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| Bowling Signs (page 9) |
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| 66 Bowl Oklahoma City, OK (now Chandler, OK) |
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| The 66 Bowl was built in 1959 and this sign is believed to be from then. It closed in 2010 and everything, including this sign, was auctioned off. The sign was restored and, in 2016, it was installed in Chandler, OK while the Rt 66 Bowl entertainment center was being built. Rt 66 Bowl opened in 2021. The original readerboard beneath the neon sign was replaced with a graphic display box. There is also a collection of gas station pole signs in the parking lot. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Planet Bowl Midwest City, OK |
Shawnee Bowl Shawnee, OK |
Meridian Lanes Oklahoma City, OK |
Dust Bowl Tulsa, OK |
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The Planet Bowl was built in 1959 and opened in 1960. The sign was installed then. The sign has not been lit since the mid-2000s. The rocket on top of the sign and the three stylized planets which project from the panels were part of the original design. The Saturn-like ring of bulbs around the bowling ball may have been lit sequentially. For more, see this website. [map]
The Shawnee Bowl sign is probably from the 1950s. It was most likely all porcelain and neon originally. There was an identical sign at the Bee Line Bowl in Okmulgee, OK. [map] The Meridian Lanes had opened by 1960 and closed in 2019. The building has been demolished but the sign remains. [map] The Dust Bowl opened in 2011 and this sign is from then. [map] |
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More Oklahoma:
Rose Bowl (Tulsa) Sheridan Lanes (Tulsa) |
| former Baker Classic Bowl Baker City, OR |
Canby Bowl [gone] Canby, OR |
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I believe the Baker Classic Bowl was built in 1960. This sign appears to be from then. The name changed to the Elk Horn Lanes in 2006 but this sign remains. This photo is from 2016. For more, see this website. [map]
This photo of the Canby Bowl is from 2008. By 2013, the building and sign were gone. For more, see this website. |
| Kellogg Bowl [gone] Milwaukie, OR |
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| The Kellogg Bowl was built in 1962 and closed in 2020. The pole sign was gone by 2021. The building was demolished in 2022. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
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More Oregon:
Coquille Valley Bowling Center [map] (Coquille) Northgate Bowl (Salem) |
| Lincoln-Way Lanes York, PA |
222 Dutch Lanes Ephrata, PA |
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The Lincoln-Way Lanes is located on the Lincoln Highway. The sign appears to be from the 1950s. This photo is from 2007. The sign had been repainted by 2010. For more, see this website. [map] The 222 Dutch Lanes building signs are probably from the 1950s. The plastic sign is one of two that flank the entrance. They were probably added or updated in the 1960s or later. [map] |
| Zip's Lanes Johnstown, PA |
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| Zip's Lanes is one of the biggest duckpin bowling centers in the country. However, this sign depicts the more common ten-pin style pins. [map] |
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More Pennsylvania:
Harvest Moon Lanes (Linden) [gone] Bowl Arena (West Hazleton) [gone] |
| Lans-Bowl [gone] Lansdale, PA |
Shenango Bowl-A-Way [gone] New Castle, PA |
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Lans-Bowl opened in the 1950s. The bowling alley was destroyed by fire in 2007 and demolished. This sign is gone.
The Shenango Bowl-A-Way opened in 1957. There was a pole sign and a rooftop sign. In 2013, the signs were either removed or destroyed and the building was demolished. For more, see this website. |
| Boulevard Lanes [gone] Anderson, SC |
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| The Boulevard Lanes has been here since at least the 1980s. In 2023, this sign was replaced with a plastic sign. |
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More South Carolina:
Emerald Lanes (Greenwood) [gone] |
| Fair City Lanes Huron, SD |
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| The Fair City Lanes opened in 1946. This sign might be from the 1950s or 1960s. [map] |
| Village Bowl Aberdeen, SD 2008: |
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| The Village Bowl opened in 1960 and these signs appear to be from then. [map] |
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More South Dakota:
Sport Bowl (Sioux Falls) Suburban Lanes (Sioux Falls) |
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