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I'm back in North Carolina, staying in the Raleigh area for work for a couple of weeks. I like staying here, in part because there is a cool little pool hall/bar right next to the hotel I usually stay at, called
Hotshots. I will be writing about this place more some other time - this time I wanted to talk about an interesting poolroom in Durham. I was shooting over at Hotshots (getting spanked at 8-ball by an APA 7) and asking around about the different action spots in the area. I was told about a place called
"The Green Room" in Durham. Supposedly tons of action, storied pool hall with great people - so I drove out there last night, which was a thursday. About 30min drive from the hotel, not too bad.
When I saw the sign on the door, I knew I was gonna dig this place:
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| The sign on the door of the Green Room |
Not much was going on, but there were a couple people there. I was invited to play a game of chess, and was happy to oblige, as I hadn't played in FOREVER. I did well, 2-0 ! I wound up not shooting any pool, but I did take a few pictures of the place, which had indeed a nice atmosphere, a piano, a pinball machine, shuffleboard, and darts.
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| Bar area - really nice beer selection |
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| Shuffleboard! Don't see these around much anymore.. |
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| Piano, pinball, pool. Nothing else needed. |
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| Ghosts of past racks - wish I would have worked harder at getting this pic right. |
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| Interesting seating |
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| Alex, my opponent at chess |
I didn't stay too long, needed to be early at work the next day. Nice atmosphere, very friendly people, but not much pool going on, and no action that I could tell.
Have you been to this place? Should I go back and check it out maybe on a different day of the week? Let me know in the comments.
