Yellow Rose Arcade is one of the forgotten arcades of Austin/Travis County that has faded away from time and people’s minds. This news article will attempt to explain the history of Yellow Rose Arcade.
Yellow Rose Arcade operated from 1982 to 1988. Deanna Burks and her father, Melvin Harrington, owned and operated Yellow Rose Arcade. Games such as Asteroids, Blowout, Frogger, and Marble Madness were available at Yellow Rose Arcade. The building was a white building that had a white colored roof.
Many of the students from Popham Elementary School and Del Valle High School played the video games at Yellow Rose Arcade during the 80s. Del Valle High School students would play the video games in this arcade during lunch time to pass their time and for fun. Weekdays were the times where Yellow Rose Arcade would receive the highest volume of customers. 
Yellow Rose Arcade was renamed to The Yellow Rose Arcade in 1987. Melvin Harrington was the owner who operated that arcade. (Ref: Travis County Deeds, Instrument #149298)
According a 1988 edition of the Cardinal Yearbook, Yellow Rose Arcade offered students free games for perfect attendance if they actually had perfect attendance. Free games were even given to honor roll students as well. (Ref: Del Valle High School Cardinal Yearbook 1988, Page 211)
For whatever reason, Deanna Burks and her father, Melvin Harrington, decided to shut down Yellow Rose Arcade and discontinue operations in 1988. The exact reasons as to why this arcade shut down are unknown.
Marcos Montes would use this building for an arcade called Del Valle Arcade for 6 months until September 1988. (Ref: Travis County Deeds, Instrument #131398)
Peggy Gattis would buy the land from Marcos Montes on the date of 10/7/1988 to build and establish a lounge. ON THE OTHER HAND was home to a lounge known as the ON THE OTHER HAND LOUNGE to many Del Valle residents. ON THE OTHER HAND LOUNGE was filled with Bergstrom Air Force Base personnel on most nights. This was the norm. ON THE OTHER HAND operated for a number of years. Exactly how many years is unknown. (Ref: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/364020321/)
ON THE OTHER HAND LOUNGE was operated by Peggy Gattis and Michael C. Crump. This lounge was a joint-venture. (Ref: Travis County Deeds, Instrument #131398)
In 2004, the building was demolished as part of the Airport Noise Mitigation Program required some businesses and residences to not be within 200 feet - 500 feet of an airport. Bark & Zoom now presides over the property where Yellow Rose Arcade was once located. Their parking lot is now property of Bark & Zoom.
Yellow Rose Arcade was located at 2411 Cardinal Loop, Del Valle, Texas, US 78617.
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