Polk's Providence (Providence County, R.I.) City Directory, 1964, Part 1

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FUEL OILS OIL BURNERS

PETRO Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.

INDUSTRIAL DOMESTIC

PETROLEUM HEAT & POWER COMPANY OF RHODE ISLAND

375 Allens Avenue

Phone 941-0050

GEORGE ARPIN & SONS INC.

RED BALL TRANSIT COMPANY, INC.

PIONIER NATION WIDE MOVIES

One of R. I.'s Largest Movers COAST TO COAST MOVING

Local - Long Distance New Modern Warehouse

Call

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CIC

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CAPITOL INDUSTRIAL CENTER

POST OFFICE BOX 516, PROVIDENCE 1, RHODE ISLAND GAspee 1-3330 Area Code 401

Established 1899 Juhlin Pearson co. FUNERAL DIRECTORS A. RAYMOND PEARSON, Pres. and Registered Embalmer OUR OWN PARKING FACILITIES

754 BROAD ST.

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A. A. White Co., Inc.

QUALITY MARKING DEVICES SINCE 1860

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48 CHESTNUT STREET 331-2253, 331-0254

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Telephone 421-5746, 421-8433

221 Waterman Street Providenes

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Established 1895

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BOILER INSTALLATIONS

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PROVIDENCE, R. I.

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Polk's PROVIDENCE (PROVIDENCE COUNTY, R. I.]

CITY DIRECTORY 1964

CONTAINS:

· Buyers' Guide and a complete classified business directory

· Alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens

. Complete street and avenue guide, including a list of householders, and occupants of office buildings and other business places, with telephones

PLUS

Useful and interesting information about the city

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PUBLISHERS 509 WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE 3, R. I. DISTRICT OFFICE: 600 WASHINGTON ST. P.O. BOX 1682 BOSTON 11, MASS. Member Association of North American Directory Publishers Copyright, 1964, by R. L. Polk & Co.

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PUBLISHERS NOTE

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

The publishers earnestly request the bringing to their attention of any inac- curacy so that it may be corrected in the next edition of the directory.

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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX

R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of more than 1,000 city, county, state and national Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1964 edition of the Providence City Directory.

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

The enviable position occupied by R. L. POLK & CO.'S Directories 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 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 Providence Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the city.

Three Major Departments

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

I. THE BUYERS' GUIDE constitutes the first major department of the Directory, printed on yellow paper. In the first section of this department, grouped under appropriate headings, are included the adver- tisements and business cards of firms and individuals desiring to make a complete presentation of their prod- ucts or services. Following this is the Classified Business section, which embraces a list of the names and addresses of all business and professional concerns of the city, arranged in alphabetical order under appro- priate headings -- a catalog of all the activities of the city. The Buyers' Guide represents reference adver- tising at its best, and merits the attention of all buyers and sellers seeking sources of supply or markets for goods. In a large commercial and industrial center like Providence, the necessity of having this kind of in- formation up-to-date and always immediately available, is obvious. The Directory is the common interme- diary between buyer and seller, and plays an important role in the daily activities of the commercial, indus- trial 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 Providence, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the city.

III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on green pa - per, is the third major department. 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 concerns 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 crossing points on each street. Special features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the list- ing of telephone numbers.

Municipal Publicity

The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the city, depicting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, 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 Directory Libraries, where they are readily available for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable advertisements of Providence.

The Providence Directory Library

Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Providence City Directory, a Directory Library is main- tained in the offices of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 1,000 Directory Libraries installed in cities and towns throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico 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 profes- sional 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.

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Page numbers below refer to the Buyers' Guide Section

Aetna Casualty & Surety Co .

left bottom lines and

American Emery Wheel Works

Anderson Sheet Metal Co The .

left side lines and 87

Angelo's School of Hair Design

.left side lines and

Arpin George & Sons Inc .

front cover, left top lines and

Arpin J Wilson Funeral Home.

right side lines, Z and

Atlantic Coal Company .

left top lines and

Bailey-Shipee Funeral Home

Ballou B A & Co Inc

Ballou Johnson & Nichols.

