![]() ![]() 9th Street downtown, The Chesterfield Club boasted much more than its beautiful music. Image courtesy of the University of Missouri at Kansas City LibraryĬhesterfield Club – Originally located at 320 E. Now, the State Line Tavern is a parking lot. And if both state policemen showed up, well, they probably ran. And if the Missouri police decided to show up, they would just mosey on over to the Kansas side. During the Prohibition era, drinkers, gamblers and musicians would flee to the Missouri side if the Kansas police raided the joint. A thick white line divided the bar to help distinguish the two sides. This was one cool and clever joint, for half the building sat on the Missouri side, and the other half on the Kansas side. State Line Tavern – Located, you guessed it, right on State Line Road at 3205 Southwest Boulevard. Below are just a few of the infamous jazzy nightclubs of Kansas City’s past from before, during and after prohibition. This was thanks to boss Tom Pendergast and his political power over the police in the area. Boss Tom Pendergast, State Line Tavern, Chesterfield Club, Hey Hay Club, Milton Moriss, Reno Club, Subway Club, Sunset Club, Piney BrownĪn old weekly newspaper called The Future, which focused on, well, the future of Kansas City, said that Kansas City had “more night clubs per capita… than in any other city in the United States.” During a time when the country was officially dried out due to Prohibition, Kansas Citians were still making, buying, drinking and selling hooch.
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