Alberta’s Beauty Shop appears in the Green Book from 1946-1955 at 8203 Cedar Ave. under the category Beauty Parlors. Additional information coming soon.
1946 Green Book
Alonzo Wright Sohio Service Stations
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 […]
Benjamin’s
Benjamin’s appears in the Green Book from 1946-1955 at E. 55th St. & Central under the category Drug Stores. Additional information coming soon.
Blue Grass Club
Blue Grass Club appears in the 1946 Green Book at 8219 Cedar Ave. under the category Taverns. Additional information coming soon.
Bryant’s Barber Shop
Bryant’s Barber Shop (Arthur L. Bryant, proprietor) appears in the Green Book from 1946-1955 at 9808 Cedar Ave. under the category Barber Shops. In need of more space, the business moved in 1934 from 9402 to 9808 Cedar. Bryant’s Barber Shop was established ca. 1922. Additional information coming soon.
Carnegie Hotel
Carnegie Hotel appears in the Green Book from 1946-1947, 1949-1950, and 1954-1967 at 6903 Carnegie Ave. under the category Hotels. The correct address was 6803 Carnegie Ave. Hotel owners Earnestine and Eddie Eadie sold their interests in the sixty-room hostelry in 1947 to Alonzo Wright, who also operated the Majestic Hotel on East 55th Street. […]
Cassie’s Restaurant
Cassie’s Restaurant appears in the Green Book from 1946-1954 at 2284 E. 55th St. under the category Restaurants. Additional information coming soon.
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.
Cedar Gardens Restaurant
Cedar Gardens Restaurant was a night spot that achieved regional and even national renown as a “black and tan” club in the 1930s and 1940s. Jacob Hecht opened Cedar Gardens at 9706 Cedar Avenue in January 1934. Hecht hired Ulysses S. “Sweets” Dearing to manage the restaurant, which in spite of advertising “Chinese and American” […]
Douglas Texaco Stations
Douglas Texaco Stations appears in the Green Book from 1946-1951 at E. 93rd & Cedar Ave. under the category Service Stations. Other known locations include E. 90th and Carnegie and E. 107th and Fairhill. Additional information coming soon.
Douglass Club
Douglass Club (operated by Walter Ellis) appears in the Green Book under the name “Douglass” from 1946-1955 at 7917 Cedar Ave. under the category Night Clubs. Additional information coming soon.
El Morocco Lounge Bar
El Morocco Lounge Bar (or El Morocco Club) appears erroneously in the 1946 Green Book at 217 E. 55th St. under the category Taverns. Its true location was 8219 Cedar Avenue. Additional information coming soon. Resources: El Morocco Lounge grand opening advertisement. Call & Post. February 12, 1944.
Gant’s Valeteria
Gant’s Valeteria (G. H. Gant, proprietor) appears in the Green Book from 1946-1955 at 10026 Cedar Ave. under the category Tailors. In the 1950-1955 editions of the Green Book, Gant’s Valeteria is listed at 9502 Cedar Ave as “Grant’s.” According to an ad in the Call & Post (July 29, 1944), Gant’s Valeteria offered both […]
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.
Kyer’s Service Station
Kyer’s Service Station appears in the Green Book from 1946-1955 at Cedar & E. 79th St. in the category Service Stations. No further information is available.
Lincoln Hotel
Lincoln Hotel appears in the Green Book in 1940 and 1946 at E. 40th St. & Scovill Ave. in the category Hotels. This may have been in error, as the hotel closed in the 1920s. No further information is available.
Log Cabin
Log Cabin appears in the Green Book from 1939-1946 at 2294 E. 55th St. under the category Taverns. Roger Price and Willie Pierson opened the Log Cabin in 1934 at 2290 East 55th Street and expanded into the adjacent storefront at 2294 two years later. Additional information coming soon. Resources “Log Cabin Grill is Crossroads […]
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 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
Manhattan Restaurant and Tap Room
Manhattan Restaurant and Tap Room appears in the Green Book from 1946-1967 at 9903 Cedar Ave. under the category Restaurants. The restaurant was operated by Beulah Norton Penn from 1942 to 1952, when her husband Fleet Slaughter joined her in running it until 1960. In that year they opened Lancer Steakhouse at 7707 Carnegie Avenue. […]
Mike’s Brown Derby
Mike’s Brown Derby (or simply Brown Derby) appears in the Green Book from 1946-1955 at E. 40th & Woodland Ave. under the category Taverns. Additional information coming soon.
Mrs. McCray
Mrs. McCray appears in the Green Book from 1940-1946 at 2416 E. 40th St. in the category Tourist Homes. No further information is available.
Phillis Wheatley Association
Phillis Wheatley Association appears in the Green Book from 1939-1962 at 4300 Cedar Ave. under the category Hotels. The organization, actually located at 4450 Cedar Ave., was founded by Jane Edna Hunter in 1911. It built the nine-story Emeritus House in 1927. Additional information coming soon. Resources Kusmer, Kenneth L. A Ghetto Takes Shape: Black […]
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.
Solomon’s Gold Bar Delicatessen & Restaurant
Solomon’s Gold Bar Delicatessen & Restaurant (or simply Gold Bar) appears in the Green Book from 1946-1955 at Massie & E. 105th St. under the category Taverns. It was owned by Ben Solomon. Solomon’s Gold Bar Delicatessen & Restaurant moved to 14700 Kinsman Road in 1947 and was replaced by Cafe Tia Juana. It moved […]
Sykes Bros. Garage
Sykes Bros. Garage appears in the Green Book from 1939-1947 at 8708 Cedar Ave. and from 1948-1950 at 6801 Kinsman Rd. in the category Garages. 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 […]
Wilkins School of Cosmetology
Wilkins School of Cosmetology appears in the Green Book from 1941-1951 under the category Beauty Parlors. The first address listed is “Phillis Wheatley Bldg.” In 1951, the address is changed to 2112 E. 46th St. Duplicate entries at 2112 E. 46th St. are listed as “Wilkins” from 1947-1955 under the category Beauty Parlors, and as […]
Williams’ World’s Greatest Bar-B-Q
Williams’ World’s Greatest Bar-B-Q appears in the Green Book from 1946-1956 at Central & E. 49th St. under the category Restaurants. Previously Henry Burkett’s Black King’s Barbecue, Williams Bar-B-Q opened in 1935. Eugene Williams, a native of Louisiana, earned the nickname “Hot Sauce” Williams for his sauce recipe. Williams built the business into several locations. […]