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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YWCA | 329 Temperance St. Knoxville, TN |
YWCA | 839 E. 8th St. Chattanooga, TN 924 E. 8th St. Chattanooga, TN |
Y. W. C. A. | N. E. Williams Ave. at Tillamook Portland, OR |
Y. W. C. A. | 306 E. 3rd St. Salt Lake City, UT |
Y.W.C.A. | 2709 Locust St. St. Louis, MO |
Y.W.C.A. | 809 N. Aldrich Ave. Minneapolis, MN |
Y.W.C.A. | 3525 State St. Dallas, TX |
Y.W.C.A. | 1908 The Paseo Kansas City, MO |
Y.W.C.A. | 506 Louisiana St. Houston, TX |
Y.W.C.A. | 20 Jones St. Newark, NJ |
Y.W.C.A. | 159 Glenridge Ave. Montclair, NJ |
Y.W.C.A. | 1210 N. Staples Corpus Christi, TX |
Y.W.C.A. | 123 West 5th Street St. Paul, MN |
Y.W.C.A. | 56 Beach St. Bridgeport, CT |
Y.W.C.A. | 263 Golden Hill St. Bridgeport, CT |
Y.W.C.A. | 237 John St. Bridgeport, CT |
Y.W.C.A. | 10th Ave and Walnut St. Wilmington, DE |
Y.W.C.A. | 66 Oakwood Ave. Orange, NJ |
YWCA | 1916 Madison Avenue Baltimore, MD |
YWCA - 7th St Richmond | 515 N. 7th St. Richmond, VA |