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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Blackbirds Inn

2130 7th Ave. Harlem, NY

Black Diamond Restaurant

106 Sylvan Ave. Asbury Park, NJ

Black Hawk Restaurant

1124 Cedar St. Nashville, TN

Blackhawk Tavern

1410 E. 14th St. Kansas City, MO

Black Range Court

711 Date St. Truth or Consequences, NM

Black River Village

Carlsbad, NM

Blackstone's

399 Clarissa St. Rochester, NY

Black Tavern

1808 Dowling St. Houston, TX

Bland taxi

No address in GB; current address 31 S. Second St. Warrenton, VA

Blue Angel

152 E. 55th Street Manhattan, NY

Blue Angel Tavern

Kentucky and Arctic Ave. Atlantic City, NJ

Blue Bird Inn

121 1/2 E. 17th Street Manhattan, NY

Blue Bird Inn

US 301 Waldorf, MD

Blue Bonnet Restaurant

400 W. Third St. Amarillo, TX

Blue Castle

1861 Amsterdam Ave. Harlem, NY

Blue Chip Tavern

10 Bridge St. Paterson, NJ

Blue Front Restaurant

116 S. 2nd St. Waco, TX

Blue Front Restaurant

154 Bloomfield Ave. Montclair, NJ

Blue Haven Hotel

401 S. Green Street Portsmouth, VA

Blue Haven Night Club

Moody Addition Midland, TX

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