{"id":5634,"date":"2012-04-20T01:28:08","date_gmt":"2012-04-20T06:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=5634"},"modified":"2012-04-22T00:57:06","modified_gmt":"2012-04-22T05:57:06","slug":"leapin-lizards-1555-sunnyside-drive-march-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=5634","title":{"rendered":"Leapin' Lizards, 1555 Sunnyside Drive: March 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/09\/02\/jacks01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/09\/02\/jacks01_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/12\/04\/p1040880.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/12\/04\/p1040880_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1040880_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1040880_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/12\/04\/p1040881.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/12\/04\/p1040881_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1040881_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1040881_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/12\/04\/p1040882.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/12\/04\/p1040882_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1040882_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1040882_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The follow-on business in the <a href=\"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=332\">Jack's Shoes<\/a> building, <i>Leapin' Lizards<\/i>,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100126202617\/http:\/\/www.leapinlizardsonline.com\/\">Columbia\u2019s only Parent-Friendly Inflatable Play Center<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>has closed down.  Looking at the (archived) link above, it does appear to me that it would indeed be a lot of fun for those in the bouncy-castle demographic (and future <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wipeout_%282008_U.S._game_show%29\">Wipeout<\/a> contestants have to come from somewhere :-).<\/p>\n<p>This closing follows that of the somewhat more elaborate <a href=\"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=3051\">Monkey Business<\/a> in Lexington by about two years, and, I believe follows the re-opening of the nearby <i>Little Gym<\/i> which was damaged during the <a href=\"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=3384\">D's Wings<\/a> fire.<\/p>\n<p>(Hat tip to commenter JohnBom)<\/p>\n<p><b>UPDATE 22 April 2012<\/b> -- Here are some more and better pictures, including the still extant Forest Drive sign:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/12\/04\/p1050351.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/12\/04\/p1050351_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1050351_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1050351_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/12\/04\/p1050352.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/12\/04\/p1050352_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1050352_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1050352_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/12\/04\/p1050353.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/12\/04\/p1050353_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1050353_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1050353_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/12\/04\/p1050354.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/12\/04\/p1050354_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1050354_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1050354_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/12\/04\/p1050355.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/12\/04\/p1050355_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1050355_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1050355_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/12\/04\/p1050356.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/12\/04\/p1050356_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1050356_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1050356_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/12\/04\/p1050357.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/12\/04\/p1050357_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1050357_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1050357_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/12\/04\/p1050358.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/12\/04\/p1050358_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1050358_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1050358_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The follow-on business in the Jack's Shoes building, Leapin' Lizards, Columbia\u2019s only Parent-Friendly Inflatable Play Center has closed down. Looking at the (archived) link above, it does appear to me that it would indeed be a lot of fun for those in the bouncy-castle demographic (and future Wipeout contestants have to come from somewhere :-). 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