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Office and Yard Ft. 32mal St.
Downtown Storo 565 Duano
BROOKFIELD COMPANY
LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIALS
CITY LUMBER & SUPPLY CO.
Building Materials and Coal Lumber Yard Ft. 9th St. Phone 1185 22d and Commercial Phone 275
Columbia Hospital
A FINE CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL Carl O. Moberg, Supt. 16th and Franklin Av. Telephone 76
"Since 1887"
CLATSOP TITLE CO.
Land Title Service for Clatsop County Abstracts - Title Insurance - Escrows Phone 194 176 12TH STREET ASTORIA, OREGON
PORTWAY MACHINE WORKS
MACHINISTS ELECTRIC and ACETYLENE WELDERS
MOTORS REPAIRED and REBUILT
Gas and Diesel Engines Repaired and Rebuilt Portway-Port Terminals Telephone 82 Astoria, Ore.
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Fisher Bros. Company
552-558 Bond and & Seventh
PHONE 2750
Hardware - Industrial Supplies
LUCE FUNERAL HOME
MR. and MRS. RAYMOND O. LUCE GEO. E. (Bud) CLARK WM. R. THOMPSON
Office of THE COUNTY CORONER WM. R. THOMPSON
Telephone No. 5
531 Franklin Avenue (Between 11th and 12th)
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POLK'S ASTORIA (OREGON)
CITY DIRECTORY
VOL. 1948 XIX
Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens of the Cities of
ASTORIA, GEARHART, SEASIDE, WARRENTON and WESTPORT
A Directory of Householders, Tenants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places and Street and Avenue Guide of Astoria. Rural Mail Routes for the Towns of Astoria, Seaside and Warrenton.
ALSO A BUYERS' GUIDE
And a Complete
CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY For Detailed Contents See General Index
"The DIRECTORY IS THE COMMON INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN BUYER AND SELLER
R. L. POLK & CO.
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GENERAL INDEX
Abbreviations 13 and 14
Alphabetical List of Names of Astoria, Gearhart, Seaside Warrenton and Westport. 15
Astoria Householders' Guide 321
Buyers' Guide opposite 373
Classified Business Directory 373
Clatsop County Rural Routes 431
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
A & A Oil Co.
20
Astoria Abstract Co
bottom edge and 29
Astoria Chamber of Commerce
2
Astoria Electric Service Shop
17
Astoria Florist
right side lines and 20
Astoria Granite Works 38
Astoria Office Appliance Co left top lines and 40
Astoria Oil Co.
41
Astoria Transit Co
12
Astorian-Budget right top lines and 39
Atlas Imperial Diesel Engine Co
37
Billie Brewer Co.
left side lines and 28
Brookfield Co front cover and 8
Buell Motor Supply
4
Builders Supply Co. left top lines and 9
City Lumber & Supply Co
front cover and 9
Clatsop Title Co.
front cover, right side lines and 45
Columbia Hospital front cover and 25
Columbia Oil Co. left side lines and 21
15
Edison E T Agency
left top lines and pages 31 and 43 17
Electric Service Co
Erickson Floral Co
left side lines and 19
Farmers Insurance Group 31
Fearey Ed & Co
left top lines and 31
First National Bank of Portland, Astoria Branch backbone and 6
Fisher Bros Company front cover and 23
Fort George Auto Service
4
Gibson Chas F Agency 32
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Consumers Co-Operative Dairy
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS-Continued
Holmes Motor Co
Page right top lines and 5
Hotel Astoria Inc.
27
Hotel Elliott
27
Hughes-Ransom Mortuary front cover and page B
Interstate Tractor & Equipment Co
37
Jarvis Refrigeration Service
43
Larson Dairy Co Inc ..
15
Larson Electric right top lines and 17
Lorensen's Furniture & Cabinet Shop left side lines and 10
Lovell Auto Co. right side lines and 3
Lower Columbia Co-Operative Dairy Assn top edge and 13
Luce Funeral Home right side lines, back cover, page A and 22
Merwyn Hotel.
left side lines and 27
Miller Machine Works
left side lines and 34
Nelson Walter H Agency
32
Nolan Studio
left side lines and 41
Owen-Peeke Co
18
Pacific Hardware Co right top lines and 24
Pacific Machine & Blacksmith Co Inc .... back cover, right side lines and 35
Pacific Power & Light Co. back cover, left top lines and 16
Poole's Music Shop left top lines and 38
Port of Astoria.
42
Portway Machine Works
front cover and 36
Puusti A & Co
right top lines and 24
Radio Service Co
43
Rankin's Pet Animal Hospital.
