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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Mrs. E. Crawley Tourist Home | 3816 Arctic Wildwood, NJ |
Mrs. E. C. Yeager Tourist Home | 1406 Mattison Ave. Asbury Park, NJ |
Mrs. Ed. Jones | 51 Pearl St. Waterbury, CT 51 Pearl St. Waterbury, CT |
Mrs. E. D. Richey | 84 Congress St. Portland, ME |
Mrs. E. Dymond | 339 Hancock Street Bangor, ME |
Mrs. E. E. Lawson Tourist Home | 706 Pleasant Street Hot Springs, AR |
Mrs. E. Johnson | 116 South Petersburg, VA |
Mrs. E. Julius Tourist Home | 1218 Gerard St. Hannibal, MO 63401 1218 Girard Hannibal, Missouri 63401 |
Mrs. E. Latimore Tourist Home | 318 South Houston Avenue Russellville, AR |
Mrs. E Lawrence | 68 Fulton St. Bridgeport, CT |
Mrs. Eliza Turner Tourist Home | Route 3 Lebanon, MO |
Mrs. E. McKinney | 25 Pearl St. Waterbury, CT |
Mrs. E. Morris Tourist Home | 39 Chester Ave. Newark, NJ |
Mrs. E. Sorano | R.F.D. 1, Box 32A Catawba, VA |
Mrs. E. Till | 1008 French St. Wilmington, DE |
Mrs. Eugene Ellis Tourist Home | 3501 Royal Avenue Niagara Falls, NY |
Mrs. E. W. America | 1106 Tatnall St. Wilmington, DE |
Mrs. E Watson's | 340 Blum Street (Bloom) Baltimore, Maryland |
Mrs. E. W. Grinage | 22 West All Saints Street Frederick, Maryland |
Mrs. E. Whittle | 46 Hempstead St. New London, CT 785 Bank St. New London, CT |