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. T. T. Davis Tourist Home | 27 Dayton St. Elizabeth, NJ |
Mrs. T Thomas Tourist Home | 1901 High Street Little Rock, AR |
Mrs. U. G. Hardick Tourist Home | 228 Dollison Ave. Springfield, MO |
Mrs. Vaille (Vallie) Lamb Tourist Home | 1914 E. 24th St. Kansas City, MO |
Mrs. V. Jones Tourist Home | 1720 Arctic Ave. Atlantic City, NJ |
Mrs. V. Maupin Tourist Home | 25 Atkins Ave. Asbury Park, NJ |
Mrs. W. Bailey | 1127 N. 2nd St. Albuquerque, NM |
Mrs. W. Berry Tourist Home | 42 Division St. Newport, RI |
Mrs. W. Brooks Tourist Home | 1800 N. Alice St. Poplar Bluff, MO |
Mrs. W. B. Williams Tourist Home | 317 E. Johnson Sedalia, MO |
Mrs. W.E. Barron | 2501 Marshall Ave. Newport News, VA |
Mrs. W.E. Barron | 2123 Jefferson Newport News, VA |
Mrs. W.E. Barron | 758 25th St. Newport News, VA |
Mrs. W. Harvey Tourist Home | 417 N. 3rd Avenue Columbia, MO |
Mrs. W. Herndon | 753 26th St. Newport News, VA |
Mrs. Wm. Gambles | 45 Shapley St. New London, CT |
Mrs. Wm. Nolan | Union St. Whitefield, NH |
Mrs. W. M. Tears Tourist Home | 1203 E. 12th Austin, TX 1309 E. 12th Austin, TX |
Mrs. W.R. Cooks | 2211 Marshall A. Newport News, VA |
Mrs. W.W. Roberts | 316 West South Street Frederick, Maryland |