Polk's Providence (Providence County, R.I.) city directory, 1959, Part 1

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CITY DIRECTORY VOL. 1959 CXIX


Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, a Map and Much Information of a Miscellaneous Character; also the


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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of more than 850 city, county, state and national Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1959 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 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 Provi- dence Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the city.


Four Major Departments


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


I. THE MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT is the first major department printed on white paper, presents lists of city, county, state and federal officials; post office, public school and park and playground Directories; information about legal holidays, wharves, etc .; statistical review; historical sketch; and manufacturing, trade and civic surveys.


II. THE YELLOW PAGES constitute the second major department of the Directory. This embraces a complete list of the names and addresses of the business and professional concerns of the city, arranged in alphabetical order under appropriate headings-a catalog of all the activities of the city. Preceding this cata - log, likewise grouped under appropriate headings, are the advertisements and business cards of firms and in- dividuals desiring 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 busy and diversified community like Providence 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 ac- tivities of the commercial, industrial and professional world.


III. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is the third 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 per- sonnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the city.


IV. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on green paper, is the fourth 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 attheir respective crossing points on each street. Special features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the listing of telephone numbers of homes and places of business.


Community 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 cen- ter. To broadcast this information, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the Directory in Direc- tory 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 Providence 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 profes- sional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Directory as an advertising medium, with assur - ance that it will bring a commensurate return.


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


PAGE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW REFER TO THE YELLOW PAGES


Aames Employment Service .


.right side lines and


American Brass Company The


.left side lines and


American Emery Wheel Works


.right side lines and


Anderson Sheet Metal Co The .


.right side lines and


Arpin Paul Van Lines Inc.


.right side lines and


Atlantic Coal Company .


Auto Owners Finance Co Inc.


Bailey-Shippee Funeral Home.


Ballou B A & Co Inc .


Ballou, Johnson & Nichols Co


left bottom lines, 39 and


Barney Walter C


right bottom lines and


Beecroft Chevrolet Co.


.left side lines and


Better Business Bureau of Providence


.right side lines and


Brian Supply Co .


Brown, Lisle & Marshall .


back cover, right side lines and


Caldwell Maurice H


Campanella & Cardi Construction Company.


Capital Cities Television Corp


.right side lines and


Capwell Awning Co .


Carlson S & Son Inc.


Cartier M N & Sons Co Inc.


left top lines and


Central Rubber Stamp Works


front cover, right bottom lines and


Circular Tool Co Inc.


Citizens Savings Bank.


left top lines, C and


City Hall Hardware Co


right bottom lines and


Claflin Company The.


Clapp Otis & Son Inc.


Cogens Inc


front cover, right top lines and


Collins H V Co.


.left side lines and


Commercial Refrigeration Inc


.right side lines and


Congdon & Carpenter Co The .


Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co


Cook Lawrence H Inc


Corbett & Quirk.


Cordin Gilbert R


Cormack-Routhier Agency Inc


Corp Brothers Incorporated .


.left side lines and


Corrado Anthony Inc.


left top lines and


County Loan & Finance Corp


. left bottom lines and


Cranston Oil Service Inc .


Craven-Whittaker Co Inc.


Criss Cadillac Co.


left top lines and


Crown Hotel


Culton W F Motor Express Inc


.right side lines and .right side lines and


DeBlois Oil Co.


Del Giudice A & Son Inc.


Doyle Oil Co Inc. .


Drabble-Sherman Funeral Home


Drew Charles H.


Dunne Motors Inc


Eastern Coal and Oil Co Inc


right top lines and


Eastern Construction Co


.left side lines and


Elhatton Plumbing and Heating Co Inc


Embassy Flower Shops


Emma Anthony Heating Co Inc right side lines and


Fanning & Doorley Construction Company Inc


Filing Equipment Bureau Inc .


First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Providence.


front cover and


Fox C J Co


.left side lines and


Foxon Company The


Freeman E L Company


Gagnier Nash Co


Gammino M A Construction Co Inc


Gammons John A Inc.


Gamwell & Ingraham Inc .


Garrahan William H & Co Inc


right top lines and


Gasbarro A & Sons Inc . .


General Fence Supply Co Inc


.left side lines and


1


right top lines and .back cover and 79 45 54 35


Page 32 52


58


American Finance Corp. .


54 86 62 23 54 36


Barker-Chadsey Company


Beach & Sweet Inc


52 42 42 48 48 3 15 25 42 17 61 83 25


Bowerman Bros Inc


Cady Moving & Storage Co


78 5 72 19 87 89 6 39 40


Columbus National Bank of Providence.


