Matt's Green & The Arcade

Matt’s Green, where can I start. I’ll be first to admit that I didn’t frequent it much, but I did end up there a few times. It was a pretty popular spot around 1987 – 1990. Now I’m not writing this to incriminate anyone in particular, but perhaps I should be incriminating everyone.

For anyone who doesn’t already know, or may have forgotten, here’s a Google Map of Matt’s Green. I remember people hanging out all over that area. Now I won’t get into what people did up there either, but let’s just say many a “social event” took place there. It was a typical weekend hangout area on Friday and Saturday nights, that’s for sure.

When all the “festivities” at Matt’s Green were done, many people would stumble, I mean walk, to “The Arcade” or games room. Talk about a meet up place. I don’t know of anyone who didn’t hang out at the arcade at some point. I know you’re not all loosing your memory or anything, but I took the liberty of getting a Google Map of “The Arcade” as well, see here. Now the Arcade still stands believe it or not, but last I heard it is the Tri Island Credit Union. That Arcade had a juke box, pool tables and of course video games. They used to sell a variety of fast food in the front part of the Arcade as well. I can’t even begin to tell you how many nights everyone hung out there, all seasons I might add. It was “THE” hang out spot for young people in Twillingate back in the day.

Now that brings back memories, let me tell you. That was 23 or 24 years ago. Incredible. I don’t remember when the Arcade shut down, but I think it was after 1991 (when I graduated from High School and left for St. John’s for post secondary school). Wow!