Any interest in 1930s - 60s arcade photos?

[Strangeways]

I remember the old days and I always feel a sense of loss for the generations that missed out on the golden era (for me) 70's & early 80's.

My favorite memories were when Dad was an operator and he had "locations" with machines along walls similar to the EM line up above.. How's this for a lineup at a Cafe near my place..

KISS, Paragon, Space Invaders, Star Trek and Rolling Stones..
In the corner - EM - Triple Strike
Out the Font section - Williams World Cup

Opposing wall - Full of Bingos - Maybe six of them..

[63wizz]

I remember the old days and I always feel a sense of loss for the generations that missed out on the golden era (for me) 70's & early 80's.

My favorite memories were when Dad was an operator and he had "locations" with machines along walls similar to the EM line up above.. How's this for a lineup at a Cafe near my place..

KISS, Paragon, Space Invaders, Star Trek and Rolling Stones..
In the corner - EM - Triple Strike
Out the Font section - Williams World Cup

Opposing wall - Full of Bingos - Maybe six of them..

Did he ever take any photos, pity digital cameras wasn't around back in the good old days.

[illawarra_steelers]

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[illawarra_steelers]

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[illawarra_steelers]

Well this photo gets its own post.

This photo is the Bulli Beach Kiosk that is where I cut my teeth playing pinball from 1969 to around 1978 when the place burnt down. This place was even open before school! I can remember we used to walk down, play some pins, go for a surf, scronge some Coke bottles to cash in for more games.

Even when we were in primary school and the Nuns (yeah I was a good Catholic boy then ) used to march us down to the pool every Wednesday afternoon during the warmer months. There were 4 pinball junkies who used to sneak up and play the pins instead of swimming in the 'Polo Pit'. One of us used to watch for one of the Nuns while the rest of us played.

[Strangeways]

I remember the old days and I always feel a sense of loss for the generations that missed out on the golden era (for me) 70's & early 80's.

My favorite memories were when Dad was an operator and he had "locations" with machines along walls similar to the EM line up above.. How's this for a lineup at a Cafe near my place..

KISS, Paragon, Space Invaders, Star Trek and Rolling Stones..
In the corner - EM - Triple Strike
Out the Font section - Williams World Cup

Opposing wall - Full of Bingos - Maybe six of them..

Did he ever take any photos, pity digital cameras wasn't around back in the good old days.

Not that I know of, Ian.. But I know there is a box full of old family pictures at mum's - You never know !

[Pinball Fixers]

Did he ever take any photos, pity digital cameras wasn't around back in the good old days.

Not that I know of, Ian.. But I know there is a box full of old family pictures at mum's - You never know !

Would be good to see some of yours Nino...

[jyebow]

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Cool pics Tony, thanks for posting.
say , is that last one a picture of a young Colonel Sanders ?

[illawarra_steelers]

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Cool pics Tony, thanks for posting.
say , is that last one a picture of a young Colonel Sanders ?

That kid is some 'child actor' from the 1940s - can't remember his name (like I care )

[Strangeways]

Did he ever take any photos, pity digital cameras wasn't around back in the good old days.

Not that I know of, Ian.. But I know there is a box full of old family pictures at mum's - You never know !

Would be good to see some of yours Nino...

I'll see if I can grab them on Christmas Day and I'll have a look through them.

[63wizz]

i guess not many photos were taken of arcades back in the 70s 80s, because we never thought it would change
i thought pinball and arcades would be around as they were, forever

i wish i had some photos of the arcades i used to hang out at.
one is now a butcher shop, another is a Chinese restaurant and the other one that was in town im not sure whats in there now. 

[illawarra_steelers]

Seeing I live only one block from where I grew up, both of kids got the 'see that shop, that is where I used to play pinballs'......it got to the point when they would say 'yeah I already know Dad, let me guess that is where you used to play pinball' even before I could open my mouth 

Living on the beach we were luckly that there was 5 shops that between them had around 40 pins and EM arcade games in the one small suburb!

Oh they were the days!

[Retropin]

Not an arcade photo..... but a good depiction of pinball during the war.

I love this cartoon and it created an absolute stink when it was published.

I think its a classic example of how pinball was such popular culture in the 40's. This was printed pre flipper era. I think we post flipper and DMD generations under estimate the popularity of these games in their time. To have the nazi invasion of the western world depicted as a pinball game goes to show just how entrenched these games were in popular culture...or is Hitler playing against his own party?

A clever cartoon

[illawarra_steelers]

Time for some more!

[illawarra_steelers]

some more....the 4th image is the 3 Stooges!