Barker-Chadsey Company

back cover, 45 and

Beach & Sweet Inc

right bottom lines and

Beecroft Chevrolet Co.

.right side lines and

Better Business Bureau of Rhode Island.

Bowerman Bros Inc

.left side lines and

Brian Supply Co .

Broadway Auto Sales Inc

left bottom lines and

Brown, Lisle & Marshall .

. front stencil, left side lines, 38 and

Capitol Industrial Center Inc

front cover and

Capwell Awning Co. .

left bottom lines and

Cartier M N & Sons Co Inc.

left top lines and

Central Rubber Stamp Works

.left side lines and

Cherry & Webb Company

right bottom lines and

Circular Tool Co Inc. .

left top lines, C and

City Auto Body Co Inc .

right bottom lines and

Cogens Inc

A and

Collins H V Co

right side lines and

Colony Motor Hotel.

.right side lines and

Columbus National Bank of Providence.

left top lines and

Columbus Ornamental Iron Works Inc . left bottom lines and

Community Hearing Aid Center Inc

.right side lines and

Contractors Service Inc. .

,left bottom lines and

Coombs Moving & Storage Inc. .right side lines and

Cormack-Routhier Agency Inc

right bottom lines and

County Loan & Finance Corp

left top lines and

Custom Distributing Corp

left bottom lines and

Dario Ford .

right side lines and

Dario Lincoln Mercury Comet Inc .

right side lines and

Dean George H Inc

DeBlois Oil Co.

right side lines and

Del Giudice A & Son Inc.

.left side lines and

Drew Charles H .

.left side lines and

Dunton M W Company The

. left bottom lines and

Dupuis Frank Co . .

right bottom lines and

East Providence Fuel Oil Co Inc

. left bottom lines and

Eastern Coal & Oil Co.

. left bottom lines and

Elhatton Plumbing & Heating Co Inc.

.right side lines and

Elmwood Dodge Inc. .

right top corner cards and

Fanning & Doorley Construction Co Inc

.right side lines and

Fashion Floors Inc .

. left bottom lines and

Fink Louis & Co Inc

.left side lines and

Fiore Pontiac Inc .

.left side lines and

First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Providence.

front cover, insert at Alphabetical and

Foxon Company The

57 5

Gammino M A Construction Company.

.left side lines and

Gammons John A Inc.

right top lines and

Gamwell & Ingraham Inc

right top lines and

Garrahan William H & Co Inc

right top lines and right side lines and

50 58

Gilbane's F Inc.

Gladding's Inc

left bottom lines and

Goff & Page Co

Griggs & Browne Co Inc

ribbon bookmark, right side lines and

Page 52 62

17 63 40 69 42 56 48 49 52 3 18 27 49 3 19 39 83 6 22 90 31 91 7 2 31

Citizens Savings Bank.

City Hall Hardware Co

Claflin Company The.

.left side lines and

Colonial Motor Sales Inc

79 27 4 48

Corrado Anthony Inc .

45 29 64 50 25 59 4 57 4 4 25 69 62 42 67 88

Drabble-Sherman Funeral Home

69 70 26 77 5.

Evers Henry A Co Inc .

.right side lines and

37 48 3 14

Fox C J Co The .

.left side lines and

Gagnier Rambler Inc.

Gasbarro A & Sons Inc

Eastern Seaboard Construction Co.

Criss Cadillac Co Inc .

Butterfield Home & Chapel The

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

Grinnell Company Inc ..

Gross G L & H J Inc .

.back cover, right top lines, 51 and

Guertin Oil Company.

right bottom lines, 32 and

Harris Lumber Co Inc.

Haslam Heating Co .

left bottom lines and

Hill James Mfg Co

. left bottom lines and

42 53

Holt Harold & Co Inc.

left bottom lines and

Hope Building Co Inc The. .

.right side lines and

Hospital Service Corp of Rhode Island

.left side lines and

Hub Wholesale Co.

