![]() ![]() The alley covered most of the basement's hallway and consisted of two lanes, with the pins and bowling balls having options for both adults and children. Unfortunately, the bowling alley was removed many decades ago, but the blueprints offer an idea of what the bowling alley would have looked like. The basement offered further entertainment for the Long family with the inclusion of a private bowling alley. Long kept the billiards room primarily for his own use or whether his purpose was to entertain guests and business partners, although billiards rooms were usually intended as a space for the men of the house and their invited guests to gather. As for the Long family's Klondike table, little is known about the rules of the game although it may have been aimed at younger players. Brunswick Billiards continues to be a top billiards company, evolving their products as games evolved over time. Brunswick tables became one of the most popular brands for billiards, owners of their tables included Abraham Lincoln. ![]() Brunswick Manufacturing Company, owned by John Moses Brunswick. The first Brunswick Billiards table was created in 1845 by the J.M. ![]() The Long family had two classic Brunswick Monarch billiards tables and a smaller Klondike table. In addition, wealthy families could afford to add their own billiards room in their mansions. Billiards parlors were popular in the Kansas City area, with 194 in the city in 1911. The billiards room on the lower level of the Kansas City Museum once served as an entertainment room for the Long family. ![]()
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