pool hall
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In a beautifully melancholy story, the author tells of finding a machine named Paragon in a pool hall and setting himself the target of achieving the highest score just short of rolling the machine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
As a teenager, D’Elia met Bufalino in a pool hall in Pittston, Pa., and began working for him as his driver, among other duties.
From Washington Times • May 10, 2023
The best burger Bobby ever had was at a pool hall in Knoxville.
From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2022
He played in tournaments at a local pool hall, his daughter said, and when the carnival came to town, he would come home with a giant stuffed animal from acing the pool table challenges.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2022
Old men and young ones draped themselves in front of the Elmira Theater, Irene’s Palace of Cosmetology, the pool hall, the grill and the other sagging business enterprises that lined the street.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
