ORTON POOL ROOM EST. 1888 VINTAGE TEEOrton's Pool Room On any pool players bucket list, Orton Billiard and Pool Rooms in Wilmington, North Carolina. This is the nation's oldest pool hall, established in 1888. The building was the Orton Hotel, it burned down in 1949, but the basement with the laundry, pool hall, and the barber shop were the only areas untouched. Don't be fooled by it's age, they have a lot of regulars and young professionals who play here. Fun Fact: In 1953, Mosconi set a