Polk's Portland city directory, 1956, Part 1

Author: R.L. Polk & Co
Publication date: 1956
Publisher: Portland, Or. : R.L. Polk
Number of Pages: 1822

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SINCE 1916 FIELDS CHEVROLET COMPANY SALES and SERVICE

GILL'S Call CApitol 8-8681

OFFICE SUPPLY AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT HEADQUARTERS FOR OVER 89 YEARS!

THE J. K. GILL CO. S. W. Fifth Avenue at Stark

FOR

Every

74 Statewide Offices

FIRST NATIONAL BANK

OF PORTLAND

BANKING SERVICE!

Open 10 to 5 Six Days a Week Monday Thru Saturday

LIST OF PORTLAND AND STATEWIDE OFFICES IN YELLOW PAGES, BANK DEPARTMENT Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

PACIFIC TITLE INSURANCE CO. Oregon's Oldest Title Company

MAIN OFFICE 315 S. W. 4th Ave. Near Oak St. CApitol 2-9931

EAST SIDE OFFICE: 1439 S. E. 39th Ave. At Hawthorne Blvd. BEImont 4-7489

WASHINGTON COUNTY BRANCH: 175 N. Hall Street Mitchell 4-1194 Beaverton, Oregon

AN OREGON OWNED COMPANY

63 Banking Offices Throughout Oregon

U.S. NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND

See Page 15 in Yellow Pages for U. S. National Branch Near You

A. B. SMITH CHEVROLET CO.

CHEVROLET

Best Car

· Best Deal

Best Service

Phone CApitol 8-5161

NORRIS BEGGS & SIMPSON

Effective FINANCING-MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING of Real Estate Investments in the Pacific Northwest

PROPERTY FACTORS · 711 S. W. ALDER

CApitol 3-7181

W. Burnside at 13th Avenue

A Great Place to Buy

CIATION

ASS ORGANIZED. VIGILANTIA

ATIONAL

CREDIT

1896

MEN

Portland Association of Credit Men, Inc.

CREDIT REPORTING COLLECTIONS ADJUSTMENTS

Owned Exclusively by the Principal Wholesalers, Bankers and Manufacturers of Oregon

Since 1896

Affiliated with the National Association of Credit Men

R. W. KUPFER Executive Vice-President and General Manager

Telephone CApitol 7-0541 444 Pittock Block, Portland, Oregon

R. L. POLK & CO.'S

EVERY BANKING SERVICE

Statewide

Throughout Oregon

IN PORTLAND

HEAD OFFICE Braadway and 6th at Stark Phane: CApital 8-6111 CITIZENS 636 S. E. Grand at Alder Phane: CApital 8-6111 HOLLYWOOD 1901 N. E. 42nd Ave. at Hancack Phane: ATlantic 8-5321

METROPOLITAN 900 S. W. Sixth Avenue at Taylar Phane: CApital 8-6111 MILWAUKIE-POWELL 3003 S. E. Milwaukie at Pawell Blvd. Phone: CApital 8-6111

PENINSULA 7340 N. Philadelphia at Jersey St. Phone: AVenue 6-062) SANDY BOULEVARD 3456 N. E. 72nd Avenue at Sandy Phane: ATlantic 8-5091

STADIUM 2000 S. W. Marrison, near Burnside Phone: CApital 8-6111 UNION AVENUE 5505 N. E. Unian Avenue at Killingsworth Phone: ATlantic 4-1163

THROUGHOUT THE STATE ...

ALBANY

CORVALLIS 202 Sauth 2nd, at Madison Phone: Plaza 3-6621

MEDFORD 133 E. Main, at Central Phone: 2-6126 MILL CITY

100 North First Ave. Phane: 7707

University 1310 State Street Phone: 4-4451

AMITY

5th and Trade Phone: 3241

DUFUR 102 Main St. Phone: 3011

MONMOUTH 193 East Main Phane: SKyline 7-1402 MT. ANGEL Main at Callege Phane: Main 1 MYRTLE CREEK 1 st and Main Phone: 275

