Brady Arts Districit New Business! Benny's Billiards

[HeyMambo]

Not sure who it is just yet. But there is Pool hall going in on 13 e Brady st, next to the Alley. Call Benny's Billiards! Anyone else know anything?

[Conan71]

Not sure who it is just yet. But there is Pool hall going in on 13 e Brady st, next to the Alley. Call Benny's Billiards! Anyone else know anything?

Uh oh.  Then comes the tattoo parlors and hookers.

I kid! I kid!

Glad to see even more life coming to the Brady.

[stageidea]

After a quick Google Search:  

http://www.retrophilly.com/product-p/rr006.htm
   
If you came of age in West Philly during the 50's, and were considered old enough to get a table so you could rack up a few rounds of 8-ball at Benny's, you were living on the edge!  Pool halls weren't ideal places for nice Jewish boys, but if you went up the steps and into Benny's who knew what you were likely to see, outside maybe of Pop or Grandpop!  The characters who hung out there were legendary and the skilled players were among some of the finest in the city.  Old-style billiards halls like Benny's were a rite of passage for many of us.  Never know when you'll need to line up a good bank shot!

But the name could also be in reference to the book/movie Rumble Fish. 

Look forward to having part of downtown!

[HeyMambo]

Uh oh.  Then comes the tattoo parlors and hookers.

I kid! I kid!

Glad to see even more life coming to the Brady.

Where are the hookers on Brookside then?

I kid I kid

[DTowner]

Sounds like a great addition to the neighborhood.

Isn't therre a tattoo parlor by the old Deadtown Tavern?

[TheLofts@120]

All I can say for the moment is 'wait and see'...but its not what you would expect, which I think is the point...confused now?  Stay tuned.

[Gaspar]

I think all of the hookers have moved to Promenade Mall. 

I had to go there with my daughter for a performance a few weeks back and was amazed.  It was like an episode of Cops.

We watched security chase down and tackle a group of shop outside of the new Tattoo parlor, we saw several young (nearly naked) women standing around flirting and calling to guys as they walked by.  There were people getting into fights and a significant contingent of security guards and police trying to hold things together.

Reminded me of a prison yard with retail!

[Hoss]

I think all of the hookers have moved to Promenade Mall. 

I had to go there with my daughter for a performance a few weeks back and was amazed.  It was like an episode of Cops.

We watched security chase down and tackle a group of shop outside of the new Tattoo parlor, we saw several young (nearly naked) women standing around flirting and calling to guys as they walked by.  There were people getting into fights and a significant contingent of security guards and police trying to hold things together.

Reminded me of a prison yard with retail!

Actually, it reminds me of Woodland Hills in the mid 90s

[RecycleMichael]

...we saw several young (nearly naked) women standing around flirting and calling to guys as they walked by. 

I guess I need to go shopping. Let me get some one dollar bills and I will meet you at the mall later.

[Conan71]

I guess I need to go shopping. Let me get some one dollar bills and I will meet you at the mall later.

I think the ATMs there only dispense dollar bills 

[carltonplace]

Where are the hookers on Brookside then?

I kid I kid

I guess you haven't been to Ivey Scott.

I keed I keed

[HeyMambo]

I guess you haven't been to Ivey Scott.

I keed I keed

Can't say I have

[mobboss]

Not sure who it is just yet. But there is Pool hall going in on 13 e Brady st, next to the Alley. Call Benny's Billiards! Anyone else know anything?

scott, you dont recognize my handwriting on that glass?

stay tuned and i'll fill you in on what we are doing to the poolhall and hope you all can be a part of it.... though you'll have to look fast.

zach

[mobboss]

start: Monday, August 22

[BKDotCom]

Lemme guess.... this isn't a pool hall at all, but some sort of temporary art exhibit.

Is there even room for more than one pool table in there?