I launched my nationwide pool hall finder today

[Bob Jewett]

It would be nice to have a "search map area" botton. I'm used to that from Google Maps.

 

[Monti]

While the knockers abound, I appreciate your initiative and obviously hard work in trying to do something positive for our sport… or hobby.

Agree with this. I expected to see lots of comments saying, great, thanks for all your effort- instead there is just criticism. Well done for doing this. I may still just use google but well done anyway

 

[Bob Jewett]

Here is a previous thread about a list like this

Is There A Master List of all USA Pool Rooms?

Is there a master list of every pool room in the USA? When I use Google and ask for 'addresses of all pool rooms in America' I get a state, or city list but not the whole country. Can any one point me in the right direction if such a list exists? Thanks,

forums.azbilliards.com

 

[jsw548]

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.

Since the number one response I've gotten on AZ Billiards is how many I've missed, I need to move this existing menu item to a much more prominent place, instead of where it's at...........lol

Did you find a missing or closed pool hall? - Pool Hall Finder

Help us keep our pool hall listings up to date! If you know of a new venue, a hidden gem we’ve missed, or a place that has closed, we’d love to hear from you. Simply fill out the form below, and we’ll verify the details and update our site. One of the things we do

americanbilliardsassociation.com

 

[jsw548]

Agree with this. I expected to see lots of comments saying, great, thanks for all your effort- instead there is just criticism. Well done for doing this. I may still just use google but well done anyway

What's the most interesting is that I posted it to the Billiards sub Reddit earlier and 90% of the comments were positive. When folks found their favorite pool missing, they informed me, and I promptly added it. Who knew that the folks on the AZ Billiards forum were tougher than critics on Reddit?

 

[jsw548]

While the knockers abound, I appreciate your initiative and obviously hard work in trying to do something positive for our sport… or hobby.

You are very kind Mark, and a voice I needed to hear this afternoon after reading the comments on here.........lol

 

[kaznj]

Elite billiards. Rt 1 s Edison New Jersey.

 

[jsw548]

Here is a previous thread about a list like this

Is There A Master List of all USA Pool Rooms?

Is there a master list of every pool room in the USA? When I use Google and ask for 'addresses of all pool rooms in America' I get a state, or city list but not the whole country. Can any one point me in the right direction if such a list exists? Thanks,

forums.azbilliards.com

I'm retired and I created this because I saw a need. I'm in this for the long haul and will be updating it on an ongoing basis.

I'm working with each individual pool hall to write a brief "About" section for the pop-up, when you click on their map pin. I've already done about 20 and I know it's going to take me a long time to get them from each pool hall, that would like one. See the attached screenshot of one of the pool halls that has worked with me.

 

[jsw548]

Elite billiards. Rt 1 s Edison New Jersey.

Thanks so much. I'll look them up and add them to the site. I appreciate this kind of feedback.

Well, it turns out they are already on the map. I searched by their name and then by their zip code 08817, and they came up both times. Take a look at the attached screenshot.

 

[outrider1]

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

Speakeasy pool hall is here in NC,in nort Sanford.

 

[jsw548]

Speakeasy pool hall is here in NC,in nort Sanford.

How interesting. I use a venue's Facebook page as one way to tell if they are still in business. If they have current posts, then I can be certain they are still around Speakeazy, was posting regularly, then suddenly stopped in 2019. I'll get them added right away. Thanks for the head's up.
They've now been added.

 

[jsw548]

It would be nice to have a "search map area" botton. I'm used to that from Google Maps.

I'm not sure exactly what you mean. Right now, if you put in a zip code or city, it returns all pool halls within a 50-radius. I'm limiting it to that to protect the work I've done from folks that might want to abscond with all of the data.......lol

 

[Mark V]

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.

This.

 

[Mark V]

I'm retired and I created this because I saw a need. I'm in this for the long haul and will be updating it on an ongoing basis.

I'm working with each individual pool hall to write a brief "About" section for the pop-up, when you click on their map pin. I've already done about 20 and I know it's going to take me a long time to get them from each pool hall, that would like one. See the attached screenshot of one of the pool halls that has worked with me.

I think you have a really good idea and vision. Keep it going.

 

[jsw548]

I think you have a really good idea and vision. Keep it going.

Thanks Mark, I think you'll find it interesting the other ways I'm trying to help pool halls, which is broken out in the sub menu items under "Hey Pool Hall Owners". I'm doing those things as I saw a great need, while doing my research and looking at over 1,500 pool hall websites and their accompanying Facebook pages.

 

[Mensabum]

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

Kudos to you for the undertaking Jeff!!

 

[Mensabum]

i typed in locations and it didnt know several poolhalls in alabama

You can disappear in Alabama. Maybe it's a safety thing.

 

[Mensabum]

What's the most interesting is that I posted it to the Billiards sub Reddit earlier and 90% of the comments were positive. When folks found their favorite pool missing, they informed me, and I promptly added it. Who knew that the folks on the AZ Billiards forum were tougher than critics on Reddit?

The arthritis makes us crabby.

 

[outrider1]

How interesting. I use a venue's Facebook page as one way to tell if they are still in business. If they have current posts, then I can be certain they are still around Speakeazy, was posting regularly, then suddenly stopped in 2019. I'll get them added right away. Thanks for the head's up.
They've now been added.

Someone is on their Facebook site,I believe.

 

[jsw548]

Kudos to you for the undertaking Jeff!!

Thank you very much. It will be an ongoing project for me. I'll have to hurry up (at age 63) and have some kids to bequeath this responsibility to.