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Opened in the heyday of suburban expansion, the Longview Mall Aladdin’s Castle gave East Texas its first brush with high-tech thrills in the late 1970s. With a neon-lit façade and Pac-Man fever in full swing, it quickly became a gathering place for kids clutching paper sleeves of tokens.From the early ’80s golden age through the 1990s, the Longview location hosted local Street Fighter…
Lockport Mall was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. Lockport Mall’s Castle earned a dedicated entry in the Arcade‑Museum database—proof of its cult status among western New York gamers.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for local…
Leavenworth Plaza was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. A 2009 Flickr photo of Leavenworth Plaza shows the storefront’s trapezoid windows—commenters confirm it once housed Castle’s flashing logo.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for local…
Lakewood Mall was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. Long Beach locals debate on Facebook whether Lakewood Mall’s Castle became a Shakey’s or a nail salon first after the chain pulled out.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for local…
Lakewood Ctr. Mall was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. Lakewood Center’s Castle even starred in a 1981 local TV spot, now on YouTube—complete with kids rocking bowl cuts and Defender tees.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for local…
Knoxville Center was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. Knoxville Center (née East Towne) patrons reminisce online about coupling castle tokens with a matinee at the in‑mall cinema.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for local teens—quarter…
Kennedy Mall was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. Dubuque’s Kennedy Mall Castle managed to survive the 1983 crash by loading up on ticket redemption, says a mall‑history Facebook page.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for local…
Jessamine Mall was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. Jessamine Mall’s brief‑lived Castle became a dollar‑store by 1999—but Lexington old‑timers still reference it in ‘first high‑score’ stories.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage…
Jacksonville Mall Sp. # F- 1 was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. Jacksonville Mall’s Castle (store F‑1) was reportedly one of the chain’s first to swap tokens for swipe cards in 2004, according to a local news clip.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite…
Hot Springs Mall was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. A Hot Springs Mall Facebook group cherishes photos of Castle tokens and mentions the arcade’s in‑house pinball league during the late ’80s boom.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for…