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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
DIRECTORY
SHOWING HOW THE FACTORIES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF CHICAGO'S MUSIC TRADE INDUSTRIES CON-
TIGUOUS TO THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT MAY BE REACHED. IN EACH CASE THE QUICKEST ROUTE FROM
HEADQUARTERS (CONGRESS HOTEL) IS GIVEN TOGETHER WITH THE ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER.
Routings, Outlying Districts
(See Map on opposite page).
59 American Industrial Co. Piano Hard-
ware. 811 Rees St. North from Congress and
Wabash to State, ride north to Randolph, trans-
fer on Elston Ave. car to Haleted, transfer north
to Rees, west one-half block. Phone, Lincoln
10.—F-3.
* Armour & Co. Gut Strings. Union Stock
Yards. Take South Side " L " local or express
at Congress, south to Indiana Ave., west on
Stock Yards local to the door.
43 Automatic Music Roll Co. 417 W. Erie
St. Rolls for Automatic Pianos.—Walk north
on Michigan Ave. from Congress to Adams Sts.,
west three blocks to Dearborn. Take River-
view-Larrabee car. Phone, Harrison 6050.—
G-5.
* Baldwin Co. (Hamilton factories.) Chicago
Heights, 111. Grands, Uprights, and Players.
Take C. & E. I. R. R. from Dearborn and Polk
Sts. Phone, Chicago Heights 66.
61 Barnhart Bros. & Spindler. Talking Ma-
chine Motors and Parts. 32 Throop St. North
from Congress and Wabash, one block, west to
State. Take Van Buren St. car west to Throop
Phone, Haymarket 5400.—E-6.
44 Bauer, Julius, & Co. Factory, 1335 Alt-
geld St. Grands, Uprights, and Players. West
on Congress St. to elevated station. Take N. W.
train to Fullerton Ave. Take Fullerton Ave. car
or walk five blocks west, two blocks north.
Phone, Lincoln 1472.—E-l.
60 Bay, H. C., Co. Pianos, Players and
Player Actions. 1115 W. Lake St. Take " L "
at Congress and Wabash north to Adams St.,
change to Oak Park "L," get off at Morgan St.,
walk two blocks west. Phone, Havmarket 6420.
—F-5.
45 Bent, Geo. P., Co. factory. Washington
Boulevard. Grands, Uprights, and Players.
Take " L " at Congress and change at Adams St.
to Oak Park " L." Get off at Morgan St. W T alk
two blocks south and one block east; or take
Madison St. car at State and Madison Sts. west
to Sangamon, north one block. Phone, Mon-
roe 5198.—F-6.
46 Bush & Gerts Piano Co. 1550 Dayton St.
Grands, Uprights, and Players. Take N. W.
local " L " at Congress St. Get off at Halsted.
Walk one block west and one block south.
Phone, Lincoln 2163.—F-3.
62 Cable Co. Grands, Uprights and Players.
Factory, 2214 S. Paulina St. Walk two blocks
north from Congress and Wabash, then walk
two blocks west to Dearborn. Take Blue Island
Ave. car to factory door. Phone, Canal 1066.—
E-9.
* Chicago Hinged Cover Support & Balance
Co. Counterbalancing Device for Talking
Machines. 2242 W. 69th St. West on Con-
gress to State, State St. car south to 67th St.,
transfer west to door. Phone, Prospect 250.
69 Conservatory Player Action Co. 1608 W.
Lake St. Take "L" north from Congress and
Wabash. Change at Adams to Oak Park "L."
Get off at Ashland, four doors west. Phone,
Seeley 199.—E-5.
60 Drachmann Piano Co. Pianos and
Players. 1115 W. Lake St. Take " L " at Con-
gress and Wabash north to Adams St., change to
Oak Park "L," get off at Morgan, walk two
blocks west. Phone, Haymarket 6420.—F-5.
63 Gabels Entertainer Co. Self Record-
changing Phonographs. 210 N. Ann St. Take
" L " at Congress and Wabash, north to Adams
St., change to Oak Park "L." Get off at Ann
St., one-half block north. Phone, Monroe 5398.
—F-5.
64 Geiszl Woodwork Mfg. Co. Music Filing
and Record Cabinets. 853 W. North Ave.
Take through Route 3 north from Congress and
Wabash, transfer at North Ave., west to door.
Phone, Diversey 3281.—F-3.
