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Location DB > United States > Ohio > Lorain > Sports N Stuff  Name Sports N Stuff  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by jellybeans95 on 11/8/2007 1:57 AM last modified by jellybeans95 on 1/10/2009 5:52 PM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled by its creator as Public, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description A family entertainment facilty with a mini-golf course, batting cages, go-kart track and shed, and arcade building, though the latter is heavily vandalized.] As of December '08, the main arcade building is gone.  Basic Information Type: Building/Outdoors Status: Being Demolished Accessibility: It's mostly gone. Recommendation: not very exciting...burned down  Physical Information Address Lorain, Ohio United States Owner: Sports-N-Stuff Inc See a map of this location  Hazards rust broken glass  Interesting Features The mini-golf course, the batting cages (and the manual for the cages is still there!), and the go-kart shed, still filled with parts.  Security Measures part-time guard locked gates wooden boarding right near a busy shopping center  Historical Dates Built: 1992 Closed: 2002  Required Equipment flashlight long pants / sleeves thick-soled shoes or boots and a time machine  Recommended Equipment Camera  History Opened in the summer of 1992, it originally hosted a go-kart track, an 18 hole mini-golf course, batting cages, Bankshot Basketball, a diner (Hot Dog Heaven...later the Double Play Cafe), and an arcade. They did a Halloween display with a haunted maze for a couple years, but that turned out to be a flop. Eventually games fell into disrepair as attendance dropped in favor of larger complexes in neighboring cities. Little maintenance was done to the cages and golf course, and the Bankshot Basketball trend was short-lived. The complex, landlocked and under high-tension power lines, couldn't install bumper boats. The go-karts were the first to close. For a very short time, a comic book shop operated in the upstairs. Finally the complex closed in 2002. It tried a brief reopen in 2003, without the go-karts, but that, too, was short-lived. It now sits vacant, and more recently, victim of vandalism. A small fire was started in the building at the beginning of the summer of 2007. The owner made an attempt to reseal the building, but bored kids made short work of the boards and locks. Wal-Mart looked at building here, but the city of Lorain pretty much unanimously told them get lost. As of mid-December, this place burned to the ground. The main building is gone, though the kart track, cages, and golf course remain. It looks to be arson. Probably the same idiot kids who tried to light the place a year and a half ago.  Media Coverage http://www.chronic...rain-building_122/  Future Plans The building is for sale, but as bad as the damage is inside and due to it's terrible location, it might sit vacant for awhile. *EDIT* The main building was destroyed by fire. Property is still for sale, according to the article, but it seems the main attraction is gone.  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries Inside building, First trip Tue, May 1st, 2007 posted by jellybeans95 14 pictures Go-Kart Shed, May 2007 Tue, May 1st, 2007 posted by jellybeans95 7 pictures September Trip 2007 (Inside) Sat, Sep 1st, 2007 posted by jellybeans95 15 pictures September 2007 Trip (Outside) Thu, Nov 8th, 2007 posted by jellybeans95 20 pictures Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 1/11/2009 1:30 AM.  Latest Changes on Jan 11 09 at 1:30, Emperor Wang validated this location on Jan 10 09 at 17:52, jellybeans95 changed the following: History, Description on Jan 5 09 at 19:02, Emperor Wang validated this location on Jan 5 09 at 17:31, jellybeans95 changed the following: Owner, Type, Publically Viewable, History, Year Built, Status, Accessibility, Hazards, Recommendation, Required Equipment, Media Coverage, Future Plans, Description on Nov 9 07 at 21:38, Emperor Wang validated this location on Nov 8 07 at 8:59, jellybeans95 updated gallery picture 100_5280(1).JPG on Nov 8 07 at 8:59, jellybeans95 updated gallery picture 100_5274.JPG on Nov 8 07 at 8:59, jellybeans95 updated gallery picture 100_5268.JPG on Nov 8 07 at 8:59, jellybeans95 updated gallery picture 100_5266.JPG on Nov 8 07 at 8:58, jellybeans95 updated gallery picture 100_5262.JPG  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? 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