
station
ns
north side
.. stationary engineer
nw
northwest
agrl
agriculture
electro
electrotyper
mn
man
ship
shipping
mldr
molder sec secretary
.North
ss south side
National
supt . superintendent
phys
presser
room USMC
laby
laboratory
Indry
laundry
or mechanical
Rev
Reverend
west side
Robt
Robert
Alex
Instr
inspector or
operator
acct
1640
IMPORTERS
LONDON
London Harness Company LEATHER GOODS
60 FRANKLIN ST., BOSTON and CHESTNUT HILL SHOPPING CENTER
LUGGAGE SADDLERY GLOVES
For list of General Abbreviations see preceding page ABBREVIATIONS OF COMPANIES, LOCALITIES, ETC.
Melrose | Thresher's. . . . Thresher Bros Inc
Machine Co Inc Morse's ....... Leopold Morse Co
MCPS. . Mass Committee on Public |Murray way. ... Francis J Murray Safety way
MDC. . Metropolitan District Com- NAPA ... mission
MDWSC. Metropolitan Dist Water Supply Commission M&MT Co. . Merchants & Miners Transportation Co
MTA Metropolitan Transit Authority
Malden
EG&F Assoc. . Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates
Atlantic At] Aub Auburndale E I du Pont. ..... E I duPont de
BCI. . Bureau of Crimina,
Investigators
BFD .... Boston Fire Department BFS Co ..... B F Sturtevant Co BG Co . ... Boston Gas Co BHD ....... Boston Health Dept B of LS.
BP&WG Co .. Boston Plate &
Window Glass Co BSD&T Co .... Boston Safe De- posit & Trust Co BSH ..... Boston State Hospital BT Co ..... Boston Terminal Co BTD ....... Boston Transit Dept BUCBA .. Boston University Col- lege of Business Administration BU Sch of Ed. . Boston University School of Education
BUS of M .... Boston University School of Medicine BU Sch of R&S Work. . Boston University School of Religious and Social Work
BYMCU .... Boston Young Men's
Christian Union Grant's. .. W T Grant Co
B&A. . Boston & Albany
B&M .. . Boston & Maine HP
B&MT Co ... .Boston & Maine Transportation Co
B&S .... Batchelder & Snyder Inc Belmt Belmont
Bline Brookline Br Brighton Breck's. ... Joseph Breck & Sons Corporation
Burroughs ... . Burroughs Adding
Machine Co CAP. . Civil Air Patrol CH. . Chestnut Hill CRS&B Co .. Carter, Rice, Storrs & Bement Co
CS Pub Soc ... Christian Science Publishing Society ICC.
Camb
White's .. R H White Co
Whiting's. Whiting Milk Company Winch Winchester
Stearns' ... R H Stearns Company
Stirling sq. . Henry Stirling Square Winthp Winthrop
Wellesley
Wol Wollaston
Woolworth's. . F W Woolworth Co
. Watertown
HOISTS
PERFORATED SHEETS
TEL. UN iversity
4-4300
V
A
E S
C O.
NON-FERROUS METALS
STAINLESS
Machine
. Interstate Commerce Mass PWOAA .... Mass Dept of Commission IH Co. ... International Harvester Company
Mass SPCA. . Mass Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Christian Endeavor Mass SPCC. . Mass Society for the
IP . . . Jamaica Plain
Prevention of Cruelty to Children Mattapan
Jordan's ....... Jordan Marsh Co Mat Kresge's. ....... S S Kresge Co
Logan way ... . Gen'l Lawrence J Logan way Milt
AC&S Co ..... Aetna Casualty & |Conrad's. ..... Conrad & Co Inc | MCM Co. ... Monroe Calculating | Melr
Surety Co Cont Baking Co .... Continental
Baking Co
DUC. . Mass Dept of Unemploy- ment Compensation Devine way. . Gen'l Wm H Devine way
Dor Dorchester
AWP ... Atlantic Weather Patrol Acousticon ... Acousticon Div of Dictograph Products Co Inc Alls Allston EB
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