Polk's Providence (Providence County, R.I.) city directory, 1945, Part 1

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261 RICHMOND


BAKER


INCORPORATED


HOWARD H. CONTRACTORS GENERAL PAINTING


LINCOLN TRUST CO


Offering Complete Banking Services 61 WEYBOSSET STREET PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND


Telephone GAspee 2116


Established 1854 by Horace B. Knowics


Horace B. Knowles' Sons INCORPORATED


FUNERAL SERVICE HORACE E. KNOWLES, Residence 188 Benefit Street


Funeral Chapel 187 BENEFIT STREET


Day & Night Telephone DExter 9860


E. L. WATSON CO Inc.


INSURANCE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION FIDELITY AND SURETY BONDS


29 WEYBOSSET STREET TEL. GASPEE 0909


SY VESTER M. BUDLONG


Nothing But Insurance


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1790 SHEET METALS STEEL


1945 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES


405 PROMENADE STREET PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND DExter 4200


583 BEDFORD STREET FALL RIVER, MASS. Telephone 5-7403


E. W. SHIPPEE & SONS INSURANCE


Telephone GAspee 8432


85 WESTMINSTER ST


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The Congdon & Carpenter Co.


1790 - 155 YEARS OF SERVICE 1945


STEEL


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Hot Rolled and Cold Finished Steel Bars, Shapes, Plates and Structurals, Sheet Steel,. Stainless Steel Bars, Sheets and Pipe. Copper, Lead, Armco Ingot Iron, Bolts and Nuts, Bronze Bearings


CARBORUNDUM PRODUCTS


Electric Tools -


Contractors' Tools


405 PROMENADE STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I. Tel. DExter 4200


583 BEDFORD STREET FALL RIVER, MASS. Telephone 5-7403


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146 Years of Dependable Protection


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INCORPORATED 1928


ANCHOR INSURANCE CO. Providence, Rhode Island


Organized and Owned by the Providence Washington Insurance Co.


Each of these Companies writes the following classes of Insurance FIRE -TORNADO AND ALLIED LINES


MARINE OCEAN - INLAND - "ALL RISKS"


AUTOMOBILE - PROPERTY DAMAGE, FIRE, COMPREHENSIVE, TRANSPORTATION, THEFT, COLLISION


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PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1945)


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Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co. Providence 1, R. I.


BROWN & SHARPE


"World's Standard of Accuracy"


Milling Machines Grinding Machines Screw Machines Machinists' Tools Cutters and Hobs Arbors and Adapters


Screw Machine Tools Permanent Magnet Chucks Vises and Pumps Other Useful Equipment


(1945) R. L. POLK & CO.'S


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GENERAL INDEX


PAGE


Abbreviations


24


Alphabetical Directory


25


Apartment Buildings 727


Assessors


11


Association of North American Directory Publishers. . 23


Associations and Clubs-Commercial 728


Buildings, Office and Public 740


Business Directory (Providence) 725


724


Cemeteries 743


Chamber of Commerce 3 Buyers' Guide


Charitable Institutions


743


Churches


744


11


Classified Business Directory


725


Clubs


749


Commercial Organizations


728


Congressional Districts


19


County Officers


18


Courts


18, 19


Custom Houses


20


Director of Public Welfare


12


Fire Department 12


General Directory 25


Halls


772


Homes and Asylums 773


House Directory 841


House of Representatives


17


Index to Advertisers


4


Justices of the Peace


19


Legal Holidays


19


Libraries


13


Military


14


Parks in Providence


22


-


Police Department


11


Post Office 20


Post Offices and Localities in R. I.


21


Railroads


816


Rhode Island State Government


14


Rhode Island State Guard


14


Schools 12, 822


Senators


19


A


Sheriffs


18


Societies


825


State Government


14


Statistical Review


8


Street and Avenue Guide 841


Town and City Clerks 19


U S District Court


19


U S Government Officers 19


Wharves


13


City Government


Buyers' Guide


opp


4


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


THE PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES


PAGE


PAGE


Akerman-Standard Company The. .


