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History of Freeland, Pa.
Business proprietors and professionals in the 1917 Scranton telephone directory

This information was taken from the 1917 telephone directory for Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Carbondale, Hawley, Hazleton, Honesdale, Pittston and nearby places, published by The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania. When compared with the listing of businesses in the city directory for 1921-1922 that's also posted on this website, this 1917 list is less extensive. That doesn't necessarily mean there were that many fewer businesses in Freeland in 1917, as this is the listing of business proprietors and professionals WHO HAD TELEPHONES listed in the Bell Telephone directory in 1917. So, for example, Belezza's shoe store is listed in city directories in 1900-1901 and 1921-1922, but not in 1917. Presumably, Belezza's had not yet installed a telephone in 1917.

This 1917 telephone directory comes from Pa-Genealogy, a company that makes copies of research resources on Pennsylvania history, biography and genealogy available at very reasonable prices. They kindly gave me permission to post these business listings here. If anyone is looking for other individuals from that period and would like me to check the 1917 telephone directory for them, just send e-mail and I'll be glad to oblige. And if you know of other directories containing Freeland information, I'd be grateful to know about them. Thanks.




Automobiles
Bakers
Banks & Bankers
Billiards & Pool
Blacksmiths
Bottlers
Brewers
Cigars & Tobacco
Clergymen
Clothing
Coal
Confectioners
Contractors & Builders
Dentists
Druggists
Dry Goods
Farmers
Flour, Feed & Grain
Furniture
Garages
General Stores
Grocers
Hame Manufacturers
Hardware
Harness Makers
Heating & Ventilating
Hotels
Ice
Insurance Agents
Jewelers
Lawyers
Light & Power Companies
Liquor
Livery and Boarding Stables
Meat Markets
Men's Furnishings
Miscellaneous Listings
Municipal
Musical Merchandise
Newsdealers
Newspapers
Nurses
Opera House
Overall Manufacturers
Photographers
Physicians
Plumbers
Public Telephones
Railroad
Real Estate
Restaurants
Saloons
Sewing Machines
Shirt Manufacturers
Shoes - Retail
Silk Manufacturers
Social Organizations
Stationers
Tailors
Undertakers
Variety Stores
Veterinary Surgeons


AUTOMOBILES

Boyle, James W., Studebaker dealer - 415 Johnson St., garage



BAKERS

Fox, J. & Sons, Bakery & Confectioners - 612 Centre
Fox, J. & Sons, Wholesale Bakery & Confectioners - 435 Centre
Schoeller, Christ., Baker - 719 Front



BANKS AND BANKERS

Citizens' Bank of Freeland - N. Centre
First National Bank - 638 Centre




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BILLIARDS AND POOL

Novak & Welsh, Pool Room - 508 Centre



BLACKSMITHS

Broskoske & O'Donnell - Pine & Walnut



BOTTLERS

Hudock, Geo. B., Bottler & Liquor Dealer - 406 S. Washington
Yannes, John, Bottler - 558 Washington



BREWERS

Bartel's Brewing Co., Office & Storage - S. Washington
Freeland Brewing Co. - 516 Fern
Pilsner Brewing Co., Storage - Timony Bl.



CIGARS AND TOBACCO

Leppler, A., Cigars & Confectionery - 710 Centre



CLERGYMEN

Andrejkovich, Rev. Michael, r - 648 Fern
Bartholomew, Rev. A. O., r - 823 Washington
Donahue, Rev. James A., r - Upper Lehigh
Inczura, Rev. G., St. Casimir's Church - 177 Ridge
Korman, Rev. Joseph, r - 359 Ridge
Schumann, Rev. Donald F., r - 609 Front
Ware, Rev. J. P., r - Main, Drifton



CLOTHING

Chenetz, Morris, Clothier - 404 Centre
Kline, Hyman, Clothier, Shoes & Gents' Furnishings - 424 Centre
Levin, Morris, Clothier - 348 Centre
The Paris Store - 423 Centre
Robinowitz, S., Clothg. - 529 Centre




