Thumbusters

Thumbusters was an arcade business located at 565 Red River Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario, in the early 1990s. Children from Pine Street School would venture down after school to play there.

It was owned by former NHL player Walt Poddubny (1960-2009).

Several Facebook users reminisced about this arcade in the Thunder Bay Memories group on 22 July 2018:

- "Yes I do....I think [Walt Poddubny] owned it. I went there all the time!! ... I used to live on Rupert and go there to buy games. I remember a few different people telling me he was an owner. I could be wrong though." - Jacob Einarson

- "You are correct. Walt was my late husband and he did own Thumb Busters." - Tammy Kane

- "My boyfriend knew Walt very well. By the sounds of it he was a great guy. My boyfriend has shared many hilarious stories with me about Walt. RIP Walt. He calls him padubblies. Lol." - Robyn Michelle

Sources

Google Maps [1]