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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Apollo | W. 125th Street Manhattan, NY |
Aqui-Line | 141 Broadway Buffalo, NY 132 Broadway Buffalo, NY |
Arcade Hotel | 1001 Main St. Bridgeport, CT |
Arctic Ave. Hotel | 3600 Arctic Ave. Wildwood, NJ |
Ardsley Acres Hotel Court | 560 Saw Mill River Rd. (Rt. 9A), Ardsley Westchester, NY |
Argus Beauty Parlor | 1008 N. Sarah St. St. Louis, MO |
Argus Beauty Parlor | 1008 N. Sarah Kansas City, MO |
Aristic Beauty Parlor | 1014 N. Whittier St. Louis, MO |
Aristic Beauty Parlor | 909 N. Taylor-8 St. Louis, MO |
Arkansas Loan Company | 428 Malvern Avenue Hot Springs, AR |
Arlene Beauty Parlor | 2409 Vine St. Kansas City, MO |
Arlington | 18 W. 25 St. Manhattan, NY |
Arlington Inn | 1253 Fulton St. Brooklyn, NY |
Armstrong's Garage | 100 Main St. Orange, NJ |
Armstrong's Motel | 1207 31st Street Galveston, TX |
Arnold's | 348 Williams Street Buffalo, NY 14203 |
Arrington Garage | 153 Ridge Ave. Asbury Park, NJ |
Arritha's Beauty Parlor | 113 Alabama St. San Antonio, TX |
Arthur's | 2481 8th Ave. Harlem, NY |
Arthur's | 2481 8th Ave Harlem, NY |