Polk's Providence (Providence County, R.I.) city directory, 1941, Part 5

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Shady Lea (P. O., Allenton) . N. Kingstown

Shannock, P. O .. Slocum, P. O .. . . N. Kingstown

South Ferry (R. D., Saunderstown) . . Narragansett

Stillmanville (R. D., Westerly) . . Westerly

Sugar Loaf HIll (P. O. Wakefield) .S. Kingstown

Swampton (R. D., Lafayette). N. Kingstown

Tower Hill (P. O., Wakefield) .S. Kingstown

Providence, P. O .. . . Providence .Scituate Richmond (P. O., Scltuate) Usquepaugh, P. O. . Richmond

Riverside, P. O ..

E. Providence Wakefield, P. O .. .. S. Kingstown

Watch Hill, P. O ..

. Westerly

Weekapaugh (P. O., Summer)

. Westerly

Westerly, P. O .... . Westerly

W. Kingston, P. O. S. Kingston

White Rock (R. D., Westerly) Westerly

Wickford Junction (R. D., Lafayette) ... N. Kingstown Willettsville. . .N. Kingstown

Wood River Junction, P. O .. . Richmond

Woodville (P. O., Hope Valley) Hopkinton

Wyoming, P. O ... . Richmond

Abbott Run .. . Valley Falls

Albion, P. O .. ..

. Lincoln

Allendale (P. O., Prov. ) . . N. Providence

Arlington (P. O., Prov.) . Cranston

Arnolds Mills. . . Valley Falls

Ashton, P. O ... . Cumberland

Auburn (P. O., Prov.) . . Cranston

Bellefont (P. O., Providence)

.. . Cranston

Berkeley (P. O., Ashton) . Cumberland

Bullock's Point (P. O., Riverside) . E. Providence

W. Glocester (R. D., Putnam, Conn.). .. . Glocester

Woodlawn (P. O., Pawtucket) . Pawtucket Woodville (P. O., Prov. ) N. Providence

Woonsocket, P. O .. . Woonsocket

Crescent Park (P. O., Riverside) .

. E Providence

Cumberland Hill (P. O., Manville)

. Cumberland

Dlamond IIill. . . Manville

Dry Brook .. Johnston

E. Providence, P. O .. E. Providence

Elmdale (P. O., N. Scituate) . Scltuate

Elmwood (P. O., Prov.). . Providence

Esmond, P. O ... Smithfield

Fleld's Point (P. O., Prov.) . Providence

Fiskeville, P. O ... . Scituate

Forestdale, P. O ... .N. Smithfield

Foster

Foster Centre, P. O. . Foster

Greenwood (P. O., Apponaug)

. Warwick

Hillsgrove, P. O .. . Warwick

Hoxsie, P. O .. . . . Warwick

Jericho (P. O., W. Warwick) . West Warwick

Lakewood (P. O., Prov.) Warwick

Lippitt (P. O., Phenix) . . West Warwick

Greystone, P. O. N. Providence

Hunt's Mills (P. O., Providence)

E. Providence

Raccoon HIll (P. O., Washington) ... West Greenwich

Jackson (P. O., Fiskeville)

. Scituate

Kent (P. O., Hope) .

. Scituate

Kettle Point (P. O., E. Prov.) E. Providence

Knightsvllle (P. O., Prov.).

. Cranston

Lafayette, P. O. N. Kingstown

Liberty Exeter

Lymansville (P. O., Prov.) . . N. Providence

Manton (P. O., Providence) . Johnston

Manville, P. O .. . .Lincoln

. Burrillville

Marieville (P. O., Pawt. )

N. Providence

Mohegan (P. O., Nasonville) .

Burrillville

Moosup Valley (P. O., Greene) .

... Foster . Johnston

Mount Vernon (R. D., Foster Center)

. Foster

Mountain Dale (R. D., Centredale).

. Smithfield

Nasonville, P. O ..

Burrillville

Nicholsvllle

Burrillville

Oakland, P. O ..

. Burrillville

Oak Lawn, P. O ..

. . Cranston

Pawtuxet (P. O., Prov.) . . . Cranston

Phillipsdale (P. O., Providence) . E. Providence

Jamestown, P. O ... . Jamestown

Little Compton, P. O .. Little Compton

Middletown (P. O., Newport) Middletown

Naval War College .. . Newport

Rockland

Clayville

Round Top (P. O., Harrisville)

Burrillville

Rumford (P. O., Providence) ..

