Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Scan 453

Polk’s Fort Wayne city directory, Post Office edition, 1933

291 lines. Read by computer on 13 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. Printed page 793. See the scan on archive.org.

A town on its own line is one of the directory's headings. That is where the town on a maker's page comes from.

1Thomson & McKinnon, Brokers
2Members of All Leading Exchanges
3325 Lincoln Bank Tower
4Tels. Anthony 9461—9462
6604-08 Legal Service Bureau Inc collections one of two readings
7604-08 Legal Service Bureau one of two readings
8Inc collections one of two readings
9Fagan Bert A lawyer
10Gordon Robt K lawyer
11609-10 Vacant
12611 Great Northern Life Ins Co
14(no line here) one of two readings
15Street continued
16916 Mathias App's Sons shoes
172d fl Burkert Ernest R dentist
18Stevens Jas B music tchr
193d fl Vacant
20917-21 D B Fishman & Co ladies' wear
21918 Richman Bros Co men's clo
22920-22 Hutner Bros Inc office
23The Paris ladies' wear
24923-31 Wolf & Dessauer dept store
25924 Baber Weisell jwlr
26926 Noll Building
27Rooms:
28201-02 C S Kitch Co Inc auto finance
29Kitch Jack ins
30J D Kitch Agency Inc ins
31Calumet-Kitch Development Co Inc real est
32203-04 Fisher-Miller prescriptions
33206 Vacant
34208 Beck Don T jwlr
35Swiss Watch Repair Co
36209-10 Beck Louis M office
37Beck Louis R office
38211-13 Vacant
39214 Vacant
40215-16 Mid-West Trading Co mdse brokers
41217 C S Kitch Co real est
42220-21 Vacant
43222-24 Kappa Alpha Phi Fraternity
44301-2-3 Lennart & Ortlieb real est
45304 Carson-Pirie-Scott & Co whol dry gds
46305-06 Poinsette Fur Co
47308 Mason Gerald D dentist
48309-10 Doris Walsh Gift Studio
49311 Vacant
50312-13 Simon & Pauley drsmkrs
51314 Vacant
52315 Karns Irene Mrs mus tchr
53316-17 Vacant
54401 Vacant
55402 Wm Lawson & Co brokers
56403 Vacant
57404-05 Glock Homer E phys
58406 07 Swartz Fur Co
59408-09 Vacant
60410-11 Miller Elma L mus tchr
61412-13 Stoler Albert E phys
62417 Barnett Walter W phys
63Schrader W Frank phys
64Street continued
65926 Golden's Men's Wear Shop
66928 Hutner Co clo
67930 Feltman & Curme shoes
68Washington blvd intersects
691001 Eckard's of Zanesville Inc drugs
701002-06 W T Grant Co dept store 5c to $1.00
711003 Vacant
721005 Vacant
731008 Vacant
741009 Rose & Walsh jwlr
751010 Sherman's men's clo
761011 Suedhoff & Butler clo
771012 The Orange Bowl confrs
781014 Riley Theatre
79Riley Amusement Co
80Mallers Bros
811015 Kay Jewelry Co
821016 Sterling Hatters
831017 The Hadley Co Inc furn
841018 Merit Shoe Co of Indiana Inc
851019 King Trunk & Leather Wks Inc
861021 Gettle Homer R optician
871022 Vacant
882d fl Vacant
891024 Kaufman's Peoples Store clothing
901025 Saul's clothing
911026 Skordas Michl G confr
921027 Hillman China Co Inc
931028 Vacant
941030 Thom McAn Shoe Co
951031 Jacob's Music House
96Bulmahn John E sheet mus
971032 W L Douglas Shoe Co
981033 Moskin's Credit Clothing Co
991034 Olsen & Ebann jwlr
1001035 Vim Sporting Goods Store
101Jefferson intersects
1021101 St Augustine Academy
1031101-35 Cathedral of The Immaculate Conception
1041102 Meyer Bros Co drugs
1051102½ Harshman L Potter phys
106Jefferson Studio photog
1071104 Ft Wayne Blue Print & Supply Co
1081104½ Cafaro J C music tchr
109Heath Orren V violin mkr
110Dictaphone Sales Corp
1111106 Kuttner's men's furngs
1121108-12 The Rowlands Co furn
1131114 Magidman Leon gro
1141116 Kraft Tailoring Co
1151118 Moore Vern F dentist
116Buckner Doster phys
117Gardner Electric Co
1181120 DeLuxe Pastry Shop
1191122 Lydick Bros cigars
1201124 Erwin Studio photogs
1211126-28 Vacant
1221130 New Hampshire Grill restr
1231130½ Andres Nicholas hat clnr
1241132 Will A Young Music House
1251134½ Summit City Press printers
1261135 Central Catholic High Sch
1271136 Indiana Dairy Lunch
128Lewis intersects
1291201 Belmont Products Co food products
130Wesner & Schwieters mfrs agts
1311202 Vacant
1321203 Smith Elmer E tailor
