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Bowling Signs (page 9)

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Eastridge Lanes
Amarillo, TX		 Paris Lanes
Paris, TX		 Mountaineer Lanes
Mineral Wells, TX
The Eastridge Lanes opened in 1959 and this sign may be from then. As the paint has faded, the wood of the panels is showing through. In 2023, the bowling ball was painted blue. [map]

The Paris Lanes sign is probably from the 1950s. [map]

The Mountaineer Lanes sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]

More Texas:
Bayou Lanes (Atlanta)
Corsicana Super Bowl (Corsicana)
Jupiter Lanes (Dallas) [gone]
Gateway Lanes (Mineola) [gone]
Stadium Lanes (San Angelo)

Jack & Jill Bowling Lanes
American Fork, UT		 Logan Lanes
Layton, UT		 Davis Lanes
Layton, UT
Jack & Jill Bowling Lanes opened in 1957. This sign was installed then. The bowling alley was named after the owners' two daughters, Jackie and Jill. The sign is about 50 feet tall and is installed on a 14-foot-tall pole. For the first few years, there was additional neon on the arrow that flashed. It was too much trouble to keep it working and that feature was removed. The bowling alley moved in 1984 and the sign was installed at the new place the following year. YESCO, which probably built the sign originally, maintains the neon and repaints the sign every five years. The sign is lit with green, blue, red, orange, and white neon. For more, see this website. [map]

The Logan Lanes opened in 1959. There was a different sign panel at the bottom where the LED message board is now. For more, see this website. [map]

The Davis Lanes opened in the 1950s. The pole sign might be from the 1960s. The giant pins and ball sign on the building were added around 2009. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Miracle Bowl
Orem, UT
2006: 2014:
The Miracle Bowl sign was probably built in the 1950s. The sign was updated around 2009. The neon was removed from the text panels and the message board was changed to an LED screen. The bottom part of the sign was removed. [map]

Dixie Bowl
St. George, UT		 Dinah
Bowl [gone]
Vernal, UT
The Dixie Bowl opened in 1959. This sign may be from then. [map]

The Dinah Bowl sign was probably from the 1950s or 1960s. It was installed on the roof. Dinah was probably a reference to the dinosaur statue in town. This photo is from 2012. The sign was gone by 2015.

Ritz Classic Lanes
Salt Lake City, UT
2006: 2022:
The Ritz Classic Lanes opened in as the Classic Lanes 1958. This 90-foot-tall sign was built then. The revolving, backlit plastic panels read "CLASSIC" on one side and "BOWLING" on the other. In 1959, the sign blew over in a storm and crushed about 20 cars at the dealership next door. It was repaired and reinstalled. Around 1967, an explosion destroyed part of the bowling alley. Instead of replacing the damaged lanes, a skating rink was added. The lettering on the giant sign was changed to read "SKATING" on one side. In the 1980s, the rink was removed and more lanes were added. The sign was altered to spell out "CLASSIC" on the "SKATING" side. The giant pin was outlined with red neon. The text below had red and blue neon. In 2015, the bowling alley closed and was demolished. In 2017, the sign was removed. A new sign based on the previous one was created using LED instead of neon by YESCO which built the original sign. The sign now advertises for the Ritz Classic Apartments. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Bonwood Bowl
Salt Lake City, UT		 Sue-Rich Lanes
Salt Lake City, UT
The Bonwood Bowl opened in 1957 and this sign was installed then. The sign was designed by Brimley Brothers Neon. The name came from combining the names of the owners, Bonnie and Woodrow. The "BOWL" letters revolved originally. The bowling pin is eight feet tall. The Trophy Room Lounge arrow sign was added later. In 2018, the sign was struck by a car. It was restored by YESCO. The neon and arrow are gone from the bottom panel. There is now a rectangular plastic panel there now. The "Lounge" letters were replaced with "Bar * Grill" For more, see this website. [map]

The Sue-Rich Lanes sign appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. [map]

Hopewell
Bowling Center
Hopewell, VA		 Shenandoah Lanes
Mount Jackson, VA		 San Juan Lanes
Anacortes, WA		 Robin Hood
Lanes [gone]
Edmonds, WA		 Fairweather Lanes
Sedro-Woolley, WA
(now Mt. Vernon, WA)
The Hopewell Bowling Center has been around since the 1950s. [map]

The Shenandoah Lanes features duckpin bowling and uses an appropriately-shaped sign. The business opened in 1948 and claims to be Virginia's oldest bowling alley. This photo is from 2008. The paint on the sign has peeled away quite a bit since then. [map]

The San Juan Lanes was built in 1960. This sign appears to be from then. For more, see this website. [map]

Robin Hood Lanes opened in 1960. This photo is from 2008. The bowling alley closed in 2013. By 2015, the building and sign were gone.

