Lido
Shipped to John Murray in 1936
31st and Troost St.
Kansas City Mo

The Lido Club was one of many illegal clubs that operated in Kansas City, Missouri during the 1930s. It was located at 31st Street and Troost Avenue which was a thriving shopping area located in what was then south Kansas City. There were at least two other clubs like the Lido in this neighborhood. The Premier Club and the 811 Club. The Lido was downstairs below the Isis Movie Theater; and, unfortunately, the Isis was demolished some years ago and that demolition included what was once the Lido Club. The Lido had two crap tables and one poker table. It also had several bookies who took bets on horse races. I have in my home the swivel banker's chair that one of the bookies, Johnny Murray, used at the Lido. My grandfather opened a florist business in 1923 which was across the street from the Isis and Lido. He and my father were "customers" at the Lido Club. When my Dad gave me the chair, we talked about its history and that is how I gained some knowledge about the Lido.