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| California Bowling Signs (page 3) |
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| Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA |
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| The Aztec Bowl operated from 1959-2001. This sign was installed on the roof. When the bowling alley was demolished for a housing development, the sign was saved and reinstalled at the former site. [map] |
| Park Bowl San Francisco, CA |
San Gabriel Lanes [gone] San Gabriel, CA |
Country Club Bowl San Rafael, CA |
Freeway Lanes Selma, CA |
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The Park Bowl operated here from 1952-1996. The bowling sign on the tower remains. The building has housed the Amoeba Music record store since 1997. For more, see this website. [map]
The San Gabriel Lanes opened in 1955. The sign is probably from then. This photo is from 2012. The business was closed for many years before the building was demolished in 2019. The sign was removed and is now at the Valley Relics Museum in Van Nuys, CA. The Country Club Bowl opened in 1959. The "40" refers to the bowling alley's 40 lanes. For more, see this website. [map] The Freeway Lanes opened in 1960. This sign was restored in 2006. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] |
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San Jose:
Safeway (former Futurama Bowl) |
| West Lane Bowl Stockton, CA |
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| The West Lane Bowl opened in 1960. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Pacific Avenue Bowl Stockton, CA |
PINZ Entertainment Center Studio City, CA |
Corbin Bowl Tarzana, CA |
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The Pacific Avenue Bowl opened in 1958. This sign may be from then or slightly later. [map]
The PINZ Entertainment Center opened in 1958 as Joe Kirkwood Lanes. This sign is probably from then. It became PINZ in 2003. [map] The Corbin Bowl opened in 1959 and this sign is probably from then. For more, see this website. [map] |
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Susanville:
Main Street Bowl: 1, 2 [map] |
| Capitol Bowl West Sacramento, CA |
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| The Capitol Bowl opened in the early 1950s as the El Rancho Bowl. The sign shown on the left is gone now. It fell victim to a local sign ordinance change. It was replaced with a plastic sign. However, it seems the vintage sign may be in storage. The neon was also removed from the facade which was remodeled in 2012 as shown above. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map] |
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Whittier:
former Friendly Hills Bowl |
| Yucca Bowl Yucca Valley, CA |
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| The Yucca Bowl might have opened in 1963. It was definitely there by 1971. This sign might appears to be from the 1960s or 1970s. [map] |
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