114


Cooke Henry W Co


.right top lines and 122


Allen & Reed Inc


114


Corbett & Quirk.


.right side lines and 58


135


Almy Water-Tube Boiler Co.


24


Corrente M C.


.left side lines and 123


American Brass Company The


88 Costantino Brothers.


. left side lines and 54 County Loan & Finance Corp .... left bottom lines and


American Building Co ...... right top corner cards and


43


American Emery Wheel Works


100 Crandall E S.


.left bottom lines and


99


American Gill Screw Co The.


97


Cranston Oil Service. . left bottom lines and 105


4


Crooker Company


83 66


Arlington Tile Co


133


left bottom lines and 38


Arnold, Hoffman & Co Inc ..


36


Dahlke G W


123


Atlantic Coal Company .


.right bottom lines and 38


90


Dean George H Inc


47


Automobile Mutual Insurance Co of America ...


inside back cover


Baccala James & Sons


43


Baker Auto Company Inc.


4


Baker Howard H Inc.


.front cover and


107


Drabble Irving H


58


Ballou F E Co. ..


130


Dun & Bradstreet Inc


98 5


Ballou, Johnson & Nichols Co


Dunne Motor Sales


112


Barney Walter C .


Beach & Sweet Inc .. back cover and 69


.right top lines and 39


Beacon Finance Co . left top lines and 90


Bergin & Slide .left bottom lines and 122


25


Equitable Fire & Marine Insurance Co.


76


First Federal Savings and Loan Association of


Providence .right side lines and 23


52


Fogarty Philip & Sons


39


Foster J A Co. .


.back cover and


85


Fox C J Co The.


27


Bradford Press The.


right side lines and 114


Braley's Creamery Inc


48


Brown, Lisle & Marshall.


28 C


Brown & Sharpe Mfg Co


Brunnckow C G Co. 129


Buckley & Scott Inc. right top corner cards and 105


Gammons John A' Inc


Gamwell & Ingraham . .. back cover, right top lines and


Gardiner Charles C Lumber Co.


Garrahan William H & Co.


.right top lines and


right bottom lines and


x


Gasbarro A & Sons Inc


Gattone Thomas & Son.


Gaylord Studio


Gerber's Inc . left top lines and


· Gilbane Building Co Inc. .right top side lines and


Goff James C Company.


Campanella & Cardi Construction Co.


44


Goff & Page Co


130 98 59


Capaldi I & Sons Inc.


44


Gowdey J A Reed & Harness Mfg Co The ..


100


Graham Funeral Service. . right side lines and 59


Griggs & Browne Co Inc.


.right side lines and 53


Grinnell Company Inc


112


Gross G L & H J Inc .right bottom lines, 78 and 123


left bottom lines and X


Carpenter John B Inc. .


right top lines and 121


Carpenter & Wood Co.


Carroll Robert F Sons The.


Carter Barnett & Co.


Carter Insulation Co


68


Harrison A & Co Inc ..


right side lines and


Chamberlin Company of America ..


68


Higgins J H Co.


128 11


Holloway Ben Inc.


. right side lines and 54


Holmes George R Inc


67


City Hall Hardware Co .right top lines and


64


Clough Merbon A


108


Cogens Inc


.left top lines and 116


Collins Wm E Fuel Co.


.left side lines and


38


Hope Building Co Inc The. .right side lines and 43


Horton H R Co.


98


Columbus National Bank of Providence


10


Howard Clothes Corp .. .right bottom side lines and 38


Colvin Foundry Co.


55


Howard Home Improvement Co.


68


Congdon & Carpenter Co The.


inside front cover, front cover and left side lines


Howe H M Co Inc.


Howard Realtv Co right top lines and 104 6


55


Eastern Coal and Oil Co.


Edgewood Junior College and Secretarial School.


right top corner cards and 127


Better Business Buureau of Providence.


