Lewis

Oral History

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•  Multiple businesses were listed at 220 E. Cabarrus Street in the Green Book: 
  • 1941, 1947: Listed as “Lewis--220 E. Cabarrus” under “Hotels” in Raleigh.¹
  • 1948-1951: Listed as “Lewis--220 E. Cabarrus” under “Tailors” in Raleigh. There was not a “Hotels” section for Raleigh in the 1948-1952 editions.²
  • 1952-1955: Listed as “Lewis Hotel---200 Cabarrus Street” under “Hotels” AND listed as “Lewis---220 E. Cabarrus St.” under “Tailors” in Raleigh in the same edition.³
  • 1954: Listed as “De Luxe Hotel, 220 E. Cabarrus St.” under “Hotels” in Raleigh on two lines, bold, and bigger font.⁴
  • 1955: Listed as “De Luxe Hotel, 220 E. Cabarrus St., Mem. Nationwide Hotel Assn” on three lines, bold, and bigger font.⁵
  • 1956-1957, 1959-1967: Listed as “DeLuxe Hotel---220 East Cabarrus St.” in Raleigh.⁶

¹ Victor H. Green, The Negro Motorist Green Book (New York: Victor H. Green & Company, 1941), p. 36; Green, The Negro Motorist Green Book: A Classified Motorist & Tourist’s Guide Covering the United States (Leonia, New Jersey: Victor H. Green & Company, 1947), p. 65. 
² Victor H. Green, The Negro Motorist Green Book: A Classified Motorist & Tourist Guide Covering the United States & Alaska (New York: Victor H. Green & Company, 1948), p. 63; Green, The Negro Motorist Green Book: An International Travel Guide (New York: Victor Green & Company, 1949), p. 57; 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 (since 1947, there was not a “Hotels” section for Raleigh until the 1952 edition. It could be that the hotels were mislabeled under “Tailors” for several editions).  
³ Victor H. 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.  54. 
⁴ Victor H. Green, The Negro Traveler’s Green Book: The Guide to Travel and Vacations (New York: Victor H. Green & Company, 1954), p. 53. 
⁵ Victor H. Green, The Negro Travelers’ Green Book: The Guide to Travel and Vacations (New York: Victor H. Green & Company, 1955), p. 54. 
⁶ Victor H. Green, The Negro Travelers’ Green Book: The Guide for Travel and Vacations, Fall 1956 (New York: Victor H. Green & Company, 1956), p. 46; Green, The Negro Travelers’ Green Book (New York:  Victor H. Green & Company, 1957), p. 47; Alma D. Green, The Negro Traveler’s Green Book (New York: Victor H. Green & Company, 1959), p. 52; Alma D. Green, The Travelers’ Green Book: Guide for Travel & Vacations (New York: Victor H. Green & Company, 1960), p. 73; Alma D. Green, The Travelers’ Green Book: Guide for Travel & Vacations (New York: Victor H. Green & Company, 1961), p. 69; Alma D. Green, Green Book: Guide for Travel and Vacations (New York: Victor H. Green & Company, 1962), p. 74; L. A. Waller & Melvin Tapley, Travelers’ Green Book, International Edition (New York: Victor H. Green & Company, 1963-1964), p. 58; L.A. Waller & Melvin Tapeley, Travelers’ Green Book, International Edition (New York: Victor H. Green & Company, 1966-1967), p. 58.