The Desert Sun property is currently zoned for industrial use, which is intended for research and development parks, light manufacturing, laboratories and industrial services. He bought popular games from the 1970s featuring images of Elton John as Captain Fantastic, Evel Knievel and the original Broadway cast of “Chicago.” Two of the most popular pinball games of all time in his possession are the 1990s-era “The Addams Family” and “The Twilight Zone.” His oldest pinball machine is from the 1840s. Cheese restaurants getting old enough to frequent bars and spend money on games. Cheeses,” he said, so he began buying pinball machines in anticipation of the generation that grew up with Chuck E. Some bars and restaurants were opening with arcade games, “like adult Chuck E. He had owned an arcade in Anaheim in the 1970s and decided to get in on the ground floor of a developing trend of arcade themed bars in Los Angeles. Weeks began collecting pinball machines in 2004. The Guinness Book of World Records acknowledged the museum for setting a record for most people playing pinball simultaneously in 2015. on April 24 for the "Museum of Pinball Experience." Admission is $150 per adult and $85 for children ages 9 to 15. The museum in Banning is only open for special events and will be open from 10 a.m. "You can actually just hang out and play as long as you want to for the day," Weeks said. Weeks said he also plans to offer guided tours offering the history of pinball machines, and interactive tours. In 2016, the Museum of Pinball was included in Modernism Week events and billed as "Retro Pinball Mania." "Those kinds of people are interested in (pinball machines)," Weeks said. The location is directly opposite the Palm Springs Air Museum. Weeks hopes to capitalize on events such as Modernism Week. Monday to Sunday with 60 volunteers and staff, according to the proposal to the planning commission. Plans for the museum include 1,900 pinball machines and arcade games on display and full-time hours from 11 a.m. The Desert Sun's two-story, nearly 97,000-square-foot property sits on 9 acres and has several parking lots and outdoor space. More: Palm Springs Art Museum to offer free admission on Thursday nights More: Joshua Tree Bubble Hotel project shows the promise, pitfalls of crowdfunding He said the new space would give him 77,000 square feet to work with compared to 44,000 square feet he operates in now. Industrial Realty Group LLC is seeking to purchase the building and is currently in escrow Weeks is a prospective tenant. The building has been for sale since October, with a list price of $7.5 million. On Wednesday, the Palm Springs Planning Commission unanimously approved Museum of Pinball founder John Weeks plans to locate the business in The Desert Sun building at 750 N. both days.The Museum of Pinball in Banning, a nonprofit organization and museum dedicated to the preservation and advocacy of pinball machines, is eyeing a move to Palm Springs. Product previews will be available between 9 a.m. In addition to bidding on the floor of the museum, virtual bidding will be available via the portal In addition to the Friday bidding, additional floor action will be held Saturday and Sunday, beginning at 11 a.m. “While it’s disappointing to see the Museum of Pinball close its doors, I am confident that Captain’s Auction Warehouse will steer the games in the right direction as we’ve worked together for many years,” museum owner John Weeks said. The museum’s collection is valued in excess of $8 million, according to the auctioneer, Captain’s Auction Warehouse of Anaheim. Some of the pinball titles include “Addams Family Gold Special,” “Big Bang Bar,” and “Magic Girl.”Īmong the digital arcade games are Atari’s “Star Wars Cockpit,” Atari’s “Paperboy,” Exidy’s “Death Race” and the “Bally Midway Discs of Tron.” The museum touts the largest collection of classic pinball and arcade games in the world. There was an attempt to relocate the roughly 1,100 vintage pinball machines and digital arcade games to a venue in Palm Springs, but the effort came to naught. The nonprofit announced in July that because of the nearly yearlong coronavirus lockdowns, its financial situation had turned dire, and options had run out. The first auction was held the weekend of Sept. Friday, the 40,000-square-foot museum will host live and online bids on the floor of the facility, located at 700 S. An auction of more than 1,000 arcade games, including a plethora of pinball machines dating back decades, will wrap up this weekend at the Museum of Pinball in Banning, where the doors are closing for good.īeginning at 3 p.m.
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