Silver Ball Gardens was an amusement arcade in Berkeley, California. It was founded by Byron Won in 1973 and located in a second-story loft at 2518-A Durant Avenue. [1] [2] Silver Ball Gardens was decorated with interior murals by Berkeley artist Eugene Legend, [3] and a large exterior mural by Berkeley artist Bobby Vitaliano.[ citation needed]
In the late 1970s, Silver Ball Gardens was purchased by Masayoshi Son and Hong Lu, two entrepreneurs running an arcade-game importing business in Berkeley. [4] Son would go on to found SoftBank Group in 1981, and Lu to found UTStarcom in 1995.
Silver Ball Gardens was an amusement arcade in Berkeley, California. It was founded by Byron Won in 1973 and located in a second-story loft at 2518-A Durant Avenue. [1] [2] Silver Ball Gardens was decorated with interior murals by Berkeley artist Eugene Legend, [3] and a large exterior mural by Berkeley artist Bobby Vitaliano.[ citation needed]
In the late 1970s, Silver Ball Gardens was purchased by Masayoshi Son and Hong Lu, two entrepreneurs running an arcade-game importing business in Berkeley. [4] Son would go on to found SoftBank Group in 1981, and Lu to found UTStarcom in 1995.