The past year has been a one long battle for Free Play Arcade's plans to open its fourth location in Denton.
in a small space on West Hickory Street in 2018. Things got complicated when the pandemic forced them to close, which lead to a dispute with the landlord that brought the two parties to court in 2020 at the peak of the"It was the hardest thing of my professional career," says Free Play Arcade owner Corey Hyden."I think that's why we were so adamant on getting back to Denton.
"This building was sitting vacant, and we talked about leasing and couldn't figure out a good way to make it work to get all the square footage in a way that made sense," Hyden says."So we said you know what? Let's just make a run at trying to buy it." The locale required an extensive amount of renovation to turn it into a useable space. The exterior needed work, but wasn't much of a problem compared with the interior. Hyden says almost every inch of wood had been rotted or gutted out by leaks or the elements.
"Every time we'd try to tackle one task, it takes so much longer than it used to," Hyden says."The place started to take shape, and we realized we were in a dream situation to be there on the Denton square. It's amazing. It's a really fun row to be on as an arcade. There's lots of really nerdy stuff there together with some Denton nightlife-type stuff.
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