Playworld on Merrimon Avenue gutted

Jason Sandford July 13, 2011

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

Anyone else noticed that the old Playworld arcade on Merrimon Avenue has been gutted? Anyone know what’s going on there?

All the fans of Arcade Asheville should remember that Playworld served as Asheville’s arcade for years, with its pool tables and pinball machines. In recent times, it was a sketchy place. Actually, I don’t remember it ever not being kinda sketchy.

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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Does anyone remember Burning Spear? July 26, 2011

It was reported in an AVL-Shitizen's crime page report that there were shots fired during the Xmas holidays. Sketchy? Yes, I would say so.

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Danny July 19, 2011

It was also in the movie "Thunder Road". It was a grocery store then and when the car blew up people came out of it looking in shock.

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ashevillain July 18, 2011

I never thought of it as sketchy. Run down? Yes. Awful pool tables? Yes. Sketchy? No.

Also, to call it an arcade would have been quite a stretch. It was a pool hall that happened to have a couple video games (same for nearly every other pool hall).

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