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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King Edward | 120 W. 44 St. Manhattan, NY |
Kingfish | 129 Martine Ave. White Plains, NY |
King Kamehameha Hotel | Kailua-Kona, HI |
King of the Sea | 879 Third Ave Manhattan, NY |
King of the Sea | 879 Third Ave Manhattan, NY |
King's | Cor. Green & Madison Streets Albany, NY |
King Sandwich | Moody Addition Midland, TX 301 N. Lee Midland, TX |
King Solomon's | William and Adams St. Buffalo, NY |
King's Restaurant | 7th W [W Rev Dr Ransom Howard St] Port Arthur, TX |
King's (tavern) | 5th & Monroe Lynchburg, VA |
Kingston Lounge | Kingston Cor. Bergen Brooklyn, NY |
Kingston Tavern | 1496 Fulton St. Brooklyn, NY |
Kinlock Drug Store | Hugh St. & Carson Road St. Louis, MO |
Kipcho | 1765 Amsterdam Ave. Harlem, NY |
Kirk CourtsTX160 | 2121 Kirt St. Houston, TX |
Kirk's Restaurant | 1114 S. First St. Waco, TX |
Kleinbergs Tavern | 88 Waverly St. Newark, NJ |
Klein's | Clinton & Emslie St. Buffalo, NY |
Klugh's | 109 Union Hall St. Jamaica, NY 107-21 171st St. Jamaica, NY |
Knickerbocker | Cor. 136th & St. Nicholas Ave. Harlem, NY |