Beck's pocket guide of Troy, N.Y. .. (Volume 4) online

"TRADE IN TROY'



BECK'S Pocket GUIDE

of Troy, N. Y.
md Rensselaer Couirty



13TH 1 rif-. -APRIL

EDITION lUU 1941



STRAND TAXI

FULLY INSURED

TROY 108

STANDS AT

Grand and River Streets

Hendrick Hudson Hotel

Hotel Troy



For Fire — Troy 4040
Radio Police '' ^077
City Thone '' 6600

All Departments

For PRINTING - North 640



COPYRIGHT 1941 BY BECK PRINTING

Company, Troy, New York



COA A 364985


1941 CALENDAR


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BECK'S POCKET .GUIDE 1

3th ANNUAL EDITION — 1941



INDEX



Page

Municipal Teil. Directory 5 to 7

Central Signal Sta. and Exchanges 9

FIRE ALARM BOXES

First Zone, Box 112 to 194 11

Second Zone, Box 213 to 281 13

Third Zone, Box 311 to 391 15

Fourth Zone, Box 412 tto 478 17

Fifth Zone, Box 514 to 591 19

Sixth Zone, Box 613 to 637 21

Ninth Zone, Box 911 to 937 23

Ninth Zone, Box 938 to 968 25

Ninth Zone, Box 971 to 977 27

Police Boxes 29, 31

City Government 33 to 37

County Officers 38 to 45

Board of Supervisors 46, 47

TELEPHONE CALLS

Banks and Court House 48

Hotels and Miscellaneous 49

Newspapers and Theatres 50

Federal Offices, P. O. Bldg 43

U. S. Selective Service Boards.... 43

Churches 52, 53

Enrollment of Vo'ters 56, 57

By Auto from Troy 59

Street Numbers, North Troy. .60, 61

Busses leaving- Troy 62, 6-3

Trains leaving Troy. . . j 64

Ci^ty Busses 65 to 69

Schenectady Busses 69

Fiftih Avenue Busses 70, 71 ^

R. F. D. from Troy 72, 73 ^

pSocieties, Meeting Nights ...74 to 79 2
^treets in Troy 80 to 96 -^

£ ^

r HOSPITAIiS ^

J^Leonard Hospital North 93 ,o

^Samaritan Hospital Troy 2110 ^

3 St. Joseph's Maternity " 64i4

Troy Hospital " 1950



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P. E. MASSEY » CO.

Rubber Stamps

STENCILS — SEAL PRESSES

Tel. Troy 6031

3 27 River Street Troy, N. Y.

Troy City Garage

Opp. Hotel Troy-
Telephone Troy 22
235-237 River St. Troy, N. Y.

Gulf Gasoline and Oil

Storage - Washing - Greasing
Ignition and Repairing

IN CASE OF

ACCIDENTS

OR

EMERGENCY

CALL

Physicians and Nurses
Exchange

TROY 5920
Doctors on Service Day ac Nii^ht



BECK'S POCKET GUIDE

I WE INVITE
YOUR ACCOUNT

COMPLETE BANKING
FACILITIES AVAILABLE

CHECKING ACCOUNTS

THRIFT ACCOUNTS

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES

STORAGE VAULTS

FOREIGN REMITTANCES

CHRISTMAS CLUB

PERSONAL BUDGET PLAN

LOANS



Our Trust Department acts as
Executor, Trustee, Committee and in
Other Fiduciary Capacities.

NATIONAL CITY
BANK

TROY'S COMMUNITY BANK

Locally Owned - Locally Operated

THIRD STREET AT STATE

Member Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation



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TELEPHONES


NORTH 50


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1611

Chas» H* Mason ^ Son

Funeral Directors

Funeral Chapel

FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE
WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE

588 SECOND AVENUE
TROY, N. Y.



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MUNICIPAL. TEL. DIRECTORY
CITY OP TROY, N. Y.