46
Reith Floyd & Sons
front edge and 30
StMary's Hospital
26
Shaner & Co
right side lines and 33
Sunflower Dairy
left side lines and 14
Union Fishermen's Co-op Packing Co
right side lines and 11
United States National Bank of Portland, Astoria Branch .... back cover
Washing Machine Service Co
46
Western Union Telegraph Co
44
Williams Insurance Co. 32
Zero Zone Locker Co.
34
"The DIRECTORY IS THE COMMON INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN BUYER ··· SELLER"
INTRODUCTION
R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of more than 700 other city, county, state and national directories, presents to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1948 edition of the Astoria City Directory.
Confidence in the growth of Astoria and Clatsop County's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be created as sections of this di- rectory are consulted, for the directory is a mirror truly reflect- ing the community to the world.
The enviable position occupied by R. L. POLK & CO.'s di- rectories in the estimation of the public throughout the country, 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 publishers feel that the results of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Astoria City Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic informa- tion pertaining to the community.
Five Major Departments
The several essential departments are arranged in the fol- lowing order :
THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents, business firms and corporations for Astoria, Gearhart, Seaside, Warrenton and Westport is included in pages 15 to 319. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, martial status, occupation and address of each adult resident of Astoria, Gearhart, Seaside, Warrenton and Westport, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corpora- tion in these cities.
THE ASTORIA DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, TENANTS OF OFFICE BUILDINGS, AND OTHER BUS- INESS PLACES AND STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, covers pages 321 to 369.
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, beginning opposite 373 and sep- arately paged from 1 to 48, printed on tinted paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and profes- sional interests of Astoria and Clatsop County. These pages will be found particularly interesting and instructive to sub- stantial purchasing factors. The advertisements have been care- fully grouped by departments and are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference ad- vertising at its best, and, as such, merits a survey of all buyers
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eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. The community's activities in many interesting phases are authen- tically pictured. In an ambitious and progressive community like Clatsop County, the necessity of having this kind of infor- mation immediately available, is very great, and frequently pressing. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the liberal support the city directory enjoys in the many fields which it serves.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 373 to 429. This department lists the various manu- facturing mercantile and professional 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."
THE CLATSOP COUNTY RURAL ROUTES DIREC- TORY, covering the routes served by the Astoria, Seaside and Warrenton post offices, is included in pages 431 to 445.
Community Publicity
The directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the community, 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 rapidly available for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable advertise- ments of Astoria and Clatsop County, for business men, every- where, realize that the city directory represents a community as it really is.
The Astoria Directory Library
Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Astoria City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of Astoria Chamber of Commerce for free reference by the general public. This is one of over 500 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 adver- tising mediuni, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.
R. L. POLK & CO. Publishers
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City of Astoria
"Home of the Royal Chinook Salmon"
Copyright, 1948, by R. L. Polk & Co.
STATISTICAL REVIEW Prepared by the Astoria Chamber of Commerce
Form of Government-City Manager.
Population-Present estimate : 20,000.
Area-6.557 square miles.
Altitude-20 feet to 600 feet.
Climate-Mean annual temperature : 51.9 degrees. Annual rain- fall : 76.57 inches.
Parks-3 with 140 acres. valued at $175,000.
Assessed Valuation-$7,648,618 : Tax Levy, .31 mills.
City's Bonded Debt-1,211,000.
Financial-2 banks.
Post Office Receipts-$151,464.68.
Telephones in Service-5,300.
Churches-20, representing all denominations.
Building and Construction-Total valuation of building permits issued for period of 12 months : 1947, $830,271.00.
Value of Industries-Fish packing. $30,000,000; dairy products, $3,000,000; lumber, $47,000,000 ; grass seeds, $200,000; beef, $100,000 ; vegetables, $130,000; poultry, $400,000; maritime commerce, $1,000,000: boat building, $400,000; medicinal oils and fish by-products, $300,000.
Trade-Retail territory has a radius of 30 miles and serves 30,000 people. 262 establishments with sales of $8,000,000.
Newspapers-1 daily, 2 weekly.
Hotels-9 principal with a total of 450 rooms. Bus Lines-Oregon Motor Stages and Astoria Transit Co. Railroads-1, Spokane, Portland & Seattle Ry. Co. Highways-Terminus of US No. 30, US No. 101, State No. 202. Airports-1, municipal.
