I had to signal the turning motion to start a vehicle so he would let me get them, and calm down still no reason why I had to leave asking me questions about do you know how many students go to U of M? Are you a regular here?.I don’t go to U of M I dress nice sorry you’re miserable and disgusting, and hate your life, don’t waste your money. I shot some baskets and had to leave? I went back to get my keys that I left the owner looked like he was ready to fight. I was waiting for my friend to meet me to play pool? I’m still pondering and don’t know what I did wrong accused me of what? Claiming I used the back door I came through the front, profiling much the owner told me maybe I have bad judgement but I had to leave still, after asking what did I do they explained all my actions like they were watching me like hawks. I wasn’t allowed to use the coin machine? The owner himself was screaming at me about girls that were using the change machine for laundry, and all his life problems threatening to punch me, because I said if the owner was here he would take my money of course I was talking to the owner WOW great customer service bud, I was told I was on my high horse for saying that and whenever I questioned why I had to leave he said don’t interrupt me listen, yet still never explained what I did never told me why I had to leave you don’t like money? I played one game and they refunded me more money then I spent which is cool, but with no one around or in the place? I didn’t make it to the bathroom and my coins were taken out of my hands, still had to pee really bad. My coins were taken out of my hands before I could make it to the bathroom, and was asked did I read the sign on the change machine, and I was asked to leave. 'We’ll have a couple of weeks to do some other things and half a year later.We’re all just doing what we can to hang on.Cheers to my very first review ever. 'We figured okay, it will be okay,' he said. Gretchen Whitmer ordered arcades to close in March, Reynolds didn't believe the mandate would stretch into fall. opens in a century-old building 'We’re all just doing what we can to hang on' Local vets want to save themĪ look at eateries Greater Lansing lost in 2020 In this case, it was a worthy cause.'Įight wooden statues in front of Mason City Hall are rotting. “Here’s a company struggling because of circumstances way outside their control and if they can make it through this I’m sure they’ll continue to be an active business. Perfect for your campus dorm or apartment (or your wherever you are. Pinball Pete's has already proven it can withstand the test of time, Hargraves said. Ann Arbor/UMich Spots Collection: Pinball Petes Wholesome activities until 4 am. The nostalgia people feel for Pinball Pete's could help it get through the pandemic, he said, but that's not the only reason it's being supported. Now Hargraves lives in Indiana but he still stops by Pinball Pete's when he's visiting family in the area. 'I remember when it was mainly pinball machines and video games,' he said. 'The center section was a PAC-MAN shrine.' He frequented the arcade when he was a Michigan State University student. 'It’s definitely a generational kind of place,' Peters said. 'It would be a real shame to see it close.'ĭonald Hargraves, 55, felt much the same way when he read Pinball Pete's plea for help. When they read about the online fundraiser they shared it with friends and donated $100. Her husband Mike grew up in Ann Arbor and spent time at that location, and last Thanksgiving, while visiting family, the couple took their kids to the arcade. Pinball Pete's was dark, busy and just the right amount of cool, she said. 'We could go down there and play video games and casually hang out and meet kids from other schools.' Office hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00AM-5:00PM. For 500 or more, you can have your name on the wall and hang out with the owners. 'It was sort of like the melting pot of the community,' Peters said. The campaign continues, and for a contribution of 75 or more you can be in style in a Pinball Pete’s T-shirt bearing an image of the South U arcade’s neon-pink elephants. The East Lansing native said the arcade was one of only a few places where teenagers could hang out and gather back then. 'You’re there to help people enjoy themselves and hopefully make memories.'įor Marya Peters, 45, a weeknight spent at Pinball Pete's with her friends when she was in high school offered one of her first feelings of independence. 'You’re not just there to see how much you can make,' he said.

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