SHERIDAN 210 S. Bridge St. Phone: THarnwall 3-2332

SHERWOOD 1st and Washington Phane: JAcksan 7-2401

ATHENA Main Street Phone: 141

SPRINGFIELD 449 Main St., at 5th Phone: Riverside 7-3366

BEAVERTON

B Watsan Street Phane: Mitchell 4-2131

HILLSBORO COMMERCIAL

204A E. Main Street Phone: Hillsboro 2111

TIGARD

Main Street at Tigard Ave. Phane: MErcury 9-1196

BEND 102 Oregan, at Band Phone: 242

HOOD RIVER 301-303 Oak Street Phone: 9244

JUNCTION CITY

611 Greenwaad, at 6th Phane: Wyman 8-2311

VALE 284 A Street West Phane: 9071

BURNS (Harney Ca. Branch) 499 Braadway, at "A" Phane: 5001

LA GRANDE

1202 Adams, at Depal Phone: 3051

MCMINNVILLE

343 Third, at Davis Phone: 11

COOS BAY 2nd and Central Phone: COngress 7-3191

MADRAS 406 South Fifth Phane: 2242

PENDLETON 157 S. Main, at Caurl Phone: 200 REDMOND 404 Sixth, at D Phone: 500 ROSEBURG 201 Narth Jackson and Oak Phone: ORchard 2-2661 ST. HELENS 200 Sauth First Phane: 750 ST. PAUL Church and Main Phone: 321 SALEM Ladd & Bush - Salem 302 State, at Commercial Phone: 4-4411

North Salem 1990 Fairgrounds Raad Phane: 3-9281

Community Branch 203 W. 1st Ave. Phone: WAbash 8-3341

DAYTON Daytan, Oregan Phane: REd 33

DRAIN Frant and "C" Phone: TEmple 6-9115

West Salem 1117 Edgewater Phone: 4-2259

ASHLAND 30 N. Secand Phone: 9-6511

EUGENE 811 Willamette, at 8th Phane: Dlamand 4-2261

ASTORIA 1215 Duane Streel Phone: 197

GRANTS PASS 400 S. W. Sixth

Phone: 4821

Phone : GReenwood 6-4455

HERMISTON 204 Main St. Phone: JOrdan 7-6472

ONTARIO 281 S. W. 1st Phone: 377 OREGON CITY 702 Main, at 7th Phone: 5228 (Partland Phane: OLive 4-4308)

THE DALLES 319 Washington, at 3rd Phane: CYpress 6-2235

BANKS Main and Market Phone: 101

TILLAMOOK 210 Main Avenue Phane: VIctar 2-4401

BROOKINGS 648 Chetca Blvd. Phone: 2951

KLAMATH FALLS 734 Main, at 8th Phone: 3191

VERNONIA 905 Bridge St. Phone: HAzel 9-6401

CLOVERDALE Claverdale, Oregan (Highway 101) Phone: 555

WEST SLOPE 8680 S. W. Canyan Road Phane: CYpress 2-2638

WHEELER

Rorvick between Nehalem and 1st Phone: EMersan 8-3334

PORTLAND CITY DIRECTORY

NEWBERG 620 E. 1st St.

Albany Branch 135 S. Braadalbin, at 2nd Phone: WAbash 6-2251

U.S. NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND

U. S. POSTAL INFORMATION

POSTAGE RATES AND CLASSIFICATION

For information regarding lass aca- thon, pestace rates, and mallability of done tic 111 07 al lives, entry and mailing of publications as second-class matter, thetered and perunit mail, bulk rite allings of third-class matter, IL ness Reply l'ards and Envelopes. opply at your local post office.

DOMESTIC POSTAL RATES

First-Class

LETTERS: 3 cents for each ounce or fraction of nn vunce. (Local dellvery De rate. )

POST CARDS or POSTAL CARDS: 2 cents each within prescribed sizes.

BUSINESS REPLY CAROS : 3 cents cach. Air Mail, 5 cents each.

BUSINESS REPLY ENVELOPES: Business reply envelopes 1 cent in ad- dition to regular postage. Apply at Post Office for Permit.

Second-Class

( Rates Effective April 1, 1952)

NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS (Transient rate) ! 2 cents for the first 4 ounces, and 1 rent for each add !- flota) 2 ounces or fourth class rato. whichever is lower.

