Parkersburg, WV (3500 Murdoch Ave)
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| File:Parkersburg, WV (3500 Murdoch Ave) - The former building in 2015. (PC: Google Maps).avif | |
| Type | Locations |
| Dates | 1982 – 1998 |
| Coordinates | 39.29485310628719,, -81.5482570083115 |
| Tags | ShowBiz Pizza Place |
| Contributors | YBP |
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210 Lakeview Center was a Franchised ShowBiz Pizza Place/Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza that opened in 1982 (day and month unknown) and closed in 1998 (day and month unknown), after 16 years in operation. This store would have a unique exterior with a unique Chuck E. Cheese logo, which would be kept until they closed.
History
ShowBiz Pizza Era (1983-Early 1990s)
This store would host its grand opening in 1982 as the 1st ShowBiz Pizza Store in West Virginia, where the store would have the Rock-afire Explosion, featuring the Classic Stage. They had many of the same features that every ShowBiz location had at the time. This would include many arcade games, wood paneling, and a play-place. Their Rock-afire Explosion show was one of several to have a custom outfit for Mitzi in 1988/89. Strangely, this store had some unique Chuck E. Cheese and Fatz Geronimo posters, being seen in some footage.
CEC Era (Early 1990s-1998)
In March 1991, Parkersburg would remodel to a Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza, which involved the removal of the Rock-afire Explosion, and the addition of the 3-Stage. This would be the only ShowBiz in West Virginia to undergo Concept Unification. The exterior sign was replaced with a very weird one. This remodel involved also adding new games, redoing the interior, and getting new fixtures. It is unknown if they would ever receive the Phase 2 (1997), or Phase 3 (2000) game packages during this store's lifetime.
Post-CEC Era (1998-Present)
After the store closed, the building would stay vacant for a while until it was redone and used by a few businesses. Currently, the old building is a Goodwill. Rex Donahue, the franchise owner of all of the West Virginia ShowBiz Pizza Place locations, bought the show at auction. The characters are in storage and are now being used for parts at Billy Bob's Wonderland in Barboursville, WV.
Remodels & initiatives
| Name | Start | End | Serial | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concept Unification | 1991-03 | |||
| SPP Standard Layout | 1982 |
Stages
| Name | Start | End | Serial | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Stage | 1982 | 1991 | ||
| Concept Unification Stage | 1991-03 | 1998 | Only 3-Stage in West Virginia to undergo Concept Unification. Animatronics went to storage at Barboursville, WV (5 Cracker Barrel Dr) in Barboursville, WV for spare parts sometime after the CEC store closure. |
Animatronics
| Name | Start | End | Serial | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolfe Dewolfe & Earl Schmerle (Animatronic) | 1-82 1-3 | |||
| Dook Larue (Animatronic) | 1-82 2-3 | |||
| Fatz Geronimo (Animatronic) | 1-82 3-3 | |||
| Beach Bear (Animatronic) | 1-82 4-3 | |||
| Mitzi Mozzarella (Animatronic) | 1-82 5-3 | |||
| Billy Bob (Animatronic) | 1-82 6-3 | |||
| Looney Bird (Animatronic) | 1-82 7-3 | |||
| Choo Choo (Animatronic) | 1-82 8-3 | |||
| Moon (Animatronic) | 1-82 9-3 | |||
| Sun (Animatronic) | 1-82 10-3 | |||
| Antioch (Animatronic) |
Import provenance
Imported from Cheese-E-Pedia at source revision 274f085c7132d784f81b7a4cbd96e7a0922db854. Source material is provided under CC BY-SA 4.0.