Saundersville (P. O., No. Scituate) . Scituate

Saxonville (P. O., Bridgeton) . Burrillville

Silver Spring (P. O., Riverside) . . E. Providence

Simmonsville (P. O., Providence) . . . Johnston

Burrillville

Saunderstown, P. O. N. Kingstown

. Richmond

Ilarrisville, P. O .. Burrillville

Oakland Beach, P. O.

Warwick

River Point. ..

. Richmond

Morgan Mlils (P. O., Providence)

Oak Valley

. Scituate

.. N. Smithfield

. Cumberland

PROVIDENCE COUNTY

1941 Ward Boundaries of Providence

First Ward. All that part of said city hounded hy a line beginning at a point of intersection of Benefit street and Jenckes street; thence running in an easterly direction through said Jenckes street to Barnes street; thence continuing in an easteriy direction through said Barnes street to Hope street; thence, in a southeasterly direction through said Hope street to Angeii street; thence, in an easteriy direction through said Angell street, and continuing in a line in extension of said Angeli street to the Seekonk River; thence, in a southwesterly direction through said Seekonk River to the Providence River; thence, in a northwesterly direc- tion through said Providence River to a polnt on Me- moriai square where said Memoriai square bridges said Providence river, at which point is erected the Monu- ment to the World War Veterans; thence, in an easterly direction along a line in extension of Water- man street, and continuing in the same direction through said Waterman street to Benefit street; thence, in a northerly direction through said Benefit street to the point of beginning.

Second Ward. Aii that part of said city bounded hy a line beginning at a point of intersection of Hope street and the city line; thence, running in an easteriy direction along said city line to the harbor line of the Seekonk river; thence, in a southerly direc- tion along the harbor iinc of said Seekonk river to a point of intersection of a iine in extension of Angell street and the harbor line of said Seekonk river; thence, in a westerly direction along said iine in extension of Bald Angell street, and continuing in a westerly direc- tion through said Angeil street to Hope street; thence, in & northwesterly, northeriy, and northeasterly dircc- tion through said Hope street to the point of beginning.

Third Ward. All that part of said city bounded by a line beginning at a point of intersection of the Moshassuck and the city line; thence, running in an easteriy directlon along said city line to Hope street; thence, in a southwesteriy and southerly direction through said Hope street to Barnes street; thence, in a westerly direction through said Barnes street to Jenckes street; thence, continuing in a westerly di- rection through said Jenckes street to Benefit street; thence, in a northeriy direction through said Benefit street to Stevens street; thence, in a westerly direction through said Stevens street to Charles street; thence, in a northwesterly direction through said Charies street to Randail street; thence, in a northeasterly direction through said Randali street to the Moshassuck river; thence, in a northeriy and northeasterly direction through said Moshassuck river to the point of beginning.

Fourth Ward. Ali that part of said city bounded by a line beginning at a point of intersection of Douglas avenue and the city iine; thence, running in a northeasteriy direction along said city line to a point of intersection of said city line and Moshassuck river; thence, in a southwesteriy and southerly direc- tion through said Moshassuck river to a point of inter- section where Randail street crosses said Moshassuck river; thence, in & southwesteriy direction through said Randail street to Charles street; thence, in a south- easterly direction through said Charles street to Orms street; thence, in a westerly direction through said Orms street to Douglas avenue; thence, in a north- westerly direction through said Douglas avenue to the point of beginning.

Fifth Ward. Ail that part of said city bounded by a iine beginning at a point of intersection of Smith street and the city ilne; thencc, running in a north- easteriy direction through sald city line to Douglas avenue; thence, in a southcasterly directlon through sald Douglas avenue to Candace street; thence, in a southeastcriy direction through said Candace street to Chalkstone avenue; thence, in a southwesteriy di- rection through said Chaikstone avenue to Smith street; thence, In a northwesterly and westerly direction through sald Smith street to Raymond street; thence, in a southcasterly direction through sald Raymond street to Valiey street; thence, in a southwesterly direction through said Valley street to Hemlock street; thence, in a southeasterly direction through said Hem- lock street to the Woonasquatucket river; thence, in a southwesterly direction through said Woonasquatucket river to Eagle street; thence, in a northwesterly di- rection through said Eagle street to Valley street; thence, in a southwesterly direction through said Valley street to Cliff street; thence, in a westerly direction through said Cliff street to a point of intersection of a line in extension of Huron street and said Cliff street; thence, in a northerly direction along said line in extension of said Huron street, and continuing in the same direction through said Huron street to

Regent avenue; thence, in a westerly direction through said Regent avenue to Academy avenue; thence, in a northerly direction through said Academy avenue to Moiioy street; thence, in a westerly direction through said Molloy street to Clematis street; thence, in a southerly direction through said Ciematis street to Chaikstone avenue; thence, In a westerly direction through said Chalkstone avenue to Mount Pleasant avenue; thence, in a northwesterly directlon through said Mount Pleasant avenue to Buena Vista avenue con- tinuing in a northwesterly direction through said Buena Vista avenue to the point of beginning.

