RRRIES wuum HllIlI'fil‘I'lTllflmflfiEflfllflflfllmW97 EASTON’S FOOTWEAR Loel Lawshee—Proprietor QUALITY SHOES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY We Guarantee You Complete Comfort Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Refunded We Have Thousands of Satisfied Customers ST. LOUIS, MO. PHONE—FR 1-8463 ”Amzzred Protection for t/ae Negro Trawler” THE NEGRO TRAVELERS9 G R E E N B O O K Published by VICTOR H. GREEN & COMPANY 200 West 135th Street New York 30, N. Y. 1959 EDITION ALMA D. GREEN, Editor and Publisher NORVERA DASHIEL Assistant Editor DOROTHY ASCH Advertising Director EVELYN WOOLFOLK Sales Correspondent J. C. MILES Travel Director EDITH GREENE Secretary . zflfifis‘ :M“\a mm-“I" , wfi W.]W in , Copyright 1959 by Victor H. Green & Co. All Rights Reserved FOREWORD No travel guide is perfect. The changing conditions as all know contribute to this condition. ‘ The listings in this guide are carefully checked, despite this, past experiences have shown that from the time that we check to the time that you use our guide, changes have been made. Therefore, at this point may we emphasize that these 11stings are printed just as they are presented to us and we would like your cooperation and understanding, that the pub- lishers are not responsible after this check has been made. If you should experience unpleasant or unsatisfactory serv- ice at any of the places listed, you will do your fellow traveler a favor by reporting this place to us. INFORMATION In planning your trip or tour, secure a road map from your local service station for the trip that you expect to take. Plan your trip from this map, noting the route and cities that you are to pass through, then you can make note of the accommodations in the cities that you are to pass through in case you might want to stop over. 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Where rates are quoted, they are subjject to change. 2 i Established 1936 all THE NEGRO TRAVELERS9 GREEN BOOK The Guide to Travel and Vacations we Allied Member, Nationwide Hotel Assn., Inc. 6 I “3“ IN THIS ISSUE we Foreword ............................................................................................. 2 E ; Please Tell Us ........................................................................... 84 31%J- 3 How to Guard Your Home .......................................... 85 ” i Photo Credits—Cover, Artist, Melvyn Tapley 3. l 4} INDEX i. Alabama ............................................. 4 Nevada ................................................ 49 .5 Arizona ................................................ 4 New Hampshire ........................ 49 Arkansas ............................................. 5 New Mexico .................................... 49 California .......................................... 7 North Carolina ........................... 51 Colorado ............................................. 10 North Dakota .............................. 53 ‘ .1111 Connecticut ....................................... 11 Ohio ......................................................... 53 359» .......................................... ............................................. Delaware 12 Oklahoma 56 “at Washington, D. C. .................. 12 Oregon .................................................... 57 5.19 Florida ................................................ 13 Pennsylvania ................................. 57 Georgia ................................................ 15 Rhode Island ................................. 59 m Idaho ...................................................... 16 South Carolina ........................... 60 1111 Illinois ................................................... 17 South Dakota .............................. 62 ' ,39, Indiana ................................................ 23 Tennessee .......................................... 62 Iowa ......................................................... 24 Texas ...................................................... 64 Kansas ................................................... 25 Utah ...... , .................................................... »67 fit Kentucky ............................................. .7 Vermont ............................................. 68 ‘ xii Louisiana .......................................... 28 Virginia ................................................ 68 - Wis Maine ...................................................... 30 Washington State ..................... 70 .......................................... , Maryland 30 West Virginia ___________________________ 71 ”ea , Massachusetts ------------------------------ 31 Wisconsin .......................................... 72 - - {1'9 Michigan ............................................. 32 """""""""""""""""""""" : Minnesota .......................................... 34 nglrgng""""""""""""""""""""""""""" :2 Mississippi ........................................ 35 B ermu d a """""""""""""""""""""""""" 74 Missouri .............................................. 36 ------------------------------------------------ 74 Montana ............................................. 41 Canada Caribbean .......................................... Nebraska .......................................... 41 75 New Jersey .................................... 42 Mexico ................................................... 75 ........................ 45 .11.). New York State Vacation Section ........................ 76 est TI—IE NEGRO TRAVELERS’ GREEN BOOK, published yearly by Victor H. Green & C0., 200 West 135th St., New York 30, N. Y. ADVERTISING : ,, RATES, write to the publishers, last forms close Dec. 1. We reserve the ‘ . right to reject any advertising which does not conform to our standards. SUBSCRIPTIONS: Prices in the United States, $1.25 post paid; Foreign (Outside the U. S.) $1.50 in advance. RUSH ORDERS: send 12c, first class; air mail, 21c; Special delivery 42c. Copyrighted 1959 by Victor H. Green. m 3 ALABAMA —- Hotels — Motels — Tourist Homes Restaurants Anniston Stewart’s Hotel Birmingham Dunbar Hotel Fraternal Hotel Palm Leaf Hotel A. G. Gaston’s Motel Gadsden Owens Manor 235 North 6th Street Mrs. A. J. Shepard Tourist Home 1324 4th Avenue Mrs. J. Simons Barnes Motel Huntsville Mrs. Rose Allen Tourist Home Mrs. India Herndon Tourist Home Mobile Midway Hotel 107 North Dearborn Street Seamen’s Club Hotel 361 Morton Street *BOOKER T. WASHINGTON GUEST HOUSE E. Jordan Tourist Home 256 North Dearborn Street F. Wildins Tourist Home 254 North Dearborn Street Montgomery Hotel Ben Moore 902 Highland Avenue Ave. Mrs. Dave Simmons Tourist Home 900 Cleveland St. Mrs. Dave Sims Tourist Home 322 Cleveland Sheffield McClain Hotel Mrs. Mattie Herron Tourist Home Tuscaloosa Hotel Preston 101 University Avenue Avenue G. W. Clopton Tourist Home 1516 25th Tuskegee *POOLE’S TOURIST COURT Hwy. 80, 3% Mi. West of Tuskegee P. O. Box 33 Tuskegee Institute—Dorothy Hall ............................................................... *DOROTHY HALL COFFEE SHOP ARIZONA — — Hotels — Motels Tourist Homes Restaurants Bisbee Hotel Copper Queen Casa Grande Deluxe Motel Douglas Faustina Wilson Tourist Home 4 Flag Staff 15. So. San Francisco Nackard Inn Motel ................................................................................. Rts. 66 & 89 Park Plaza Motel ............................................................................................................ BOX 1241 El Rancho Flag Staff........................................................................................................ Grand Canyon Bright Angle E1 Toya Hotel ’ Klngman Rt. East End of Town White Rock Motel ................................................................ 66, Hwy. 66, East Mountain Villa Motel ............................................................................................. Mesa 620 Main St. Peter Pan Motel ............................................................................................................... ' Nogales Tucon Road El Porto Motel..................................................................................................................... Phoenix ............ 6th Street *PADUCAH HOTEL AND APARTMENTS 14 North Reservations Reasonable Rates Write for 535 East Jefferson Street Hotel Rice ...................................................................................... 2021 E. Van Buren St. Lucille’s Motel .......................................................................................... St. *SWINDALL’S TOURIST HOME ..................... 1021 East Washington 2118 Violet Dr. East Louis Jordan Tourist Home .................................................... East Jefferson Street Mrs. L. Stewart Tourist Home ............................. 1134 811 East Monroe Jackson’s Tourist Home.........................................................................