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| Bowling Signs (page 7) |
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| Sunset Bowl Billings, MT |
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| The Sunset Bowl opened in 1959 and the sign on the left is probably from then. The middle sign is from around 2008. The third sign is from around 2017. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Center Lanes & Lounge [gone] Billings, MT |
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| The Center Lanes & Lounge opened in the 1940s and closed in 2007. These photos are from 2006. The signs were gone by 2011. The bottom photo above shows the sign which projected from the roof. It is now located inside Western Pawn in Billings. For more, see these websites: 1, 2 and 3. |
| Star Lanes Butte, MT |
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| The Star Lanes opened in 1959. These rooftop signs might be from then. [map] |
| Vick's Lanes Nashua, MT |
Hi-Line Lanes Havre, MT |
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Vick's Lanes opened in 1957 and this neon sign was probably built then. [map]
The Hi-Line Lanes had opened by 1967 and might be older than that. This sign might be from the 1950s or 1960s. The channel letters would have had neon inside originally. It has been known as Harvest Moon Lanes since around 2017. [map] |
| Little's Lanes Great Falls, MT |
City Club Lanes & Steakhouse Big Timber, MT |
Powder River Lanes Broadus, MT |
Copper Bowl Anaconda, MT |
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Little's Lanes may have opened in 1947. Another source says it opened in 1956. This sign appears to be from the 1950s. There were other signs on the facade which are gone now. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]
The City Club Lanes & Steakhouse had opened by 1960. The building was constructed in 1950 and probably housed the bowling alley originally. This sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. It must have had an AMF "Magic Triangle" sign at the bottom originally. [map] The Powder River Lanes was open by 1964. The business and sign might be older than that. [map] The Copper Bowl opened in 1959 and has been closed since 2018. For more, see this website. [map] |
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More Montana:
Air Bowl (Columbus) [gone] Five Valley Bowling Center (Missoula) [gone] |
| Sky-Lanes Asheville, NC |
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| The Sky-Lanes opened in 1963 and this sign is probably from then. For more, see this website. [map] |
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