Alonzo Wright Sohio Service Stations appears in the Green Book from 1938-1947 at E. 92nd & Cedar under the category Service Stations. Beginning in 1941, includes “7 Convenient Locations.” A related entry – listed simply as “Sohio” – appears in the Green Book from 1939-1940 at E. 93rd St. & Cedar Ave. under the category […]
1938 Green Book
Cedar Branch YMCA
Cedar Branch YMCA appears in the Green Book from 1938-1967 (with the exception of 1947) at E. 76th St. & Cedar under the category Hotels. Additional information coming soon. Resources “Search Results [Cedar Branch YMCA].” Cleveland Memory. https://clevelandmemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/search/searchterm/Cedar%20Branch%20YMCA. “Young Men’s Christian Assn.” Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. https://case.edu/ech/articles/y/young-mens-christian-assn.
Geraldine Hotel
Geraldine Hotel appears in the Green Book from 1938-1959 at 2212 E. 40th St. in the category Hotels. No further information is available.
Globe Theater
Globe Theater appears in the 1938 Green Book at E. 55th & Woodland under the category Theaters. Additional information coming soon.
Heat Wave
Heat Wave appears in the 1938 Green Book at 2291 E. 55th St. under the category Night Clubs. Heat Wave was a jazz venue inside Majestic Hotel. The club moved to Quincy Ave. in 1939 and became known as the “New Heat Wave.” See also Majestic Hotel. Additional information coming soon.
Lu-Zell / Lucille’s Beauty Salon
Lu-Zell Beauty Salon appears in the Green Book from 1938-1946 at 2211 E. 55th St. in the category Beauty Parlors. Lu-Zell was a portmanteau of the first names of its owners, Lucille Jones and Marzella Martin. The shop’s actual location was inside the Majestic Hotel at 2291 E. 55th St. until 1939. Although the Green […]
Majestic Barber Shop
Majestic Barber Shop appears in the 1938 Green Book at 2290 E. 55th St. in the category Barber Shops. It was actually located inside the Majestic Hotel in 2291 E. 55th St. See also Majestic Hotel. No further information is available.
Majestic Hotel
Majestic Hotel appears in the Green Book from 1938-1967 at 2291 E. 55th St. under the category Hotels. See also Heat Wave and Majestic Barber Shop. Additional information coming soon. Resources Morris, Shawn. “Majestic Hotel.” Cleveland Historical. https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/636 “Majestic Hotel.” Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. https://case.edu/ech/articles/m/majestic-hotel
Rollins Service Garage
Rollins Service Garage appears in the Green Book from 1938-1947 at E. 40th & Central under the category Garages. Additional information coming soon.
The Chicken Coop
The Chicken Coop appears in the 1938 Green Book at 9615 Cedar Ave. under the category Restaurants. No further information is available.
Ward Apartment Hotel
Ward Apartment Hotel appears in the Green Book from 1938-1966 at 4113 Cedar Ave. under the category Hotels. The hotel’s proprietor and manager was William T. Ward, Sr., a native of Leesville, Virginia, who got his start in the hotel business as a bellhop at Old Monongahela Hotel in Pittsburgh. He moved to Cleveland in […]