47 Gulbransen-Dickinson Co. Chicago and
JCedzie Aves. Players, Grands, Uprights, and
Player Actions. Take " L " going north at Con-
gress. Change at Adams. Take Oak Park
" L " west to Kedzie Ave. Take Kedzie Ave.
street car north eight blocks. Phone, Bel-
mont 301.—B-4.
* Harmony Co. 1744 N. Lawndale. Violins,
Ukuleles, etc. Take northbound "L" at Con-
gress and Wabash. Change to Humboldt Park
'L" at Adams. Get off at Lawndale, two
blocks north. Phone, Belmont 6877.
65 Kimball, W. W., Co. Grands, Uprights,
Players and Talking Machines. Factory, 26th
and Marshall Blvd. Take southbound Indiana
Ave. car to 26th St. Transfer west to Marshall
Blvd. Phone, Lawndale 3862.—B-9.
48 Kopriwa, E. 2220 Ward St. Pianos,
Wood Carvings. One block north to Van
Buren, west four blocks to Clark St. Clybourn
Ave. car to Ward St. Walk one block north.
Phone, Lincoln 2726.—E-2.
71 Lundberg, Creighton Player Co. Player
Actions. 143 W. Austin Ave. West from Con-
gress and Wabash to State St. Take car north
to Austin Ave., walk two blocks west. Phone,
Franklin 3754.—H-5.
* Lyon & Healy. Grands, Uprights, Players,
Small Goods, Harps, Automatics, etc. 4110
Fullerton Ave. North from Congress and
Wabash on through Route No. 3 to Fullerton
and Lincoln, transfer west on Fullerton to door.
Phone, Albany 2900.
* McKinley Music Co. Publishers of Sheet
Music and Music Books. 1507 E. 55th St.
Take 111. Central express train to Hyde Park
(53d) west to Lake Park Ave., south three blocks
to 55th St., one-half block west. Phone, Hyde
Park 2515.
55 Magnola Talking Machine Co. Talking
Machines. 711 Milwaukee Ave. Walk west to
State St., ride north to Washington St. Trans-
fer to Milwaukee Ave. car, ride direct to door.—
F-5.
49 Mandel Manufacturing Co. 501-511 S.
Laflin St. Talking Machines. North one block
and west two blocks to State and Van Buren.
Van Buren St. car to Laflin St. Walk one block
south. Phone, Monroe 1583.—E-6.
50 Marquette Piano Co. 1610 S. Canal St.
Automatic Orchestrions, Theater Orchestras,
Pipe Organ Orchestras. North one block on
Michigan Ave., west two blocks to State. Van
Buren St. car to Clinton St. Transfer south on
26th-Canal St. car to 16th St. Phone, Canal
1000—G-8.
72 Morenus Piano Co. 341 W. Superior St.
Grands, Uprights and Players. Take any
northbound Northwestern " L " at Congress and
Wabash; get off at Chicago Ave. Walk two
blocks west and one south. Phone. Superior
8910.—G-4.
73 Newman Bros. 806 Dix St. Pianos and
Player Pianos. Walk one block west from
Wabash at Van Buren St. and get on northbound
State St. car. Transfer at Randolph St. to
Chicago Ave..car and get off at Dix St. Phone
Monroe 83.—F-4.
51 Operators Piano Co. 1911 Clybourn Ave.
Automatic Pianos and Orchestrions. West on
Congress to Wabash Ave. Take N. W. local to
Willow St., west two blocks to Clybourn Ave.,
north two and one-half blocks. Phone, Diver-
sey 8170.—F-2.
* Paragon Foundries Co. 1743 N. Kenton St.
Piano Plates. West to Congress and Wabash.
Elevated north to Adams St. Change to Hum-
boldt Park Metropolitan " L " to Lawndale
station. Change to North Ave. car to Kenton
St. Phone, Belmont 5435.
66 Paasche Air Brush Co. Wood Finishing
Processes. 1219-27 W. Washington Blvd. West
on Congress, two blocks to State, ride north to
Madison, transferring west, get off at Racine,
north one block, west one-half block. Phone,
Franklin 5134—E-6.
* Phonoparts ICompany. Talking Machine
Parts. 35th and Butler. Two blocks west on
Congress to State, south on State to 35th, trans-
fer west and get off at Butler. Phone, Harrison
629.
52 Piano & Organ Supply Co. 2132 Racine
Ave. Piano Keys, Actions, Reeds, etc. West
one block on Congress to Wabash Ave. elevated
station. Take N. W. local train to Center St.
