Jim's Pool Hall

Louis Pope (CQ), 83, of Frankfort rests on the table while he makes a shot during a game of rotation with his brother Arthur Pope (CQ), 87, as his partner against Davis Hays (CQ), 71, (holding cue on left) and his brother Willis Hays (CQ), 69, (on right with green hat) during their regular morning visit to Jim' Pool Room in Lawrenceburg. These four players bring 197 years of pool playing experience to the table.

John Lawson, 66, reacts as he misses a shot during a game of rotation at Jim' Pool Room this morning (10/21/05). Lawson is part of a group of dedicated retirees who have made daily visits for decades to the pool hall.

A player chalks his cue tip as he waits to take his shot during at game of rotation at Jim's Pool Room this morning (10/20/05). For decades a faithful group of retirees have made daily visits to the pool room to both socialize and play pool. They love to talk and chalk.

Willis Hays, 69, (L) chats with Hooter Birdwhistell, 88, while waiting to shoot in game of rotation with Athur Pope, 87, (center right) and Davis Hays, 71, this morning at Jim's Pool Room. The pool hall, owned by Jim Hyatt (CQ), has been at this location for 32 years with a large group of local retirees playing pool every morning starting at nine when Hyatt opens fro business. The older players generally leave by noon with younger players coming to the pool room after work and in the evenings.

From left: Retired home builder J.N. Coffey, 70 (L), swats flies while joking with friends Charles Bryant, 72 (center), a retired postal worker, and Charlie Robinson, who still works for a cable company during their daily visit to Jim's Pool Room in Lawrenceburg on Wednesday morning. They are part of a group of men who have been coming to the pool hall for many years to play pool and socialize.