Histories of sites of Black entertainment, leisure, and recreation in Northeast Ohio, including those in Victor H. Green's travel guides of the 1930s-60s.
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ALT Blue and white pamphlet cover. Titled "Mason's Farm, the favorite rural recreation spot." Along with stock images of a woman on horseback and a man and woman on bicycles, the cover shows photos of the archway entrance to the farm, a head shot of Benny Mason, and the barn that housed the clubhouse.
ALT A corner commercial building faced with brick on the second story and formstone on the first story with a pointed turret on the near corner. Large signs are mounted on the second level: At center is a musical eighth-note shaped neon sign that reads “Leo’s CASINO food LIQUOR.” To the left is a checkmark shaped sign that reads “ABBOTT’S BAR-B-Q” with a circular seal-like medallion sign reading “Ribs—Chicken.” Three 1950s cars are parked in front and the leaves of a tree above the photographer appear at the top just inside the field of view.
ALT 1940s-50s cars parked in front of an old commercial building with a blade sign reading "Mercury Bar Dine Dance" and a smaller sign reading "Dearing's Ribs Chicken Shrimp." An iron balcony to the left is sheltered by a tile-roofed awning supported by brackets. The building itself has the name "Paris" carved in a stone nameplate set in the brick facade just below its roofline.
