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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Waters Drive-In

Rt. 5, Box 360 North Little Rock, AR

Watervliet

158 Dixon Ave. Amityville, NY 11701

Watkins Florist

Gloucester, VA

Watkins Motel

Gloucester, VA

Watley

202 Harrison St. Amarillo, TX

Watley Hotel

112 Van Buren St. Amarillo, TX

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

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