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Giant
Bowling Pin [gone]
Tampa, FL
 Giant
Bowling Pin
Lebanon, TN		 Giant
Bowling Pin
Tremonton, UT		 Giant
Bowling Pin [gone]
Marshalltown, IA
 Giant
Bowling Pin
Hot Springs, AR
The Bowling Pin in Tampa stood next to the entrance of Splitsville, a contemporary bowling alley which opened in 2004. The owners claimed that this was the world's largest bowling pin. It appeared to be about 20 feet tall. I believe the other pins in this row are about 15 feet tall. The bowling pin in Tampa appears to be gone now.

The Bowling Pin in Lebanon is located at Pro Bowl West. [map]

The Bowling Pin in Tremonton is installed above the sign for the Grille Restaurant. It advertises for the Bear River Bowling Center. The bowling alley was built as the Golden Bowl in 1960. [map]

The Bowling Pin in Marshalltown was located next to the former Chippewa Lanes. It was about 20 feet tall. This photo is from 2010. By 2013, the pin was gone.

The Bowling Pin in Hot Springs is located at Driven Towing & Recovery. I don't know where it was installed originally. [map]

Giant
Bowling Pin
Aurora, IL		 Giant
Bowling Pin
Fort Wayne, IN		 Giant
Bowling Pin
Muncie, IN		 Giant
Bowling Pin
Terre Haute, IN		 Giant
Bowling Pin
Imperial, MO		 Giant Bowling Pin
Waynesville, MO
The Bowling Pin in Aurora is installed in front of Round1 Bowling & Arcade in the Fox Valley Mall. The bowling alley opened in 2017 and this pin is probably from then. There was another one of these at the Round1 in Peoria, IL which operated from 2018-2023. There are about 50 locations and some of them have these giant pins. [map]

The Bowling Pin in Fort Wayne is installed at Pro Bowl West. The bowling alley opened around 1983 and this sign was probably installed then. [map]

The Bowling Pin in Muncie has been installed on the roof of Clancy's Village Bowl since at least 2007. It was operating as the Village Bowl by the early 1970s so this pin has probably been there at least since then. The name was probably adapted to "Clancy's on the sign panel or it was added then when ownership changed. [map]

The Bowling Pin in Terre Haute was probably installed at the Terre Haute Bowling Center in 1976 when it opened. [map]

The Bowling Pin in Imperial is installed at Imperial Bowl. [map]

The Bowling Pin in Waynesville is installed at Buckhorn Lanes. The bowling alley closed in 2018 and the building is vacant. This Pin remains. [map]

Jubilee
Bowl [gone]
Indianapolis, IN		 Woodland Bowl
Indianapolis, IN		 Western Bowl
Indianapolis, IN

Expo Bowl
Indianapolis, IN
The Jubilee Bowl opened in 1961 with 16 lanes. It closed in 2009 and, by 2011, the giant pin was gone. The building was demolished in 2016.

The Woodland Bowl opened in 1976. The pin previously had an AMF red diamond with text for "80 Lanes." It was painted over by 2011. There are now only 70 lanes. [map]

The Western Bowl opened in 1978. As far as I know, this location never had a giant pin. [map]

The Expo Bowl was built in 1973. It features two giant pins and a plastic sign which are visible from I-465. [map]

These four bowling alleys were purchased by the same company, Royal Pin, in 1974. For more, see this website.

Giant Bowling Pin
Cincinnati, OH
 Giant Bowling Pin [gone]
Harrisburg, PA
 Giant Bowling Pins [gone]
Clayton, OH
This 16-foot-tall fiberglass Bowling Pin in Cincinnati is installed the the entrance of the American Sign Museum. "Pinhead" originally had a top hat and was built in the late 1950s for the Green Brook Lanes in Green Brook, NJ. In 2011, it was donated to the museum. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

The Bowling Pin in Harrisburg was installed on a trailer at the Red Crown Bowl & Brew. It was still there in 2016. However, by 2017, the Bowling Pin and the bowling alley itself were gone.

The Bowling Pins in Clayton supported the canopy at Timber Lanes bowling alley. Although the place had closed, the Pins were still there in 2021. They were gone by 2024. For more, see this website.

Pollard's Bowl
Versailles, IN
 Park Lanes Bowl
Loves Park, IL
Pollard's Bowl opened around 1970 and this sign and pin are probably from then. [map]

The Park Lanes Bowl opened in 1962. These pins and ball were installed in the early 2000s. [map]

Bird Bowl Bowling Center
Miami, FL		 Bowling Pins and Ball
Santa Cruz, CA
 Bowling Pin
Bishop, CA
The Bird Bowl Bowling Center opened in 1956. There was originally a large neon sign on the front of the building. These pins were probably added in the 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]

These Bowling Pins and Ball in Santa Cruz are located on the roof at the Boardwalk Bowl. They appear to be about four feet tall. For more, see this website. [map]

The Bowling Pin installed on a pickup in Bishop advertises for the Back Alley Bowl & Grill. [map]

National Bowling Stadium
Reno, NV		 Town & Country Lanes
Joliet, IL
This mosaic tile sculpture inside the National Bowling Stadium museum was created by Eileen Gay in 2012. It is titled "Pin Setting." The pin is eight feet wide. For more, see this website.

The Town & Country Lanes was built in 1957. The building was remodeled sometime later and this pin and ball were added. [map]

More Bowling Pins:
Bay Lake, FL
Dolton, IL [gone]
Detroit, MI
Medina, NY
Port Jefferson, NY
Mentor, OH
Lawrenceburg, TN
Bluefield, WV
Calgary, AB
Eindhoven, Netherlands

Surfboard
Huntington Beach, CA
This Surfboard is 42 feet long. It was installed next to the Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum in 2015. For more, see this website. [map]

Giant Hockey Stick & Puck
Eveleth, MN
This Hockey Stick is 110 feet long. The original hockey stick was built in 1995 and was 107 feet long. It began to crack and was replaced with this one in 2002. [map]

More Hockey Equipment:
Goalie Mask (Pittsburgh, PA)
Hockey Stick and Puck (Duncan, BC)
Hockey Stick (Winkler, MB) [map]

More Sports Equipment:
Pool Table (Fredericktown, MO)
Shuttlecocks (Kansas City, MO)
Ping Pong Paddle (Columbus, OH)
Barbell (Sellersville, PA)
Shuttlecock (Frisco, TX)
Tether Ball (Appleton, WI)
Curling Rock (Arborg, MB)
Curling Stone (Thunder Bay, ON)

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