The age of the Rat Pack—late 1950s early 1960s—is romanticized, but there is good and bad with every generation.
So if he couldn’t open a reincarnation of the Sands Hotel and Casino, "A pool room seemed like the next rational step," Adam DeVoe said, and so King Smiley was born in Fort Edward, NY ---> KingSmileyBilliards.com.
Two years ago, DeVoe and his wife realized the closest pool room to them was too far away, and timing is everything, as they say. He was a former news broadcast man, and she, a grant writer. They managed to purchase a building in Fort Edward and then bought Devine's Billiards, a local supply company, to furnish the new pool room. Adirondack Billiards on Glen Street in Glens Falls was a hot spot for 15 years before it closed in 2008. Owner Joe Stanislowsky sold DeVoe the tournament-sized tables at a savings of about $10,000 compared to what they would have cost new, DeVoe said.
"These are what the pros play on," DeVoe said. "It’s the difference between golf and mini golf." The raised stage was perfect for an elevated bar area. Playfully dubbed "The Loser’s Lounge," that’s where the less skilled players go to watch the action when they’re out. The building had a large kitchen, which DeVoe upgraded with commercial equipment. The bar serves only beer and wine so the booze doesn’t overshadow the billiards. "I try really hard to have it not be a bar. It’s really about the pool here," DeVoe said.
This looks like it might be a good stop on a local regional tour, e.g., Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour, Joe Tucker's and American Billiard Club league, et cetera.
Source ---> A Good Break: Former Newsman Opens Billiard Hall on Cue [Retrieved 17 April 2014]
DeVoe, also a painter, created much of the artwork around the billiard hall, using the colors and geometrical shapes of 1960s design. The lounge area that some call "Frank Sinatra’s dressing room" has a vintage sofa and chairs he picked up from a friend’s grandmother’s basement, and a bumper pool table by the bar. Cue sticks are mounted on the wall at King Smiley Billiards in Fort Edward.
So if he couldn’t open a reincarnation of the Sands Hotel and Casino, "A pool room seemed like the next rational step," Adam DeVoe said, and so King Smiley was born in Fort Edward, NY ---> KingSmileyBilliards.com.
Two years ago, DeVoe and his wife realized the closest pool room to them was too far away, and timing is everything, as they say. He was a former news broadcast man, and she, a grant writer. They managed to purchase a building in Fort Edward and then bought Devine's Billiards, a local supply company, to furnish the new pool room. Adirondack Billiards on Glen Street in Glens Falls was a hot spot for 15 years before it closed in 2008. Owner Joe Stanislowsky sold DeVoe the tournament-sized tables at a savings of about $10,000 compared to what they would have cost new, DeVoe said.
"These are what the pros play on," DeVoe said. "It’s the difference between golf and mini golf." The raised stage was perfect for an elevated bar area. Playfully dubbed "The Loser’s Lounge," that’s where the less skilled players go to watch the action when they’re out. The building had a large kitchen, which DeVoe upgraded with commercial equipment. The bar serves only beer and wine so the booze doesn’t overshadow the billiards. "I try really hard to have it not be a bar. It’s really about the pool here," DeVoe said.
This looks like it might be a good stop on a local regional tour, e.g., Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour, Joe Tucker's and American Billiard Club league, et cetera.
Source ---> A Good Break: Former Newsman Opens Billiard Hall on Cue [Retrieved 17 April 2014]
DeVoe, also a painter, created much of the artwork around the billiard hall, using the colors and geometrical shapes of 1960s design. The lounge area that some call "Frank Sinatra’s dressing room" has a vintage sofa and chairs he picked up from a friend’s grandmother’s basement, and a bumper pool table by the bar. Cue sticks are mounted on the wall at King Smiley Billiards in Fort Edward.
