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.
Title | Addresses |
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Martha's Cafe | 1406 N. 5th Street Kansas City, MO |
Martine | 85 Martine Ave. White Plains, NY |
Martine | 120 Martine Ave. White Plains, NY |
Martinez Tire Shop | 612 Lenox Ave Harlem, NY 612 Lenox Ave. Harlem, NY |
Martin's | 4 Vantromp St. Albany, NY |
Martin's Beauty Parlor | 1714 Wom Houston, TX |
Martin's Beauty Parlor | 3805 Lyons Ave. Houston, TX |
Martin's Road House | 304 W. Wright St. Pleasantville, NJ |
Mary Allen Junior College | Corsicana, TX |
Mary Beauty Parlor | 206 Central Ave. Hackensack, NJ |
Matchless | 169 William St. Buffalo, NY |
Matthew's Liquor Store | 400 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, MO |
Matties Beauty Parlor | 186 Amherst St. East Orange, NJ |
Mattie's Dinette Restaurant | 1820 N. 7th Kansas City, MO |
Matt Wilson | Iron & 2nd St. Deming, NM |
Maudie's | 122 Martine Ave. White Plains, NY |
Max's | St. Nicholas Ave. & 145th St. Harlem, NY |
Mayco Motel | F. M. Road 973, Hwy. 71 Del Valle, TX |
Mayfair | 773 St. Nicholas Ave Harlem, NY |
Mayfair Beauty Parlor | 112 Bridge St. Waco, TX |