30 76 25 7 85 89


46 56 36 20 45 90 A 55 67 74 3 42 90 3 68 59 68 36 68 2 68 23


75 35 39 25 65 8 17 53 88 3 26 49


Dario B A Co.


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


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Gilbane F Inc.


.right side lines and 69


Goff & Page Co


86


Griggs & Browne Co Inc


right side lines, ribbon bookmark and


33


Grinnell Company Inc .


75


Gross G L & H J Inc


back cover, right top lines and


Guertin Oil Co .


Gustafson Frank N & Sons Inc.


Harris Lumber Co Inc.


Harris Wm H Inc .


Haslam Heating Co


right side lines, A and


Henry Oil Co .


Hill James Manufacturing Co


Holt Harold & Co Inc.


.left side lines and


Hurley Richard A . .


.left side lines and


Industrial National Bank


. . top stencil and


Inskip J S Inc. .


.left side lines and


International Detective Service Inc


right top lines


Irons E M Associates Inc.


right top lines


J & H Electric .


.left side lines and


Johnson Oliver & Co Inc


left side lines and


Jones Warehouses Inc.


Juhlin- Pearson Co .


front cover, left side lines and


Kagan & Shawcross Inc .


right top lines, B and


Keystone Oil and Coal Co Inc


Kidder, Peabody & Co.


Lamson Oil Corp .


Lans Warehouse Co


left top lines and


Lincoln Lumber Co.


right side lines and


91


Maguire Charles A and Associates


23 85


Maguire Roofing Company


left top lines and


Mariani A A & Son .


.left side lines and


Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co


left top lines and


Maynard & Co Inc.


McDuff Coal & Lumber Co


McKendall F D Lumber Co.


right bottom lines and


Meader L H Co


Millard Wire Co Inc


Miller Chas Co


. backbone and


Miller & George


Monroe Calculating Machine Company Inc.


Moore J W Roofing Co.


bottom stencil and


Mule Battery Mfg Co ..


.right side lines and


Mulry H T Chevrolet Co


.left side lines and


Nattagansett Electric Co The


left top lines and


Nevin J Benjamin Co.


New England Pest Control Company Inc


.Insert at Street Section,


34


Newell Coal & Lumber Co .


.left side lines and


Octeau Bros Inc .


.right side lines and


O'Donnell & Co Inc.


right top lines and


Okonite Company The


right top lines and


Olson-Mackenzie Funeral Home


37 32


O'Rourke James J


.left side lines and


28


Oxford Press Inc .


76


Paolino Anthony C Inc.


83


Pellett William P & Son Inc


5.9


Penna Fuels


.left side lines and


Pennsylvania Petroleum Products Co.


Peoples Savings Bank in Providence


left top lines and


Petroleum Heat & Power Co of RI.


front cover and


Philbrick Chas H Inc. .


Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co.


left top lines and


Prentiss William B.


Providence Blue Print Co Inc.


Providence Chamber of Commerce The


Providence Gas Co .


left top lines and


12


Providence Journal Co


.back cover and


64


Providence Mutual Fire Insurance Co


left top lines and


Providence Paper Co


.back cover, left bottom lines and


Providence Sheet Metal Co Inc


Providence Steel & Iron Co .


51


90


Providence Wall Paper House Inc


18 21 85 81 5 4 31 83


New England Truck Center Inc


left side lines, right side lines and .right side lines and


21 56


Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co


49 21 49 91 10


Outlet Company The


.right side lines and


70 70 11


66 84 50


Plante Ernest A .


63 50


17 Y 38


Providence Institution for Savings


80 67 26


55 37 39 69 58 49 26


Hope Building Co Inc.


83 9 2


60 72 63


35 46 69 18 69 62 55


Lovett Aluminum Products Inc .


Manchester & Hudson Co


19 36 43 70 70 55 89 91 71


Mortgage Guarantee & Title Co.


Old Colony Co-operative Bank


47 74 86


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Page


Purington O D Co Inc


Real Estate Title Insurance Company of Providence


.left side lines and


84


Regal Card & Printing Co Inc ..


Reliable Venetian Blind Co.


right side lines


Remington Horace & Son Co.


Rhode Island Bird Proofing Co


back cover, right side lines and


Rhode Island Electric Protective Co


Rhode Island Elevator Co.


.left side lines and


Rhode Island Engineering and Manufacturing Corp


right side lines and


56


Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co.


left bottom lines, front cover and


13


Rhode Island Label Works Inc.


.left side lines and


Richardson & Clark


Rodman A Arnold .


Roger Williams Savings & Loan Association


back cover, left side lines and


14


Rosen & Loeber .


right side lines and


Rossi Ford Inc.


left side lines and


Rumford Company The


Scott Testers Inc .


