A retro arcade is home to 150 fully functional pinball machines, some dating from the 1950s, where fans can go back in time — and, in some cases, relive their childhood.
abc.net.au/news/pinball-museum-in-new-jersey-offers-retro-thrills/101353036The Silverball Retro Arcade, a low-slung building along the boardwalk in New Jersey beach town Asbury Park, is not your typical museum.It is home to more than 150 fully functional pinball machines
"Growing up as a kid, me and my old man, he used to love all kinds of old stuff, and this is just something that reminds me of him," said 24-year-old William Mena. On a breezy day in Asbury Park, made famous by rocker Bruce Springsteen, pinging and popping sounds could be heard from the arcade. "It's like a treat for the senses," said 48-year-old Raffi Abelson, playing on one of the oldest pinball machines from the 1950s.
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