pool hall
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In a beautifully melancholy story, the author tells of finding a machine named Paragon in a pool hall and setting himself the target of achieving the highest score just short of rolling the machine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
His father, Roberto, acquired it shortly after purchasing a pool hall called First Street Billiards in Boyle Heights.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025
As a teenager, D’Elia met Bufalino in a pool hall in Pittston, Pa., and began working for him as his driver, among other duties.
From Washington Times • May 10, 2023
The club moved at least three times over the years before arriving at its current location, an old Columbia City pool hall, in 1985.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2022
And before I could turn a crowd of men ran up from the corner pool hall.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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