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i know people who have been going past the lido for years and never seen it open. I personally have never seen it open in about 5 years. WTF? Thier is a note posted in the front window Has anyone read that?
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the lido on broadway????
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MultiQuote#2 i'm hoping
Posted 06 October 2005 - 02:38 AM
After passing by at all hours of the day and on all different days of the week and never seeing it open, I was so curious about this place I asked neighbouring business owners what the deal was. This is what the guy at the mechanic shop beside told me. He said that an older couple used to run the shop, but the husband died awhile back. Apparently, the wife keeps the store in immaculate condition, just like it was when he was alive. He said it was open on Saturdays, but I've driven by on Saturdays and never seen it open. I've never been able to confirm the story, and it still peaks my curiosity every time I go by there.
#4 Charles
Posted 06 October 2005 - 04:33 AM
I pass through that Lido shop everytime im walking to Kingsgate Mall. I've never seen it open in the morning or afternoon but im sure that it is not a drug deal place. What's a drug dealing spot is that corner store near the Youth Resource Centre.
#5 Betty
Posted 19 December 2005 - 06:03 AM
I would like to do an interview with the owners for a publishing project I am working on. If anyone knows how to contact these people I would be honoured.
#6 ---
Posted 19 December 2005 - 06:15 AM
the calendar in the window is current, and the plants are watered. So if you just hang around all day near there, you should be able to snag the person who "maintains" the place
#7 observing
Posted 19 December 2005 - 06:20 AM
I'm dying to know just what that store is. I've noticed it for the last 10 years. Weird how it's never open.
#8 J Russel
Posted 20 December 2005 - 12:48 PM
The Lido claims to bev an Italian specialty shop and only open on Sat. Over the last 5 years, I've seen an older lady in there twice. All the stock is canned or dry pasta....My guess is it's a Maffia money laundering front....It'll be sad to see one of Vancouver's urban mysteries solved, though...
#9 Dan
Posted 10 April 2006 - 02:30 PM
One interesting mystery about the palce is that the calendar in the window is always current, while the rest of the store is frozen in time.
#10 VisaJerk
Posted 10 April 2006 - 07:24 PM
I have lived in Vancouver for 36 years, and I have never seen it open.
#13 Cheryl
Posted 01 May 2006 - 09:01 AM
I am writing an article about The Lido for the Courier newspaper for the Wed., May 3 issue, although it may get held until Friday, May 5. If you have any information about it, I would like to hear from you at 604-738-1411. <br><br>I'm hoping - I would like to talk to you. Please give me a call. <br><br>Betty, did you ever connect with anyone about it?<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
#14 MJ
Posted 19 May 2006 - 06:09 AM
I lived near 6th and Fraser a few years ago and was curious about the Lido for a long time, so I went by on a Saturday. I've been in there a few times since. The woman and her son who run the store are very nice people. It's NOT a mafia front! It used to be a specialty shop run by the woman's husband but he passed away in (I think) the 1980s. He also sold leather jackets; there used to be a small selection of sample coats in immaculate condition - think Mary Tyler Moore's style - but I bought them all for $20 a piece, because they fit like they'd been custom-made for me. She also sold me a sweater from the same era for $1 - she was just happy that someone would enjoy them. She said no one had even taken them off of their hangers for 25 years.
I think she probably enjoys keeping the shop open once a week (although I haven't seen it open since I moved three years ago) and the interaction with the one or two people who might wander in.
#15 Unbelievable
Posted 19 May 2006 - 06:22 AM
Cheryl Posted - 5/1/2006 5:01:32 PM I am writing an article about The Lido for the Courier newspaper for the Wed., May 3 issue, although it may get held until Friday, May 5. If you have any information about it, I would like to hear from you at 604-738-1411.
Since this article was printed, the Lido is now another newspaper-coated store front. I had the misfortune to hear a diatribe from a friend of hers who hated all the people asking what is was, etc. Due to the increased attention from the courier article, they have papered the place.
I have lived in that neighborhood for 10 years and always wondered as well. The owner was getting on in years, but still left the storefront there, so naturally there are curious people who wonder about the store. Another Vancouver landmark/mystery gone.
Since this article was printed, the Lido is now another newspaper-coated store front. I had the misfortune to hear a diatribe from a friend of hers who hated all the people asking what is was, etc. Due to the increased attention from the courier article, they have papered the place.
I have lived in that neighborhood for 10 years and always wondered as well. The owner was getting on in years, but still left the storefront there, so naturally there are curious people who wonder about the store. Another Vancouver landmark/mystery gone.
#17 Cheryl
Posted 02 June 2006 - 09:52 AM
I'm sad to see the windows of The Lido covered too. I didn't know that would be the consequence of an article.
I received a phone call from a man in his 80s who enjoyed the story. He said he used to deliver bottles of milk there back when they cost 5 cents each and were sold for 7 cents.
I received a phone call from a man in his 80s who enjoyed the story. He said he used to deliver bottles of milk there back when they cost 5 cents each and were sold for 7 cents.
#18 viv
Posted 02 June 2006 - 09:59 AM
is it a drug front? why would they paper the windows if they had nothing to hide?
#19 Mathew
Posted 02 August 2006 - 08:33 AM
Shame - this place seemed so interesting - I was looking to use it for a photo shoot.
#20 Brother MAO
Posted 02 August 2006 - 08:37 AM
the lido is still there?
i havent been in that area in while but as a kid i use to walk by that store all the time, that was 25 yrs ago....never really knew what it was
i havent been in that area in while but as a kid i use to walk by that store all the time, that was 25 yrs ago....never really knew what it was
#22 lenny
Posted 26 July 2005 - 01:43 PM
wot is this place? do they sell drugs?
cus i always pass it when i go to skytrain, and i see it is never open. everything in there looks very old!
has anyone ever been there?
cus i always pass it when i go to skytrain, and i see it is never open. everything in there looks very old!
has anyone ever been there?
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