Hill's Charlotte (North Carolina) city directory [1932], Part 1

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Publication date: 1932
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 816

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HILL'S CHARLOTTE (NORTH CAROLINA)

CITY DIRECTORY Vol. 1932 I

Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Pri- vate Citizens, a Telephone Directory Arranged Numerically, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide; also a

BUYERS' GUIDE

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Classified Business Directory

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Clergymen

768

Clubs

770

County Government

351

Fire Department

146

Halls 780

Homes and Asylums 781

Hospitals and Dispensaries

781

Labor Organizations

790

Libraries

792

Newspapers

796

Numerical Telephone Directory

537

Parks and Playgrounds

798

Police Department 147

Post Office 495

Railroads 805

Schools, Colleges and Academies 805

Schools -- Public 805

Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal . 806

Street and Avenue Guide 569

United States Government. 494

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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

Page

Akers J J & Co. .marginal line, front cover and 51 American Dry Cleaning Co .... .right bottom lines and 41 American Securities Co 65

American Trust Co 32 Andrews Music Store Inc The.

.right side lines and 63

Ashworth Bros Inc .. 41

Avant Fuel & Ice Co. . right top lines and' 41

Blue Bird Taxi Co .... right side lines and 69 Bost Building Equipment Co Inc .. .right side lines and 37 Caldwell Construction Co. ... right side lines and Carolina Marble & Granite Works ... . marginal line front cover and 61 Cathey Lumber Co .. 60 Charlotte Dairies Inc .. 46

Charlotte Hudson-Essex Co 29

Charlotte Marble & Granite Co Inc .. 62 Charlotte National Bank. . front cover and 33 Charlotte Storage Battery Co. 2 Charlotte Wagon & Auto Co.

Citizens Savings & Loan Co. ... back cover and 27

City Ice Delivery Co Inc ....

Clark Publishing Co. .left top lines and 51 64

Cochran & Ross Co .... .. back cover and 42 Commercial National Bank. Queen City Mattress Co. .right side lines and Commonwealth Coal Co. 43 .right top lines and 31 Rhyne Moore & Thies. . left top lines and 61 26 Rimmer's Drug Store Inc. 46 Conrad Herbert D. .left top lines and 69 Rogers Ambulance & Taxi Cab Co.

Darsey H Frank .. . left side lines and 54

.back cover and 67 Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Co The.

left top lines and 57

First Baptist Church .. 40 First Mortgage Co of Carolina Inc .. Smith M B & Co. .right side lines and 66 58

First Presbyterian Church. .left side lines and 39 Frances Hotel. left top lines and 50 Grace Beauty Salon. 35 Griffith Thos & Co Inc.

Harris Moe S. . front stencil and 52 58

Harry J M & Co. 48 Henderson-Gilmer Co 63 45

Higgins V B & Co ..

Holland Furnace Co .. right side lines and Hollingsworth C D .... right top lines and

39 Home Rental & Insurance Co .. .right bottom lines and 65 Hood Chemical Co .... right top lines and 41 Hoppe Motors Inc. .left top lines and 31 Horton H D Co. left top lines and 26 Hotel Albert 50 Independence Trust Co ..

bottom stencil and insert at name in alphabetical

Industrial Loan & Investment Bank. 35

Jarrell W G Machine Co. .left top lines and Johnson H V & Son .... top stencil and Kay Jewelry Co ..

60 43 58

Lawings Direct Mattress Factory. 61 45

Love John D. . . .. .. left top lines and Maxwell Bros & McDonald .. 48

McCausland J N & Co ...

Assn .... marginal line front cover and 37

Merchants & Farmers National Bank.

. backbone, left top lines and 34 Miller's Permanent Wave Shoppe 36 Mills Auto Service Inc .. back cover and 28 Modern Appliance Co .. left side lines and 66 Montgomery Ward & Co ... 46 Morris Plan Bank of Charlotte .. . marginal line front cover and 35 Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co ..

Mutual Building & Loan Assn .. left bottom lines and 56

National Business Training School. .. right bottom lines and 38 38 Orkin Exterminating Co. Palmer Fuel Co .... right side lines and Perry-Mincey Co The ... right side lines and 48 43 49 29

Pettit Motor Co ..

Phoenix Mutual Life Ins Co of Hartford, 56 Conn .... marginal line back cover and Piedmont Fire Insurance Co ... .right top line's and 55 62 36 54

Piedmont Marble Co .. right top lines and Post & Flagg ..

Price W E & Son .... left top lines and Pyramid Motor Co .. right top lines and 30

Queen City Coach Co.