Sixth Ward. All that part of said city bounded by a line beginning at the point of intersection of the city line and Buena Vista avenue; thence running in a southeasteriy direction through said Buena Vista avenue to Mount Pleasant avenue continuing in a southeasterly direction through said Mount Pleasant avenue to Chalkstonc avenue; thence, in an easterly direction through said Chalkstone avenue to Clematis street; thence, in a northerly direction through said Clematis street to Molioy street; thence, in an east- erly directlon through said Moiioy street to Academy avenue; thence, in a southerly direction through said Academy avenue to Regent avenue; thence, in an east- erly dircctlon through said Regent avenue to Huron street; thence, in a southerly direction through said Huron street, and continuing in the same direction along a line in extension of said Huron street to a point of intersection of said line in extension of said Huron street and Cliff street; thence, in an easteriy direction through said Cliff street to Valley street; thence, in a northeasterly direction through sald Vaiiey street to Eagle street; thence, in a southeasteriy di- rection through said Eagle street to the Woonasqua- tucket river; thence, in a southwesterly, southerly and westeriy direction through said Woonasquatucket river to Delaine street; thence, in a southwesterly direction through said Delaine street to Manton avenue; thence, in a southeasteriy direction through said Manton avenue to the Woonasquatucket river; thence in a westerly and northwesterly direction through said Woonasquatucket river to the city line; thence, in a northeasteriy direction along said city line to the point of beginning.

Seventh Ward. All that part of said city bounded by a line beginning at a point of Intersection of the city line and Killingly street; thence running in an easterly direction along said city line to a point of intersection of said city line and the Woonasquatucket river; thence, in a southeasterly, northeasterly, and southeasterly direction through said Woonasquatucket river to Manton avenue; thence, in a northwesteriy direction through said Manton avenue to Delaine street; thence, in a northerly and easterly direction through said Delaine street to Harris avenue; thence, in a northeasterly direction through said Harris avenue; thence, in a southeasterly direction crossing the pro- perty owned and occupied by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Corporation to Eden street; thence, in a southeasterly direction through said Eden street to Beii street; thence in a southeasterly direction through said Bell street to Broadway; thence, in a southwesterly direction through said Broadway, to Bain- bridge avenue; thence, in a southerly direction through said Balnhridge avenue to Westminster street; thence, in a westerly direction through said Westminster street to a point of intersection of sald Westminster street and the property owned and occupied hy the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Corporation, where said Westminster street crosses the railroad tracks of said Railroad Corporation; thence, in a southwesteriy direction along said property line of said Raliroad Corporation to the city line; thence, in a westerly and northwesterly direction aiong said city line to the point of beginning.

Eighth Ward. Ail that part of said city bounded by a line beginning at a point of intersection of Crans- ton street and Pearl street; thence, running in a southeasteriy direction through said Pearl street to Broad street; thence, in a southwesterly direction through said Broad street to Elmwood avenue; thence, in a southwesterly and southeasteriy direction through said Elmwood avenue to Reservoir avenue; thence, in a southwesterly direction through sald Reservolr avenue to the city line; thence, in a westerly, northwesterly and northerly directlon along said city line to a point of intersection of said city Ilne and Cranston street, where said Cranston street crosses said city line; thence, in a northeriy directlon along the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rallroad to Wendell street; thence, in a westerly directlon through said Wendeli street to Cranston street; thence, in a northeasteriy direction through said Cranston street to the point of beginning.

Ninth Ward. Ail that part of said city bounded by a line beginning at a point of intersection of Elmwood avenue and Public street; thence, running in a north- easterly direction through said Puhiic street to Broad street; thence, in a southeasterly direction through said Broad street to Baker street; thence, in an east- eriy direction through Baker street to Eddy street; thence, in a northeriy direction through said Eddy street to Ernest street; thence, in an easterly direction through said Ernest street to the harbor line of the Providence River; thence, in a soutberly direction fol- lowing said harbor ilne around and including an isiand known as "Sunshine Island"; thence, in a westerly direction to a polnt of intersection with the boundary iine between the City of Providence and the City of Cranston; thence, in a westerly, southerly, westerly, and northeasterly direction along said city line to a point where said city line intersects the boundary iine of the property owned and occupied by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Corporation, known as the Harbor Junction Branch; thence, con- tinulng in a northeasteriy direction along said boundary line of the property owned and occupied by said New York, New Haven and Hartford Raliroad Corporation, known as the Harhor Junction Branch, to the city line; thence, in a westerly direction along the city line to Reservoir avenue; thence, in a northeasterly direction through said Reservoir avenue; thence, in a northwest- erly direction through said Eimwood avenue to the point of beginning.

