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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Mayfair Hotel | 119 Van Buren St. Amarillo, TX |
Mayfair House | 610 Park Ave. Manhattan, NY |
Mayflower House | 15 Central Park W. Manhattan, NY |
Mayling | 1723 Amsterdam Ave. Harlem, NY |
Mayo | 372 Central Ave. White Plains, NY |
May's Beauty Parlor | 2634 Montgall Kansas City, MO |
M. Boutte | 1028 St. Nicholas Ave. Harlem, NY |
M. B. Randall Beauty Parlor | 1105 Laurel Street Texakana, AR |
McCain Beauty Parlor | 4702A Newberry Terrace St. Louis, MO |
McCarthy | Main Bishop and Grove Sts. Waterbury, CT |
McClary's | 163 West 132nd St. Harlem, NY |
McDade's Tailor | 1416 N. Grand Blvd St. Louis, MO |
McGhee Beauty Parlor | 307 Orange Road Montclair, NJ |
McGinnis | Broadway at 48th Street Manhattan, NY |
McGorem's | 1253 Bedford Ave. Brooklyn, NY |
McGuire Hotel | 521 Princess Ann(e) St. Fredericksburg, VA |
McGuire's Inn | Marsh St. Tappahannock, VA |
McIntyre’s Tailor | 1426 Ramirez Corpus Christi, TX |
McKenzie (Unique) Motor Court | 401 Henry Street Hot Springs, AR |
McKinley | 1258 Boston Road Bronx, NY |