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| Bowling Signs (page 4) |
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| Plaza Bowling Lanes Connersville, IN |
Rainbo Lanes Elkhart, IN |
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The Plaza Bowling Lanes signs are probably from the 1950s or 1960s. [map]
The Rainbo Lanes opened in 1963. The circles were once animated neon bowling balls which sequenced towards the pin. The bowling alley closed in 2011 just after this photo was taken. It reopened in 2013. In 2014, it was renamed The Arena. The neon was removed and the sign was painted black. [map] |
| Westwood Lanes [gone] Fort Wayne, IN |
Pro Bowl West Fort Wayne, IN |
Dunes Bowl [gone] Gary, IN |
Cressmoor Lanes Hobart, IN |
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The Westwood Lanes' bowling pin sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. The business had closed but the sign was moved to the back of the lot. It was gone by 2024. [photo thanks Mark Comstock]
Pro Bowl West has been here since at least the 1980s and probably much longer than that. [map] The Dunes Bowl was obviously inspired by the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. The bowling alley had been closed since at least 2008. This photo is from 2009. The bowling alley was demolished around 2012. By 2014, the sign was removed. The Dunes Bowl bulb letters were saved and incorporated into a new sign which is displayed inside a bar in Ottawa, ON. The Cressmoor Lanes was built in 1955 and this sign was built then by Federal Sign. The sign is owned by the Gary Sign Company of Merrillville, Indiana. The bowling alley pays a leasing fee for the sign, ensuring that it is maintained. The tacked-on "Billiards" piece on the pin is vintage but might conceal different text underneath. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Scottsburg Lanes Scottsburg, IN |
Wawasee Bowl Syracuse, IN |
Creole Lanes [gone] Vincennes, IN |
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The Scottsburg Lanes sign features a classic pin outlined in neon. For more, see this website. [map]
The Wawasee Bowl has been here since at least 1980 and probably much longer than that. This sign appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. [map] The Creole Lanes sign was probably from the 1960s. The bowling alley closed in 2018 and the sign is gone. |
| Western Bowling Center Indianapolis, IN |
Woodland Bowling Center Indianapolis, IN |
Jubilee Bowl [gone] Indianapolis, IN |
Expo Bowl Indianapolis, IN |
Action Duckpin Indianapolis, IN |
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The Western Bowling Center, the Woodland Bowling Center, the Jubilee Bowl, the Expo Bowl and one other bowling center are owned by the same company, Royal Pin. The Western and the Woodland have 80 lanes and cosmic bowling.
The Jubilee, with 36 lanes, opened in 1964. It closed in 2009 and, by 2011, the bowling pin was gone. The Western opened in 1976, the Western in 1980. The Expo Bowl features a giant pin and a plastic sign - both visible from the interstate. A base remains as evidence that there was a second giant pin there at one time. For more, see this website. [Western map]; [Woodland map]; [Expo map] The Action Duckpin sign was built in the late 1970s or early 1980s for a local restaurant. It was reworked for Action Duckpin which opened in 1994. For more see this website. [map] |
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More Indiana:
Norwood Bowl (Alexandria) Eastern Lanes (Clarksville) [gone] Silver Creek Lanes (Sellersburg) [gone] |
| Duffy's Green Acres Bowl Abilene, KS |
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| Duffy's Green Acres Bowl had opened by 1962. By 2007, the neon was long gone and the Duffy's name had been painted. In 2016, the sign was repainted for the Tornado Alley Lanes. [map] |
| Holiday Bowl Augusta, KS |
Zuckey's Bowl Manhattan, KS |
Ayr Lanes Liberal, KS |
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The Holiday Bowl opened in 1958. The sign's lettering was definitely inspired by Holiday Inn signs. The bowling alley closed in 2010. In 2022, work began to reopen the business. [map]
The Zuckey's Bowl sign appears to be from the 1950s. The business is now known as Little Apple Lanes. This sign remains. [map] Ayr Lanes has been there since at least 1963. It became Billy's Ayr Lanes in 2014. [map] |
| Tuxie's Ten Pin & Grill Belleville, KS |
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| Tuxie's Ten Pin & Grill was built as the Belleville Bowl. In 2021, it became Tuxie's and this sign was built. [map] |
| Starlite Lanes McPherson, KS |
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| The Starlite Lanes opened in 1961 and this sign is from then. Around 2017, the original readerboard had been replaced with a digital display board. [map] |
| Gage Center Bowl Topeka, KS |
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| Gage Bowl North [gone] Topeka, KS |
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Gage Center Bowl opened in 1960. The signs were refurbished in 2014. The pole sign is animated. For more, see this website. [map]
Gage Bowl North opened in 1961 and had the same signs as Gage Center Bowl. It closed in 2011. By 2014, the sign on the building had been removed and the pole sign was painted over. The building was remodeled for a storage center. |
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