{"id":13480,"date":"2018-09-30T21:07:30","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T20:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/?p=13480"},"modified":"2018-09-30T21:07:30","modified_gmt":"2018-09-30T20:07:30","slug":"rock-island-public-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/2018\/09\/30\/rock-island-public-house\/","title":{"rendered":"ROCK ISLAND PUBLIC HOUSE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A rare steam train excursion trip passing through Blue Island Illinois in mid-September 2018 was a good excuse to revisit one of my favorite places to play pinball machines.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kb1JBhNO6kA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Rock Island Public House at 13328 Olde Western Ave. in Blue Island is right next to the Rock Island commuter train line on which the steam excursion was running.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13479\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13479\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/01-rock-island-public-house.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/01-rock-island-public-house-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of the exterior of the building built in 1905\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/01-rock-island-public-house-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/01-rock-island-public-house-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/01-rock-island-public-house-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/01-rock-island-public-house-850x478.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/01-rock-island-public-house.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A photo of the exterior of the building built in 1905<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I watched the impressive steam train pass through town and then played some great pinball machines.<\/p>\n<p>Rock Island Public House features seven well-maintained pinball machines.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13478\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13478\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/02-rock-island-public-house.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/02-rock-island-public-house-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A nice variety of fun pins available to play\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/02-rock-island-public-house-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/02-rock-island-public-house-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/02-rock-island-public-house-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/02-rock-island-public-house-850x478.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/02-rock-island-public-house.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A nice variety of fun pins available to play<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13477\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13477\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/03-rock-island-public-house.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/03-rock-island-public-house-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"A blast from the past - Bally's Mata Hari from 1978\" width=\"850\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/03-rock-island-public-house-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/03-rock-island-public-house-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/03-rock-island-public-house-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/03-rock-island-public-house-850x556.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/03-rock-island-public-house.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A blast from the past &#8211; Bally&#8217;s Mata Hari from 1978<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13476\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13476\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/04-rock-island-public-house.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/04-rock-island-public-house-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"An amazing custom translite for Stern\u2019s Pirates of the Caribbean\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/04-rock-island-public-house-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/04-rock-island-public-house-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/04-rock-island-public-house-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/04-rock-island-public-house-850x478.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/04-rock-island-public-house.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An amazing custom translite for Stern\u2019s Pirates of the Caribbean<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">\n<ul>\n<li><em>Elvira and the Party Monsters<\/em>, Bally<\/li>\n<li><em>Kiss<\/em>, Stern<\/li>\n<li><em>Mata Hari<\/em>, Bally<\/li>\n<li><em>Pirates of the Caribbean<\/em>, Stern<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">\n<ul>\n<li><em>Playboy<\/em>, Stern<\/li>\n<li><em>South Park<\/em>, Sega<\/li>\n<li><em>Star Wars Episode 1<\/em>, Williams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>They were all clean, worked well and had a decent sound volume.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13475\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13475\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/05-rock-island-public-house.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/05-rock-island-public-house-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A working vintage crane amusement filled with adult novelties\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/05-rock-island-public-house-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/05-rock-island-public-house-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/05-rock-island-public-house-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/05-rock-island-public-house-850x478.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/05-rock-island-public-house.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A working vintage crane amusement filled with adult novelties<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13474\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13474\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/06-rock-island-public-house.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/06-rock-island-public-house-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Plenty of craft beers on tap from which to choose\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/06-rock-island-public-house-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/06-rock-island-public-house-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/06-rock-island-public-house-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/06-rock-island-public-house-850x478.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/06-rock-island-public-house.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plenty of craft beers on tap from which to choose<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13473\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13473\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/07-rock-island-public-house.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/07-rock-island-public-house-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The location is loaded with interesting nostalgia items\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/07-rock-island-public-house-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/07-rock-island-public-house-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/07-rock-island-public-house-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/07-rock-island-public-house-850x478.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/07-rock-island-public-house.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The location is loaded with interesting nostalgia items<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13472\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13472\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/08-rock-island-public-house.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/08-rock-island-public-house-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"I am always fascinated by belt driven ceiling fans\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/08-rock-island-public-house-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/08-rock-island-public-house-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/08-rock-island-public-house-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/08-rock-island-public-house-850x478.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/rock-island-public-house\/08-rock-island-public-house.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I am always fascinated by belt driven ceiling fans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This location has great atmosphere and decor. I look forward to going back soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rare steam train excursion trip passing through Blue Island Illinois in mid-September 2018 was a good excuse to revisit one of my favorite places to play pinball machines. 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