Seal Well Home Improvement Co.


Sessions-Gifford Co Inc.


Shaw Paper Box Co.


Shepard Company The .


right top lines and


Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel


right bottom lines and


Shippee E W & Sons Inc.


. front cover and


47


Smith Maurice C Co Inc.


.right side lines and


Smith, Morton Inc.


right top lines and


Soule H M Co Inc


Speidel Corp .


Starkweather J U Company Inc


Starkweather & Shepley Inc .


.front stencil, Z and


Starkweather & Williams Inc


right bottom lines and 74


State Lumber Co


.left side lines and


Sugarman Max Funeral Home


right top lines and


Superior Coal Co Inc.


.right side lines and


Swanson G Fred Inc


.right side lines and


Swartz Frank F Agency


.right side lines and


Taylor-Symonds Co


Technic Inc .


Thurston Mfg Co


right top lines and


82


Turgeon E Construction Co Inc .


Uncas Manufacturing Company


24 51 57


Viall W C Dairy Inc .


.left side lines and


77 31


Walker G H & Co.


right top lines and


18


Warburton William R Agency


right side lines and


50 5 73


Weaver Paint & Varnish Co Inc.


right side lines and


73


What Cheer, Laundry


53


White A A Co Inc


left top lines and


88


Wood A M Co.


52 and 57


77


85


16


21


32


Rhode Island Supply & Engineering Co


53 76 18 84


84 4 24 22


Rowley Construction Co.


57 20 22 17 29 41


87 44 27 51


22 48


56 37 40 20 50 30 75 89


Title Guarantee Co of Rhode Island


W J A R Radio & Television Station


Walker Electric Co


Weatherking Aluminum Products Inc


Westcott, Slade & Balcom Co


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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 became effective in its entirety on Jan. 1, 1941.


Population 248,674 (1950 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; 61 playgrounds covering 267 acres.


Assessed Valuation-$920,546,003 (Sept. 30, 1958).


Tax Rate-$3.50 per $100 on real estate and tangible personal property; 40¢ per $100 on intangible per- sonal property.


Bonded Debt-$47,227,501.62 (net, Sept. 30, 1958).


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


Postal Receipts-$7,455,309.60 (1958).


Telephones in Service-152,000 (Jan. 1959).


Church Buildings-88.


Building and Construction-Value of building permits in 1958, $8,694,400.


Real Estate-$521,124,270 (assessed valuation, Sept. 30, 1958).


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


Hotels-19: Principal downtown hotels are Sheraton-Biltmore, Narragansett and Crown.


Railroads-1: 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. 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 American Air- lines, Eastern Air Lines, National Air Lines and United Air Lines, give superior trunk-line, passenger, 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. A new terminal is being erected at Hillsgrove. The State recently opened the North Central Airport in Smithfield. Northeast Air Lines operates scheduled service from this airport.


Amusements-Largest auditorium in city seats 8,000 people. 14 theatres, with total seating capacity of 20,000 people. A new State-owned auditorium seating 2,000 is now in use.


Hospitals-8: Recent additions have increased the facilities.


Education-Number of public school buildings, 90 including 4 high and 8 junior high. Number of pupils in public schools, 28,587. Average number of teachers in public schools, 1,153. Value of public school property, $20,500,080.


Libraries-Approximately 2,000,000 volumes in the 11 libraries of the city. An addition to the Public Li- brary was recently completed. The Providence Public Library maintains a library for the special use of business 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 356 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 40,000,000 gallons; value of plant, $13,853,515. Fire department employs 499 men, with the following equipment and facilities: 54 pieces of apparatus, 30 companies in 16 stations, 1 fire alarm building, 1 repair shop, 1 training school and 3 rescue squads. Police department has 83 officers, 589 men, 1 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 . . A New - Old City


New in Spirit and Vigor- Old in History and Tradition


Capitol Building, Providence, R. I.


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 show place. Narra- gansett, on the opposite side of the Bay entrance from Newport, also is a well-known summer resort. The fishing 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 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 noninterference with the reli- gious 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 re- spect.


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 Providence 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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First Baptist Church


Providence is of interest historically by reason of its fine old houses and public edifices which are fine examples of Colonial architectures. For example, there are the First Baptist Meeting House, built in 1775; the old State House, the old Market Building in Market Square, and private residences too numerous to men- tion, which principally are located on the hill. It is safe to say that there are more fine and varied examples of residential architecture in Providence than in any other city in the U. S .; each one a type of the best in architecture covering the period from the Colonial days to the present.




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