One of Chicagoland’s multi‑bar mega‑venues, 115 Bourbon Street slipped an honest‑to‑goodness arcade cabinet into its sports‑bar mix at the peak of the early‑2000s “barcade” wave. Regulars still recall the Ms.

A short-lived attempt by K-Mart to compete with the food + drink + kid’s wonderland arcade experience of the early 80’s that replaced animatronics with human magicians. Two prototype locations

A short-lived attempt by K-Mart to compete with the food + drink + kid’s wonderland arcade experience of the early 80’s that replaced animatronics with human magicians. Two prototype locations

Mall‑rats of Chicago’s western suburbs still get misty‑eyed over Aladdin’s Castle #203, Yorktown Shopping Center — one of Bally’s Illinois flagships. Opened circa 1975 between Sears and the food court, Store #203

Before crawfish‑peeler stalls and sneaker boutiques crowded the concourse, Aladdin’s Castle, Acadiana Mall (Lafayette, LA) was the hangout spot for south‑Louisiana high‑score chasers. Opening records place the arcade’s debut around 1980,

When Ashtabula Mall launched in 1992 the developer carved out a high‑ceiling space for Aladdin’s Castle, giving northeast Ohio teens a neon‑lit alternative to Lake Erie winters. Bally kept the

Aladdin’s Castle, Asheville Mall opened in November 1989, staking out a 4,500‑square‑foot suite just off the lower‑level food court. For the next dozen years the branch served as western North

Central Oregon’s Bend River Mall boasted an Aladdin’s Castle that felt more like a clubhouse than a chain store. Opened circa 1980 along U.S. 97, the pit‑stop arcade became the

Aladdin’s Castle, Berkshire Mall (Wyomissing, PA) opened upstairs near Bon‑Ton sometime in the late ’70s and quickly became Berks County’s quarter‑drain of choice. The room was famous for two things:

Built right into the main Sears entrance, Aladdin’s Castle, Burnsville Center began raking in Minnesota quarters from opening day in 1977. Contemporary newspaper ads even listed the arcade among the