1331203½ Vacant
1341204 Betty Jean Beauty Shop
1352d fl Betty Jean School of Beauty Culture
1363d fl Betty Jean Laboratories
1371205 Lanternier Florists
1381205½ Vacant
1391206 Vacant
1402d fl F T Weitzmann & Son tailors
141Weitzmann Paul T
1421207 Hoffman Vinegar Works
1431208-10 J C Penney Co Inc dept store
1441209 The Pantry restr
1451210½ Central Academy of Music
146LaBlanche Beauty Salon
1471211 Vacant
1481212 Vacant
1491212½ Roth Keipper Sign Co
1501213 Master Cleaners
1511214 Harry M Boxberger Music Shop
152Cathedral Book Store
1531215 Grand Malt Store
1541216 Lenkendorfer Coffee Ranch
1551217 Vacant
1561217½ Scott Recreation Hall
1571219 Vacant
1581221 Vacant
1591224 Vacant
1601225 Hoffman-Harber Co The washing mach
161General Equipment Corp oil burners
162Foot Health Bootery
1631206 Rich Hotel
164Labroff John restr
1651227 Martin Rosenberger Wall Paper Co
1661229 Vacant
1671229½ Vacant
1681231 Marlin Auction Co furn
169Douglas av intersects
1701301 Wenninghoff Florists
1711302 Christen Bros drugs
1721302½ Vacant
1731303 Lincoln Theatre
1741304 Barth Electric Co Inc
1751304½ Young Martin
1761306 Samos Cafe
1771308 Canton Laundry Co
1781308½ Vacant
1791309 Allen Dry Cleaners
1801311 Vacant
1811311½ Fulton Helen
1821312 Vacant
1831312½ McCann Wm
1841314 Washington Candy Co
1851315-27 Michigan Furniture Co
1861318 Ft Wayne Barber College
1871318½ Kirkpatrick Fred C Duffy Wm F
1881319 Nickel Sandwich Co (br)
1891320 Latker Louis men's furngs
1901320½ Lewis Zoe
1911321½ Spaulding Edith
1921322 Hull L O wall paper
1931322½ Ray Hotel
1941324 Kroger Gro & Bkg Co
1951325 Heit Candy Co Inc
1961326 Franklin Abr B pawn-broker
1971327½ Anderson Ruth
1981328 Asimakopoulos John W hat clmr
1991329 Vacant
2001330 Christoff Paul shoe repr
2011331 Kalamazoo Stove Co
2023d fl Unity Hall
203Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen (Nickel Plate Div)
2041332 Loetz Bros meats
205Wayne Market gro
2061333 Lincoln National Bank & Trust Co (br)
207Brackenridge intersects
2081402 Meyer Bros Co drugs
2091404 Vacant
2101406-08 The Salvation Army used clo
211Salvation Army Men's Social Service
212Wood Booth M
2131407-11 Throp's Restaurant
2141410 Leo's Store pawnbrokers
2151410½ Casey Edna
2161412 Bohne F H & Bro men's furngs
2171413-15 Henderson Furn Co Inc
2181414 Hobrock Edw L beer
2191414½ Ross Joanna
2201416 Vacant
2211417 Long Nicholas barber
222Elder Hotel
2231418 Dutton & Detter barbers
2241418½ Hurley John
2251419 Vacant
2261419½ Burke Marion Mrs
2271420 Vacant
2281421 Vacant
2291422 Natsoff Vasil restr
2301423 Vacant
2311424 Mathews Gabriel restr
2321424½ Mitroyinas Nickolas shoe shiner
2331426 MacConnell Walton J cigars
234Carl intersects
235Baker intersects
2361501 Kee Lum Indry
2371503-05 Bailey Jesse H barber
2381503½ Vacant
2391508 Vacant
2401509 Farnan Clothing Store
2411510 Vacant
2421511 Vacant
2431512 Klein Jacob 2d hd goods
2441514 Star Cigar Store
245Breman Chas
2461515 Ft Wayne Machine Co
2471516 Vacant
2481517 Vacant
2491518 Wayne Fish Market
2501519 Vacant
2511520 Rodgers Chas cigars
2521520½ Vacant
253Wabash R R intersects
2541601-03 Weber Hotel
255Morsche Frank J
256Morsche Frank J & Sons
257Grand begins
2581608-12 Boston Furniture Co
2591617 Gilmartin Lumber Co
2601618 O K Barber Shop
2611618½ Brooks Jack
2621620-22 Vacant
2631622½ Doyle Harry
2641623-25 Vacant
2651624 Vacant
2661626 Staff Martin 2d hd furn
2671626½ Spalding Fred
2681628 Berger Frank soft drinks
269Pritchard Ralph T pntr
271MONUMENTS
272Artistically Designed
273Jacob Koehl & Sons
274114-116 East Williams
275Phone
276Harrison 4265
278CONTAINS A FULL AND COMPLETE LIST OF
279Banks
280Bankers
281Trust Companies
282Savings Banks in the United States and Canada
283ALSO OTHER VALUABLE DATA CONCERNING BANKS
284Price $15
285Polk's Bankers Encyclopedia Co.
286Publishers
287431 Howard St.
288Detroit
289524 Broadway
290New York

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