When Steve Zahler decided a few weeks ago to permanently close Modern Pinball, the arcade in Manhattan’s Kips Bay neighborhood that he had owned and run for nearly the past seven years, it seemed like another woeful tale of a business that failed because of the coronavirus pandemic. But this story has a twist: Modern Pinball has found a second life, with many of its 25-plus machines now housed in the basements, living rooms and other spare spaces of its most loyal customers.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 08, 2020 16:17 UTC