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.

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Play House Tavern

4071 Page Blvd. St. Louis, MO

Playmore Motel

S. Broadway, Rte. 9 Saratoga Springs, NY

Plaza

58th Street E. of Madison Ave Manhattan, NY

Plaza Drive Inn

13537 Warwick Blvd. Newport News, VA

Plaza Hotel

214 E. Calhoun St. Memphis, TN

Plaza Hotel

5th Ave at 59th St. Manhattan, NY

Plaza Hotel

423 Flood St. Wichita Falls, TX

Plaza Hotel

1757 Church Norfolk, VA

Plazel Gander

513 Mee St. Knoxville, TN

Pleasant Manor

218 Gates Ave. Brooklyn, NY

Pleasant View House

504 11th Ave. Belmar, NJ

Pleasantway Grocery

401 Orange Road Montclair, NJ

Pleasure Inn

Hiway 6 Hitchcock, TX

Plymouth Hotel

143 W. 49th St. Manhattan, NY

Plymouth's

201 Plymouth Ave. No. Minneapolis, MN

Poccard's Restaurant

1112 N. Sarah St. St. Louis, MO

Poet's

39 W. 54th Street Manhattan, NY

Polk Barber Shop

1403 No. Zarzamora St. San Antonio, TX

Polly's

483 Jefferson St. Buffalo, NY
403 Jefferson St. Buffalo, NY

Polly's

403 Jefferson Niagara Falls, NY

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