Tenth Ward. Ail that part of said city bounded by a line beginning at the point of intersection of Broad street and Public street; thence, running in an easterly direction through said Public street, and con- tinuing in the same direction along a iine in extension of said Public street to a point of intersection of the iine in extension of said Public street, and the Harbor line of the Providence river; thence, in a southerly direction following said harbor line to Ernest street; thence, through said Ernest street in a westerly direc- tion to Eddy street; thence, through said Eddy street in a southerly direction to Baker street; thence, through Baker street in an easteriy direction to Broad street; thence, in a northwesterly direction through said Broad street to the point of beginning.

Eleventh Ward. All that part of said city bounded by a line beginning at a point of intersection of Broad street and Lockwood street; thence, running in a southeasterly direction through said Lockwood street to Friendship street; thence, in a northeasterly direction through said Friendship street to Point street; thence, in an easteriy direction through said Point street to Plain street; thence, in a northwesteriy direction through said Piain street to Elm street; thence, in an easterly direction through said Elm street, and a line in extension of said Elm street to a point of inter- section of sald line in extension of said Eim street and the harbor ilne of the Providence river; thence, in a southerly direction along said harbor line to a point of intersection of said harbor line and a line in extension of Public street; thence, in a westerly direction along said iine in extension of said Public street, and continuing in the same direction through said Public street to Eimwood avenue; thence, in a northeasterly direction through said Elmwood avenue to Broad street; thence, continuing in a northeasterly direction through said Broad street to the point of beginning.

Twelfth Ward. Ali that part of said city bounded by a iine beginning at a point on Smith street opposite Oakland avenue; thence, running in an easterly direction and southeasterly directlon through said Smith street to Chalkstone avenue; thence, in an easteriy direction through said Chalkstone avenue to Candace street; thence, in a northwesterly direction through said Candace street to Douglas avenue; thence, in a south- easteriy direction through said Douglas avenue to Orms street; thence, in an easteriy direction through said Orms street to Charles street; thence, in a northwesterly direction through said Charles street to Stevens street; thence, in an easterly direction through said Stevens street to North Main street; thence, in a southerly direction through said North Main street to Benefit street; thence, in a southeasteriy direction through said Benefit street to Waterman street; thence, in a westerly direction through said Waterman street and a line in extension of said Waterman street to a point on Memorial square where is located the Monument to the World War Veterans, and where sald Memorial square bridges the Providence river; thence, In a southerly direction along the harbor line of said Provi- dence river to a point of intersection of the harbor line of said Providence river and a iine in extension of Elm street; thence, in a southwesterly direction

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along said iine In extension of sald Elm street, and continuing in the same direction through said Elm street to Plain street; thence, In a southerly direction through said Plaln street to Point street; thencc, In a westeriy direction through sald Point street to Friendship strect; thence, in a southwesteriy direction through said Friendship strcet to Lockwood street; thence, in a northwesterly direction through said Lock- wood street to Broad strect; thence, In a southwest- rrly direction through said Broad street to Pearl street; thence, in a northwesterly direction through said Peari Greet to Cranston street; thence, In a northeasterly dl- ertlon through sald Cranston street to Westminster street; thence, continuing In a northeasterly direction through sald Westminster street to Dean strect; thence, in a northwesterly direction through sald Dean street to Broadway; thence, in a northeasterly direction Through sald Broadway to Merrill street; thence, in a northerly directlon through said Merrlli strcet to At- wells avenue; thence, in an easterly direction through sald Atwells avenue to Tower street; thence, in a north- erly directlon through sald Tower street to Aborn street; thence, in a northwesterly directlon through sald Aborn street to Cove street; thence, in a north- easterly direction through said Cove street to West Ex- change street; thence, in a northeriy direction along a line beginning at a point of intersection of said

Cove street and sald West Exchange street and con- tinuing in a northerly direction to a point of inter- section of Harris avenue and Kinsley avenue; thence, continuing In a northerly direction to the Woonasqua- tucket river; thence, in a westerly directlon through sald Woonasquatucket river to llemlock street; thence, In a northwesterly direction through said Hemlock street to Valley street; thence, In a northeasterly direction throughi said Valley street to Raymond street; thence, in a northerly direction through sald Raymond street, crossing Chalkstone avenue, to the point of beginning.

