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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Watley House | 1205 N. Hughes St. Amarillo, TX |
Wat's | 313/320 E. 9th St. Chattanooga, TN |
Watson Hotel | 1211 S. Highland St. Kansas City, MO |
Watson's | 127 Lenox Ave Harlem, NY |
Watson's Hotel | 1000 South Front St E [Industrial Ave E] Midland, TX |
Waverley Motel | 138 DeWitt Ave. Asbury Park, NJ |
Way Side Inn | Main St. Tappahannock, VA |
W. B. Parlou Beauty Parlor | 1020 Laurel Street Texakana, AR |
Wealthon | 2057 7th Ave. Harlem, NY |
Webb restaurant | 619 25th St. Newport News, VA |
Webb's | 619 Washington St. Syracuse, NY 512 Almond Street Syracuse, NY |
Weber and Heilbroner | 5th Avenue & 47th Street Manhattan, NY |
W. E. Beverage Co. | 107 William St. Englewood, NJ |
Week's | 68 Winyah New Rochelle, NY |
Welcome Inn | 87 West St. Newark, NJ |
Welcome Inn | 2895 8th Ave Harlem, NY |
Wellington Hotel | 59th & 56th Sts. at 7th Ave. Manhattan, NY |
Well's Musical Bar | 2249 7th Avenue Harlem, NY |
Well's Musical Bar | 2249 7th Ave Harlem, NY |
Wells Restaurant | 2249 7th Ave Manhattan, NY |