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| − | | Street address = 3027 West 12th Street |
+ | | Street address = 3027 West 12th Street, Coney Island |
| − | | City = Brooklyn |
+ | | City = Brooklyn, New York City |
| State = New York |
| State = New York |
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| − | | Season(s) = [[Season 1|1]] |
+ | | Season(s) = [[Season 1|1]], [[Season 2|2]] |
| First appearance = [[eps1.0_hellofriend.mov]] |
| First appearance = [[eps1.0_hellofriend.mov]] |
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+ | The '''Fun Society''' arcade is a defunct amusement property at Coney Island, formerly known as '''Fun Society Amusement, LLC.''' In its decrepit state, the marquee has lost several letters, leaving behind "[[fsociety|F SOCIETY]]". |
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| − | It is most notable for once serving as a base of operations for the [[fsociety]] hacker group. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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| + | In his initial investigation of [[fsociety]], Elliot Alderson found little information on the arcade. The most recent owner was fatally shot on August 6, 2013; prior ownership history is "sparse to non-existent." {{Crossref|eps1.0}} |
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| − | According to [[Romero|Leslie Romero]], the building has a mysterious and dark past. Its history is not found on the Internet. |
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| + | In December 2014, [[Romero|Leslie Romero]] recounted a full history to [[Mobley|Sunil Markesh]], in hopes of selling the building. According to Romero, the property dates back to 1924, when Mr. and Mrs. Bedford established the "'''Bedford Lilliputian'''" freak show and dwarf sanctuary. It featured a cityscape scaled down for dwarf occupants, a lion-faced man, and a limbless woman. After years of success on Coney Island, the husband woke up one Christmas morning, killed his family with a kitchen knife, then slit his own wrists. |
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| + | Mary Meghan Fisher purchased the venue in the 1960s, establishing an arcade called "'''Games Games Games'''". She installed a range of attractions: arcade machines, Skee-Ball, and a little bar, so she could get drunk with her friends and shoot pool at night. In 1986, Mary Meghan Fisher got drunk and fell off a barstool, landing hard on a pool cue, which impaled her through the neck, killing her. |
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| − | In 1924, the land was used by a husband and wife, the Bedfords, as a freak show and dwarf sanctuary. They called it the Bedford Lilliputian, building a whole miniature city scaled down for dwarf and midget inhabitants. Other attractions included a lion faced man and a limbless woman, yet the dwarfs were the moneymaking asset. Business reportedly had lines around the block, the biggest attraction in Coney Island. Then one year, rumor has it, the husband woke up one Christmas morning, grabbed a large kitchen knife, sliced open his wife's throat, stabbed his young children to death, then slit his own wrists. |
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| ⚫ | In 2000, Ned Bosham reopened the arcade under the name "'''Fun Society Amusement, LLC'''". In August 2013, Harold Bosham pressed his father to sell the property; when that failed, Harold stole his twin brother's hunting rifle and shot Ned in the face. The rifle kicked back so hard, he tripped and fell out of a 20-story window. Harold's twin brother Clyde was arrested for double homicide and sent to prison, where he became Romero's cellmate. When Romero was released, he received the keys from Clyde, who urged him to burn it down; instead, Romero took advantage of the building's legal limbo to create an anonymous safehouse, siphoning electricity from the grid.{{Crossref|eps2.1}} |
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| − | In the 1960s, a woman named Mary Meghan Fisher decided to buy the property, turning it into an arcade complete with pinball machines, Skee-Ball, etc.. She called it "Games Games Games." Mary Meghan even installed a little bar so she could get drunk with her friends and shoot pool at night. And so she did, almost every night. Until one time in '86, she got so liquored up, she accidentally fell off the barstool and landed hard on the pool cue she was holding, impaling her neck and killing her. |
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| + | === 2015 === |
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| + | ==== Season 1 ==== |
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| − | An article read by [[Elliot]], published August 6, 2013, calls the arcade a well established establishment which attracted plenty of tourists to the area. The owner was said to have been killed by three gunshots to the back, dying at around 3:00 am. No family was said to have come forward. |
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| + | On [[February 2015 E Corp hacks|February 7, 2015]], [[fsociety]] launches a major DDOS attack against [[E Corp]], leaving behind a .dat file with a list of IP addresses. Hours later, [[Mr. Robot]] takes [[Elliot Alderson]] to the arcade for the first time, explaining it as fsociety's sole base of operations. Hackers come and go at different intervals, working on "the project", under no obligation to speak to each other directly. {{Crossref|eps1.0}} |
