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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Big Apple Dance Hall | Charlottesville, VA |
Big George | 106 Northern Blvd. Corona, NY |
Bijou Theater | 423 4th Ave N. Nashville, TN |
Billie Ross | 520 Spokane St. Reno, NV |
Bill's | 3665 Broadway Harlem, NY |
Bill's Barber Shop | 81 Spring St. Trenton, NJ 105 Spring St. Trenton, NJ |
Bill's restaurant | 5th St. Warrenton, VA |
Bill Vodney | 102 Congress St. Saratoga Springs, NY |
Billy | 348 Broadway Schenectady, NY |
Billy Boy and Lees Restaurant | 220 Jackson Street Cape May, NJ |
Billy's Beauty Parlor | 202 Belmont Ave. Newark, NJ 206 Belmont Ave. Newark, NJ |
Biltmore | 43 St. & Madison Ave. Manhattan, NY |
Biltmore Hotel | 11 Dorrance St. Providence, RI |
Bird Cage | 2308 7th Ave Harlem, NY |
Birdie's | 622 Harrison St. Syracuse, NY |
Birdland | 1678 Broadway Manhattan, NY |
Bishop College | Bishop College Marshall, TX |
B. Johnson's Beauty Parlor | 407 Garfield Ave. Wildwood, NJ |
B & J Service Station | Corner Broad & Lincoln Terr. Peekskill, NY (17 S. Broad St. Peekskill, NY 10566) |
Black and White | S. Clarksville St. Clarksville, TN |