Location: 497 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA
Date: September 2013

Report by John

In September 2013, my wife and I had our first trip to east coast of the USA (New York City and Orlando), and Canada (Vancouver).

We arrived at the Commonwealth in the early evening and there was already a number of guests. The bar is not big, but the decoration is decent.

Commonwealth bar on 5th Avenue in Brooklyn

Inside the Commonwealth

The most attractive thing is free supply of popcorn which is a good companion for our cold drinks.

Free popcorn!

The popcorn complements the drinks

The bar had two pinballs; a Cyclone (Williams, 1998)  and a Guns N' Roses (DataEast, 1988).   This was the first time I had ever seen the amazing Cyclone pinball.

The two pinballs at Commonwealth

Cyclone by Williams

Guns N' Roses by Data East

I stayed at the bar playing pinball for around an hour, and then proceed to my next pinball location - the 5th bar.

Additional information about the Common Wealth bar is as follows:

• Opening hours: 3pm-4am Monday-Friday, 2pm-4am Saturday & Sunday

• Subway: 4th Av. (lines F, G), plus another 6-minute walk
  
  
• Pinball cost: $0.75 for a game of Cyclone and $1.00 for Guns N' Roses.
  
  
• Website: commonwealthbar.com

• Comments: The two pinballs were kept in good condition. 

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