Dove's Auto Service

Did you know?

• Misspelled as Dave’s, this Green Book entry was Dove’s Garage located at 205 E. South Street in Kinston, NC. The business opened in 1946/1947 by Milton B. Dove, Sr. and is still operated by Mr. Dove’s son, Milton Dove, Jr.¹
• The Green Book lists the location as Kingston rather than Kinston, North Carolina.²

¹ Email correspondence from Clementine “Tina” Bryant (Kinston Resident) to Lisa R. Withers on February 21, 2019; Hill’s Kinston (Lenoir County, N.C.) 1951 City Directory (Richmond: Hill Directory Co., Inc, 1951), p. 72 (alphabetical listing); Hill’s Kinston (Lenoir County, N.C.) 1953 City Directory (Richmond: Hill Directory Co., Inc., 1953), p. 110 (alphabetical listing).

² Victor H. Green, The Negro Motorist Green Book: An International Travel Guide (Leonia, New Jersey: Victor H. Green & Company, 1950), p. 63; Green, The Negro Motorist Green Book: An International Travel Guide, Railroad Edition (Leonia, New Jersey: Victor H. Green & Company, 1951), p. 54; Green, The Negro Travelers Green Book (Leonia, New Jersey: Victor H. Green & Company, 1952), p. 54; Green, The Negro Travelers Green Book, Airline Edition (Leonia, New Jersey: Victor H. Green & Company, 1953), p. 54; Green, The Negro Traveler’s Green Book: The Guide to Travel and Vacations (New York: Victor H. Green & Company, 1954), p. 53; Green, The Negro Travelers’ Green Book: The Guide to Travel and Vacations (New York: Victor H. Green & Company, 1955), p. 53.