Older/Closed Bowling Alleys

[Jim Kyle]

Bowlarena was still in operation when the tornado took the roof of Windsor off in the 70s. Our late mixed league finished its season at Bowlarena while Windsor was being repaired. And in my earlier list of places the traveling league went, I inadvertently omitted Penn 44. That league was really fun!

[zookeeper]

Bowlarena was still in operation when the tornado took the roof of Windsor off in the 70s. Our late mixed league finished its season at Bowlarena while Windsor was being repaired. And in my earlier list of places the traveling league went, I inadvertently omitted Penn 44. That league was really fun!

Delete - was looking at something else.

[soonergeezer]

I bowled in several leagues at Highlander in the 70s and 80s, including one that was sponsored by Trust house jewelers(maybe you remember them,also long gone). At its peak it was a great place. I had several balls I bought and had drilled there, the pro there was really good.

[soonergeezer]

I grew up in the 50s and 60s in the Village. I bowled in several jr. leagues at Puddin' Lanes. When I was pretty young(12 or 13) I would crawl out my bedroom window after everyone was asleep and ride my bike to Puddin' Lanes and keep score for some of the men bowling there. They were usually pretty drunk and would pay me to keep score for them. This went on until one night my dad woke up and saw that I was gone. I don't know how long he had to look for me but he was pissed by the time he got to the bowling alley. The men I was keeping score for could see he was pretty mad and started trying to defend me by telling my dad how smart I was and how they appreciated me keeping score for them. Afraid I was in trouble they all started pulling money out to pay me. I ended up with 15 dollars for what I usually got 5 or 6 dollars for, which back in the early 60s was pretty good money. I didn't get whacked but that was the last time I kept score for the guys. A year or so later I got a job there doing anything that was needed(sweeping, picking up trash, retrieving pins or balls that were stuck) That was one of the best times of my life, making money for hanging out in a place where me and all my friends loved to bowl, eat (they had a great grill there), play pinball, or pool and meet girls. I was really sad when they went out of business a few years after I quit working there. Lots of great memories.

[soonergeezer]

I bowled in several leagues at Highlander in the 70s and 80s, including one that was sponsored by Trust house jewelers(maybe you remember them,also long gone). At its peak it was a great place. I had several balls I bought and had drilled there, the pro there was really good.