Union Station Billiards Re-opens after the flood
Union Station Billiards of Portland, Maine has made a remarkable comeback after having 4” of standing water in their poolroom giving a new name to “pool”. In August the city of Portland received 6” of rain in two hours causing all the drains in the city to back up. After two months of drying out, cleaning up and replacing nearly everything but the pool tables, they have reopened with a more open, brighter, inviting feel. Formerly a more divided pool hall the remodel after the flood allowed owners Phil and Mary Harju to take down some walls and open up the pool hall. The bar had to be replaced but the new bar will have 25 tap lines. All the carpets were replace, the walls were cut up 4’ due to water damage. Where there used to be a stage the area is open now, a dividing partition has been removed and a small room usually used for private pool matches has been opened up and transformed into a game room with foosball, air hockey and an electronic punching bag. There was even room to have an indoor cornhole game which requires 27 feet of space between the boards! The transformation is amazing, Union Station is a fun place to be. There is always something going on. Monday nights hosts an in-house league. There are also APA 8 and 9 ball leagues. Besides the sixteen 9’ Brunswick pool
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tables there are also three Coin Op tables, 2 dart boards, 2 foosball tables, ping-pong and the new game room. Specials abound at Union Station with the “All Day Every Day Bud & Bud Light 16 oz. Drafts for only $2! Daily Food Specials from their Pub Style Menu and a Happy Hour Monday through Friday from 3pm to 7pm. During that time play on the pool tables only costs $5 per hour per table! A deal that is hard to beat. Every Friday night there is an 8-Ball tournament at 8pm with an $8 entry and race to 2. Union Station also host a 9-Ball Series. In order to qualify for the season finale you must have played in 4 tournaments throughout the series. This year there will only be 9 tournaments (due to the flood). The season opener is November 2nd, texas express rules, race to 9, double elimination (no handicap), $35 entry. Doors open at 11am, play starts at noon and the house adds $100 every 8 players. The finale will be held in June 2015. Don’t miss out! Mary Harju wanted to give a shout out to all those who helped out during the flood. All of their pool teams had to be taken in by other venues and she really appreciated every ones help. Mary also commented, “We want to thank
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