Centers by State that are not owned by Bowlmor

[ALazySavage]

WIth the recent news that Bowlmor will be purchasing Brunswick bowling centers I think that this is a necessary thread to have. If this thread gains traction I will put together a blog or some other post so that we can have a single list of nationwide bowling centers that are not owned by Bowlmor. While I'm tyring to remain positive and hope that the end game is more along the lines of converting a portion of centers to "entertainment and party focused" locations while retaining some locations as "traditional" centers that may focus on weekend parties I think it is best for us to remian informed of other options.

If you could post to this thread any centers you are aware of that are not Bowlmor owned in the following format I will begin to make a master list organized by state. You can also make additional comments if you feel that they are informative.

Arizona, Gilbert 85298: Flipside (Family Entertainment Center - does have Sports shots)

[ALazySavage]

Arizona, Mesa 85208: Mesa East Bowl (Family Owned, have heard positive things for league bowling)
Arizona, Phoenix 85003: Lucky Strike (Upscale party bowling center, does not oil lanes and does not have leagues)
Arizona, Phoenix 85020: Let it Roll Bowl (Never bowled there, reviews are positive for one-time party bowlers, negative reviews for leagues)
Arizona, Tempe 85284: Main Event Entertainment (No Leagues, appears to be pricey)

[ALazySavage]

Sorry for the constant posting:

Arizona, Tempe 85287: Sparky's Den (Located in the basement of ASU's Memorial Union, parking will be difficult, no leagues, $2.00/game for non-students)
Arizona, Glendale 85301: Glenfair Lanes (Have tournaments and leagues, bowled state tournaments in here in the past)

[rv driver]

Missouri, Springfield 65804: Lighthouse Lanes (Family owned, house pro -- mainly caters to Christian crowd)
Missouri, Springfield 65810: Battlefield Lanes (I think individually-owned, pro shop, leagues)
Missouri, Springfield 65804: Enterprise Park Lanes, Sunshine Lanes, Holiday Lanes (Individually owned by same guy -- heavy league activity, Enterprise hosts Greater Ozarks Open tournament, pro shop at Enterprise and Sunshine)

[Stormed1]

Tinley park,Il Tinley Bowl, Centennial Lanes. Orlando Park,Il. Orlando Bowl. Modena, Il Thunder Bowl. richton Park,Il Lakewood Bowl. Lynwood,Il Lynwood Bowl. Lansing , Il LAN Oak Lanes. Colton,Il Dolton Bowl. Calumet City,Il Castaways Bowl, blue Island,Il Burr Oak Bowl. Oak forest,Il Oak Forest Lanes. Hammond,Ind Olympia Lanes. Dyer and Merriville , Ind Stardust Bowl 2 & 3. This is just a few that I can think of off the top of my head

[Aslan]

Good idea, but would be a HUGE amount of work to put together.

[rv driver]

Good idea, but would be a HUGE amount of work to put together.
You're not doing your part. We can't name the non-blow-Mor centers in SoCal for you... ;-)

[Aslan]

I have 64 centers within 90 minutes of me. I believe 12-13 are either Bowlmor, AMF, or Brunswick.

[rv driver]

I have 64 centers within 90 minutes of me. I believe 12-13 are either Bowlmor, AMF, or Brunswick.
Better get busy typing... Because inquiring minds want to know!

[Mike White]

I have 64 centers within 90 minutes of me. I believe 12-13 are either Bowlmor, AMF, or Brunswick.

There are 14 Brunswick chain centers in So Cal area. I haven't a clue how many AMF's

[vdubtx]

Just a few in Dallas area.

Plano, TX 75074, Plano Super Bowl, open 24hrs.
Rowlett, TX, 75088 Rowlett Bowl-A-Rama
Dallas, TX, 75220, USA Bowl

[mike_thomas93]

I already made a thread about that. Feel free to go to it. It's titled "Brunswick Corporation to Sell Retail Bowling Business to Bowlmor AMF". Under General Bowling Discussions

[vdubtx]

I already made a thread about that. Feel free to go to it. It's titled "Brunswick Corporation to Sell Retail Bowling Business to Bowlmor AMF". Under General Bowling Discussions

This thread is actually different. This is a listing of centers that ALazySavage is trying to get together of non Bowlmor AMF centers.

