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.

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Walker's

E. Church St. Knoxville, TN

Walker's

149 Adams St. Buffalo, NY 14206

Walker's

149 Adams St. Rochester, NY

Walker's barber shop

5th St. Warrenton, VA

Walker's Barber Shop

180 Bloomfield Ave. Montclair, NJ

Walker's Service Station

154 Cinicinnati Ave. Egg Harbor, NJ

Walker's Service Station

2307 Hall St. Dallas, TX

Walker's Shell Service Station & Garage

N. Bellevue Blvd at Vollintine Ave Memphis, TN

Wallace Garage

S. Lincoln St. Aberdeen, SD

Wallach's

5th Avenue & 46th Street Manhattan, NY

Wall Street District and the Stock Exchange

Manhattan, NY

Walnard's

81 Martine Ave. White Plains, NY
79 Martine Ave. White Plains, NY

Walter Johnson

213 E. 9th St. Chattanooga, TN

Walter Kiser

Holley St. Lexington, TN

Walter's Super Service

Portland, OR

Walton's garage

W Mallory Hampton, VA

Walton's Service Station

2400 Thomas Ave. Dallas, TX

Walt Whitman Motel

295 E. Jericho Tpke Huntington Station, NY

Ward's

480 Halsey Street Brooklyn, NY

Ward's

1825 Fulton St. Brooklyn, NY

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