Hardtimes, Bellflower, California

Bob Jewett

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Well, it seems to be gone now. This was stolen from FB.

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Thanks to Jay Helfert.

I watched one seven-handed golf game on the tough 6x12 snooker table that must have taken three hours.

They had a tournament room with five or six rows of built-in seats on one side.
 
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Bob Jewett said:
I see that by 1991 there was a "Hardtimes II" in San Diego. I don't recall having heard of that before.
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I don’t recall that either.

There was a big room on the 2nd floor of a building next to downtown SD in the early/mid 80’s that had a big room. I think Chuck had a piece of it or owned it. Right now I can’t recall the name of it, By the mid 80’s most of the action moved over to College Billiards which is still there-kinda ran down now(I was there a few months ago)

Star billiards was in SD as well in the early 90’s

All I can recall right now
 
Fatboy said:
I don’t recall that either.

There was a big room on the 2nd floor of a building next to downtown SD in the early/mid 80’s that had a big room. I think Chuck had a piece of it or owned it. Right now I can’t recall the name of it, By the mid 80’s most of the action moved over to College Billiards which is still there-kinda ran down now(I was there a few months ago)

Star billiards was in SD as well in the early 90’s

All I can recall right now
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The Billiard Tavern was upstairs in downtown S. D. Played there in the 80's when Dick Megivern was running it. About 36 Gold Crowns. Maybe 8 Valley bar tables. One beautiful Kling in a viewing pit. Lots of action. Roger
 
R2PQZ said:
The Billiard Tavern was upstairs in downtown S. D. Played there in the 80's when Dick Megivern was running it. About 36 Gold Crowns. Maybe 8 Valley bar tables. One beautiful Kling in a viewing pit. Lots of action. Roger
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Yes that’s it! Billiard Tavern, I’d have needed a day or 2 to remember the name.

I went there many times, I was just starting to go out of town to play pool when I stumbled on that room. It looked like it was a hell of a action room, but by 85 the first time I went the room was dying off. Had amazing equipment. I could tell I was a few years too late.

Thanks for the help, I was sitting here thinking and couldn’t come up with the name. I would have, it wasn’t gone-I can tell when I have no chance at remembering something or I have it-just need to dig deep and it will come around. Funny how that works.

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Fatboy
 
Guy Manges said:
I'm Texas, Californian had to come home and watch all my family die , I'm all thats left... Guy
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My whole family is dead as well. I’m the last survivor. No kids. When Fatboy throws a 7 it’s all over with.

Texas is nice. I lived in San Diego until 75 beat I can recall. I was very young when we moved.I’ve lived all over Ca and lived in Vegas almost 25 years.
 
Fatboy said:
My whole family is dead as well. I’m the last survivor. No kids. When Fatboy throws a 7 it’s all over with.

Texas is nice. I lived in San Diego until 75 beat I can recall. I was very young when we moved.I’ve lived all over Ca and lived in Vegas almost 25 years.
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We are in the same boat in lots of ways, SD i was Navy, lived from Lake Side too Point Loma, hot too cool... thank goodness for the mind and fingers... Guy
 
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