.right bottom lines and 38

left top lines and 69 Rosenberg's Dyers & Cleaners. ribbon book mark

Ruth's Shop 58

Smith-Wadsworth Co Inc.

.left top lines and

Southeastern Ice Utilities.

Southeastern Construction Co. 44 Southern Auto & Wagon Co. 3 .left side lines and 26 68

Southern Engineering Co ..

Southern Public Utilities Co. .front cover and 47 Southern Real Estate Loan & Trust Co. . right side lines and 64 Sterchi Bros Stores Inc. .right side lines and 49 Thomason-Bartholomew Co .right top lines and

Tompkins-Johnston Co .marginal line back cover and 63 36 Tucker-Kirby Co 37 Torrence Chas A. .left top lines and 57

Union Central Life Ins Co.

Union Storage & Warehouse Co.

.marginal line back cover and 70

Washburn Printing Co 64 Whitted Thos B. 60 Wilkinson W C & Co. . right top lines and 53 30 Wilson Motor Co Inc.

- Yellow Cab Co ..... .right top lines and 69

Upchurch C W & Co .. right side lines and Warren-Harris Co

.left top lines and 64 31 Warren Transfer Co.

Mechanics Perpetual Building & Loan

Davis Horace Inc .... right top lines and 53 57 Dickson R S & Co Inc. . left side lines and Doggett Lumber Co The .. back cover and Dombhart Geo E & Co .. 59 2 Ellison Ernest .... . . .right side lines and 54 StPeter's Episcopal Church. 39 Schloss Poster Advertising Co. right side lines Selwyn Hotel The. 50 Smith Johnson C University

Favell's Shoe Service Parlor ...

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INTRODUCTION

HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of the Charlotte City Directory, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1932 edition. This is the first Hill directory of Charlotte, and is completely standardized ac- cording to the policies and practices of the Association of North American Directory Publishers.

Confidence in the continued growth of Charlotte's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be created as sections of this directory are consulted, for the directory is a mirror truly reflecting Charlotte to the world.

The enviable position occupied by HILL'S directories in the estimation of the public, has been established by rendering the best in directory service, With an unrivaled organization, and having the courteous and hearty co- operation 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 Charlotte Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the city.

Five Major Departments

The several essential departments are arranged in the following order:

THE BUYERS' GUIDE, pages 25 to 72, printed on tinted paper, con- tains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and profes- sional interests of Charlotte. These pages will be found particularly in- teresting and instructive to substantial purchasing factors. The advertise- ments have been carefully grouped by departments and are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference adver- tising at its best, and, as such, merits a survey by all buyers eager to famil- iarize themselves with sources of supply. The city's activities, in many in- teresting phases, are authentically pictured. In a large commercial and industrial center like Charlotte, the necessity of having this kind of infor- mation immediately available, is very great, and frequently, pressing. Gen- eral appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the liberal support the city directory enjoys in the many fields which it serves.

THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents, business firms and corporations is included in pages 73 to 536. A feature of this section is the inclusion of the wife's name in parentheses following that of the husband.

THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY extends from page 537 to page 568.

THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, covers pages 569 to 754. In this section the names of the streets and avenues are arranged in alphabetical order; the residences and business houses are arranged numerically under the name of each street and avenue, and the names of householders and business concerns are placed opposite the numbers.

THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 757 to 810. This department lists the various manufacturing, mercantile and pro- fessional interests in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable epitome of the business interests of the community. "The Directory is the common intermediary between Buyer and Seller." As such it plays no small part in the daily doings of the business world. "More goods are bought and sold through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium."

INTRODUCTION

Municipal Publicity

The directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the city, depicting in truthful terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as an industrial site and as an educational center. To broadcast this information, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the directory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily avail- able for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable adver- tisements of Charlotte, for business men, everywhere, realize that the city directory represents a community as it really is.

The Charlotte Directory Library

Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Charlotte City Direc- tory, a Directory Library has been established recently in the offices of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 450 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.

HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., Publishers.

CHARLOTTE

"THE QUEEN CITY"; THE TEXTILE CENTER OF THE SOUTH; THE LARGEST CITY OF THE CAROLINAS

(Courtesy Charlotte Chamber of Commerce) STATISTICAL REVIEW

Slogan-"Watch Charlotte Grow."

Form of Government-Managerial.

Population-82,675 (1930 U. S. Census). Total colored, 28,936. American born, 98%.

Area-19.43 square miles.

Altitude-780 feet.

Climate-Mean annual temperature, 60.2 degrees F .; average annual rainfall, 46 inches.