COAL

East Point Coal Co. - Pond Creek
Kemmerer, M. S. & Co., Coal Shippers - Sandy Run
Tetlow's Coal and Ice - 609 Main St.
Upper Lehigh Coal Co., Office - Upper Lehigh
Upper Lehigh Coal Co., Gen. Store - Upper Lehigh
Wolf, A. F., Coal & Supply Str. - Walnut & Birkbeck




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CONFECTIONERS – WHOLESALE

Fox, J. & Sons, Wholesale Bakery & Confectionery - 435 Centre



CONFECTIONERS – RETAIL

Candyland - Main & Centre
Capece, Mrs. Caroline - 451 Centre
Fox, J. & Sons, Bakery & Confectionery - 612 Centre
Gallagher, Dan, Confectionery Store - 521 N. Centre
Gallagher, James, Confectioner - 616 Centre (not sure whether wholesale, retail or both)
Feaster, Oliver, Conf. - 901 Centre (not sure whether wholesale, retail or both)
Kasarda, John, Conf. - 338 Centre (not sure whether wholesale, retail or both)
Leppler, A., Cigars & Confectionery - 710 Centre
Merkt, M., Conf. - 606 Centre
Pelot, Mike, Conf. - Centre & Carbon (not sure whether wholesale, retail or both)



CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS

Berger, Ira, Contractor - 1137 W. Walnut
Boyle, James W., Contractor - Front
Boyle, James W., Contractor & Builder - Johnson near Alvin
Gower, Michael,
Contractor & Builder - 990 W. Walnut
Griffiths, J. E. ,
Contractor & Builder - E. Carbon
Higgins & Fox, Contractors & Builders - Green
Lentz, Robert A.,
Contractor & Builder - S. Washington
Scheers & Restenberger,
Contractors & Builders - 905 Pine



DENTISTS

Hess, S. S. - 636 Centre
Kernan, F. X. - Refowich Bl.
Maley, N., Dentist - Koons Bl.




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DRUGGISTS

McMenamin & Ferry, Druggists - 506 Centre
Schlecher's Drug Store - 722 N. Centre



DRY GOODS

Barezofsky, Ben - 312 Centre
Shigo, John, Dry Gds. - 322 Centre



FARMERS

Anthony, Elmer, Farmer - White Haven, RD 2
Burke, Frank, Farmer - White Haven, RD 2
Feussner, Jacob, Farmer - White Haven, RD 2
Gallagher, John, Farmer - White Haven, RD 2
Hindson, W. S., Farmer - White Haven, RD 2
Learn, Andrew, Farmer - White Haven, RD 2
Learn, S. P., Farmer - Sandy Run
Meneeley, Samuel D., Farmer - White Haven, RD 2
Timony, Joseph, Farmer - White Haven, RD 2



FLOUR, FEED AND GRAIN

Davis, B. F., Flour & Feed - 440 Birkbeck
Dispirito Bros., Flour & Feed - 202 Washington



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FURNITURE

Albert, Edgar, Undertaker and Furniture - 526 Centre
New York Furniture Co. - Centre



GARAGES

Danko, George S., Hotel & Garage - 827 South
Freeland Garage - 417 Johnson
Merkt's Garage - rear 706-10 Centre



GENERAL STORES

Boyle, Con. J., Gen. Mdse. - Walnut
Edwards, E. J. & Co., Gen. Store - Drifton
Hayne, Frank, Gen. Store - Washington & Carbon
Oberrender, W. E., Gen. Store - 532 S. Centre
Reese, E. C., Gen. Store - Eckley
Thomas, F., Gen Mdse - 329 Centre