Four blocks west and one block north. Phone,
Lincoln 7216.—F-2.
53 Salter Mfg. Co. 337 N. Oakley Blvd.
Talking Machines, Sheet Music, and Player Roll
Cabinets. West one block to Congress St. "L."
North to Adams St. Change to Oak Park " L."
West to Oakley Boulevard station and north two
and one-half blocks. Phone, West 741.—C-5.
67 Schaaf, Adam. Grands, Uprights and
Players. Fillmore and S. Central Park Ave.
South from Congress and Wabash to 12th St.,
west to S. Central Park Ave., north two blocks
to Fillmore. Phone, Garfield 5500.—A-7.
54 Schaff, John A. 2021 Clybourn Ave.
Bass Strings. West one block on Congress to
Wabash. Take local N. W. elevated to Center
St. station. Walk west five blocks to Clybourn
Ave. Phone, Lincoln 3117.—E-2.
55 Schulz, M., & Co. 711 Milwaukee Ave.
Grands, Uprights, and Players. Walk west to
State. Ride north six blocks to Washington St.
Transfer to Milwaukee Ave. car direct to door.
Phone, Monroe 4371.—F-4.
43 Seeburg, J. P., Piano Co. 417 W. Erie St.
Pipe Organ Orchestras, Electric Pianos, Home
Pianos, and Players. Walk north on Michigan
Ave. to Adams St., west three blocks to Dear-
born. Take Riverview-Larrabee car. Phone,
Harrison 6050.—G-5.
56 Smith, Barnes & Strohber Co. 1872 Cly-
bourn Ave. Grands, Uprights, and Players.
West on Congress to Wabash Ave. Take N. W.
local to Willow St., west two blocks to Clybourn
Ave., north two blocks. Phone, Lincoln 281.—
F-2.
68 Standard Piano Bench Mfg. Co. Piano
Benches. 1223 W. Lake St. Take " L " from
Congress and Wabash, north to Adams, transfer
to Oak Park "L." Get off at Ann St., one-half
block west. Phone, Haymarket 6310.—E-5.,
* Starck, P. A., Piano* Co. Uprights and
Players. 3859 S. Ashland Ave. West on Con-
gress to State. Take Ashland Ave. car to door.
Phone, Drover 6840.
* Stewart Phonograph Corp. Talking Ma-
chines. 2843 N. Lincoln, north from Congress
and Wabash to Van Buren, west two blocks to
Clark. Route, No. 2 car to Diversey and Cly-
bourn. One block east and one block north.
Phone, Lake View 1220—G-5.
70 TonkMfg. Co. Piano Stools and Benches.
2028 Clybourn Ave. Take Northwestern local
" L " from Congress and Wabash to Center St.
Walk five blocks west to Clybourn. Phone,
Lincoln 7212.—E-2.
^ 57 United States Music Co. 2934 W. Lake
St. West one block on Congress to Wabash.
Take northbound "h" to Adams St.; transfer to
Oak Park "L," get off at Sacramento Blvd.,
walk east one-half block. Phone, Kedzie 3766.
—B-5.
* Vitanola Talking Machine Co. 501 W. 35th
St. Talking Machines and Parts. Two blocks
west on Congress to State St., south on State;
transfer on 35th St. car and get off at Butler.
* Wade & Wade. Fibre Needle Cutters.
3807 Lake Park Ave. Take 111. Cent, local
train from Van Buren and Michigan (one block
north on Michigan) to 39th St. West one block
to Lake Park, north to door. Phone, Oakland
5884.
55 Werner Piano Co. 711 Milwaukee Ave.
Uprights and Players. Walk west to State St.,
ride north six blocks to Washington St. Trans-
fer to Milwaukee Ave. car direct to door.
Phone, Monroe 4371.—F-4.
58 Willey, C. L. 2558 Robey St. Veneers.
South from Congress on Wabash one block to
Harrison, west one block to State. Take
Harrison St. car, transfer south to Blue Island
Ave. Get off at Robey St. Walk one block
south to office building south of factory.—D-9.
* Wilson, T. E., & Co. Talking Machines
and Ukuleles. West 43d and S. Armitage.
West from Congress and Wabash, one block to
State. Take Ashland Ave. car to 43d St., west
two blocks to Armitage. Phone, Yards 7430.
Asterisk denotes that owing to limited space this house could not be shown on the map.
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