Blackstone Canal National Bank of Providence The.


right top lines and 8


Bond Clothes


37


Boston Window & Building Cleaning Co.


right top side lines and 32


Bowerman Bros


right bottom side lines and 42


Freeman E L Company


Fuller Building Co


Fuller Winfield Company Inc.


Gallivan & Co Inc


Gammino M A Construction Co Inc ..


Budlong Sylvester M Agency front cover and 70 27


Buffinton F H Co ...


Builders Concrete Units & Tile Corp.


Builders Specialties Co. . back cover and 32


Burns W R Co right top side lines and 6


C & M Manufacturing Co.


27


Cady Moving & Storage Co. . left bottom side lines and 102 Calder Charles G Inc. . .left side lines and 2


Gold Star Mattress Inc


Canadian Fur Shop Inc .. . left bottom side lines and


62


Capitol Cadillac-Oldsmobile Co


4 7


Capwell A A Company


Cardi Antonio B


.right bottom lines and 44


Cardi D Inc.


.right bottom lines and 44


Cardi J Construction Co


right corner cards and 42 Guertin Oil Company.


Hall J C Company The


52 Harris Lumber Co Inc.


Harris Textile Machinery Co.


Harris William H


Cartier M N & Sons Company Inc .... left top lines and 110 Centreville National Bank 23


Henley Kimball Co


.5 and 134


Charter Bus Corporation. left bottom lines and 33


Chisholm William J


58


High Street Bank & Trust Company. . right side lines and Hill James Mfg Co.


100


Citizens Finance Company .right bottom lines and 91 9


Citizens Savings Bank .left top lines and


Holt Robert G & Associates. Hood H P & Sons Inc . . left side lines and 78 99 82


Hooper-Holmes Bureau Inc


115 93 97 62 35 86


Harvey & Otis Inc.


left top lines and 131 32 77 77 45 77 71 93 77


90 59 111 86 45 31


Dupuis Frank Company


Barker, Chadsey & Co.


67 64 76


Davis W E Co.


7


Atlantic Finance Corp. .right side lines and


128 76


American Surety Co of New York.


Anderson Sheet Metal Co Inc.


129


Crown Hotel The .


Curran & Burton Inc.


DelSelva Mfg Co .. Diamond Match Co The .... right bottom side lines and


86 93 39


Doe & Little Fuel Co. .right top lines and


Doyle John A. .left side lines and 123


91


American Screw Company


Crook Frank Inc


Allenson Bros


129


Corp Brothers


Colonial Finance Corp. . .left side lines and 91


. left bottom lines and 58 4


Gorton Frank R & Sons


Campbell Duncan B Co .... right bottom lines, 76 and 121


Eagle Floor Surfacing Co.


Fisher Ruth W Employment Service


5


PAGE 124


Hunter Charles F. Hurley Richard A. . left side lines and 124


Ideal Ventilator Company Inc . 135


Industrial Trust Company. . top edge and 12


Paola Raphael


Paragon Glass Works


87


Payne F S Co. .left bottom lines and 52


Pellett William P & Son Inc. 101


Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company The.


81


Pennsylvania Petroleum Products Co.


left bottom lines and 106


Peoples Savings Bank in Providence. left top lines and 17


Peoples Storage Warehouse Co 131


Petroleum Heat & Power Co.


105


Phenix National Bank of Providence The.


left top lines and 18 22 95


Phillips Roscoe W


Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co. 81 95 126 Pioneer Lumber Company 27 Presbrey A A & Son Company Inc Plumb C C Co 66 Providence Biltmore Hotel ...... right bottom lines and Providence Blue Print Co Inc 24 Providence Body Company .. Providence Box & Lumber Co 134 26 6


Providence Buick Company


Providence Chamber of Commerce The.


3 41


Providence Hat Manufacturing Co. left top side lines and


Providence Institution for Savings. . left top lines and


Providence Journal Co ... . back cover and 103


Providence Lithograph Co The.


