Originally built in 1946 as a car dealership and garage, Lower Columbia Bowl was turned into a bowling alley in 1956.
Lower Columbia Bowl (Astoria, Oregon) —
Originally built in 1946 as a car dealership and garage, Lower Columbia Bowl was turned into a bowling alley in 1956.
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Holler House is an old-fashioned bowling alley and tavern built in 1908. You can play a game on the country's two oldest certified bowling lanes, where pins have to be reset by hand.
Holler House (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) —
Holler House is an old-fashioned bowling alley and tavern built in 1908. You can play a game on the country's two oldest certified bowling lanes, where pins have to be reset by hand.
Holler House
Touted as the country's oldest surviving indoor alley, the 1846 Roseland Cottage bowling alley is no longer open for play, but the National Historic Landmark does offer tours. The bowling alley is located in a carriage barn adjacent to a Gothic Revival cottage built as a country retreat.
Roseland Cottage (Woodstock, Connecticut) —
Touted as the country's oldest surviving indoor alley, the 1846 Roseland Cottage bowling alley is no longer open for play, but the National Historic Landmark does offer tours. The bowling alley is located in a carriage barn adjacent to a Gothic Revival cottage built as a country retreat.
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Action Duckpin Bowl opened in 1928 as a 10-pin bowling alley. The alley was closed in the '50s, then reopened and restored in the 1990s to resemble a 1930s-era duckpin bowling alley, which features smaller balls and pins.
Action Duckpin Bowl (Indianapolis, Indiana) —
Action Duckpin Bowl opened in 1928 as a 10-pin bowling alley. The alley was closed in the '50s, then reopened and restored in the 1990s to resemble a 1930s-era duckpin bowling alley, which features smaller balls and pins.
Action Duckpin Bowl
Located in the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, the Gatsby-esque Spare Room lounge and bowling alley was added in 2011 to fit with the hotel's storied past.
The Spare Room (Los Angeles, California) —
Located in the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, the Gatsby-esque Spare Room lounge and bowling alley was added in 2011 to fit with the hotel's storied past.
The Spare Room
Opened in 1941 under the name Mid City Lanes, New Orleans' Rock 'n' Bowl retains its old-school feel while also offering live music.
Rock 'n' Bowl (New Orleans, Louisiana) —
Opened in 1941 under the name Mid City Lanes, New Orleans' Rock 'n' Bowl retains its old-school feel while also offering live music.
Rock N Bowl
Opened in 1959, Boutwell's Bowling Center has been in the same family since 1972. The alley is dedicated to the challenging game of candlepin bowling -- a version of the game popular in New England and Eastern Canada with thinner pins and smaller hole-less balls.
Boutwell's Bowling Center (Concord, New Hampshire) —
Opened in 1959, Boutwell's Bowling Center has been in the same family since 1972. The alley is dedicated to the challenging game of candlepin bowling -- a version of the game popular in New England and Eastern Canada with thinner pins and smaller hole-less balls.
Boutwell's Bowling Center
At Paul's Bar & Bowling, pins were manually reset until 1967, when the family-owned alley got the original "Crown" series of Brunswick automatic machines that are still in use today.
Paul's Bar & Bowling —
At Paul's Bar & Bowling, pins were manually reset until 1967, when the family-owned alley got the original "Crown" series of Brunswick automatic machines that are still in use today.
Michael Mancino
The bowling alley at Rohman's Inn and Pub dates back to 1941. The alley is housed in what was once the Shohola Glen Hotel.
Rohman's Inn and Pub (Shohola, Pennsylvania) —
The bowling alley at Rohman's Inn and Pub dates back to 1941. The alley is housed in what was once the Shohola Glen Hotel.
Rohman's Inn and Pub
The building housing Bryant-Lake Bowl opened as a Ford garage servicing Model Ts in 1926. In 1936, it began its life as a bowling alley, at one time being owned by Minnesota Bowling Hall of Famer Bill Drouches.
Bryant-Lake Bowl (Minneapolis, Minnesota) —
The building housing Bryant-Lake Bowl opened as a Ford garage servicing Model Ts in 1926. In 1936, it began its life as a bowling alley, at one time being owned by Minnesota Bowling Hall of Famer Bill Drouches.
Eric Melzer
One of the country's oldest active bowling centers, The Garden Bowl was built in 1913 with a bowling alley on the first floor and a billiards room on the second.
The Garden Bowl (Detroit, Michigan) —
One of the country's oldest active bowling centers, The Garden Bowl was built in 1913 with a bowling alley on the first floor and a billiards room on the second.
Bill Bowen
Open since 1962 and run by the same family since 1964, Holiday Lanes is a hangout for celebrities like Robert Redford and Tom Brokaw during the Sundance Film Festival.
Holiday Lanes (Heber City, Utah) —
Open since 1962 and run by the same family since 1964, Holiday Lanes is a hangout for celebrities like Robert Redford and Tom Brokaw during the Sundance Film Festival.
Holiday Lanes
Solvay Recreation Alley opened as a family business in 1923, when it was converted from an auto garage into a then six-lane bowling alley in Syracuse, New York.
Solvay Recreation Alley (Syracuse, New York) —
Solvay Recreation Alley opened as a family business in 1923, when it was converted from an auto garage into a then six-lane bowling alley in Syracuse, New York.
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