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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George's | 630 Lenox Ave Harlem, NY |
George's | 328 Tompkins Ave. Brooklyn, NY |
George's Drive- In | 1304 12th Ave. S. Nashville, TN |
George's Restaurant | 1159 Springwood Ave. Asbury Park, NJ |
George’s Service Station | 203 Plainfield St. Providence, RI |
George Washington | Lexington Ave. and 31st Street Manhattan, NY |
Georgian Motel | U. S. 9, in Lake George Village Lake George, NY |
Georgian Motor Hotel & Apts. | 725 Asylum Ave. Hartford, CT |
Georgia's Cafe | 671 Mississippi Blvd. Memphis, TN |
Geo. Thorn | 133 Highway 10 Motley, MN |
Geraldine's Beauty Parlor | 17 Trent St. Trenton, NJ |
Geraldine’s Beauty Parlor | 265 Thurburs Ave. Providence, RI |
Gerald's Restaurant | 165 Broadway Buffalo, NY |
Gertrude's | 267 West 141st St. Harlem, NY |
G. & G. Bar-B-Q | 318 Rondo Avenue St. Paul, MN 391 St. Albans St. North St. Paul, MN 291 St. Albans St. North St. Paul, MN |
G. & G. Restaurant | 445 Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY |
G & H | 382 Summer Ave. Brooklyn, NY |
Gibson Hotel | 461 Clarissa St. Rochester, NY |
Gideon Putnam | Saratoga Springs, NY |
Giles Liquor Store | 107 Williams St. Englewood, NJ |