A singing hippo drove the wandering scholar to revisit the second-ever Chuck E. Cheese before it finally gets demolished.
In 2020, the Kooser location of Chuck E. Cheese closed for good. The ruined building has remained empty ever since, with much needed affordable housing units ready to emerge.
Nolan Bushnell opened the first Pizza Time Theater in 1977, right where Santana Row is now. The Kooser location was the second one, debuting in December 1978. Upon its debut, Kooser was officially the largest pizza parlor in the United States, according to the promotional materials…