.left side lines and

Hurley Richard A

Hy-Test Oil Service

right side lines and

Imperial Insurance Agency Inc

. top stencil and

Industrial National Bank of Rhode Island.

Inskip Motors Inc .

. right top lines

Irons Earl M Associates Inc.

.left side lines and

J & H Electric Co. .

.left side lines and

Juhlin Pearson Co .

right top lines and

Kenney Products Co .

.right side lines and

Kidder, Peabody & Co.

left top lines and

Lans Warehouse Co

Liberty Loan Corporation

left side lines and

M-A-C Finance Plan Inc

Maguire Charles A & Associates.

Maguire Roofing Co

. left bottom lines and

Manchester & Hudson Co

Mason's Furniture Co Inc

.left side lines and

Matano J Furs . .

McDuff Coal & Oil Co Inc.

left side lines

McKendall F D Lumber Co.

Millard Wire Co Inc

backbone and

Miller Chas Co

Miller & George.

right bottom lines and.

Miller J W Moving & Storage Co

Moore J W Roofing Co Inc .

bottom stencil and

Mortgage Guarantee & Title Co.

.left side lines and

Mule Battery Mfg Co.

right side lines and

Mulry H T Chevrolet Co

back cover, left top lines and

Narragansett Electric Co The.

right side lines and

Narragansett Improvement Company

right top corner cards and

Nationwide Insurance Co's

right bottom lines and

Nevin J Benjamin Co.

New England Floors

left bottom lines and

New England Machine and Electric Co

New England Pest Control Co Inc

,back cover, front and back lip margins, insert at Streets, left side lines and

Newell Coal & Lumber Co

O'Donnell E F & Sons Co Inc

right top lines and .left side lines and

O'Rourke James J

.left side lines and

Outlet Company The

.right side lines and

Oxford Press Inc .

Paola Raphael Jr

left bottom lines and

Paolino Insurance Agency Inc .

Patton-MacGuyer Co.

.right side lines and

Peerless Co of Providence

. left bottom lines and

Penna Fuels

Pennsylvania Petroleum Products Co.

left top lines and

Peoples Savings Bank in Providence

front cover and 68 12

Plantations Bank of Rhode Island.

right side lines and 19 Y

Providence Chamber of Commerce

.left side lines and

Providence Gas Company.

left top lines and

Providence Journal Co .

.back cover and

Providence Mutual Fire Insurance Co The

right top lines and

Providence Paper Co

right top lines and

Providence Steel & Iron Co

Providence Wall Paper House Inc

62 74 41 B 21

Johnson Oliver & Co Inc

. front cover and

Kagan & Shawcross Inc

.back cover and

Keystone Oil & Coal Co Inc

· left bottom lines and

71 19 64 60 60 34 86 22 76 43 44 71

92 73 20 64 86 81 2

33 28 67 54 85 37 33

Old Colony Cooperative Bank

Olson-Mackenzie Funeral Home

36 60 74 15 42 33 30 78 54 54 91 31 67 71 11

Petroleum Heat & Power Co of R I.

Providence Blue Print Co Inc .

Providence Institution for Savings

Page 77 83

70 60 A 85 61

Heyman Andrew S.

Hoey-Keefe Funeral Home

28 46 48 84 70

53 9

.left side lines and

International Detective Services Inc.

right top lines

left side lines and

Martin Plastics Co.

left bottom lines and

MtPleasant Automatic Transmission Co.

, right side lines

National Cash Register Co The.

51 76

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

Providence Washington Insurance Co .

.right side lines and

R I Limb Company .

. . left side lines and

Ralph's Oil Company Inc

.right side lines and

Rao & Moore Oil Company.

. left side lines and

Remington Horace & Son Co

Rhode Island Bureau of Investigation & Protection

right bottom lines and

Rhode Island Electric Protective Company

Rhode Island Elevator Co.

