>>> Times Square 1911- poolhall on right ???, very nice picture !!!

TX Poolnut · Aug 31, 2013

sfleinen said:
Very, very cool indeed.

For those that want a larger size of this image (for blow-up / framing purposes for your pool / entertainment room), you can get that here:

http://shorpy.com/files/images/4a25604a.jpg

-Sean

Put the word 'billiards' in the search box. Jackpot!

oldzilla · Aug 31, 2013

TX Poolnut said:
Put the word 'billiards' in the search box. Jackpot!

yeah came up with a bunch to look through.

Like this here !

:groucho:

Nine ... corner · Aug 31, 2013

oldzilla said:
yeah came up with a bunch to look through.

Like this here !

View attachment 292102

:groucho:

A group of youths working on their billiard skills so one day in the future, as they approach a table as an adult, they could make the proclamation of "You are about to witness the glorious results of a misspent youth!" :thumbup:

Ed Wiggins · Sep 1, 2013

Nine ... corner · Sep 1, 2013

Wow, great stuff. Thanks for posting this, Ed. :thumbup:

ctyhntr · Sep 1, 2013

When Julians was still around, I believe George also did a trick shot for a Kit Kat commericial. After that I took a 20 year hiatus from pool.

For those who are in NYC this week, stop by Steinway to check out the Ginky memorial.

NYC cue dude said:
Makes me sad to think about. One of the most talented people I've ever met. Was so mean and nasty, but always nice to me. Used to hang with him at Chelsea billiards. Once even racked for him for a 300+ ball run. He'd get sober for a few months at a time and get right back into stroke. He'd entertain ginky and I for hours with his stories. I remember this one time he cleaned up because he got a trick shot doing a 7Up commercial. We practiced that shot for a week straight. I couldn't wait to talk to him after the filming. But somewhere between the time the filming stopped and coming to Chelsea, he fell off the wagon and disappeared for a week.

RIP George and Ginky!!!

oldzilla · Sep 1, 2013

I like this one !

You see the pool sign on the left

and look down the street to the next block and see

the cigar/pool sign !!!

http://www.shorpy.com/node/10281?size=_original

Every block, wow.

:groucho:

Mr. Bond · Sep 2, 2013

oldzilla said:
I like this one !

You see the pool sign on the left

and look down the street to the next block and see

the cigar/pool sign !!!

http://www.shorpy.com/node/10281?size=_original

Every block, wow.

:groucho:

I'm diggin the convertable (right side) with the milk jug on the back...
And the old school 'Bobbie' walking down the sidewalk on the same side...

cueaddicts · Sep 2, 2013

Awesome pic....bygone era.

Mr. Bond · Sep 2, 2013

This one is cool too.
http://www.shorpy.com/node/7380?size=_original

It shows Slosson's billiard room on the left...
Slosson was a champion player and was married to Tom Foley's daughter.
Tom Foley was the first IL state billiard champion and later founded the Chicago white sox.

The photo is also cool because it shows the "flatiron" building under construction, which still exists today.

Chicago architecture fans will recognize the designer of building: Daniel Burnham.

Mr. Bond · Sep 2, 2013

This one is cool because I own one of these exact tables...
http://www.shorpy.com/node/4232?size=_original

And the cue rack on the wall is the same as one that some posted here on az a few weeks ago..
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?p=4301540

oldzilla · Sep 2, 2013

Mr. Bond said:
This one is cool too.
http://www.shorpy.com/node/7380?size=_original

It shows Slosson's billiard room on the left...
Slosson was a champion player and was married to Tom Foley's daughter.
Tom Foley was the first IL state billiard champion and later founded the Chicago white sox.

The photo is also cool because it shows the "flatiron" building under construction, which still exists today.

Chicago architecture fans will recognize the designer of building: Daniel Burnham.

Looks like a very big place !

:groucho:

Mr. Bond said:
I'm diggin the convertable (right side) with the milk jug on the back...
And the old school 'Bobbie' walking down the sidewalk on the same side...

Good thing you said milkjug, don't see many hardtops there !

Great picture of a bussling downtown area, a lost era !

:groucho:

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