![]() When he turns out the lights, one neon sign tends to go out just a touch later than the others. ![]() He has fun here, and he hopes to keep adding touches like more neon and video game button switches, and he still needs to figure out the drinking fountain so it serves Kool Aid. He has a classic Rolling Stones machine that takes just one quarter, just like the good ole’ days.Ĭorliss also has a lounge where he hopes live acts can play, though he expects those shows to be more muted than the ones he welcomes to the Moxi.Ĭorliss admits the place isn’t just for his kids. Corliss, however, specifically requested a class Ninja Turtles video game.Ĭorliss’ favorite pinball machine is Godzilla - yes, it plays the song by Blue Oyster Cult - and Jurassic Park. He lets Mile High Arcade of Denver pick his machines for him in another common arrangement, where the company loans him the machines and splits the revenue. “Going through Nashville encouraged me to think of this place as an art installation,” Corliss said of Stella’s. Corliss likes neon anyway: In another business of his, Luna’s Tacos, a pink neon sign that says “Till Death Do Us Taco” dominates the back wall. He liked how a few of them were decorated with neon. Add to Cart Beer Seal - Super Widebody Size. Standard Size for Most Pinball Machines 23-6534. Beer Seals Data East/Sega/Stern Williams/Bally 11 item(s) - of 1 Items: 15 15 30 45. There’s another arcade in Greeley, simply called At The Arcade, as well.Ĭorliss found inspiration in the arcade bar business after touring a few of them in Nashville. Home PINBALL PARTS Cabinet Parts Lockdown Bars Lockdown Bars. His business model is one of several in northern Colorado. Corliss is following a trend of arcade bars, combining good drinks with good food and fun. The arcade games and pinball machines have been in the new location for weeks, moving there just five days after the original Galaxy Bar shut its doors. He even has arcade tokens, though the machines take quarters as well. There are arcade buttons to turn on lights and a drinking fountain that he hopes will eventually serve Kool Aid. There’s neon art everywhere, with spares in a room for changing things up, including one that says “You Light Up My Life.” It’s the first thing Corliss turns on when he walks in. The place does serve alcoholic drinks but also has an ICEE machine, and Corliss hopes to establish the place as a killer burger joint. ![]() It’s fulfilling to put on concerts, but my kids don’t enjoy concerts.” “I’ve tried to build businesses the community will enjoy,” he said, “but this one my kids will enjoy. He even named Stella’s after the youngest of his two young daughters. Now he’s got his place for live music and a place for families, if you don’t mind a little alcohol around kids. This, more than anything else, explains why he opened a bar beneath the Moxi Theater stuffed with pinball machines, classic video games, air hockey and skee ball. It was time to do something for his kids. Ely Corliss did a lot for live music lovers in Greeley.
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