Subj : Re: Favorite Retro Arcade
To   : Accession
From : jimmylogan
Date : Thu Nov 07 2024 18:59:03

-=> Accession wrote to jimmylogan <=-

 Ac> On Thu, Nov 07 13:35:15 -0600, you wrote:

 > I remember when Wal-Mart (or Big K) would have the machines in the
 > entry ways. I always looked for pinball, but usually the closest
 > thing were the baseball machines. :-)

 Ac> Where in the world would you see a pinball machine in a WalMart or
 Ac> KMart entryway!?

 Ac> I probably would have spent hours there as a kid. WalMarts by me had
 Ac> claw machines, and that was about it. :(

In the old days, there was an entry way that was the width of the store. 
You would walk through and enter that area, but not the main part of
the store.

It's really hard to describe in text. :-)    Let me see if I can 
find an old pic...

And not K Mart - but Big K - which is what became Wal-Mart. 

Hmm... turns out Big K was NOT an early Wal-Mart. As a kid, they
were converted - but I guess Wal-Mart bought the buildings...

http://pleasantfamilyshopping.blogspot.com/2008/07/original-big-k.html

Well - can't find a pic of the entry like I'm talking about...




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