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Lake Shore Drive Redux - Forgotten Chicago The lanes split off at Roosevelt Road and reconvened around 24th place, directly after the 23rd Street Viaduct’s southern on off ramp With the reconfiguration, all LSD traffic was placed on the western (southbound) lanes, which had additional lanes added to it
Re: Bowling Alleys - forgottenchicago. com Laredo Lanes was the best A great date place A good walk to place, just for the hot dogs When they were building it, you could still walk past the old Army surplus store near COlumbus and 85th Across the way, closer to 84th was a great diner with delicious hamburgers WHat a great bowling alley to spend the Saturdaynight!
Bowling Alleys - Forgotten Chicago There are no arrows on the lanes, they are purposely not kept up so the boards are uneven, dust is on the lanes and the pins are consistantly offset by the pinsetter It still boasts a $25,000 first prize and most bowlers compete because the quirkiness of the tournament and the fact that pro bowlers have less of an advantage due to the
Re: Bowling Alleys - Forgotten Chicago We hit Turner Lanes a lot, and a place called Bieg's Bowl, an upstairs alley (like Lincoln Square Lanes) that has since burned down, I think There was Sim's and another tiny alley both in Des Plaines, Habetler on Northwest Highway, a place on Belmont near Kimball (can't remember the name) and if we were feeling adventurous we'd go to the alley
Re: Bowling Alleys - Forgotten Chicago Hi-Spot Lanes at 6310 W Grand Avenue, on the Northwest side Building is still there, but it's a Mexican night club, I believe I used to bowl here a lot in the 1980s with neighborhood friends, and then play the APB and Gauntlet video games they used to have here towards the back of the alley
Bowling alleys in basements or 2nd floor. - Forgotten Chicago Maple Lanes on Fullerton Ave had lanes on the first and second floors as well The New Monte Cristo Bowl was a second floor house along with Uptown Recrecation on Bryn Marr Logan Bowl was on the second floor until a fire closed them down in the mid 1960's
Re: Bowling Alleys - Forgotten Chicago Several photographs of Chicago bowlers and an interior view of Mussey's Bowling Alleys, located at 100-108 (now 67) West Madison, in 1902; and also, the interior view of J R Thompson Bowling Alleys, 1903; Aurora Turner Hall was located at North Milwaukee Avenue and West Huron Street, 1905; the Dexter Park Pavillion 1929
Long Lost Loop Lanes - Forgotten Chicago Indiana Avenue: 500W-600E: 1911: Grand Avenue’s former name east of the river The entire street became Grand in 1911 as part of the Brennan plan
Re: Bowling Alleys - Forgotten Chicago Ashland The alley bordered the back of the lanes opposite the First Evangelical Free Church It was a 12 lane house When the Bowlium had a fire back around 1960, Bill Bunettas singles doubles league finished the season there I thought Uptown bowl was at Lawrence and Clark next to Rainbow arena Lotta lanes around town in the 50's