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Fitchenberg's Penny Arcade, New Orleans. Now where did I leave my time machine?

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Love the photo Rene. I really like the large signs all over that state "Smoking Prohibited Offensive To The Ladies" .

Folks, this is Rene's living room! (just kidding)

Wow! Hey, is that Shawn O I see way in the back?

Fran

I'm going to hunt this place down the next time I'm there...

I was born in the wrong era.

Makes me think of - and miss - the old Main Street Arcade at Disney World. They used to have lots of antique machines like those shown in the photos. I particularly remember a machine that gave you a mild electric shock to test how long you would hold on. I can't imagine them having that now!

MicaMonster wrote:I was born in the wrong era.

weren't we all, but I imagine we'd still be saying that regardless of when we were born (I'm thinking of that marion cotillard character in that woody allen paris movie... what was that called?).

brianu wrote:

MicaMonster wrote:I was born in the wrong era.

weren't we all, but I imagine we'd still be saying that regardless of when we were born (I'm thinking of that marion cotillard character in that woody allen paris movie... what was that called?).

Midnight in Paris.

52089 wrote:Makes me think of - and miss - the old Main Street Arcade at Disney World. They used to have lots of antique machines like those shown in the photos. I particularly remember a machine that gave you a mild electric shock to test how long you would hold on. I can't imagine them having that now!

I don't remember the electric shock as a kid at the MK but I do remember the old coin-op motion picture machines. They were scattered at the end of Main Street where the hot dog place is now. They also had old aracde and video machines as well. For a brief time old movie machines were scattered around various shops after they closed the arcade. For a real blast from the past try to find the old farm phone and "listen in" to the conversation. They removed it a few years back during remodleing. Not sure if it ever went back in...