Third-Class

(Limit > ounces)-On circulars and other miscellaneous printed matter, also on merchandise, 2c for the first 2 autres or fraction, tous le for each aslelitional ounce or fraction.

On books and ratalogs having 21 or metr pages ; also, seeds, cuttingy. hits, roots, selons, and plants-2 cents for first 2 ounces and 11% cents for each additional 2 ounces.

Bull: Rate

Far Delails Consult Your Local Posimaster

Fourth-Class-(Purcel Post )

The present size and weight limits fur fourth class (parrel post) will con- tinue to apply in all cases except for tarerls malled at a first class offire fut delivery to another first class offire In which ensr the aize is limited to 72 Jurhes length and girth. 40 pounds in wollt to the local first and second one and 20 pounds in weight In the third to the eighth zones. Exceptions in the new size and weight restric. then nre

(1) Haly fowl, live plants, treea. Irub, or agricultural commodities rot | loading manufactured products Ieriof).

(2) Book, permanently bound for In er-tien cinsi ting wholly of read- 1 en tter or reading matter with Inel- fortal Flank pare for students' nota - toon anl conla ning no advertising matter other than In idental announce- n nl ef book-

{ } Parcel mailed In the I'nited . tate , including the District of Colum Ma for dellery ly ons Army or Flert 1 ( office or In any Territory of pos- jon of the Inttel Stetes, including the dansl Zone and Tro t Territory of the l'aclfie Bland , or insiled at any Arry or Fleet po't offle or in any Territory or po e fun of the I'nited Nate, Including the Lanal Zuh and Trust Territory of the l'arith Ilan 1 fur dellvery in the taltri States In cladire the District of Columbia or BIN Aris or Flest ju t ofthe or any Territory or IN ton thereof. In- el ting the e snal Zene and Trust Ter riters of the l'acifk Hands

It is not contemplated that the pro s Fores of the law shall be eraded or cire invented by illy rting parcela ci ( Jing the freeritel limits of size ani wegit from first class offices and taille & t= far ela at offices of the

second, third of fourth class or on rural or star routes.

Zone

1st 1b. (rents)

Additional Ibs. (cents)

1.45

1 and 2

3.95

From

5.01 to

10.00

From 10.01 to 50.00

From 50.01 to 100.00

Registry

Domestic mall matter prepald at the first-class rate of postage, may he reg- Istered against loss, ritling or damage upon payment of the following fees : Indemnity Halt REGISTERED MAIL Ilegistra- tion fee $0.30

No Indemnity®

$ 0.01 to $

5.00

.40

5.01 to

25.00

.55

25.01 to 50.00

.65

50.01 to 75.00

75.01 to 100.00

.83

100.01 to

200.00

300.00

1.05

300.01 to

00.00

1.15

400.01 to

500.00

1.23

500.01 to

600.00

1.33

600.01 to 700.00

1.43

700.01 to

800.00

1.55

800.01 to

900.00

1.63

900.01 to

1000.00

1.75

· The minimum registration fee does not provide for indemnification in the event of loss, rifling, or damage, and is applealde only to matter having no Intrinsic value, such as correspondence. notires and the like. Matter having Intrinsle value, or Involving cost of duplication of contents In the event of loss. rifling. or damage, requires a registration fee in excess of 30 cents.

SURCHARGES Far Oclails Consult Your Local Postmaster COLLECT-ON - DELIVERY (Third and Fourth Class Mall) C. D. D. FEES (Unregistered) For collections and In- Fee

demnity not to exceed Cents

$ 5.00

10.00

5.00

50.00

100.00

150.00

200.00 100

DOMESTIC INSURED MAIL Fec

Amount of Insurance Cents

$ 0.01 to $ 5.00

10.01 to 25.00

25.01 to 50.00

50.01 to 100.00 30

100.01 to

200,00

RETURN RECEIPTS for domestic

numbered Insured mall. (No Return Receipts Issued for parcels Insured at the minimum fee of 10 cents).

Fee

When requested at time of mailing

When requested after mailing 150

Showing address where delivered :11.

