While it seems like every tavern or inn that was built before the Civil War was considered a station on the Underground Railroad, places that were listed in the Green Book seem to be unknown or forgotten. So I thought it would be interesting to identify Ohio's Green Book-listed places that remain. This Twitter account is doing that for Cleveland. But what about the rest of Ohio?

 

BTW, for those who don't know what the Green Book was -- https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Green-Book-travel-guide

 

 

among many looks like these two were the most prominent for cle and akron:

 

 

 

Majestic Hotel

The Majestic Hotel was located on East 55th Street at Central Avenue and was Cleveland’s largest Black-owned hotel in the 1930s-60s. In a period when African Americans could not always obtain fair treatment at the city’s leading downtown hotels, Majestic Hotel offered fine accommodations without subjecting patrons to such difficulties. The Majestic became nationally known […]

 

Mathews Hotel

The Mathews Hotel was Akron’s main Black hotel. Owned by George W. Mathews, the hotel was located at 77 N. Howard Street. Born on a farm in Thomaston, Georgia, in 1897, Mathews worked as a waiter in a Montgomery, Alabama, hotel from 1915 to 1920. He migrated to Akron in 1925 and opened the Mathews […]

 

 

 

lorain was interesting for the category of tourist homes:

 

 

Mrs. Alex Cooley

Green Book Details Mrs. Alex Cooley appears in the Green Book from 1939 to 1967 at 114 W. 26th (St.) in Lorain under the category Tourist Homes. Additional information coming soon.

 

Mrs. Elishe Worthington

Green Book Details Mrs. Elishe Worthington appears in the Green Book from 1939 to 1967 at 209 W. 16th St. in Lorain under the category Tourist Homes. Additional information coming soon.

 

Mrs. Fannie Gilmer

Green Book Details Mrs. Fannie Gilmer appears in the Green Book from 1954 to 1957 at 10519 Kimberly Ave. and from 1959 to 1967 at 12421 Benham St. (Benham Ave.) in the category Tourist Homes. Additional information coming soon.

 

Mrs. H. P. Jackson

Green Book Details Mrs. H. P. Jackson appears in the Green Book from 1939 to 1967 at 2383 Apple Ave. in Lorain under the category Tourist Homes. Additional information coming soon.

 

Mrs. Porter Wood

Green Book Details Mrs. Porter Wood appears in the Green Book from 1939 to 1967 at 1759 Broadway in Lorain under the category Tourist Homes. See also Wood’s Social Inn. Additional information coming soon.

 

 

lots of sites for youngstown too.

 

 

more:

https://greenbookcleveland.placinghistory.org/tag/1962-green-book/