http://mashable.com/2015/10/21/early-arcades/
These photographs of a conspicuously empty Wonderland were created as exhibit evidence in a federal case brought against the arcade related to taxation of its penny bingo games.
1968 Wonderland Arcade
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1968 Wonderland Arcade
Amazing photos...
http://mashable.com/2015/10/21/early-arcades/
http://mashable.com/2015/10/21/early-arcades/
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Re: 1968 Wonderland Arcade
Wish I was back in time to visit that place!
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Re: 1968 Wonderland Arcade
thanks for sharing. this is awesome! not only the photos, but the little background story piece as well.
my favourite:
my favourite:
Teenagers poured countless coins into the machines...and occasionally took them back. In 1947, Wonderland was robbed by a 13-year-old who made off with $150 worth of nickels. He was nabbed by police after buying a new suit, shoes and taxi rides around town with the five-cent pieces.
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Re: 1968 Wonderland Arcade
I love the variety. Only one wall of typical pins.
A great bingo lineup.
EM gun games
Skee ball and a bowler
Pitch n bats
A lineup of what I assume golfers, based on the controls on the lockdown bar area...
Bb shooting gallery
Novelty machines galore: even one to make an acetate record!
A great bingo lineup.
EM gun games
Skee ball and a bowler
Pitch n bats
A lineup of what I assume golfers, based on the controls on the lockdown bar area...
Bb shooting gallery
Novelty machines galore: even one to make an acetate record!
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Re: 1968 Wonderland Arcade
Have you been to pindude152's basement? Next best thing. Seriously.Williams Fan wrote:Wish I was back in time to visit that place!
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Re: 1968 Wonderland Arcade
Thanks for the compliment.cait001 wrote:Have you been to pindude152's basement? Next best thing. Seriously.Williams Fan wrote:Wish I was back in time to visit that place!
Funny, I've known about these pictures for awhile. They were a bit of an inspiration for my basement arcade.
We can thank the (evil) bingo machine for being able to enjoy these awesome pictures today.
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Bally: Mad World
Williams: Pot 'O' gold, Beat the clock
Rally Play Company of Nice France: Any Flip Tronic(s) era machine produced between 1966 and 1969
"It's heavy. What is it? ... The, uh, stuff dreams are made of"
-The Maltese Falcon
"Every ball for me's another game.For you this always looks the same [...]
I know for you this doesn't look a lot. For me this is the only thing I got"
-Yello - Pinball Cha Cha
"He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life"
-Homer Simpson
Check out my blog at http://pindude152.blogspot.ca/ for quality content about electromechanical amusement
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