AIDS TO PROPER MAILING

Write name and address plainly and completely.

l'lace name and address of sender an all matter.

Prepay postage fully on all lettera and parcels.

Always aditress mall for elty delly- ery to street and number and request correspondents to do Hkewlse.

I've designation North or South, Fast or Went when it is a proper part of the address and save delay In delivery.

Insure valuable parcels except those containing amail articles of consider. atde value which should be registered Wrap parcel post carefully in heavy paper and tle knota securely.

You will often gain a day's time In

delivery by depositing mall As soon as It is ready.

I'se Postal I'nit numbers on mail addressed to citles where l'olt Num- bers are required.

11-1-54

11.93

15.2

15.03

AIR MAIL SERVICE United States Air Mail Service

Six cents for each ounce or fraction thereof ; limit of weight & ounces ; lo any part of the United States. May be registered, Insured, seot C. 0. 1). or Special Delivery.

l'ost Cardy 4 cents each.

Alr mail stamps and distinctively- stamped envelopes are issued for pre- payment of postage on air mail. Ord- Inary stamps may also be used.

Alr mail should be plainly marked above "VIA AIR MAIL" In the space Imme- dlately below the stamps and the address.

Canada (same as above except

weight limit of 60 1bs).

Air Mail Mexico

Itate of postage to Mexleo : Six cents for ench ounce.

Dispatched by the United States Alr Mail Service and In Canada or in Mex- Ico by the Air Mall Services In those countries. For additional Information telephone your local post office.

United States Air Mail Service 10 Central America, South America, the West Indies and other Foreign Countries.

For information regarding this ser- vlec telephone your local post office.

Air Parcel Post

Alr postage on pareela weighing 8 nz. or less is Ge per oz.

Over 8 nz. Additional

Zones

to ] 1b. pounds

1. 2 and 3

70€

5Gc

75€

64c

75c

80c

SOc

SPECIAL SERVICE FEES IN ADDITION TO REGULAR POSTAGE

SPECIAL DELIVERY FEES on all classes of mail Including Air Mail :

Wright

First

Other

Not aver 2 lbs.

35€

Ilver 2. not over 10 lbs. 350 450

GOc

SPECIAL HANDLING ( Without Special Delivery)

FOURTH CLASS: 2 pounds or less. 15 centa ; over 2, not over 10 pounds, 20 cents ; over 10 pounds, 25 cents. 'Sfr al Hand ing" must be so In dor ed

DOMESTIC ORDINARY MAIL SENDERS' RECEIPTS FOR

A receipt certificate of mailing) in furnished the sender of domestic ordin- ar) mail et any clas upon payment of 1 cents for each flere This fre does not Is ure was not lose rifling or dam- age. but merely forni hes evidence of malling and to receipt will be obtain- al from the vitre ve on delivery Ad ditional dupli ite re einde may he ch- called upon payment of I cant each.

Money Order Fees

Limit for each money order la $100.

Fee Cents

Amount of Money Order

From $ 0.01 to $ 5.00

Loral

5.13

6.9

9.25

50€

5.01 to 10.00

t'lasses

Over 10 1ha. 50€

200.01 to

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PORTLAND (MULTNOMAH COUNTY, ORE.)

CITY DIRECTORY 1956

Including MILWAUKIE

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 the

YELLOW PAGES

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The publishers cannot and do not guarantee the correctness of all infor- mation furnished them, nor the complete absence of errors or omissions, hence no responsibility for same can be or is assumed.

The publishers carnestly request the bringing to their attention of any inaccuracy so that it may be corrected in the next Directory.

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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Page Numbers Below Refer To The Yellow Pages

Page

Aero Credit Corporation

Marsh & McLennan .

. left bottom side lines and 59

Aetna Life Insurance Co. 50

Albina Fuel Co. 38

Alpenrose Dairy Co Inc. . Jeft bottom side lines and 32

Multnomah County Medical Society 33

New York Life Insurance Co. . 55

Norris Beggs & Simpson. . front cover, right top lines and 69

Northwest Credit Service Inc.

. right bottom lines and 27

Northwest Hospital Service.