Trdy 66DD

Extension

Airport, Municipal '. . . .350

Assessment & Taxation Dept 231

IJaith House, Norit'h End 358

Bath House, South End 35 9

Billing' & Recording' Bureau i231

i;ui!dings & Combustib'les — Bu. ..372

Cemeteries, Supt. of ol'8

("entnal Fire Staition 2:U

I'entral Police Station 222

City Clerk 361

I 'i/ty Court (Court House) 371

I "ity Engineer 255

« Mity TreiasuTeir's Office 335

• Mvil Service Commission 227

< 'cmiptrolJer's Office 331

t'ontraict & Supply, Bd. Secy 266

Corpoiration Counsed 244

Education, Board of 321

Troy High School 306

Vocational School Principal .... 30i8
Voc. School — ^Home Economics .. 309

Continuation School 325

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9th ZONE — Continued

Box Location

941 — School No. 5

Fifth Avenae, near Bcoadway

943 — Humane Society

Fourth Street, near Broadway

944 — Troy Business College

Fulton Street and River Street
949 — St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum
Peoples Avenue and Eighth Street
952 — House of Good Shepherd

Peoples Ave. and Fourteenth Street
9 5 3 — Samaritan Hospital

Peoples Ave. and Burdctte Ave.
955— School No. 17

Hutton Street and Sixteenth Street
956— School No. 18

Hoosick Street, Sycaway

957 — Litflc Sisters of The Poor

Hutton Street and Ninth Street
958— School No. 2

Rensselaer Street and Tenth Street
959 — Troy Hospital

Oakwood Avenue
964— School No. 3

Jay Street and Fifth Avenue
965 - School No. 1

Sixth Avenue and Ingalls Avenue

966 — St. Patrick's School

Sixth Avenue below Douw Street

967— Haskell School

103rd Street and Sixth Avenue
969 — Knickerbacker Junior High
School

107th St. and Seventh Ave.
971 — Powers School

1 1 1th Street and Fourth Avenue



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PRINTING HOUSES

IN TROY AND VICINITY
THAT ARE FAIR TO ORGANIZED LABOR



ASK FOR THE UNION
LiABBIi ON Alili YOUR
PRINTING



ADIRONDACK PRINTING CO.
69 Congrress St.

BECK PRINTING COMPANY
39 liath St. (North)

BROWN PRINTING CO.
181 River St.

BURGBSS PRINTING CO.
44 Fourth St., Waterford

BYRNE, JOHN W., 401 River St.
JAS. F. CONNELiIi (Honsen Ptar. Co.)

207 River St.
HORMAT8, JOSEPH (Litho Co.)

361 River St.

POliVERS & POWERS, 61 Ferry St.

H. ROSENTHAL, 249 River St.

SCHAGHTICOKE SUN

Schaghticolte, N. Y.

SHEERAN PTG. CO., 227 Fourth St.

SUIiLiIVAN & McGRAW^, 145 River St.

HENRY STOWELT. & SON

14 First St.

TROY FREIE PRESS

193 River Street

TROY LINOTYPING CO.
380 River Street

TROY OBSERVER PUBLISHING CO.
650 Broadway

PROY RECORD, B>way A Fifth Ave.

VAN SCIVER, CHAS., 820 Fifth Ave.

WHITEHURST PtfiT. A Binding: Co.

107 River St.

TROY UNION PRINTERS cannot
â– pend w^ith YOU money that out-of-
tovm printers talse from this city.

PATRONIZE TROY UNION
PRINTERS ONLY



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9th ZONE — Continued

Box Location

972 — ^Bethesda Home

113th Stteet and Second Ayenuc

973 — ^Vocational School

114th Street and Fourth Ayenae
974 — St. Augustine's School

114th Street and Fourth Avenue

975 — Leonard Hospiul

114th Street and Sixth Avenue

976 — High School North Troy

115th Street and Fifth Avenue

977 — ^Whipple School

121st Street and Fourth Avenue

9 78 — Notre Dame School

1 16th Street and Seventh Avenue
979 — State Armory, Fifteenth Street



Telephone North 1300-J