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'''Station Break''' was an arcade chain located in several states in North America. It was owned by Edison Brothers Inc., Mall Management Division.
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'''Station Break''' was an arcade chain located in several states in North America. It was owned by Edison Brothers Inc., Mall Management Division.
   
 
==Known locations==
 
==Known locations==
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====New York City====
 
====New York City====
   
*[[Station Break (Pennsylvania Plaza #1)|Pennsylvania Plaza #1]]
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*[[Station Break (Pennsylvania Plaza)|Pennsylvania Plaza]]
   
 
====Rochester====
 
====Rochester====
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====Hickory====
 
====Hickory====
   
*[[Station Break (Valley Hills Mall)|Valley Hills Mall]]
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*[[Station Break (Valley Hills Mall)|Valley Hills Mall]]
   
 
===Ohio===
 
===Ohio===
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====Cincinnati====
 
====Cincinnati====
   
*[[Station Break (509 Race St.)|509 Race St.]]
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*[[Station Break (509 Race St.)|509 Race St.]]
   
==Trivia==
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==Trivia==
   
*Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade was a video game documentary that was released in 2007. It covered a Life magazine cover story from 1982 where over a dozen video game champs posed in front of several ''coin-operated'' games in front of the [[Twin Galaxies]] arcade, the majority of which were tracked down and the photo was recreated over 20 years later for the movie. The [[Station Break (Valley Hills Mall)|North Carolina Station Break location]] got a brief mention in the movie due to local ''Berzerk'' experts Joel West and Ron Bailey, who honed their crafts at a machine there.
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*Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade was a video game documentary that was released in 2007. It covered a Life magazine cover story from 1982 where over a dozen video game champs posed in front of several ''coin-operated'' games in front of the [[Twin Galaxies]] arcade, the majority of which were tracked down and the photo was recreated over 20 years later for the movie. The [[Station Break (Valley Hills Mall)|North Carolina Station Break location]] got a brief mention in the movie due to local ''Berzerk'' experts Joel West and Ron Bailey, who honed their crafts at a machine there.
 
*Edison Brothers Inc. also owned the [[Exhilarama]] entertainment chain as well.
 
*Edison Brothers Inc. also owned the [[Exhilarama]] entertainment chain as well.
 
 
[[Category:Arcade chains]]
 
[[Category:Arcade chains]]

Revision as of 00:55, 1 July 2020

Station Break
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Years active ?
Definition Arcade chain
Located U. S. A.
Status Defunct

Station Break was an arcade chain located in several states in North America. It was owned by Edison Brothers Inc., Mall Management Division.

Known locations

New York

New York City

Rochester

  • Greece Towne Mall

North Carolina

Hickory

Ohio

Cincinnati

  • 509 Race St.

Trivia

  • Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade was a video game documentary that was released in 2007. It covered a Life magazine cover story from 1982 where over a dozen video game champs posed in front of several coin-operated games in front of the Twin Galaxies arcade, the majority of which were tracked down and the photo was recreated over 20 years later for the movie. The North Carolina Station Break location got a brief mention in the movie due to local Berzerk experts Joel West and Ron Bailey, who honed their crafts at a machine there.
  • Edison Brothers Inc. also owned the Exhilarama entertainment chain as well.