.left side lines and 34

Rhode Island Engineering and Manufacturing Corp

. . right side lines and

Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co.

right bottom lines and

Rhode Island Label Works Inc. .

right side lines and

Roger Williams Savings & Loan Association

.back cover and

Rotkin & Sydney . .

right side lines and

Rowley Construction Co.

left bottom lines and

Santagata Equipment Co Inc

23 and

Scott Testers Inc .

right bottom lines and

Shippee E W & Sons Inc .

. front cover

Smith Maurice C Co Inc.

right bottom lines and

Smith Morton Inc

right top lines, 52 and

Speidel Corp .

State Lumber Co Inc

. left bottom lines and

State Sign Co.

right bottom lines and

State- Wide Root Decator Sewer Service

.right side lines and

Sugarman Max Memorial Chapel .

.left side lines and

Swan Point Cemetery

right bottom lines and

Swanson G Fred Inc

right side lines and

Swartz Frank F and Associates Inc

.left side lines and

Technic Inc .

.right side lines and

Telephone Workers Savings & Loan Association.

.right side lines and

Testa's Auto Body Works Inc

.left side lines and

17 2 91

Title Guarantee Co of Rhode Island .

right top lines and

Travelers Aid Society of Rhode Island .

right side lines and

Turgeon E Construction Inc

Uncas Manufacturing Company

Universal Sheet Metal & Roofing Company

.left side lines and

Viti Bros Inc .

.right side lines and

W J A R Radio & Television Station

.right side lines and

Walker Electric Co.

right bottom lines and

32 55 19

Warwick Club Ginger Ale Co Inc

left side lines and

Westcott, Slade & Balcom Co . .

.right side lines and

Westminister Furniture Company

right side lines and

Weston D M & Co Inc

.left side lines and

What Cheer Laundry

White A A Co Inc

front cover and

Williams J H & Co

right bottom lines and 43

Page 54 2

85 55 24

57 16 84 28 24

Rumford Chemical Works

Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel

47 90 53 56 61

43 24 23 55 77

Thurston Mfg Co

92 26 56 87

Warburton William R Agency

Weaver Paint & Varnish Co Inc.

PROVIDENCE, R. I. "Southern Gateway of New England"-

(This information furnished through the courtesy of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce)

Statistical Review

Form of Government-Under the New Charter for the City of Providence, approved by referendum on Nov. 7, 1939, elective officers are a mayor, to be elected at large, and members of the council, which body consists of 26 councilmen, two from each of the 13 wards as the same are now constituted. The Charter be- came effective in its entirety on Jan. 1, 1941.

Population-207,498 (1960 U. S. Census). Predominating nationalities in city: Native American, Italian, Irish, Russian, Canadian, English, Polish and Swedish.

Area-18.91 square miles.

Altitude-Maximum, 252.99 feet; minimum, 3.46 feet (above sea level).

Parks and Playgrounds -- 33 parks covering a total of 814 acres; 47 playgrounds covering 250 acres. Assessed Valuation-$1,025,825,887 (Sept., 1962).

Tax Rate -- $3.90 per $100 on real estate and tangible personal property; 40¢ per $100 on intangible per- sonal property.

Bonded Debt -- $45,738,322.60 (Sept., 1962).

Financial Institutions-2 national banks and 6 state banks and trust companies.

Postal Receipts -- $ 10,142,800 (1963).

Telephones in Service-380,000 (Jan. 1964).

Church Buildings-84.

Building and Construction-Value of building permits in 1962, $11,056,250.

Real Estate -- $586,304,627 (Sept., 1962).

Trade Area -- Retail area has radius of 30 miles, and population of 1,500,000.

Hotels -- 16: Principal downtown hotels are Sheraton-Biltmore and Crown.

Railroads-New York, New Haven & Hartford.