Parks-7, with total of 352 acres, valued at $500,800.

Assessed Valuation-$150,000,000, with $1.10 per $100 tax rate.

Bonded Debt-$7,500,000.

Financial Institutions-4 banks and 2 trust companies, with total de- posits of $36,758,605.77 (Jan. 1, 1931), and resources of $47,774,193.13 (Jan. 1, 1931). Clearings for 1930, $582,392,778.99. Savings bank deposits, $2,453,- 346.78 (Dec. 31, 1930). 2 building and loan associations, with total assets of $15,500,000.

Postal Receipts-$788,094.41 (calendar year 1930).

Telephones in Service-22,500.

Churches-111, representing 18 denominations.

Building and Construction-Value of building permits, $2,605,128 (1930).

Industry-Chief industries of the city and surrounding territory: Man- ufacturing, 55%; agriculture, 45%. Approximately 167 manufacturing estab- lishments, paying wages of $12,500,000 annually, and having products valued at $57,915,697 annually (1930 report).

Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 50 miles, and population of 583,- 000; wholesale area, radius of 75 miles, and population of 1,131,000.

Newspapers-2 dailies.

Hotels-8, with total of 1,250 rooms.

Railroads-4: Southern, Seaboard Air Line, Norfolk-Southern and P. & N. (last an electric line).

Airports-2 privately-owned; 1 of them 2 miles from center of the city, the other 21/2 miles.

Old United States Mint Building

INTRODUCTION

Amusements-Largest auditorium seats 5,000 persons. Total seating capacity of theatres, 6,900. 13 golf courses in the city and suburbs, includ- ing 1 municipal course.

Hospitals-5, with total of 385 beds.

Education-Queens-Chicora College. Johnston C. Smith University (for colored). 25 schools, including 1 senior high, 2 junior high and 1 parochial. Number of pupils in public schools, 16,311; in parochial, 185. Number of teachers in public schools, 451; in parochial, 8. Value of public school prop- erty, $3,712,272.42; parochial school property, $150,000; college property, $750,000.

Public Libraries-Main library and 4 branches, containing total of 75,- 000 volumes.

City Statistics-Total street mileage, 222.42, with 197.18 miles paved. Miles of gas mains, 95; of sewers, 186, and of electric street railway, 35. Number of water meters, 15,420; light meters, 20,544; gas meters, 7,187. Capacity of water works, 10,000,000 gallons; daily average pump, 7,000,000 gallons, with 180 miles of mains, and plant valued at $2,000,000. Fire depart- ment has 119 men, with 6 stations and 28 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department real estate and equipment, $175,000. Police department has 84 men, with 1 station and 19 pieces of motor equipment. Value of police department equipment, $10,065.

HISTORY

Charlotte, the county seat of Mecklenburg, named for Princess Char- lotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, wife of George III of England, was incor- porated as a town in 1768. The name Mecklenburg was given to the county in honor of the Queen's birthplace. The early settlers were made up of Scotch-Irish from Pennsylvania and Virginia; Germans from the same section; and English, Scotch, Germans, Huguenots and Swiss from the South by way of Charleston.

A court house, constructed of logs, had been built in the town a few years previous to its incorporation, and the county court was held there, which probably accounted for Charlotte being selected as the county seat. The court house was located at the intersection of the streets now known as Trade and Tryon.

Charlotte is famed as the place where the first Declaration of Indepen- dence was made on May 20, 1775.

Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence

"Resolved: That we, the citizens of Mecklenburg County, do hereby dissolve the political bonds which have connected us with the mother country; and absolve ourselves from all allegiance to the British crown, abjuring all political connection with a nation that has wantonly trampled our rights and liberties, and inhumanly shed the innocent blood of Ameri- cans at Lexington.

"Resolved: That we do hereby declare ourselves a free and independent people; that we are and of right ought to be a sovereign and self govern- ing people, under the power of God and the general congress; to the main- tenance of which independence we solemnly pledge to each other our mu- tual cooperation, our lives, our fortunes, and our most sacred honor.

"Resolved: That all officers, both civil and military, in this county, be entitled to exercise the same powers and authorities as heretofore; that every member of this delegation shall henceforth be a civil officer and exer- cise the powers of a justice of the peace, issue process, hear and determine controversies according to law, preserve peace, union and harmony in the county, and use every exertion to spread the love of liberty and of country, until a more general and better organized system of government be estab- lished."

