Monday, December 27, 2021

Buzz-A-Rama

"I run a tight ship here."

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  1. This takes me back, not to Brooklyn but to a place in New Jersey called the Hobby Shop, with a big HO track in the front window. We would bring our own cars. And now I remember the word "controller."

    As of 2020 Buzz-A-Rama was still going, at least according to its Facebook page. Long may it wave.

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    1. I'm glad to hear it still exists. Here, those places are long gone.

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  2. I just discovered that Buzz-A-Rama is over: https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/beloved-slot-car-racing-spot-buzz-rama-closes-good-son-owners-selling-inventory. The owner and his wife, who refused to get vaccinated, both died of COVID, ten days apart. (There’s a lot of backstory there, as the article will make clear.) Their son is selling the store’s inventory.

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