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STATISTICAL REVIEW-Continued
Recreation-3 golf courses, beach resort, 3 theatres, 3 night clubs, public swimming pool, city parks, tennis courts, soft ball diamond, fresh and salt water fishing, roller rink, rod and gun club, dancing and picnic facilities, Armory with auditorium seating 2,500 people.
Hospitals-2, with 217 beds.
Education-5 schools, including 1 senior high and 1 parochial. Number of pupils in public schools, 1,586; Parochial, 200; Teachers in public schools, 72; Value of School Property (Public only), $683,846.00.
City Statistics-35 miles paved streets. Miles of sewers, 50; 2,900 water meters ; 1,200 gas meters ; 6,500 light meters; Ca- pacity of water works (municipal) 5,400,000 gallons daily with daily average consumption of 4,000,000 gallons; 42.8 miles of mains and plant valued at $1,009,009.85. Fire depart- ment employs 19 men, with 1 auto, 2,500-gal. pumpers, 1 triple combination machine, three hose and chemical wagons and 1 hook and ladder truck in 3 station houses. Value of fire department real estate and equipment, $150,000. Police department has 19 men with 1 station and 4 pieces of motor equipment. Value of police department real estate and equip- ment, $50,000, plus two-way radio.
HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE
Astoria and Clatsop County are rich in historic interest and importance. Early events occuring here had far reaching ef- fects, eventually resulting in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest becoming a part of the United States instead of the possession of a foreign power.
Urged on by the desire to find a fabled "Northwest Passage" by water across the North American continent, Spanish and British explorers had sailed along the Oregon and Washington coastline, but the Columbia River was not discovered until 1792, when Captain Robert Gray of Boston entered the river and named it after his ship, the "Columbia."
In 1804, President Jefferson appointed Captains Meriweather Lewis and William Clarke to head an expedition across the west- ern plains and mountains to the Pacific Ocean. Lewis and Clarke explored the Lower Columbia region and spent the winter of 1805-1806 at Fort Clatsop, near Astoria.
In 1810, John Jacob Astor of New York organized the Pacific Fur Company to engage in the fur trade on the Columbia River. This company sent the ship "Tonquin" by sea and another party overland, the two to meet at the mouth of the Columbia River. The men in the "Tonquin" arrived at their destination in March, 1811, and built Fort Astoria, the first permanent American settlement on the Pacific Coast. After many hardships and loss of
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lives the overland party arrived in the winter of 1811. Due to the War of 1812 and the loss of relief ships, the fort passed into possession of the British, but was restored to the American flag in 1818.
During the following decades Astoria was the goal of trad- ers, explorers, missionaries and pioneer settlers, and on the shores of the Columbia are the last resting places of many of these early intrepid adventurers. These historic events are illustrated on the pictorial frieze surrounding the main portions of the Astor Column, a concrete monolith 125 feet high, located on Coxcomb Hill, overlooking a scenic panorama of mountains, ocean and rivers. This unique monument is the only one of its kind in the United States and attracts thousands of visitors annually.
Astoria today is a modern city of about 20,000 population, the commercial, financial and shipping center of the Lower Co. lumbia river district of Northwestern Oregon and Southwestern Washington. Most of the Astoria business district was rebuilt following a disasterous fire in 1922 and its stores and office build- ings are a credit to a city of its size.
Astoria is the headquarters of the Columbia River fishing industry and along its waterfront are many plants engaged in canning, curing and freezing fish. Here is the largest flour mill in Oregon. Other manufactured products are butter, ice cream, powdered milk, lumber, veneer, fish oils and meal and a number of specialty products. Many of these plants are open to visitors.
Astoria's school system is housed in modern, well equipped buildings. The principal church denominations, leading fraternal organizations, patriotic societies and service clubs are represent- ed in the city's social life. The finest turf athletic field in the state and other playgrounds provide facilities for many outdoor sports. Water sports enthusiasts find ideal conditions for motor boats and sail boats. The Astoria Annual Regatta and Salmon Derby is the outstanding water sports carnival of the Northwest.
At Astoria, is located the huge Tongue Point Naval Base, the second largest of its kind in the United States. The amphib- ious section of the 19th fleet is berthed here.
Astoria is located at the confluence of the Columbia River and Youngs Bay, about ten miles from the mouth of the river. The city is at the junction of two transcontinental motor routes -U. S. Highway No. 30, starting on the Atlantic Coast and ending at Astoria, and U. S. Highway No. 101, parallelling the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Canada. Other modern improved highways lead from Astoria into the farming and timber districts of the city's trade area. Passenger stage lines operate on all main highway routes. Railroad service is provided by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad Company, owned jointly by the Great Northern and Northern Pacific.
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