. right bottom lines and 46

Northwestern School of Commerce. right bottom lines and 75

Oregonian, The.

left top lines and 65

Beltone Hearing Center 45

Berg Charles F Inc.

right bottom lines

Berry Bail Bonds

Blyth & Co Inc .. right bottom lines and 17

Burnett Roy Motors Inc. left side lines and 4

Campbell-Norquist & Co. right top side lines, 30 and 67

Canadian Bank of Commerce.

Carnation Co.

right top lines and 31

Carson John T Co Inc. right bottom side lines and 38

Chown Hardware Co. . left top side lines and 44

Coffey H K & Associates

Portland Chamber of Commerce.

Cole Benjamin B Inc

Commonwealth Inc.

right top lines and 68

Commonwealth Title Insurance Co. .

. right top lines and 78

Davy Sunnyside Funeral Home .... right bottom side lines and 40 Doctors Official Telephone Exchange ..... right top lines and 33 Dooly & Co. . right bottom side lines and 59

Dore Studio of Photography

right bottom side lines and 67

Edwards Furniture Co

Emanuel Hospital

Employees Finance Co 62

Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U S.

right bottom side lines and 52

Equitable Savings & Loan Assn . right bottom lines and 72 Fahey-Brockman 25

Fields Chevrolet Co. right side lines and First Federal Savings & Loan Assn 73

First National Bank of Portland, The

. front cover, left top lines and 13 right bottom lines and 18

Gill J K Co, The. ..

front cover, left top lines and 66

Grossmayer Phil Co . left top lines and 53

Haney Wm A & Son left bottom side lines and 71

Heathman Hotels

. right top lines and 48

Holman Edw & Son right bottom side lines and 40

Holman Fuel Co . left bottom side lines and 39 Imperial Hotel 49

Insurance Company of Oregon. 54

Iron Fireman Manufacturing Co.

left bottom lines and 37

Jones June S & Co. 19

Jones Lumber Corp. right bottom side lines and 63

Journal Publishing Co

right top lines and 64

Liberty Fuel & Ice Co

left bottom side lines and 39

Zzyon Radiant Glass Heat.

right bottom side lines and 44

X A 2

5 1 26 Portland Gas & Coke Co. . .. . back cover, right top lines and 43 Portland General Electric Co. . back cover, right top lines and 35

Pownall, Taylor & Hays . right bottom lines and 57

Radio Cab Co. .

right bottom side lines and 76

Rasmussen Don Co. 6

Retail Credit Association of Portland. . left top lines and 28

Riverview Abbey Mausoleum & Crematorium. 63

Rose City Transit Co.

Rosenblatts .

right bottom side lines and 25

Sandberg H J Co.

left bottom lines and 41

Shipley and Company Agency.

Smith A B Chevrolet Co. . left top lines and 7

Southland Life Insurance Co of Texas

right bottom side lines and 57A Standard Insurance Co. right top lines and 58

Telephone Answering Service Inc. . right bottom side lines and 76 Title and Trust Co . right top lines and 80

United Adjusters Inc. . right bottom lines and 29

United Finance Co .. . left bottom side lines and 63

United States National Bank.

front cover, page B, right top lines and 15

Vincent Dean Inc.

right top lines and 70

6 1

Weisfield's Inc ..

Wentworth & Irwin Inc. right bottom lines and 8

White Wright & Company right bottom lines and 60

Wiggins Company Inc. 9 Z

Windolph Pontiac Co

Witter Dean & Co . right top lines and 22

Woolach Bros. . . right bottom lines and 77

Zilka Smither & Co Inc.

. right bottom lines and 23

351

Nº

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane. . right bottom lines and 20 Monroe Food Machinery Inc. 32

Atkinson & Co ... 16

Audiphone Company 45

Bank of California National Association, The.

right top lines and 11

Barnard Motors Inc.

. right top lines and 3

Pacific Building Materials Co. . . left bottom side lines and 24 Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Assn

Pacific Northwest Co. 2 1

Pacific Power & Light Co. .. . back cover, right top lines and 34

Pacific Title Insurance Co.

.front cover, backbone, right top lines and 79

Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co. . right bottom side lines and 56 Polk's Bank Directory.

Portland Association of Credit Men Inc.

Portland Trust Bank.

