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. Minyard Tourist Home | 1106 Adams Ave. Asbury Park, NJ |
Mrs. Missouri Warfield Tourist Home | Route 3 Lebanon, MO |
Mrs. M. Jackson Tourist Home | Herman Street Russellville, AR |
Mrs. M. Johnson Tourist Home | 427 E. Main St. Waxahachie, TX |
Mrs. M. Johnson Tourist Home | 151 Pennsylvania Ave. Newark, NJ |
Mrs. M. Kefford | 99 Pearl St. Waterbury, CT |
Mrs. M.K. Page | 434 Holbrook St. Danville, VA |
Mrs. M. Lawson Tourist Home | 245 Canton St. San Antonio, TX |
Mrs. M. L. Parker | 110 Delaware Avenue Salisbury, Maryland |
Mrs. M. Mayberry | 16 Ferry St. Glen Falls, NY |
Mrs. M. Morris Tourist Home | 116 Spring St. Trenton, NJ |
Mrs. M. Thomas | 919 Polk Lynchburg, VA |
Mrs. M Webb Tourist Home | S. Fulton St. Carthage, MO |
Mrs. M. Wigfall Tourist Home | 1112 Adams Ave. Asbury Park, NJ |
Mrs. Nancy Williams | 496 Edmonds St. Watertown, NY |
Mrs. N. Brown | High St. Abingdon, VA |
Mrs. N. Fletcher Tourist Home | 416 Pleasant Street Hot Springs, AR |
Mrs. N. Jones Tourist Home | 430 E. Main St. Waxahachie, TX |
Mrs. N. Lowe Tourist Home | 418 E. Main St. Waxahachie, TX |
Mrs. N. M. Currey Tourist Home | 812 Stella St. Fort Worth, TX |