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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Knickerbocker | 120 W. 45 St. Manhattan, NY |
Knighton Drug Store | 422 W. Third St. Amarillo, TX |
Kona Inn | Kailua Bay Kailua-Kona, HI |
Kruse Court Motel | West Broadway Idaho Falls, ID |
La Banch | 1527 Pennsylvania Avenue Baltimore, Maryland |
Labell Beauty Parlor | 2614 Tracy Kansas City, MO |
La Belle | Erie Ave. Niagara Falls, NY |
La Belle Femme | 806 Hamilton St. Schenectady, NY |
La Belle Inn | Gloucester Ave. Lawnside, NJ |
La Blanche | 1531 Pennsylvania Avenue Baltimore, Maryland |
La Bolita | 19 St. Nicholas Ave. Harlem, NY |
Labrie's | 324 Plymouth Ave. No. Minneapolis, MN |
La Casa Motel | U. S. 80, 2 miles West from Marshall OR RT 5 Box 32 Marshall, TX |
Lady Esther's | 243 East Ferry Street Buffalo, NY 14203 94 Florida Street Buffalo, NY 14203 |
Lady Esther's | 243 E. Ferry St. Buffalo, NY 94 Florida St. Buffalo, NY |
La Famille | 2017 5th Ave. Manhattan, NY |
Lafayette Beauty Parlor | 914 State Street Little Rock, AR |
Lafayette Luncheonette | 904 State Street Little Rock, AR |
Lafayette Night Club | 9th & State streets Little Rock, AR |
Lafayette Tourist Home | 904 State Street Little Rock, AR |