The E-Town Lanes, aka the Dix-E-Town Lanes, is located on the Dixie Highway. It has been here since at least the 1960s. In 2022, the business became the B&B Lanes and the sign was adapted and neon removed. For more, see this website. [map]

The Southland Bowling Alley sign was built in the early 1960s. The building and sign were designed by the architectural firm of Johnson-Romanowitz. The sign caught fire in 2007 and was rebuilt by 2009. This place is now known as Collins Bowling Center. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

The Melody Lanes sign is probably from the 1950s. Around 2019, the neon was removed and the sign was repainted. The letters are now backlit plastic. For more, see this website. [map]

The Sherman Bowling Center opened in 1956 and this sign appears to be from then. For more, see this website. [map]

The Bowlero Lanes sign appears to be from the 1950s. For more, see this website. [map]

The Town N Country Lanes sign is probably from the 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]

Ypsi-Arbor Lanes opened in 1964 and this sign is from then. The name came from its location between Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor. The bowling alley closed in 2001. There are plans to demolish the building in order to construct a strip mall. The contents of the building and the sign were auctioned off. The sign was sold to a private collector for $3,250. It cost another $1,750 or so to move it. The sign was more than twenty feet tall and had been well-maintained over the years. In addition to the red, green, blue and white neon, the sign features more than 200 flashing bulbs. The yellow bulbs were lit sequentially from the tips of the sunburst towards the sign's center. For more, see this website. [night photo thanks Mark Comstock]