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| + | On [[Five/Nine Hack|May 9, 2015]], Elliot Alderson took [[Tyrell Wellick]] to the arcade, where Mr. Robot initiated the hack. |
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| − | Upon release in 2014, Romero received the keys to the place from Clyde, who urged him to burn it down. Instead, he squatted in the building, siphoning electricity from the grid. The public records were in limbo and the county didn't want to touch the place. In December 2014, Romero tries selling the building to Mobley, who instead recruits the ex-con. |
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| + | On May 12, fsociety goes into "full wipedown mode", dismantling and incinerating their equipment before staging an "End of the World Party" to obscure DNA and fingerprints. |
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| − | [[fsociety]] used the building as base until May 12th, 2015. Hackers would come and go at different intervals, working on the project when they could. On the night of the [[5/9 hack]], [[Tyrell Wellick]] was there with Elliot and a bullet casing was all they left behind. A "End of the World Party" was thrown on the 12th in an effort to cover up any DNA or fingerprints left behind. |
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| + | ==== Season 2 ==== |
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| − | In June, FBI agent [[Dominique DiPierro]] discovers |
+ | In June, FBI agent [[Dominique DiPierro]] discovers an "End of the World Party" flyer in Romero's home and traces it to the Fun Society arcade. The FBI searches the premises extensively, recovering little more than a single shell casing. |
== Filming Location == |
== Filming Location == |
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Revision as of 01:59, 17 November 2016
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| Street address | 3027 West 12th Street, Coney Island |
| City | Brooklyn, New York City |
| State | New York |
| First appearance | eps1.0_hellofriend.mov |
The Fun Society arcade is a defunct amusement property at Coney Island, formerly known as Fun Society Amusement, LLC. In its decrepit state, the marquee has lost several letters, leaving behind "F SOCIETY".
History
In his initial investigation of fsociety, Elliot Alderson found little information on the arcade. The most recent owner was fatally shot on August 6, 2013; prior ownership history is "sparse to non-existent." (“eps1.0_hellofriend.mov”)
In December 2014, Leslie Romero recounted a full history to Sunil Markesh, in hopes of selling the building. According to Romero, the property dates back to 1924, when Mr. and Mrs. Bedford established the "Bedford Lilliputian" freak show and dwarf sanctuary. It featured a cityscape scaled down for dwarf occupants, a lion-faced man, and a limbless woman. After years of success on Coney Island, the husband woke up one Christmas morning, killed his family with a kitchen knife, then slit his own wrists.
Mary Meghan Fisher purchased the venue in the 1960s, establishing an arcade called "Games Games Games". She installed a range of attractions: arcade machines, Skee-Ball, and a little bar, so she could get drunk with her friends and shoot pool at night. In 1986, Mary Meghan Fisher got drunk and fell off a barstool, landing hard on a pool cue, which impaled her through the neck, killing her.
In 2000, Ned Bosham reopened the arcade under the name "Fun Society Amusement, LLC". In August 2013, Harold Bosham pressed his father to sell the property; when that failed, Harold stole his twin brother's hunting rifle and shot Ned in the face. The rifle kicked back so hard, he tripped and fell out of a 20-story window. Harold's twin brother Clyde was arrested for double homicide and sent to prison, where he became Romero's cellmate. When Romero was released, he received the keys from Clyde, who urged him to burn it down; instead, Romero took advantage of the building's legal limbo to create an anonymous safehouse, siphoning electricity from the grid.(“eps2.1_k3rnel-pan1c.ksd”)
2015
Season 1
On February 7, 2015, fsociety launches a major DDOS attack against E Corp, leaving behind a .dat file with a list of IP addresses. Hours later, Mr. Robot takes Elliot Alderson to the arcade for the first time, explaining it as fsociety's sole base of operations. Hackers come and go at different intervals, working on "the project", under no obligation to speak to each other directly. (“eps1.0_hellofriend.mov”)
On May 9, 2015, Elliot Alderson took Tyrell Wellick to the arcade, where Mr. Robot initiated the hack.
On May 12, fsociety goes into "full wipedown mode", dismantling and incinerating their equipment before staging an "End of the World Party" to obscure DNA and fingerprints.
Season 2
In June, FBI agent Dominique DiPierro discovers an "End of the World Party" flyer in Romero's home and traces it to the Fun Society arcade. The FBI searches the premises extensively, recovering little more than a single shell casing.
Filming Location
Exterior shots filmed at the Bowery Street rear entrance of Eldorado Bumper Cars & Arcade in Coney Island. The interior is a set at Silvercup Studios, Queens, New York.