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Loxahatchee, FL
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Quoted from GoneFishinLvMsg:Still a work in progress, but I'm getting there.
Why did this thread get un-stickied? I had to go back 16 pages to find it.
I'm liking the blue lights what did you use for them
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Quoted from PinballHelp:It's inside an old church building that was flooded and destroyed from Hurricane Katrina. I've been working for the last nine months renovating and restoring it. Right now it's not a business. It's basically a private studio/arcade/museum/workshop (for some reason nobody in our group wanted to quit their day jobs and operate an arcade.. lol). However, since it's in a dedicated building, I'm setting up a trust to ensure that it doesn't go anywhere in case anything happens to me, and our group manages it, so it will be around for others to enjoy after I get it finished. I don't have any children, so I decided to make this project like a child, that I hope will grow and be around after I'm gone. There's a group of us shepherding the project - if anyone wants to get involved, PM me.
I haven't gone into a whole lot of details because basically, I've been busting my butt working on the property and so many things could have gone wrong; there were times where many people didn't think we'd get this property restored (all the electrical had to be re-wired, plumbing, framing, drywall, etc.). It sat abandoned for more than 7 years and was a complete mess. But finally it passed all inspections and all the utilities are hooked up. The only thing right now is the two A/C units in the building were flooded and it looks like they were ruined, so we're trying to raise some money to get new A/C units before it gets too hot.
One thing I hope to do right away is begin hosting IFPA tournaments at the space as soon as we can get it going. There hasn't been any sanctioned pinball competition in Louisiana and we want to start cranking out some competitors and giving our friends in nearby states reason to come visit!
Hats off to you and the hard work going into a hobby i wish i was closer i would love to help out
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Quoted from John_I:Pretty sure they are not needed. The house is concrete block exterior and built to the latest insane Hurricane codes with double straps, metal roof and impact resistant windows and doors. Here is an earlier picture from the outside with the gameroom being the large door at the center of the pic.
its looking nice john. I wish I had planed for a game room when I was building my house I did make a 2 car garage into a game room 24x24 it works well but I could use some more space
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Quoted from DUFUS:How about a video? Not a particularly pinball-centric gameroom, but maybe worth couple of laughs.
» YouTube video
That's way cool I like it
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