Air Transport -- The State of Rhode Island owns one of the largest and very finest airports in the U. S. During 1961 a new, modern terminal building was opened at a cost of $3,500,000. The airport now handles 286,000 air passengers a year. It has 4 runways, one of which is 200 feet wide and 5,460 feet long. The other 3 runways are 150 feet wide and 5,000 feet long. They permit the landing and departure of the largest planes with the greatest possible safety and convenience. The field is equipped with radar, all lighting facilities. Air lines, including Allegheny, American, Eastern, Mohawk, National and United, give superior trunk-line, pas- senger, mail, express and freight service from the airport, which is located at Hillsgrove, a 20-minute run by automobile from the heart of the city. The State also operates the North Central Airport in Smithfield.

Amusements -- Largest auditorium in city seats 8,000 people. 11 theatres, with total seating capacity of 20,000 people. A State-owned auditorium seating 2,400 is now in use.

Hospitals -- 8: Recent additions have increased the facilities.

Education -- Number of public school buildings, 91, including 4 high and 8 junior high. Number of pupils in public schools, 29,586. Average number of teachers in public schools, 1,239. Value of public school prop- erty, $26,469,980.

Libraries -- Approximately 2,000,000 volumes in the 10 libraries of the city. An addition to the Public Library has been completed. The Providence Public Library maintains a library for the special use of busi- ness interests, including files of city and 'phone directories from all leading cities in the U. S. and from many smaller communities; commercial indices; and technical volumes relating to many kinds of business.

City Statistics -- Total street mileage: Platted streets, 421, with 365 miles paved. Miles of gas mains, 835.4; sewers, 442; motorbus lines, 250.94. Capacity of water works (municipal), 41,257,000,000 gallons; daily average pumpage, 43,330,000 gallons; value of plant, $13,853,515. Fire department employes 527 men, with the following equipment and facilities: 54 pieces of apparatus, 32 companies in 16 stations, fire alarm building, repair shop, training school and 3 rescue squads. Police department has 91 officers, 379 men, 84 women crossing guards and 12 women parking checkers, one station, traffic division, detective division, and 85 pieces of motorized equipment, including 26 motorcycles. All fire and police vehicles are equipped with two-way radio.

Providence is located at the head of Narragansett Bay, which offers one of the finest ports on the U. S. Coastal line, whether on the Atlantic or the Pacific. The Bay not only is suited for shipping, but it furnishes recreational playgrounds for Rhode Islanders and people from all parts of this country and the world. New- port, which is located at the entrance to the Bay, has long been famous as a resort and showplace. Narragan- sett, on the opposite side of the Bay entrance from Newport, also is a well-known summer resort. The fish- ing industry thrives on many parts of the Bay, which yields an abundant supply of fish and shellfish. Many eating places on the Rhode Island shores of Narragansett Bay are well-known for shore dinners, clambakes and Rhode Island johnny cakes.

PROVIDENCE A New - Old City

New in Spirit and Vigor-

Old in History and Tradition

State Capitol Building, Providence, R. I.

Providence was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, who received a deed for the land from the Narra- gansett Indians. The primeval forests were gradually cleared from the hills, and what is now a thriving city gradually developed during the intervening centuries. The fame and importance of Providence has given it a high place among the nation's cities. The name of Roger Williams will always be perpetuated in Providence because it was here for the first time that a charter proclaimed a doctrine of non-interference with the re -. ligious beliefs of the people. This doctrine of religious freedom has had much to do with the spirit and growth of the city. People of many nationalities and diverse religious faiths live together in tolerance and mutual respect.

The forefathers of many families which still reside in Rhode Island contributed greatly to the original enterprise of the city and state. These early inhabitants established mills, factories, shipping yards, counting houses, and sailing fleets by which means Providence became an important commercial and industrial center of the Thirteen Colonies. Its prestige has been maintained and broadened so that today metropolitan Provi- dence includes some of the largest single industries in the country and is the largest center in the world for certain industrial products.

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Polk's Providence (Providence County, R.I.) City Directory, 1964, Part 1

Author: Publication date: 1964 Publisher: R.L. Polk & Co. Publishers Number of Pages: 1766

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Publication date: 1964
Publisher: R.L. Polk & Co. Publishers
Number of Pages: 1766