Schools and Education

The people of Mecklenburg brought with them, in the settlement of their new country, the love of education. The first schools were conducted in the homes of the teachers or their patrons. Prior to the time of the Ameri- can Revolution a number of school buildings had been erected. Queens College, or Museum, located within Charlotte, but within bounds of Sugar Creek Church, was the most noted school of Colonial times in Mecklenburg County. This college was located on a lot on South Tryon Street, where later, for many years, stood the Mecklenburg County Court House.

INTRODUCTION

Churches and Religion

Seven churches of importance in Colonial days in Mecklenburg County were; Sugar Creek, Rocky River, Poplar Tent, Hopewell, Steel Creek, Provi- dence and Centre. The congregations of these early churches were com- posed of men and women of strong character, high motives and dignified demeanor. To their influence throughout the community and upon suc- ceeding generations may be attributed the fine type of Christian citizenship which has characterized the people of Mecklenburg County. Many mem- bers of the families composing these seven Colonial churches have gone out to other sections of the United States, particularly to the Southwestern and Middle-Western sections of the country, to establish homes and to carry with them the fine ideals of citizenship and Christian influence of their Mecklenburg ancestry. Numbers of the descendants of these Mecklenburg citizens who moved to other parts of the United States make pilgrimages to the venerable churches to read upon tombstones in the old burying grounds records of the lives of their forefathers. Upon anniversary occasions of these historic churches, all-day services are held and men and women from many distant states are numbered among the persons in attendance.

CHARLOTTE TODAY

Twenty years ago the South began to arouse from her bed of rich, deep traditions and bestir herself. There is a new South today-an onward- driving, pulsating South in industry, agriculture and finance.

Fundamentally successful industries develop best where abundant raw materials, mechanical power and stable population combine. Tremendously

North Tryon Street, Looking from the Square

rich in natural resources, power and raw materials, the South has strided forward with seven-league boots, and today, the economic advantages re- sulting from the development of her resources are leading the trail of in- dustry Southward.

This is true, not only in the textile field, where advantageous conditions of power, climate, labor and living conditions at the source of raw materials have already transferred the center of industry from New England to the South, but in other lines of diversified manufacturing as well.

North Carolina today is the pacemaker of the South; it leads in textile manufacturing and hydro-electric power development, and Charlotte is the center of a textile manufacturing territory having 770 mills, operating over 10,000,000 spindles and consuming more cotton than any other section in the world.

INTRODUCTION

It is the center of one of the largest hydro-electric developments in the United States, the total horsepower developed and in immediate pros- pect of developing being more than a million.

It is the largest center in the South for textile mill machinery and equipment, practically all the large companies in the United States and England handling their entire business in the South through Charlotte offices and plants.

It is the "Southern Market" for dyestuffs-laboratories and offices be- ing maintained here by the leading dye corporations of the country.

Charlotte has annual payrolls of over 12 million dollars, from 167 widely diversified manufacturing and industrial plants.

Charlotte is located in the center of a territory recognized as the most rapidly developing industrial and commercial section in the South. The eyes of the commercial, as well as tourist, world are focused on the Pied- mont Carolinas-the section of which Charlotte is the geographic and industrial center.

Hard-surfaced roads radiate from Charlotte in every direction. Eleven highways enter Charlotte. The National Highway crosses the North Caro-

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Charlotte's Financial District

lina State Highway at Charlotte. North Carolina has 9,000 miles of paved roads. Two million people can come to Charlotte from a radius of one hundred miles by automobile, transact business and return home the same day.

Charlotte is the distributing center of the Carolinas and is the natural radial point for the railroads of this section. Eight railway lines radiate from the city, this situation making possible a maximum of railway trackage for new industries of various kinds. There is an abundance of skilled and unskilled labor willing to give an honest days work for a reasonable wage. Charlotte is not disturbed by continued labor difficulties, strikes and labor agitation.

The quality of Charlotte's water is excellent, and the supply abundant, with an up-to-date filter plant, completed at the cost of $1,500,000.

Electricity, ample and at low rates, has been probably the greatest factor in the industrial and commercial development of Charlotte.

INTRODUCTION

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A Charlotte Skyline View

Charlotte's rapid growth as a manufacturing and business center has developed financial institutions commensurate with the demands of this rapidly-growing city and section which they serve.

Charlotte is live, aggressive, progressive.

Charlotte citizens cooperate in matters which promote the civic, com- mercial, religious and industrial welfare of the community.

Charlotte is a friendly city. It welcomes the newcomer, be he from the North, West, East or South.

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Hill's Charlotte (North Carolina) city directory [1932], Part 1

Author: Hill Directory Company. Publication date: 1932 Publisher: Hill Directory Co. Number of Pages: 816

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1932
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 816