Pool Halls in Inglewood CA???

JB Cases said:
Jay's Billiards (Jay Helfert's place?)

Any others? I am here now and would like to play for a couple hours.
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There used to be Crystal Palace Billiards on Imperial Highway in Inglewood. Don't know if it's still there but it used to be a bad ass place.
 
I haven't been there in years, but I bet the closest action room is still House of Billiards in Santa Monica. Good one pocket action starts mid-afternoon. Go straight up the 405 to Wilshire, then west to 19th St. - only takes a few minutes.

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JB Cases said:
Jay's Billiards (Jay Helfert's place?)

Any others? I am here now and would like to play for a couple hours.
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It's closed. Sorry. You'll have to come to my house and play. OR, Mr. Lucky's is in Hawthorne on Hawthorne Blvd. near Torrance Blvd.
 
I would stay out of Inglewood, (You must be at LAX) Compton, Watts and mosey on up to Hardtimes Billiards in Bellflower.
 
+1 for Hard Times. Not far from Inglewood.

Jay, I miss your spot. I used to love playing with James Woods, Eric and the other guys there.

Sigh. Good pool halls are really hard to come by these days.
 
Dawgneck said:
+1 for Hard Times. Not far from Inglewood.

Jay, I miss your spot. I used to love playing with James Woods, Eric and the other guys there.

Sigh. Good pool halls are really hard to come by these days.
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We did have some fun, didn't we. And there were some pretty good money games in there nearly every night. The brothers would gamble!

I was a terror on that front table. After I beat Moto (Larry Evans) playing Banks, one of the brothers told me I was the new King of the Ghetto! The highlight of my career! :smile:
 
jay helfert said:
We did have some fun, didn't we. And there were some pretty good money games in there nearly every night. The brothers would gamble!

I was a terror on that front table. After I beat Moto (Larry Evans) playing Banks, one of the brothers told me I was the new King of the Ghetto! The highlight of my career! :smile:
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Your "Bank Matches" is what I really wanted to see.... I always seemed to miss them.

I remember walking in right after a match and James was practicing some shot he missed against you. I understand you gave him major problems on the table.

Hopefully I'll get to see you guys play when I return.

Wow, great memories.
 
Thanks everyone. Just about five minutes after I typed the post I fell asleep. :-) Tough getting old.!
 
jay helfert said:
We did have some fun, didn't we. And there were some pretty good money games in there nearly every night. The brothers would gamble!

I was a terror on that front table. After I beat Moto (Larry Evans) playing Banks, one of the brothers told me I was the new King of the Ghetto! The highlight of my career! :smile:
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I loved your pool hall Jay. I used to play in the tournaments all the time.
If you won the tournament you had a shot to double your money if you beat the pro. I got him 2 out of 3 times. LOL.
 
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