Readymix Concrete Company .

Foster & Marshall.

Frank Chevrolet Co.

Page

INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX

R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of more than 750 city, county, state and national Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1956 edition of the Portland City Directory, which also includes Mil- waukie.

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

The enviable position occupied by R. L. POLK & CO.'S Directories in the estimation of the public through- out the country, has been established by rendering the best in Directory service. With an unrivaled organiza- tion, and having had the courteous and hearty cooperation 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 Portland Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the community.

Three Major Departments

The three major departments are arranged in the following order :-

I. THE YELLOW PAGES constitute the first major department of the Directory. This embraces a complete list of the names and addresses of the business and professional concerns of Portland, arranged in alpha- betical order under appropriate headings-a catalog of all the activities of the city. Preceding this catalog, like- wise grouped under appropriate headings, are the advertisements and business cards of firms and individuals desir- ing to present a more complete list of their products or services than is possible in the catalog itself. The Yellow Pages represent reference advertising at its best, and merit the attention of all buyers and sellers seeking sources of supply or markets for goods. In a large commercial and industrial center like Portland, the necessity of having this kind of information up-to-date and always immediately available, is obvious. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller, and plays an important role in the daily activities of the com- mercial, industrial and professional world.

II. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is the second major department, printed on white paper. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name. marital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of Portland and Milwaukie, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation.

IN. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, is the third major department, printed on green paper. In this section the numbered streets are arranged in numerical order, followed by the named streets in alphabetical order; the numbers of the residences and business con- cerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and concerns are placed opposite the numbers. The names of the intersecting streets appear at their respective cross- ing points on each street. Special features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the listing of telephone numbers.

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 port, as a manufacturing site and as an educational center. To broadcast this information, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the Directory in Di- rectory Libraries, where they are readily available for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable advertisements of Portland and Milwaukie.

The Portland Directory Library

Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Portland City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 700 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.

R. L POLK & CO .. Publishers.

PORTLAND, OREGON

"The Rose City"

(Courtesy Portland Chamber of Commerce)

STATISTICAL REVIEW

Form of Government-Commission.

Population-1950 U. S. Census: City, 373,628; Portland Urbanized Area, 512,643; Portland Metropolitan Area, 704,829; Multnomah County, 471,537; Clackamas County, 86,307. Addi- tional nearby counties in retail trade area: Yamhill, 33,484; Co- lumbia, 22.967; Polk, 26,317; Marion, 101,401.

Area-69.89 square miles.

Altitude-175 feet above sea level for city-wide average. Temperature and Rainfall-Normal annual temperature, 53.1 degrees F .; normal annual rainfall, 41.62 inches.

Parks-Developed areas, 83, with total of 2,000 acres. Assessed Valuation-$683,999,825 (1955-56).

Bonded Debt-$35,946,999 (June 30, 1955).

Financial Data-6 banks and trust companies, with total deposits of $892,117,798 (Oct. 5, 1955). Bank clearings for 1954, $8,208,133,522.

Postal Receipts-$11,255,976 (1954).

Building and Construction-7,523 permits, with total value of $50,525,755, issued in 1954.

Dwellings-Occupied dwelling units in city, 129,700; owner- occupied, 57%. Occupied dwelling units in Metropolitan Area, 233,500; owner-occupied, 64' .. (These figures from 1950 U. S. Census. )

Industry-About 1,400 manufacturing plants in Portland Metropolitan Area, employing 60,000 persons. Manufacturing plants provide over 20% of total employment in Portland area. Principal industries and products: Lumber, furniture and allied wood-working, pulp and paper, shipbuilding, airplane parts, steel fabrication, foundries, metal-working machinery, aluminum re- duction and fabrication, chemicals, flour and cereal milling, meat- packing, fruit and vegetable canning and quick freezing, knit goods, woolen textiles, clothing and garments.

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Polk's Portland city directory, 1956, Part 1

Author: R.L. Polk & Co Publication date: 1956 Publisher: Portland, Or. : R.L. Polk Number of Pages: 1822

Author: R.L. Polk & Co
Publication date: 1956
Publisher: Portland, Or. : R.L. Polk
Number of Pages: 1822