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Louis Koziarz @koziarz.com

As a kid and budding pinball player we would drive past the old Bally factory on Belmont and I was always fascinated by the Harlequin logo metal art on the facade. Supposedly Popadiuk saved it from the wrecking ball. Who has it now? There were rumors Tim Arnold has it. @tydence.com do you know?

Photographs of the Bally Manufacturing plant in Chicago (Belmont Ave) before the move to the suburbs.
jun 17, 2025, 7:25 pm • 10 0

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Tydence @handle.invalid

Tim’s got it. Says it’s safe and he wants to get it retrofitted with LEDs to hang on the PHoF interior wall. He’s just busy and hasn’t gotten around to it yet.

jun 18, 2025, 3:53 am • 1 0 • view
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Louis Koziarz @koziarz.com

Wow!

jun 18, 2025, 4:01 am • 1 0 • view
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Tydence @handle.invalid

I haven’t seen it around, but I can ask.

jun 17, 2025, 7:27 pm • 1 0 • view
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Greg Dunlap @heyrocker.com

Last I heard was that JPop had it.

jun 17, 2025, 7:52 pm • 2 0 • view
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Tydence @handle.invalid

Tim said he bought it from JPop when he moved.

jun 18, 2025, 4:29 am • 1 0 • view
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Louis Koziarz @koziarz.com

Still the coolest fucking logo in pinball history. It's a shame WMS never used it for the Bally titles post-merger.

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jun 18, 2025, 3:13 pm • 2 0 • view
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Greg Dunlap @heyrocker.com

This is directly across the street from the studio Albini built, Electrical Recording Company. All condos now.

jun 17, 2025, 7:52 pm • 2 0 • view