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Bowling Signs (page 8)

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Leda Lanes
Nashua, NH		 Bowl-O-Rama [gone]
Portsmouth, NH
The Leda Lanes opened in 1959. This neon candlepin sign is installed on the roof. [map]

Bowl-o-Rama is still open but this sign was replaced with a box sign in 2009. The 33-foot-tall sign was built in the 1960s and shaped like a candlepin.

Asbury Lanes
Asbury Park, NJ		 Ocean Lanes
Lakewood Township, NJ		 Pinsetter Bar and Bowl
Pennsauken, NJ
The Asbury Lanes opened in 1969. The sign was restored when the club opened around 2007. The sign was badly damaged in a windstorm in 2010. It was repaired in 2012 just before this photo was taken. The "Bowl Where You See the Magic Triangle" and AMF logo panel was replaced with "Music Food Drinks". The place closed in 2015. The sign was removed as building renovations were started. In 2018, the sign was reinstalled. The new place incarnation will feature the bowling alley as well as bars, a restaurant, and live entertainment. For more, see this website. [map]

The Ocean Lanes opened in 1959. This sign a replica of the original. [map]

The Pinsetter Bar and Bowl opened in 2007. This photo is from 2009. It was previously known as the Maple Lanes which opened in 1962. In 1972, it was renamed the Maple Bowl. This sign appears to be a new creation or updating although the owners believe it is original. The building and sign had been repainted by 2016. [map]

Playdrome
Toms River, NJ		 Curtis
Suburban Lanes
Trenton, NJ		 Hy-Way Bowl [gone]
Union, NJ
The Playdrome opened in 1958 at another location. It moved here in 1968. There are about four other Playdromes in the area that were part of a chain of thirteen locations. However, this business preceded them and had no relationship with them. [map]

The Curtis Suburban Lanes sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. [map]

The Hy-Way Bowl sign appeared to be from the 1950s. I don't know what inspired the cactus outline that had been added. In 2021, plans were announced to build a car dealership on the property. The building and sign were gone by 2022.

Parkway Lanes
Elmwood Park, NJ
The Parkway Lanes opened in 1959. This sign is from then. These photos are from 2009. By 2016, all of the neon had been removed from the sign and replaced with white LED strip rope. [map]

More New Jersey:
Hanover Lanes (East Hanover)
Bowler City (Hackensack) [map]

Sugar Bowl
Lanes [gone]
Belen, NM		 Gal-A-Bowl
Gallup, NM		 former Fiesta Lanes
Albuquerque, NM
The Sugar Bowl Lanes was built in the 1950s and closed in 2008. It was named after the original owner, Sugar Glidewell. There was a fire in 2021. By the following year, the sign and building were gone.

The Gal-A-Bowl was built in 1959 and this single-sided pole sign was installed next to the corner of the building then. For more, see this website. [map]

The Fiesta Lanes opened in 1962 and the sign was built then by Electrical Products Corp. It was originally painted turquoise. The bowling alley closed in 1998. The building was demolished but the sign was adapted in 1999 for Staples and painted red. For more, see this website. [map]

Holiday Bowl
Albuquerque, NM

2012:
2024:
The Holiday Bowl was built in 1958 and these signs are probably from then. The border around the pole sign must have been adapted from bulbs to neon tubing at some point. In 2018, the pole sign was painted silver and green and the building was remodeled. [map]

More New Mexico:
Bel Aire Bowl (Hobbs)

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