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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Mrs. C. Stephens | 1909 Marshall A. Newport News, VA |
Mrs. C. Taylor Tourist Home | 92 Spring St. Trenton, NJ |
Mrs. C. Walker Tourist Home | 217 E. Morgan Sedalia, MO |
Mrs. C. Williams Tourist Home | 1507 Wyoming St. El Paso, TX |
Mrs. David J. Rudd | 646 East "A" St. Casper, WY |
Mrs. D. C. Freeman Tourist Home | 720 Margaret St. Poplar Bluff, MO |
Mrs. D. E. Kennedy Tourist Home | 710 Ash Street Texakana, AR |
Mrs. Dellum | 117 E. 5th Ave. Corsicana, TX |
Mrs. D. Lowe | 801/803 Fairview Ave. Chattanooga, TN |
Mrs. D. Reed Tourist Home | 513 W. Cooper Sedalia, MO |
Mrs. E.B. Gaylor | 253 Natchez St. Franklin, TN |
Mrs. E. Brice | 14 W. Clay St. Richmond, VA |
Mrs. E. C. Burgess Tourist Home | 1200 Springwood Ave. Asbury Park, NJ |
Mrs. E. Crawley Tourist Home | 3816 Arctic Wildwood, NJ |
Mrs. E. C. Yeager Tourist Home | 1406 Mattison Ave. Asbury Park, NJ |
Mrs. Ed. Jones | 51 Pearl St. Waterbury, CT 51 Pearl St. Waterbury, CT |
Mrs. E. D. Richey | 84 Congress St. Portland, ME |
Mrs. E. Dymond | 339 Hancock Street Bangor, ME |
Mrs. E. E. Lawson Tourist Home | 706 Pleasant Street Hot Springs, AR |
Mrs. E.F. Thompkins | 411 Poston St. Clarksville, TN |