tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post7643527746984764889..comments2024-03-09T12:18:51.016-05:00Comments on TOM GLOVER'S HAMILTON LIBRARY SCRAPBOOK: LOCAL HISTORY WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH.: 1933: THE LEGENDARY CASA LIDOTom Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749723834326832799noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-43963760926442873592018-08-16T21:39:24.760-04:002018-08-16T21:39:24.760-04:00On weekends the garages at the corner and around t...On weekends the garages at the corner and around the corner are free on weekendsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00521705025529396988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-6599176720722823802018-08-16T15:11:14.167-04:002018-08-16T15:11:14.167-04:00Good afternoon Mr Glover, I would like to know whe...Good afternoon Mr Glover, I would like to know when you can be available to do a walk thru in this building to explain the history behind every square inch of this place... I have total access and I’m available at your discretion.... thank youAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00521705025529396988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-52198179567614740602014-09-06T17:05:30.697-04:002014-09-06T17:05:30.697-04:00The orginal casa lido is the tall narrow buidling ...The orginal casa lido is the tall narrow buidling to the left. in the 1950 parcels where purchased to the right and a new building was erected ie the art deco and pontani coat of arms above it. The building to the left became the store and the right was the bar and grill. Behind it was a bonded warehouse. This building like many others from an era when Trenton was prosperous. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-74361955544080145852013-08-03T21:50:05.564-04:002013-08-03T21:50:05.564-04:00The Casa Lido did not change names to Maxine's...The Casa Lido did not change names to Maxine's until well into the 1980s or early 90s. It was a gay bar in the 70s and 80s and operated under the Casa Lido name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-4150510889025650762012-08-22T11:33:40.408-04:002012-08-22T11:33:40.408-04:00Sounds great on Warren St. But there's no plac...Sounds great on Warren St. But there's no place to park...and when there IS parking, these places tend to be closed! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-26315590995450918462012-08-19T22:29:01.973-04:002012-08-19T22:29:01.973-04:00Thanks for your observation, Ray. However I invest...Thanks for your observation, Ray. However I investigated the location and found the following: Capitol Chrysler-Plymouth was at 110 S. Warren in 1933 (earliest I could find) Wilson Harley Davidson was at 126.Look Closely at the Casa Lido sign in the 1937 photo. You will see the same basic building as occupied by today's Maxine's. I am still trying to find the actual date Casa opened. I understand it began as an Italian restaurant.<br /><br />Tom Glover Tom Gloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749723834326832799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-53825951809167975902012-08-19T01:22:55.575-04:002012-08-19T01:22:55.575-04:00Hi Tom, I don't think that Casa Lido opened at...Hi Tom, I don't think that Casa Lido opened at this location in 1933, in this art deco building, including the deco sign. Scroll down, and check a photograph you published, titled; 1937, South Warren St from West State. It is the photo with the DeLuxe Diner in the foreground. Check out the sign on the fourth building from the diner. Casa Lido, Bar & Grill. It is on the next block south of the present location. When you blow up these photos, everything pops out at you. I really love the old Capitol Motors showroom. This is the location, before they built the art deco showroom, on South Broad St. I visited this location, when I was 9 years old, and picked up sales brochures. Either my father, or my uncle brought me there. A duplicate of the 1946 Chrysler Town & Country Convertible poster that hung on their wall, hangs in my office. rayfromvillaparkrayfromvillaparknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-69055367005341032882012-08-18T12:27:57.434-04:002012-08-18T12:27:57.434-04:00Tom, you have me longing for a Checkers Burger and...Tom, you have me longing for a Checkers Burger and make that a double order of potato salad please; always made fresh and with Hellmans too! As government workers we lunched a lot at Casa Lido in the 70's but even then it became an "alternate lifestyles" place after six or so. There was also a colorful place called Maxine's up on Bear Tavern Road. I believe in the 1950's it was called the Ewing Riding Club and was a "cheaters paradise" and a hula bar, dark as midnight with Tikis and low palm fronds all over.<br /><br />Ed MillerickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com