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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LaPetite Cottage | 502 16th Ave. Belmar, NJ |
Larchmont Motel | Larchmont, NY |
Laredo Bar | 1624 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY |
La Ritz | 348 Jefferson Ave. Buffalo, NY |
La Ritz Beauty Salon | 2205 7th Ave. Harlem, NY |
LaRoberts | 285 Grand Ave. Brooklyn, NY 322 Macon St. Brooklyn, NY |
LaRoberts Beauty Parlor | 1402 Springwood Ave. Asbury Park, NJ |
La Rock's | 442 E. Jefferson St. Syracuse, NY |
La Rue | 491 Clarissa St. Rochester, NY |
Laster Cottage | 419 Morris Ave. Spring Lake Beach, NJ |
Last Round-Up | 1611 E. 12 Street Kansas City, MO |
Latin American | 2395 8th Ave Harlem, NY |
Latin Quarter | 200 W. 48th Street Manhattan, NY |
Laura's | 643 Broadway Buffalo, NY |
La Vogue Beauty Parlor | 227 W. Kinny St. Newark, NJ |
L.A. Waller & Co | 290 Lenox Ave. Harlem, NY |
Lawnside Inn | White Horse Pike Lawnside, NJ |
Lawnside Park | Evesham Avenue Lawnside, NJ |
Lawrence Soda Bar | 581 S. Plymouth Ave. Rochester, NY |
Lawson | 208 Poplar St. Wilmington, DE |