The Penny Arcade

The Penny Arcade Back in the 1920's, Americans would go to entertainment spots around big cities like New York and Chicago, were you could go to have some fun, these places were run very cheaply and were called Penny Arcades, in these amusement parlours you would find an endless array of fun things to play, like fortune teller machines, scales to weigh yourself, crazy mirrors that made you look really fat or very tall, hand cranked picture viewers that would run for a minute, all for the cost of a penny (1cent), games of skill like the flick through the loop bagatelle game, if you got the ball in the win hole your money was actually refunded and another free shot was given, then there was the famous crane game which had a large claw that you would have to manipulate into position to with prizes below, if you were fortunate enough you could win a little prize from it, these crane games still exist today but the modern version hardly let's you ever win, unlike it's earlier counterpart, winning seemed easy and it was a favourite back then when things were made for fun. Once all the money had gone we said goodbye till next time, when once again we try our luck in the Penny Arcade. Written 28th July 2013