GROCERS

Branz, Leonard - 511 Fern
Capece, Michael - 226 Ridge
Fritz, H. W. - 720 Walnut
Gallagher, J. M. - 359 Centre
George, Henry - 701 Walnut
Johnson, James- 1131 Birkbeck
Lorenzetti, Frank - 340 Centre
Norris, J. H. - Gro. - Front & Centre
Oleyar, Michael, Gro. - 427 Centre
Oswald, A. & Son, Gro. - 702 Centre
Petchel, Michael, Gro. - 337 Centre
Potchner, John, Gro. - 1135 Centre
Rockman, S., Gro. - 337 Centre




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HAME MANUFACTURERS

Hoch Hame Co., Mfg. - Birkbeck
Roth & Beagle, Smith & Hame Works - Front



HARDWARE

Lindsay, Joseph - 628 E. Front
Martin, W. E., Hdw - 524 Centre



HARNESS MAKERS

Wise, George, Harnessmaker - 608 Centre
Wise, George, Harnessmaker - Jeddo



HEATING AND VENTILATING

Birkbeck, Ray, Plumbing, Heating, Tinning - 602 Centre
Chandler, Daniel, Plumbing and Heating - 823 Main St.



HOTELS

Central Hotel, W. F. Cantner, proprietor - 622 Centre
Cottage Hotel, O. E. Myers,
proprietor - 559 S. Washington
Danko, George S., Hotel & Garage - 827 South
Krause, Mary, Hotel - 1201 Birkbeck
Merkt, Jacob, Hotel - 723 Front
Petrilak, Michael, Hotel - 302 Adams
Ranieri, Joseph, Hotel - 520 Ridge



ICE

Tetlow's Coal and Ice - 609 Main St.



INSURANCE AGENTS

Reagan, J. M., Real Est. & Ins. - 603 South




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JEWELERS

Bachman, Wm. A., Jeweler - Centre & Front



LAWYERS

DePierro, M. S., Atty-at-Law - P O S of A Bl.
Stroh, Charles Orion, Atty - 820 W. Main



LIGHT AND POWER COMPANIES

Hardwood Electric Co., Sub-Station - Centre




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LIQUOR

Burke's Liquor Store - Walnut & Pine
Dusheck, Charles, Whol. Liquor Dlr. - 700 Main
Hudock, Geo. B., Bottler & Liquor Dlr. - 406 S. Washington
Perun, Paul D., Whol. Liquor Dlr. - 604 Fern
Steiner, Joseph, Retail Liquors - 525 Centre
Zelenack, Andrew, Whol Liquor - 449 Ridge



L
IVERY AND BOARDING STABLES

Corazza, Louis, Livery Stable - rear Central Hotel
Fisher, John, Livery - 523 S. Washington
O'Donnell, Frank, Livery - 444 Centre
Reybitz, Andrew, Livery - 610 Washington
Soltis, Andrew, Livery - 615 South




MEAT MARKETS

Dietrich, Wm. A. & Co. - 346 S. Centre
Evans, Jonah - 611 Centre
Fox, Fred - 732 N. Centre
Gabuzda, Stephen, Butcher - 902 N. Centre
Palya, George, Butcher - 452 Centre
Silvasi, Emri, Meat Mkt - 409 Centre
Sosnowski, Jacob, Meat Mkt - 355 Washington
Yoch, Harry J., Meat Mkt - 628 Centre



MEN’S FURNISHINGS

Kline, Hyman, Clthr, Shoes & Gents' Furngs - 424 Centre



MISCELLANEOUS LISTINGS

Ferrari, Frank, Agt. - S. Washington
Freeland House, J. Michael Wanda, Mgr. - Main & Washington
Gillespie's - Refowich Bl.
Hanley, M. J., Office - Fern



MUNICIPAL

Borough of Freeland, Burgess - Municipal Bl.
Freeland Borough School District - H. S. Bl.
Freeland Post Office - 712 Centre