The Fairweather Lanes was originally known as the Sedro-Woolley Bowling Center. The bowling alley closed around 2005. This photo is from 2008. In 2012, the business was renamed the Community Bowling Center. Since then, the sign has been displayed on the side of the Skagit Building Salvage building in Mt. Vernon, WA. [map]

Kent Bowl
Kent, WA		 Aztec Lanes
Olympia, WA		 Laurel Lanes
Port Angeles, WA
The Kent Bowl opened in 1958. These signs may be from then. By 2018, one of the panels was painted red and the readerboard on that side was replaced with a plastic panel. For more, see this website. [map]

The Aztec Lanes sign appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. The business was originally known as the Capitol Lanes and later as The Bowl. For more, see this website. [map]

The Laurel Lanes opened in 1959. This sign is probably from then or the 1960s. [map]

Triangle Bowl
Longview, WA
The Triangle Bowl opened in 1957. This sign is believed to be from then. It was built by the Vancouver Sign Company and has been restored twice. In 2006, the panels were repainted and the neon was replaced. The "BOWL" text and the bowler flash on and off in sequence. The bowling alley is located in the Triangle Mall which occupies a triangular-shaped lot. The sign is about 15 feet tall and has triangular-shaped panels. There are plans to redevelop the mall within the next 5-10 years. The bowling alley will have to move. The new location and the fate of the sign are unknown at this point. However, the bowling alley and the sign are still at the same place. In 2021, the sign was removed for restoration. For more, see this website. [map]

Crosley Lanes
Vancouver, WA
The Crosley Lanes opened in the mid-1950s. The building originally housed a Pepsi bottling plant. There may have been a bottle sign on the roof where the spinning bowling pin is now. The sign in the parking lot is modern. The Crosley Lanes became Donn Allen's Crosley Lanes in 1987. For more, see this website. [map]

More Washington:
Strawberry Lanes (Marysville)
Frontier Lanes (Tacoma)
Tower Lanes (Tacoma)

Township Bowl
Hillsboro, WI		 RiversEdge
Bowl
Janesville, WI		 Rand's
Bowling Lanes
Rice Lake, WI		 Hawk Bowl
Whitewater, WI
The neon was removed from the Township Bowl sign sometime after 2006. It was repainted at that time. This photo is from 2011. For more, see this website. [map]

RiversEdge Bowl opened in 1950. This bowling pin sign is about ten feet tall. [map]

Rand's Bowling Lanes opened around 1955. [map]

The Hawk Bowl opened around 1958 and this sign appears to be from then. The sign was made by Osgood & Co. of Beloit, Wisconsin. It is about 12 feet tall and is lit with orange, green, pink and orange neon. Another neon sign above the entrance reads "16 Brunswick Lanes, Automatic Scoring." By 2021, the bowling alley had closed but the sign remains. In 2023, plans were announced to demolish the building and build a grocery store. This sign will likely be removed. For more, see this website. [map]

More Wisconsin:
Oregon Bowl (Oregon)

El Mark-O Lanes
Casper, WY
The El Mark-O Lanes opened in 1960 and these signs are from then. The name came from combining the owners' names, Elma and Mark O'Connell. The giant bowling pin continues to be lit with white chasing bulbs. The name "El Mark-O Lanes" is lit with pink neon. The "BOWLING" panels have not been lit for many years. The owner found them too expensive to fix. The building was previously painted two shades of green. Around 1990, the building was repainted to its current color scheme. [map]

Silver Spur Lanes
Lander, WY		 Classic Lanes
Powell, WY		 Memory Lanes
Rawlins, WY
The Silver Spur Lanes sign appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]

I believe the Classic Lanes opened in 1964. This sign is probably from then. [map]

The Memory Lanes sign appears to be from the 1960s. This photo is from 2012. By 2019, the neon had been replaced with LED rope. [map]

Bowlero Lanes
Hamilton, ON		 O'Connor Bowl [gone]
Toronto, ON		 Varsity Ridge
Bowling Centre [gone]
Vancouver, BC		 Grandview Lanes
Vancouver, BC
The Bowlero Lanes sign appears to be from the from the 1950s. The sign remains although the business has closed. [map]

The O'Connor Bowl opened in 1951. It closed in 2015 and building was demolished. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

The Varsity Ridge Bowling Centre opened around 1951. It featured this giant bowling pin sign on the roof. The bowling center offered Canadian five-pin bowling which uses shorter pins and smaller balls than traditional ten-pin bowling. In five-pin, the pins are encircled with rubber. The Varsity Ridge closed in 2013. The building was demolished for condos. The bowling pin was saved by a private collector.

The Grandview Lanes opened in 1947. This sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. [map]

More Canada Signs:
Paradise Lanes (Calgary, AB)
Billy Mosienko Lanes (Winnipeg, MB)
Plaza Bowl (Sudbury, ON)
Galaxy Lanes (Thunder Bay, ON)
Laurentian Lanes (Montreal, QC) [map]

More Bowling Signs:
Giant Bowling Pins (various cities)
Let's Bowl! Vintage Signs Flickr Group (various cities)

Mid-Century Modern Bowling Alleys:
California

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