- Kay’s Lounge

2324 Bissonnet

1936-38 - Houston City Directory lists no 2324 Bissonnet

1939 - The Houston Chronicle has reported that “Kay’s Lounge has been tapping kegs and serving Houston for decades, since 1939 to be exact.”

1941-42 - Houston City Directory lists “Whee Serve U Grocery” at 2324 Bissonnet (and contains no alphabetic listing for any of the later Kay’s entities)

1943-44 - Houston City Directory lists 2324 Bissonnet as “vacant”

1944 - Per HCAD, the building at 2324 White Oak was built in 1944

1945-48 - Houston City Directory lists “Kay’s Barbecue” at 2324 Bissonnet (with notation “restr”)

1949 - Houston City Directory lists “Kay’s Club Grill” at 2324 Bissonnet (with notation “restr”)

(No 1950 city directory available)

1951-53 - Houston City Directory lists “Kay’s Club Grill” at 2324 Bissonnet (with notation “restr”)

1954 - Houston City Directory lists 2324 Bissonnet as “vacant”

1955 - Houston City Directory lists “Kay’s Grill” at 2324 Bissonnet (need to check notation)

1958 - Houston City Directory lists “Kay’s Club Grill” at 2324 Bissonnet (with notation “restr”)

1962 - Houston City Directory lists “Kay’s Lounge” at 2324 Bissonnet (need to check notation)

1968 - Houston City Directory lists “Kay’s Lounge” at 2324 Bissonnet (with notation “restr”)

1975 - Houston City Directory lists “Kay’s Lounge” at 2324 Bissonnet (with notation “restr”)

1977-78 - Houston City Directory lists “Kay’s Lounge” at 2324 Bissonnet (with notation “restr”)

1980 - Houston City Directory lists 2324 Bissonnet as “vacant” - but 2324-and-a-half Bissonnet is listed as “Kay’s Lounge (Storage Room)”

1981 - Houston City Directory lists 2324 Bissonnet as “vacant”

1982 - Houston City Directory lists “Kay’s Lounge” at 2324 Bissonnet (need to check notation)

1984 - Houston City Directory lists “Kay’s Lounge” at 2324 Bissonnet (need to check notation)

1984 - Oldest license in TABC’s online records for “Kay’s Lounge” at 2324 Bissonnet