Establishments

In the mid-twentieth century, African American travelers required the same types of services as their white counterparts. The Green Book’s listings were varied enough to enable young people coming to a strange city to arrive at the local YMCAs and YWCAs after finding a friendly taxi cab driver at the train station while also helping families find their way to a tourist home or musicians to a suitable hotel.

For African Americans traveling between the relative freedom of a hometown to less familiar places, the listings for gas stations, motels, and pharmacies ensured safe passage in distant towns. For guests traveling to large cities for social events, the publication helped travelers find dance halls and restaurants in a timely manner. As time passed, The Green Book grew to include a very wide range of establishment types that answered every possible traveling need.

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Little Alpha

200 W. 136th St. Manhattan, NY

Little Alpha

84 West 120th St. Harlem, NY

Little Alpha Service

200 West 136th St. Cor. 7th Ave Harlem, NY

Little Belmont Tavern

37 N. Kentucky Ave. Atlantic City, NJ

Little Brown Derby Night Club

162 W. Kinny St. Newark, NJ

Little Carnegie

146 W. 57th Street Manhattan, NY

Little Charles Tavern

581 Central Ave. Newark, NJ

Little Comedy

1418 Pennsylvania Avenue Baltimore, Maryland

Little Diner

104 N. Kentucky Ave. Atlantic City, NJ

Little Gray Shop No. 2

2465 7th Ave. Harlem, NY

Little Gray Shop No. 3

266 W. 145th St. Harlem, NY

Little Harlem

44 Michigan Ave. Buffalo, NY
494 Michigan Ave. Buffalo, NY

Little Harlem

496 Michigan Buffalo, NY

Little Harlem

26 Gates Ave. Lackawanna, NY

Little Harlem

449 E. Washington St. Syracuse, NY

Little Hollywood Beauty Parlor

1138 Springwood Ave. Asbury Park, NJ

Little Italy

Manhattan, NY

Little Johnny's Tavern

47 Montgomery St. Newark, NJ

Little Lake Lodge

Cuddebackville, NY

Little Lord's service station

410 N. 2nd St. Richmond, VA

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