The travelers guide : hotels, apartments, rooms, meals, garage accommodations, etc. for colored travelers in 300 cities, 48 states, 2 provinces in the United States and Canada

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Title

The travelers guide : hotels, apartments, rooms, meals, garage accommodations, etc. for colored travelers in 300 cities, 48 states, 2 provinces in the United States and Canada

Subject

Travel

Description

This travel guide is related to NYPL's collection of The Green Book, an annual guidebook published from the 1930s through the 1960s that listed hotels, restaurants, bars, and other establishments that were safe and welcoming for African-American travelers. The Green Books have also been digitized and are available online at NYPL's Digital Collections site.

Creator

Hackley and Harrison

Source

The New York Public Library Digital Collections

Publisher

Hackley and Harrison Publishing Company

Date

1931

Rights

This item is in the public domain

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

RLIN/OCLC: 40462961
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13931586
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e088efa0-c014-0136-98ef-7b90cc6cd4ed

Coverage

Philadelphia, PA
1931

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PENNSYLVANIA 39

PENNSYLVANIA

ALLENTOWN

HOTELS

  • City Hotel--28 N. 7th

ROOMS

  • *M. Dorothy Taliaferro--378 Union Street ..... r. m.
  • Mrs. T. A. Jackson--401 Hamilton ..... r. m.
  • Mrs. Clarence Johnson--124 N. Law ..... r. m.
  • Mrs. W. H. Washington--207 Lehigh ..... r. m.

CHAMBERSBURG

HOTELS

  • Liberty Inn--Liberty and Water Streets

ROOMS

  • Mrs. Harry Pinns--68 W. Liberty St. ..... r.
  • Mrs. Carrie Stevenson--619 S. Main St. ..... r. m.

CHESTER

ROOMS

  • Ruth L. Bennett Home for Women and Girls--1830 W. 2nd St.

ERIE

HOTELS

  • *Hotel Pope-1318 French Street. Strictly modern.

HARRISBURG

HOTELS

  • Jackson House--1004 N. 6th St.

ROOMS

  • Mrs. Harold Carter--606 Foster St. ..... r.
  • Mrs. Hattie Hall--Herr and Montgomery Sts. ..... r.

LANCASTER

ROOMS

  • Mrs. Ella Clark--462 Rockland St. ..... r. m.
  • Mrs. Ella Williams--426 W. Green St. ..... r. m.
  • John C. Carter--143 S. Duke St. ..... r. m.
  • A. L. Polite--540 North St. ..... r. m.

OIL CITY

ROOMS

  • Mrs. Jackson--258 Bissel Ave. .....
  • Mrs. Mary Moore--8 Bishop St. ..... r.

PHILADELPHIA

HOTELS

  • *Douglass Hotel--Broad and Lombard Sts., Finest Service.
  • Baltimore Hotel--1426 Lombard St.
  • Citizens Hotel--420 S. 15th St.
  • New Roadside--514 S. 15th St.
  • New Attucks--15th and Catherine
  • The Alston House--2333 Catherine St.
  • Hotel Elrae--805 N. 13th St.
  • Blue Bowl--22nd and Montgomery Ave.
  • Y. M. C. A.--1724 Christian St.
  • Y. W. C. A.--1605 Catherine St.
  • Y. W. C. A.--6128 Germantown Ave.
_______________________________________

40 PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND

PITTSBURGH

HOTELS

  • Bailey's Hotel--1533 Center Ave.
  • Park Hotel--2215 Wylie Ave.
  • Sutton's Hotel--520 Wylie Ave.
  • Y. M. C. A.--2621 Center Ave.
  • Y. W. C. A.--2044 Center Ave.

ROOMS

  • Mrs. Robt. A. Lewis--2600 Wylie Ave. ..... r. m.
  • Mrs. Holbrook--2325 Hallett Street ..... r.
  • Mrs. J. I. Williams--5518 Claybourne Street ..... r.

READING

HOTELS

  • Hotel Penn (W)--6th and Penn

ROOMS

  • Mrs. William Isaacs--131 Green ..... r. m.
  • Mrs. Claude Dawson--441 Buttonwood .....r.
  • Mrs. Sarah Terry--520 Buttonwood ..... r.
  • Mrs. Robert Bowen--522 Buttonwood .....r.

SCRANTON

ROOMS

  • *Mrs. Elvira R. King--1312 Linden Street. Phone: 2-2474 ..... r. m.
  • Mrs. Cassie M. Jenkins--424 Moir Court ..... r. m.
  • Mrs. James Taylor--1415 Penn Ave. ..... r. m.

WILLIAMSPORT

ROOMS

  • *Mary E. Nash--612 Walnut Street ..... mod.conv., r.
  • *Mrs. W. H. Gordon--646 Walnut Street ..... mod. conv., r.
  • *Mrs. Rosa Lightfoot--603 Walnut Street ..... mod. conv., r.
  • Mrs. Ellen T. Johnson--621 Spruce Street ..... r.

YORK

HOTELS

  • Hotel Howard--Beaver and Princess Streets

ROOMS

  • Mrs. Ethel Armstrong--116 E. King Street ..... r. m.
  • Mrs. Ida M. Grayson--32 W. Princess Street ..... r. m.
  • John Miller--307 E. King Street ..... r. m.
  • Samuel Green--103 S. Duke Street ..... r. m.

RHODE ISLAND

NEWPORT

HOTELS

  • Glover Hotel-Brindley and Center Sts.

ROOMS

  • *F. Merryweather Jackson--28 Hall Ave. Modern .....r. m.
  • Mrs. Robert Craddle--165 Spring St ..... r.
  • Mrs. Lillian Adams--116 1/2 Broadway ..... r.
  • Mrs. C. F. Burton--7 De Blois St. ..... r.
  • Mrs. Levi Jackson--35 Bath Road ..... r.
  • Mrs. Wm. Berry--42 Division St. ..... r.

PROVIDENCE

HOTELS

  • Biltmore, Narragansett and Crown Hotels (W) (Limited)
  • Central Hotel (W)--Canal St., rear P. O.

ROOMS

  • *The Crowder House--155 Benefit St. ..... modern, appointments, r.
  • Hill Top House--72 Meeting St. ..... r. m.
  • The Bertha House--54 Meeting St. ..... r. m.
  • The Harris House--56 Benefit St. ..... r.

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Paper

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Hackley and Harrison 1931, The travelers guide : hotels, apartments, rooms, meals, garage accommodations, etc. for colored travelers in 300 cities, 48 states, 2 provinces in the United States and Canada, Hackley and Harrison Publishing Company