Thirteenth Ward. All that part of sald city bounded by a line beginning at a point of the intersection of Delaine street and the Woonasquatucket river; thence, running in a northerly and easterly direction through sald Woonasquatucket river to a point where a linc drawn from a point In sald river would pass through the intersection of Kinsley avenue and Harris avenue; thence, in a southerly directlon along said line be- ginning at sald point of intersection of sald Harris avenue and Kinsley avenue to a point of Intersection of West Exchange street and Cove street; thence, In a southwesterly direction through sald Cove street to Ahorn street; thence, In a southeasterly direction through said Aborn street to Tower street; thence, in a southerly direction through said Tower street to

Atwells avenue; thence, in a westerly direction through said Atwells avenue to Mcrrili street; thence, in a southerly directlon through said Merrill street, crossing Federal street, to Broadway; thence, in a southwesterly direction through sald Broadway to Dean street; thence, in a southeasterly directlon through said Dcan street to Westminster street; thence, in a southwesterly di- rection through said Westminster street to Cranston street; thence, continuing in a southwesteriy direction through said Cranston strect to Wendell street; thence, In a westerly direction through sald Wendell street to the property owned and occupied by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rallroad Corporation; thence, In a northerly directlon along the boundary line of the property owned and occupied by said Rallroad Corpora- tion to Westminster street; thence, in an easteriy dl- rectlon through said Westminster street to Bainbridge avenue; thence, in a northeriy directlon through sald Balnbridge avenue to Broadway; thence, in a north- easterly direction through sald Broadway to Beli street; thence, in a northwesterly direction through said Bell street to Eden street, crossing the property owned and occupied by said Railroad Corporation to Harris avenue; thence, In a southwesterly direction through said Harris avenue to Delalne street; thence, in a westerly dircetlon through sald Delaine street to the point of beginning.

Abbott Park, located on Weybosset near Chestnut. Arnold Square, Included between Allston and Bryant sts and Regent and River av.

Bates St, located on Bates st.

Blackstone Blvd, the centre strip of Blackstone blvd from Elton st. to the city line.

Blackstone Park, situated on Blackstone blvd, Irving, Loring, Gulf' and Ticonderoga avenues, Power, Paterson and Angell sts, Parkside rd and Seekonk river.

Bucklin Park, located within the square bounded by Dexter, Whitmarsh, Bucklin and Daboll sts.

Buffer Park, located at New York av. and Eddy st. Burnside Square, bounded by Bridge, South Main and Wlekenden sts.

Chapln Park, bounded by Messer, Kenwood, Waverly, and Sorrento sts. and Union av.

('Ity llall Park, located between Exchange pl, Dor- rance st and Exchange ter.

Collyer St, between Collyer st and the Moshassuck river.

Columbia Park, located on Vermont and Michigan avs. Columbus Park, bounded by Elmwood, Reservoir and Atiantle avs.

Constance Witherby, between Waterman st and Cold Spring

Cypress St., on Cypress St. and Duncan av.

Davis Park, located between Chalkstone av. and Valley st. with Raymond st. at Its eastern limit, and the Stephen Cornell Plat as Its western limit.

Dexter Training Ground, bounded by Waterloo, Dex- ter and Parade sts.

Eddy Playground, bounded by Ellery, Rosedale and Wendell sts.

Elm St, located where old Elm St Primary School. Fenner Park, at the junction of Governor and Williams sts.

Fort Independence, located on a hill near Ficids Point overlooking the Providence River.

Fox Point Blvd, Traverse and Plke st.

Almy Water Tube & Boiler Works, Allen's av Block Island Wharf opp 398 S Water

Burroughs & Kenyon, Eddy st bet Butts and Giobe Charies C Gardiner Lumber Co 270 Dyer

City Quay Wall from Field's Point northerly 3000 feet

City Wharf, Alien's av foot of Henderson street Colonial Wharf, S Water st foot of Tockwotton street

Curran & Burton Coal Co 500 Allen's av Cutler's Wharf opposite 129 Dyer street D W Weston, 228 S Water

Doane's Wharf foot of Planet street

Parks in Providence

Franklin Square, on Federal llill, at the corner of Bradford st. and Atwells av.

Garibaldi Playground, bounded by Brayton av., West Exchange, Cedar and Dean sts.

Gesler & Tell, bounded by Teil and Gesler sts. Gladys Potter Garden, located at the southeasterly corner of Ilumboldt av. and Elton st.

llawkins, Ascham, situated on Hawkins, Ascham and McMlilen sts.

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Polk's Providence (Providence County, R.I.) city directory, 1941, Part 5

Author: Publication date: 1941 Publisher: Number of Pages: 1312

Author:
Publication date: 1941
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Number of Pages: 1312