Contributor: Vince ScalabrinoJuly 16, 202610:14 am

Chapel Hill, North Carolina · opened 1983
Barrel of Fun employee wears vest and holds "Chapel Hill" sign outside street-level storefront for Barrel of Fun #24 in Chapel Hill, NC
Photo credit: David Bishop
161 Franklin St. E., Chapel Hill, NC 27514-4101
Located in the basement of the Strowd Building, Barrel of Fun was a gameroom that operated in Chapel Hill in the early 1980s. Situated at 161 E. Franklin Street, the venue was established by 1983 in a space that was previously home to Audio Works. As a downtown gameroom, it provided entertainment during the classic era of video arcades. This venue is now permanently closed, having been part of the evolving business landscape of historic Franklin Street.
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