115


Providence Mutual Fire Insurance Co The .... left top lines


Providence National Bank. .. left top lines and 20


Providence Paper Co. right bottom lines and 110


Providence Plumbing Supply Co Inc.


135 Mackenzie Walton Co The. left bottom lines and 114


Maguire Charles A and Associates


53 127


Providence Washington Insurance Company .. left top lines and B


Public Loan Corp


92 46


Purington O D Co Inc


Puritan Life Insurance Company. 75


Quinn T J & Son Inc 46


Ranallo Thomas Jr 111


Real Estate Title Insurance Company of Providence.


Maynard & Co Inc back bone, right top lines and 119


McDuff Coal & Lumber Co.


McKendall F D Lumber Co.


Mckinnon Construction Company


McLeod Robert Burton 129


McWilliams Mfg Co Inc The. . left bottom side lines and 97 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane. . 29 Miller Chas Co right bottom lines and 108 Miller J W .left bottom lines and 102


Miller & George.


29


Modern Homes Improvement Co.


left bottom side lines and 127


Monahan T F & Son. 60 Monroe Loan Sociey of Rhode Island Inc right side lines and 92 Richardson & Clark


Morris Plan Bank of Rhode Island The left side lines and 14 Rock Wool Insulation Co of Rhode Island. .


Mortgage Guarantee & Title Co.


.bottom edge and 118


Mule Battery Mfg Co .. . left side lines and 6


Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association.


left side lines and 79


Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co of Newark, N J .. 79


Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York The. 80


Mutual System of Providence Inc .... left side lines and 92 Rumford Chemical Works


Mutual Trust Life Insurance Co. 80


Narragansett Electric Co The. .left top lines and 50


Narragansett Hotel 66


Narragansett Improvement Co 46 Sears, Roebuck & Co .right bottom lines and


National Bank of Commerce and Trust Co The.


right side lines and 15


National Paper Co The 110


National Plumbing & Heating Supply Corp 66 Shippee E W & Sons Inc . front cover and


Nevin J Benjamin Co 125 New England Butt Co. 97 61


New England Home Equipment Co.


New Method Finance Corp


92


New York Lace Store 136 80 Newcomb C F Inc. 94


Newell Coal & Lumber Co.


Nicholson File Company


54


Nightingale, Baker & Salisbury


Oakland Cemetery O'Connell J T Co Inc .left bottom lines and


O'Donnell E F & Sons. .right side lines and 108 Office Appliance Co The. 104 Old Colony Co-operative Bank. .right top lines and 16


Olneyville Ice Company 67 Sun Life Assurance Co of Canada


Orr John J & Son 46 Swan Point Cemetery 33


Outlet Company The.


Owens Henry & Co.


. left side lines and 49 98


Swartz Insurance Agency


Owens Joseph J 125 Sweet L & Co Inc 96


111


Rhode Island Conservatory of Music.


128


Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co ..


back cover, left bottom lines and 21


Rhode Island Ice Company .


right top lines and 106 Y


Rhode Island Insurance Co


Rhode Island Label Works Inc 117


Rhode Island Laundry Co Inc 89 Rhode Island Sand & Gravel Co Inc. 47 61


Rhode Island Supply Co .. .right side lines and


Rhode Island Supply & Engineering Co 113 30 Robinson Walter H. 81 68 right side lines and Roger Williams Savings Fund and Loan Association. 24 Rogers Jewelry Co. 86 89


Rounds T W Co.


Royal Pen Shop


Rueckert Manufacturing Co


Sargeant & Wilbur


Sayles & French Inc


Scattergood A T Co ..


Sessions-Gifford Co Inc.


Shaw Paper Box Co.


Shepard Company The. right top lines and


Silva M Curtis


Skeffington James F


Smith E E Co Inc . Smith-Gibbs Company The


Soule Henry M Co


Spencer & Preston


Starkweather J U Company


Starkweather & Shepley Inc .front edge, Y and. . 75


83 33 Stel-Wod Engineering Co


65 Stewart & Co Stone C Moulton Co


Sugarman Max Funeral Home .. left top lines, 60 and 102 Sullivan & Small Laundry Inc.


