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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Alhambra | Cor. 126th St. & 7th Ave. Harlem, NY |
Alice's Beauty Parlor | 628 25th St. Newport News, VA |
Al & Jim | Boston Rd. at 170th St. Bronx, NY |
Allen Rose | 106 Kingston Ave. Brooklyn, NY |
Allens | 147 West 145th St. Harlem, NY |
Allen's | 928 S. Townsend St. Syracuse, NY |
Allerton House | 130 E. 57 St. Manhattan, NY |
Alley's Garage | 1101 North Cedar Street Pine Bluff, AR |
Almanello | 1345 Fulton St. Brooklyn, NY |
Alma's | 314 Williams Buffalo, NY |
Almond House | 210 Almond St. Syracuse, NY |
Alonzo Ward | S. Main St. Aberdeen, SD |
Al's | Clinton & Emslie St. Buffalo, NY |
Al's | 57 Lenox Ave Harlem, NY |
Al's | 415 West 125th St. Harlem, NY |
Al's Barber Shop | 144 Main St. Tuckahoe, NY |
Al's Garage | 38-44 W. 144th St. Manhattan, NY |
Al Smith's Service Station | 2701 Marshall Ave. Newport News, VA |
Alsop's | Northwest & Calvert Streets Annapolis, Maryland |
Al's Restaurant | 1550 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY |