Iconic Ann Arbor Pinball Pete flooded :(

[mwong168]

link: http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/ind ... petes.html

 

[spiroagnew]

Sad to see. I was there about a year back. Big selection of pins...MM, MB, AFM, TAF, G&R, etc. Upkeep of the games and facility itself left a bit to be desired, and it's a common complaint from the locals as well (I've heard "It ain't what it used to be" many, many times about the basement location). Maybe the flood is just another sign of its neglect. I don't think this was one of Tim Arnold's original Pete locations, but the stories of the establishment in its many incarnations are legendary. Listening to Tim Arnold's Topcast interview about having a giant crawlspace full (literally) of loose quarters and having to take them in a wheelbarrow (literally) to the bank for deposit. Of course, this was during the 1980s boom and Arnold has long departed for warmer pastures (Las Vegas), but I guess the legend remains. Hopefully everything goes well for them...future generations of players need a public venue like this to get their "feet wet". What? Too soon?

 

[Menace]

At least it would seem all the pins will only need the levelers (and legs at worst) replaced).

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