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| Bowling Signs (page 11) |
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| Hopewell Bowling Center Hopewell, VA |
Shenandoah Lanes Mount Jackson, VA |
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The Hopewell Bowling Center has been around since the 1950s. [map]
The Shenandoah Lanes features duckpin bowling and uses an appropriately-shaped sign. The business opened in 1948 and claims to be Virginia's oldest bowling alley. This photo is from 2008. The paint on the sign has peeled away quite a bit since then. [map] |
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More Virginia:
Hurricane Bowl (Marion) |
| San Juan Lanes Anacortes, WA |
Robin Hood Lanes [gone] Edmonds, WA |
Fairweather Lanes Sedro-Woolley, WA (now Mt. Vernon, WA) |
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The San Juan Lanes was built in 1960. This sign appears to be from then. For more, see this website. [map]
Robin Hood Lanes opened in 1960. This photo is from 2008. The bowling alley closed in 2013. By 2015, the building and sign were gone. The Fairweather Lanes was originally known as the Sedro-Woolley Bowling Center. The bowling alley closed around 2005. This photo is from 2008. In 2012, the business was renamed the Community Bowling Center. Since then, the sign has been displayed on the side of the Skagit Building Salvage building in Mt. Vernon, WA. [map] |
| Kent Bowl Kent, WA |
Aztec Lanes Olympia, WA |
Laurel Lanes Port Angeles, WA |
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The Kent Bowl opened in 1958. These signs may be from then. By 2018, one of the panels was painted red and the readerboard on that side was replaced with a plastic panel. For more, see this website. [map]
The Aztec Lanes sign appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. The business was originally known as the Capitol Lanes and later as The Bowl. For more, see this website. [map] The Laurel Lanes opened in 1959. This sign is probably from then or the 1960s. [map] |
| Triangle Bowl Longview, WA |
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| The Triangle Bowl opened in 1957. This sign is believed to be from then. It was built by the Vancouver Sign Company and has been restored twice. In 2006, the panels were repainted and the neon was replaced. The "BOWL" text and the bowler flash on and off in sequence. The bowling alley is located in the Triangle Mall which occupies a triangular-shaped lot. The sign is about 15 feet tall and has triangular-shaped panels. There are plans to redevelop the mall within the next 5-10 years. The bowling alley will have to move. The new location and the fate of the sign are unknown at this point. However, the bowling alley and the sign are still at the same place. In 2021, the sign was removed for restoration. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Crosley Lanes Vancouver, WA |
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| The Crosley Lanes opened in the mid-1950s. The building originally housed a Pepsi bottling plant. There may have been a bottle sign on the roof where the spinning bowling pin is now. The sign in the parking lot is modern. The Crosley Lanes became Donn Allen's Crosley Lanes in 1987. For more, see this website. [map] |
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More Washington:
Strawberry Lanes (Marysville) Frontier Lanes (Tacoma) Tower Lanes (Tacoma) |
| Township Bowl Hillsboro, WI |
RiversEdge Bowl Janesville, WI |
Rand's Bowling Lanes Rice Lake, WI |
Hawk Bowl Whitewater, WI |
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The neon was removed from the Township Bowl sign sometime after 2006. It was repainted at that time. This photo is from 2011. For more, see this website. [map]
RiversEdge Bowl opened in 1950. This bowling pin sign is about ten feet tall. [map] Rand's Bowling Lanes opened around 1955. [map] The Hawk Bowl opened around 1958 and this sign appears to be from then. The sign was made by Osgood & Co. of Beloit, Wisconsin. It is about 12 feet tall and is lit with orange, green, pink and orange neon. Another neon sign above the entrance reads "16 Brunswick Lanes, Automatic Scoring." By 2021, the bowling alley had closed but the sign remains. In 2023, plans were announced to demolish the building and build a grocery store. This sign will likely be removed. For more, see this website. [map] |
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More Wisconsin:
Oregon Bowl (Oregon) |
| El Mark-O Lanes Casper, WY |
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| The El Mark-O Lanes opened in 1960 and these signs are from then. The name came from combining the owners' names, Elma and Mark O'Connell. The giant bowling pin continues to be lit with white chasing bulbs. The name "El Mark-O Lanes" is lit with pink neon. The "BOWLING" panels have not been lit for many years. The owner found them too expensive to fix. The building was previously painted two shades of green. Around 1990, the building was repainted to its current color scheme. [map] |
| Silver Spur Lanes Lander, WY |
Classic Lanes Powell, WY |
Memory Lanes Rawlins, WY |
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The Silver Spur Lanes was built in 1961 and this neon sign is from then. For more, see this website. [map]
I believe the Classic Lanes opened in 1964. This sign is probably from then. [map] The Memory Lanes sign appears to be from the 1960s. This photo is from 2012. By 2019, the neon had been replaced with LED rope. [map] |
| Bowlero Lanes Hamilton, ON |
O'Connor Bowl [gone] Toronto, ON |
Varsity Ridge Bowling Centre [gone] Vancouver, BC |
Grandview Lanes Vancouver, BC |
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The Bowlero Lanes sign appears to be from the from the 1950s. The sign remains although the business has closed. [map]
The O'Connor Bowl opened in 1951. It closed in 2015 and building was demolished. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. The Varsity Ridge Bowling Centre opened around 1951. It featured this giant bowling pin sign on the roof. The bowling center offered Canadian five-pin bowling which uses shorter pins and smaller balls than traditional ten-pin bowling. In five-pin, the pins are encircled with rubber. The Varsity Ridge closed in 2013. The building was demolished for condos. The bowling pin was saved by a private collector. The Grandview Lanes opened in 1947. This sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. [map] |
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More Canada Signs:
Paradise Lanes (Calgary, AB) Billy Mosienko Lanes (Winnipeg, MB) Plaza Bowl (Sudbury, ON) Galaxy Lanes (Thunder Bay, ON) Laurentian Lanes (Montreal, QC) [map] |
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More Bowling Signs:
Giant Bowling Pins (various cities) Let's Bowl! Vintage Signs Flickr Group (various cities) Mid-Century Modern Bowling Alleys:
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