Swanson G Fred Inc. .right bottom side lines and 48 82


PAGE 116


Oxford Press


Paige C D & Company .right bottom lines and 74


Palmer Spring Company left bottom lines and 7 80


Interlaken Mills


International Detective Service Inc. right top lines and Irons Earl M


7.8 87 51


J & H Electric Co. . Jackson Harry & Son. Jackson & Thayer Inc .


47 124 78


John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company


John I Jewelry Co ..


87 5


Johnson Bros


83


Johnson E A Company .left bottom lines and 116


Johnson Oliver & Co Inc.


109


Johnston Realty Co. .right side lines and 124


Juhlin-Pearson right top corner cards and 60


Juilliard A D & Co Inc Atlantic Mills Div.


Kennecott Wire & Cable Co


Kennedy's Inc.


right bottom lines and


Keystone Oil & Coal Co


Kidder, Peabody & Co


Knowles' Horace B Sons Inc.


.front cover and 56


Latham J A & Son


53


Laudati Peter


125 94


LeBon Bleach & Dye Works Inc


133


Lepore Fiore Estate


Lewis John D Incorporated


Lincoln National Life Insurance Co.


Lincoln Trust Co. . front cover and 13 29 Littlefield & Company Livermore & Knight Co 116 Lothgren Eugene T 79 M A C Plan Inc of Rhode Island .. right side lines and 91 M R T Company Inc 87 29


MacColl, Fraser & Co


Maguire Roofing Company


Main Buick Corporation .... right top corner cards and 5


31


Manchester & Hudson Co right bottom lines and Mann George & Co Inc


34


Mariani A A & Son .. .left side lines and 59 Putney J & Co .. .right bottom lines and 107


Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.


Mayfair Inc


left top lines and 74 88 106 94 94 45


89 Remington Horace & Son Co. . left bottom side lines and 126 Respro Inc


R I Plumbing & Heating Co.


45 34 79


Providence Gas Company .. right top and right side lines and 63 Providence Concrete Corp 65 19


Laudati Roger Inc


133 135 37 39 28


132 2 Pawtucket Tile & Marble Co 133


Irons & Russell Company


John's Used Cars & Parts. .left side lines and


Phenix Trust Company


right bottom lines and 111 33 34 65 40 61 50 34 28 49 72 107 60 95 65 47 81 35


State Lumber Co Inc. left bottom side lines and 95 31 96 90 89 82


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Swift-McNutt Co of R I


48


Tanner Walter E S Taylor Box Co Taylor Forrest W Inc Taylor-Symonds Co


.left side lines and 108 28


125 50 131


Terminix Co of New England Thurston Mfg Co 134


Title Guarantee Company of Rhode Island.


right top lines and 120


Tower James H Iron Works The. 84 40


Turks Head Coal .Co.


U S Gutta Percha Paint Co. U S Ring Traveler Co


109


Union Finance Co 93 82


Union Mutual Fire Insurance Co


Union Trust Company 22


Vaughn L Co 30


Victor Cleansing Co 37


W J A R Radio Broadcasting Station. left side lines and 117


W P R O Broadcasting Station. . right top side lines and 117 Walker Electric Co 51 30


Walker G H & Co ...


Wallace R E


Wallace & Tucker Lumber Co


Walsh & Monahan Funeral Home


122 96


113 right top corner cards and 57 Watson E L Co Inc .front cover and 73 Webster Plumbing Supply Co. . left top side lines and Weston D M & Co Inc


126 7


Wexler Samuel H


White A A Co Inc.


.. left top lines and 130


101 White Fuel Co . left bottom lines and 40


White J S Co. 55


White Willis H & Sons Co. .right top lines and 126


Williams J H & Co. 61 88


Williams & Anderson Co Inc The.


