Barcade

388 Union Avenue | Williamsburg | built 1950

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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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  1. 2004

    October 1

    Barcade opens its first bar in a former metal shop on Union Avenue

    The first Barcade opened on October 1, 2004, at 388 Union Avenue in Williamsburg, in a space that had been a metal shop. It paired vintage arcade games with American craft beer. Four longtime friends ran the company: brothers Kevin and Scott Beard, Pete Langway and Paul Kermizian, who directs its beer program. The concept grew into a chain with bars in several states.

    “The first Barcade opened in 2004 in a former metal shop at 388 Union Avenue in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn…”

    Source: Wikipedia

  2. 2013

    February

    George Leutz sets a Q*bert world record after years of practice on Barcade's machine

    In February 2013 George Leutz set a world record on Q*bert with a score of 37,163,080. He had spent years practicing on the Q*bert machine at the Brooklyn Barcade before the record. Several other record holders in classic games were regulars at this location.

    “George Leutz set the world record on Q*bert in February 2013 with a score of 37,163,080 after spending years practicing on the machine in Brooklyn's Barcade.”

    Source: Wikipedia

  3. 2013

    June

    Joshua Lombay sets a Timber record after first playing the game at Barcade

    Joshua Lombay found the 1984 Midway game Timber at the Brooklyn Barcade and played it there for the first time. In June 2013 he set the world record for the game, scoring 9,767,550. His record came a few months after Leutz's Q*bert mark, another achievement tied to the bar's machines.

    Source: Wikipedia

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