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MUSICAL MERCHANDISE

Mayberry, A. P., Music Store - 725 Centre



NEWSDEALERS

Alden, J. A., Stationery & News Agency - 605 Centre



NEWSPAPERS

Freeland Press - W. Main
Freeland Tribune - 824 Main



NURSES

Denion, Mary T. - 316 S. Washington



OPERA HOUSE

McMenamin, John, Mgr. of Opera House - 436 Centre



OVERALL MANUFACTURERS

Freeland Overall Mfg. Co. - 156 Ridge



PHOTOGRAPHERS

Steward's Studio - 717 Centre




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PHYSICIANS

Devers, N. J. - 512 Centre
Dickinson, Charles S. - 212 Front
Everett, S. A. - 613 S. Centre
Mayberry, A. P., Phys. - S. Main, Drifton
Mays, Thos H., Phys. - Refowich Bl.
Neale, H. M., Phys. - Upper Lehigh
Neale, H. M., Phys. - 5 Centre
Redelin, A. A., Phys. - 4 Centre
Truckenmiller, R., Phys. - 413 Centre



PLUMBERS

Birkbeck, Ray, Plumbing, Heating, Tinning - 602 Centre
Chandler, Daniel, Plumbing and Heating - 823 Main
Miller, John T., Plumbing - 711-713 Centre



PUBLIC TELEPHONES

Drifton Post Office, Pub. Tel. - Drifton
Drifton House, Pub. Tel. - Drifton
McMenamin & Ferry, Pub. Tel. - 506 Centre
Schlecher's Drug Store, Pub. Tel. - 722 N. Centre
Washington Hotel, Pub. Tel. - 819 Walnut



RAILROAD

Central Railroad of N.J. - Upper Lehigh
Lehigh Valley RR, Freight Office - Centre



REAL ESTATE

Reagan, J. M., Real Est. & Ins. - 603 South



RESTAURANTS

Dougherty, W. M. - 726 N. Centre




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SALOONS

Balon, Frank - 536 Centre
Bechtloff, John - Breznock Bl.
Burtasavage, Mike - 321 S. Centre
Dichiaro, Santo - 457 Ridge
Gavanasky, Joseph - 732 Walnut
Hudock, Michael - 318 Centre
Kaminski, Felix - 515 Centre
Kane, Stanley - 302 Ridge
Karpowitch, Anthony - 408 Centre
Nowak, Albert, Saloon - 977 W. Walnut
O'Donnell, A. J., Saloon - 420 Centre
Remak, Michael, Saloon - 709 Main
Turri, Serafino, Saloon - 402 Centre
Waskewich, Wm., Saloon - 302 Centre
Zarowsky, Andro, Saloon - 222 Adams




SEWING MACHINES

Campbell, P. J. - 406 Centre



SHIRT MANUFACTURERS

Jacobs & Janowitch, Shirt Factory - Fern



SHOES – RETAIL

Kline, Hyman, Clthr, Shoes & Gents' Furngs - 424 Centre



SILK MANUFACTURERS

Luzerne Silk Throwing Co. - 721 Birkbeck
Washington Silk Co. - 435 Ridge




SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS

Elks Club No. 1145, B. P. O. Elks - Centre
Tigers' Athletic Club - 824 Walnut
Young Men's Christian Assn. - 546 Front



STATIONERS

Alden, J. A., Stationery & News Agency - 605 Centre




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TAILORS

Malloy, Frank S., Office - 626 Centre (there is a Frank Malloy, Tailor in the 1921-1922 city directory)
Pecora, Ralph J., Merchant Tailor - 530 Centre



UNDERTAKERS

Albert, Edgar
, Undertaker and Furniture - 526 Centre
Jerica, John E., Undertaker - Fern
Wackley, Henry L.,
Undertaker - 343 Centre



VARIETY STORES

Fairchilds, W. H., Art & Variety - 627 N. Centre
N
ewberry, J. J. & Co. - 460 Centre
Wolfe, Charles H., 5 & 10c Store - 623 Centre



VETERINARY SURGEONS

Welsh, S. G., Vet. Surg. - Hospital Crossing, Drifton


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