Yellow Cab Company. .. .... left bottom lines and 134 Zawatsky's Universal Glass & Mirror Works. 64


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INTRODUCTION


R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of more than 750 city, county, state and national Direc- tories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1945 edition of the Provi- dence City Directory including a Business Directory of the State of Rhode Island.


Confidence in the growth of Providence'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 Providence to 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 Direc- tory 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 Provi- dence Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the city.


FIVE MAJOR DEPARTMENTS The five major departments are arranged in the following order :-


THE MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT, pages 8 to 22, on white paper, presents lists of city, county, state and federal officials; post office, public school and fraternal organization Directories; statistical review; historical sketch; and manufacturing, trade and civic surveys.


THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 25 to 722, 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.


THE BUYERS' GUIDE, beginning opposite page 724 and separately paged from 1 to 136, on tinted paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Providence and vicinity. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a progressive community like Providence, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.


THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 725 to 839, on yellow paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an important part in the daily activities of the commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.


THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, covers pages 841 to 1040. In this section the names of the streets are arranged 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 inter- secting streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. A feature of this section is the designation of tenant-owned homes.


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The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition of those progressive busi- ness 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.


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Form of Government: Under the New Charter for the City of Providence, approved by referendum on November 7th, 1939, elective officers are a mayor, to be elected at large, and members of the council, which body is to consist of 26 councilmen, two from each of the thirteen wards as the same are now constituted. The Charter became effective in its entirety January 1, 1941.


Population: 253,504 (1940 Bureau of Census Estimate).


Area: 19.9 square miles.


Altitude: Maximum 253.02 feet; minimum 3.46 feet.


Assessed Valuation: $708,379,940.


Predominating Nationalities in City: Native Americans, Italians, Irish, Russian, Ca- nadian, English, Polish and Swedish.


Parks and Playgrounds: Sixty-five Parks covering a total of 961 acres, thirty-five Play- grounds covering 4,855,633 square feet.


Total City's Bonded Debt: $70,945,500 (Sept 30, 1943.)


Financial: Eighteen banks, seven trust companies, six national, one state and four sav- ings banks. Post Office Stamp Sales Receipts: . $2,225,447.90 (10 months).


Telephones in Service: 59,488.


Church Buildings: 88.


Building and Construction: Value of building permits to Nov. 1, 1943, $53,300.


Real Estate: $403,118,100.


Tax Rate: $2.50 per $100 on real estate and tangible personal property; 40 cents per $100 on intangible personal property.


Trade: Territory (Retail) serves 1,500,000 people within the trading area covering a radius of thirty miles.


Hotels: There are twenty-two hotels. Newest hotel was built in 1922 (Providence Bilt- more).


Railroads: New York, New Haven & Hartford R. R.


Steamship Lines: Colonial Navigation Co, Merchants & Miners Transportation Co, Provi- dence Steamboat Co.


Air Transport: The State of Rhode Island owns and maintains what is one of the largest and very finest airports in the United States. Since the summer of 1935, there were constructed hard-surfaced runways 150 feet wide and 4,000 feet long which will permit the landing and departure of the very largest airships with the greatest possible safety and convenience. The field is also equipped with all lighting facilities so that planes, including American Airlines, Inc .- have superior trunk line, passenger, mail and express service from the state airport which is located at Hillsgrove, a twenty-five minute run by auto from the heart of the city, to all parts of the country.


Amusements: Largest auditorium seats 8,000 people. There are seventeen theatres, with a total seating capacity of 25,000 people.


Hospitals: Nine.


Education: Number of school buildings 81 with 1 annex, including six high and eight junior high schools. Number of pupils in public schools 36,739. Total of all teachers · in public schools is 1,443. Value of all public school property is over $20,000,000.


Libraries: There are 1,548,454 (1942) volumes in the libraries of the city.


Business Library: In the Providence Chamber of Commerce the Providence Public Li- brary maintains a library for the especial use of business interests, including com- plete files of city and phone directories from all leading cities in the United States, and from many smaller communities; commercial indices; and technical volumes re- lating to many varieties of businesses.




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