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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Arthur's Pharmacy | 300 Joseph Ave. Rochester, NY |
Artisian | 271 Spring St. Buffalo, NY |
Art's Lounge | 1164 Jefferson Ave. Buffalo, NY |
Ashford | Erie Ave. Niagara Falls, NY |
Ashley Motor Court | U. S. Rt. 59, Nanuet Rockland, NY (Spring Valley Exit 14 Spring Valley, NY) |
Astor | 44 St. & Broadway Manhattan, NY |
Astor | Broadway at 45th Street Manhattan, NY |
Astoria | 4th & 5th St. W. Salt Lake City, UT 4th & 5th St. W. (200 S.) Salt Lake City, UT |
Astoria Court Motel | 55 Olney Ave. Astoria, OR |
Astoria (duplicate) | 2nd St., South Salt Lake City, UT 528 1/2 W. 2nd Street (200 S.) Salt Lake City, UT |
Atlantic Cafe | 103 Halifax Petersburg, VA |
Atlantic Esso Station | 107 E. Atlantic Street Emporia, VA |
Aunt Brenda's Pit Barbecue | 406 N. Arno St. Albuquerque, NM |
Aunt Dinah's Kitchen | 172 W. 135th Harlem, NY |
Aunt Edith's | 601 1/2 Harrison St. Syracuse, NY |
Austin's | Tarrytown Rd. & Perishing St. White Plains, NY |
Avalon | 303 North Broadway Rochester, MN |
Avenue | 509 Fifth Ave Manhattan, NY |
Baby Grand | 1274 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY |
Baby Grand | 319 West 125th St. Harlem, NY |