PMMS Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 (edited) Hi, who has ever taken pictures of the old Atari HQ? who has ever seen the ancient Atari buildings? Who has ever taken a selfie? Or, who worked there? Thank you Edited May 13 by PMMS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 (edited) Edited May 13 by bent_pin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 I would love to see some pictures of the old Atari Canada HQ in Markham, Ontario! It was an ugly brown building in a nondescript business park, to which I made repeated pilgrimages to get my 1050 repaired (before I learned how to do it myself). Ah, the memories... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Kay Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 On 5/14/2023 at 11:03 PM, davidcalgary29 said: I would love to see some pictures of the old Atari Canada HQ in Markham, Ontario! It was an ugly brown building in a nondescript business park, to which I made repeated pilgrimages to get my 1050 repaired (before I learned how to do it myself). Ah, the memories... No kidding. Did find this 2019 real estate listing of the second floor of "Unit 1" though it occupied Units 1 and 2 IIRC. At least we can get a peek inside of what might have been... https://images1.loopnet.com/d2/Rqp-d_kBn_6jtwII1qqCPiUyTOY5Tr6B2rPBE_Yrcek/document.pdf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 On 5/17/2023 at 7:24 PM, Joey Kay said: No kidding. Did find this 2019 real estate listing of the second floor of "Unit 1" though it occupied Units 1 and 2 IIRC. At least we can get a peek inside of what might have been... https://images1.loopnet.com/d2/Rqp-d_kBn_6jtwII1qqCPiUyTOY5Tr6B2rPBE_Yrcek/document.pdf Does that bring back memories! There must have been some type of renovation -- I recall that Atari Canada had its own entrance. I also don't recall a second floor. When you walked in, there was a front counter that was staffed by a man. There was a repair "shop" in the back, as well. It was a really small operation when I frequented it in the mid to late '80s -- I can't remember seeing more than five employees there. The vapourware lists were great fun -- I'm just sorry that I didn't keep them for the XEGS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMMS Posted May 21 Author Share Posted May 21 And are the old Atari buildings (in the USA) currently occupied? And had you been lately to see these buildings with your own eyes? (sorry for my English, google translation) 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 19 hours ago, PMMS said: And are the old Atari buildings (in the USA) currently occupied? And had you been lately to see these buildings with your own eyes? (sorry for my English, google translation) 🙂 Google bought 1272 Borregas Ave. and subsequently demolished it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 On 5/21/2023 at 9:15 AM, x=usr(1536) said: Google bought 1272 Borregas Ave. and subsequently demolished it. But they did no harm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 14 minutes ago, bent_pin said: But they did no harm Must've been from the timeframe when they weren't evil. Or at least actively so. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 1 minute ago, x=usr(1536) said: Must've been from the timeframe when they weren't evil Oh yeah, '98 was a wild year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 5 minutes ago, bent_pin said: Oh yeah, '98 was a wild year. That was just right before the suck set in and ruined everything. '99: Dot-Com job. '00: Same Dot-Com job, but with a focus shift that led to... '01: The company tanks. Worked the parts counter at AutoZone for a couple of years after that. Wish I'd realised how much less crap that job was compared to eventually going back into tech. It was a crap job, and make no mistake about it, but at least it was a crap job where I didn't have to care about it. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Cade Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 (edited) I was there in the area in 2021 and drove around... Seems like it was Google or all demolished or being torn down. As I recall, when I plugged the addresses into Google Maps, it couldn't really make much sense of the area now. It was confused. Edited May 29 by R.Cade 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMMS Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 So there are no more buildings formerly atari? There is nothing at all then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 I took some when I was on a trip in the area back in 2008: http://www.atariprotos.com/other/sunnyvale/sunnyvale.htm 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMMS Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 1 hour ago, Tempest said: J’en ai pris quand j’étais en voyage dans la région en 2008: http://www.atariprotos.com/other/sunnyvale/sunnyvale.htm Thank you for this little trip in photos 🙂 I have one more question 🙂 Is that wall still there? https://ibb.co/Y0CXrMK https://ibb.co/3hQ0xDz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 9 hours ago, PMMS said: Thank you for this little trip in photos 🙂 I have one more question 🙂 Is that wall still there? https://ibb.co/Y0CXrMK https://ibb.co/3hQ0xDz Unfortunately, both 1265 Borregas Ave. and 1196 Borregas Ave. have been demolished and replaced by another building and a parking lot, respectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 11 hours ago, Tempest said: I took some when I was on a trip in the area back in 2008: http://www.atariprotos.com/other/sunnyvale/sunnyvale.htm I did something similar before I left the area in 2001 after the dot-bomb crash. No idea if the pictures survived, but from what I recall most of the buildings were still standing then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMMS Posted June 4 Author Share Posted June 4 (edited) I looked on Google Maps and apparently there is nothing at all 😞 even this little wall with written atari if that's where it is Edited June 4 by PMMS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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