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. N. W. Jones | 524 W. Campbell St. Tucumari, NM |
Mrs. P. Cash Tourist Home | 88 Spring St. Trenton, NJ |
Mrs. Pearl Freeman Tourist Home | 730 Forsythe St. Beaumont, TX |
Mrs. P.M. Logan | 228 N. Main Danville, VA |
Mrs. P.M. Logan | 328 N. Union St. Danville, VA |
Mrs. Ralph W. Reynolds | 419 1st St. Niagara Falls, NY |
Mrs. R. Bennett | 521 N. Church St. Las Cruges, NM |
Mrs. R. B. McCoy | 545 N. Church Lascrices, NM |
Mrs. R. Collins | 905 6th St. Rock Springs, WY 915 7th St. Rock Springs, WY |
Mrs. R. Craddle Tourist Home | 165 Spring St. Newport, RI |
Mrs. R. Diggs Tourist Home | 1828 Wash. Ave. Atlantic City, NJ 323 N. Indiana Ave. Atlantic City, NJ |
Mrs. R. Dowling Tourist Home | 328 N. Indiana Ave. Atlantic City, NJ |
Mrs. Rose Cumming's | 210 Portland Ave. Old Orchard, ME 110 Portland Ave. Old Orchard, ME |
Mrs. R. Rhinehart | 125 S. Church St. Schenectady, NY |
Mrs. R. S. Lovingood Tourist Home | 803 E. 13th Austin, TX |
Mrs. R. Sullivan | 14 Gregory Ave. Poughkeepsie, NY |
Mrs. Ruth Thomas | 556 Morrison St. Watertown, NY |
Mrs. R. Williams | 101 Church St. Bridgeport, CT |
Mrs. S.A. Overbey | Holbrook St. Danville, VA 251 Holbrook Danville, VA |
Mrs. S. Burns | 314 Broad St. Utica, NY 318 Broad St. Utica, NY |