The other Arcade at Laconia .....

[ckong]

....  which is located at



a boulevard at Lake Winnipesaukee, near Laconia

The name of the Arcade is



and it is actually a pretty entertaining place. It has all sorts of games, both really ´ancient´ (meant positively), classic and modern. It really is not bad at all and it has that American feel about it, also because of the place where it is located (Weirs Beach).

Here are some pictures









































































































And on the other side of the road of Weirs Beach you will find one of the last remaining drive-in movie theaters in The States, which is still showing the latest movies



But this drive-in did have its best days decades ago. It now has completely decayed, which is a shame. I had expected to see something like in Grease, but this is how it was:









not a place to get romantic. 

[Etienne MacGyver]

The arcade looks like a nice place, the drive in is indeed a bit sad looking, but maybe in the dark with a bunch of cars watching the movie it is better looking than the empty parking place that it looks now ?

[Belike]

Very nice place, thanks for the other bunch of pics.
Those old electro mechanical games look kick ass!

[gyruss]

what a charming little place, it's a perfect set for a zombie film.  Thanks for the pictures.

[jinxz]

My apologies for bumping an old topic but after going through the photo's again I realized that the electrical arcade 'batting practise' that you photographed was featured in an episode of 'american restoration'. They restored that arcade to it's smallest detail. The story is that the arcade owner replaced the original wooden ball with a metal ball and didn't pay attention to the destruction that it caused
The epsiode is called 'american restoration S01E22 batter up'.

[Etienne MacGyver]

Thanks !

Downloading it now, its 505 days old on usenet, so i'll put it in my FTP later  

EDIT:

Its there 

[Luigi]

Oh, I missed that thread in June.

What a wonderful and lovely place, lots of classics and a great atmosphere...I wish I could visit in the evening

[level42]

Mmmmm, the half moon is so-so IMHO....

Since Fun Spot is "around the corner" I didn't spend a dime in there...somehow the pics by Erik make it look better than I have it in my memory...


On the other side, it's an arcade, still operating today, amen !