In the late ‘50s or early ‘60s there was an explosion at Bally Manufacturing near California and Melrose. Do you have more details? —Adam Baran, Lansing There was in fact a mysterious explosion at the Bally Manufacturing factory in the Avondale neighborhood in 1969. The Chicago Tribune reported that people […]
Pinball History
Ask The Times: Pinball outlawed
Ask The Times: Pinball outlawed | The Timeshttp://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/04/19/ask-the-times-pinball-outlawed/a4o6qod/Q. Why do several cities have ordinances against pinball on the books?
Pinball comeback: Flashback to the arcade golden age
Pinball comeback: Flashback to the arcade golden age | Sunshine Coast Dailyhttps://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/pinball-comeback-flashback-to-the-arcade-golden-ag/3380745/MAROOCHYDORE cafe Sneaky Baron will host the Coast’s first ever international pinball tournament this weekend.
Pinball machine guru returns to Roanoke
Pinball machine guru returns to Roanokehttp://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Pinball-machine-guru-returns-to-Roanoke-478598993.htmlNic Schell made a 30,000 mile, multi-state trip fixing pinball machines along the way. Now he
Coast Chronicles: Tucker Wachsmuth, collector extraordinaire
Coast Chronicles: Tucker Wachsmuth, collector extraordinaire – Columns –http://www.chinookobserver.com/co/columns/20180314/coast-chronicles-tucker-wachsmuth-collector-extraordinaireThe nut house For several hours a couple Saturdays ago, the community room at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum turned into a pinball arcade. All manner of friends, neighbors, and hangers-on — 75 of us — stopped by for the fun. How […]
Long Live Pinball
Long Live Pinball | Southwest: The Magazinehttps://www.southwestmag.com/pinball-revival/The resurgence of pinball has allowed one lapsed fan to return to the classic arcade games of his youth—and the sense of euphoria they once inspired.