I launched my nationwide pool hall finder today

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jsw548

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I'm hoping that you folks will find my new site useful. Once you get to the home page, enter either a zip code or a city(and state), where you'd like to find pool halls.

What you'll see are the listings and map pins for all pool halls, in my system, within a 50-mile radius of the zip code entered.

All pool halls on this site have a minimum of 4 tables. There are over 1,000 listed, but I know there are still more out there, that just didn't come up in any of the searches I have done over the past several months.

If you notice a missing pool hall, that has at least 4 tables, there's a tab at the top to submit that, so I can check them out and get the listed on here.

I look forward to any feedback you care to provide, after you have checked it out. Thanks in advance.

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Jeff
 
northdakotafats

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You're missing a couple really nice ones from my area. Moorhead Billiards in Moorhead, MN and Fargo Billiards and Gastropub in Fargo , ND.
 
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northdakotafats said:
You're missing a couple really nice ones from my area. Moorhead Billiards in Moorhead, MN and Fargo Billiards and Gastropub in Fargo , ND.
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If you put in the zip code for Moorhead 56560, both of those places are already on the map (see attached screenshot). Did you search by zip code or by city?
 

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jsw548 said:
I'm hoping that you folks will find my new site useful. Once you get to the home page, enter either a zip code or a city(and state), where you'd like to find pool halls.

What you'll see are the listings and map pins for all pool halls, in my system, within a 50-mile radius of the zip code entered.

All pool halls on this site have a minimum of 4 tables. There are over 1,000 listed, but I know there are still more out there, that just didn't come up in any of the searches I have done over the past several months.

If you notice a missing pool hall, that has at least 4 tables, there's a tab at the top to submit that, so I can check them out and get the listed on here.

I look forward to any feedback you care to provide, after you have checked it out. Thanks in advance.

American Billiards Association map link

Jeff
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I'm sure this is a labor of love but not really sure what the point is. If I Google "pool halls near me" I get the same results.
 
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Dan White said:
I'm sure this is a labor of love but not really sure what the point is. If I Google "pool halls near me" I get the same results.
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One of the challenges I found with doing it that way, is that Google will return results of pool halls that have been closed for many years, but their website is still floating around out there. I've found some that have been closed for 15 years, in all of the searches I've done. Plus, in the results, you'll get a ton of bars that have only one or two tables, and I didn't want to offer that.
 
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maha said:
im sure its better than to just google billiards and name the town.
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One of the challenges I found with doing it that way, is that Google will return results of pool halls that have been closed for many years, but their website is still floating around out there. I've found some that have been closed for 15 years, in all of the searches I've done. Plus, in the results, you'll get a ton of bars that have only one or two tables, and I didn't want to offer that.
 
Dan White

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jsw548 said:
One of the challenges I found with doing it that way, is that Google will return results of pool halls that have been closed for many years, but their website is still floating around out there. I've found some that have been closed for 15 years, in all of the searches I've done. Plus, in the results, you'll get a ton of bars that have only one or two tables, and I didn't want to offer that.
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That's not my experience. I just tried it and I actually got the same results you provided plus 1 or 2 more. How will you keep your list more accurate than Google in the years to come?
 
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wish you best of luck on your tough endeavor.

as said tough to keep it current or get them all.

but how about on this site post a list of all the states and its pool rooms. and where they are. and allow us to add ones missed. this way it will be complete and when they are closed a note can be added.
you then can also incorporate that into your site with more things added if you choose.

so they can go to your site and find out if there is action, kinds of tables, food, booze , etc.

that could be a good symbiotic relationship with you.
 
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