[mike_thomas93]

Ohh that's right. Sorry. My mistake. I take that back. Thanks, vdubtx

[ALazySavage]

@ AsLan: You don't have to list all of the bowling centers in SoCal that are not Bowlmor, if you have experience with any of those bowling centers though that would be great. Both positive and negative experiences are accepted. I think this is just a good list to start having handy in the instance that the bowling landscape starts going downhill due to the Bowlmor situation.

[vdubtx]

Aslan should have a pretty good list of centers for quite a few states as he gathered info for participants in the BowlingBoards.com Virtual Tournament.

[Aslan]

@ AsLan: You don't have to list all of the bowling centers in SoCal that are not Bowlmor, if you have experience with any of those bowling centers though that would be great. Both positive and negative experiences are accepted. I think this is just a good list to start having handy in the instance that the bowling landscape starts going downhill due to the Bowlmor situation.

For example:

Here are the centers within 90 miles of me. The ones that I know/think are AMF, Brunswick, or Bowlmor are in BOLD. The ones that I am certain are privately owned are in italics.

300 Anaheim
AMF Carter Bowl
Concourse Bowl
Forest Lanes
Fountain Bowl
Irvine Lanes
La Habra 300 Bowl
Linbrook Bowl
Saddleback Lanes
Titan Lanes- college lanes
Tustin Lanes
AMF Valley View Lanes
Westminster Lanes
AMF Bowl-O Drome
Cal Bowl
Cerritos Lanes
Del Rio Lanes
Gardena Bowling Center
Gage Bowl
Gable House Bowl
Keystone Lanes
Palos Verdes Bowl
Santa Clarita Lanes
Valencia Lanes
Mission Hills Bowl
Brunswick Zone Matador Bowl
Canoga Park Bowl
Corbin Bowl
AMF Woodlake Lanes
Pickwick Bowl
Pinz
Allstar Lanes
Jewel City Bowl
Shatto "39" lanes
AMF Midtown Lanes
AMF Bayshore Lanes
Brunswick Valley Bowl
Harley's Camarillo Bowl
Harley's Simi Bowl
Wagon Wheel Bowl
Arlington Lanes
Arrowhead Lanes
Bowling Barn
Cal Oaks Bowl
Canyon Lakes at Morongo
Chaparral 300
Classic Lanes
Deer Creek Lanes
Del Rosa Lanes
Empire Bowl
Fantasy Lanes
Foothill Lanes
Hemet Lanes
Moreno Valley Bowl
Oasis Lanes
Pechanga Rec Center- Indian Tribe owned/operated
Rim Bowling Entertainment Center
Riverside Lanes
Round 1
Temecula Lanes
Trevi Zone & Entertainment
Universal Strike
Upland Bowl
Victor Bowl
AMF Friendly Lanes

However, to verify those would mean to go to about 65 websites to try and find out.

As to personal opinion??

Concourse Bowling Center, Arlington Lanes, Forest Lanes, Fountain Bowl, Brunswick Classic Lanes, and Tustin Lanes are nice.

Titan Lanes is pretty cArpy but it's just a 6-lane center in a college building.

Temecula Lanes is kinda a joke...it's half "entertainment area" and half bowling area. It's what I would expect of a Bowlmor place but it's not Bowlmor.

AMF Carter and AMF Riverside are kinda junky, and the oil/lane conditions are way too heavy for my liking. Irvine Lanes is nicer but also way too much oil for my liking.

AMF Friendly Lanes has been doing a ton of rennovation once Bowlmor bought them out, but when I went there I spent 20 minutes waiting for a person to come to the counter and there was nobody working in the snack bar...so staffing/customer service probably an issue. Never bowled at La Habra300 but their customer service (as well as Concourse) was good.

And customer service with both Friendly AND Carter are in question since AMF links their centers on the website...so if you try and contact them via the website it goes to corporate AMF and they are "supposed to" forward it to the center you are interested in or one near you. Well, I waited 2 months and never got a response...so if you want to reach them...better call them. And, all 3 of the AMFs mentioned (Friendly, Carter, and Riverside) have changed their hours so much of their during the week day bowling is gone.

[ALazySavage]

Thank you very much Aslan

[vdubtx]

AMF Friendly Lanes has been doing a ton of rennovation once Bowlmor bought them out, but when I went there I spent 20 minutes waiting for a person to come to the counter and there was nobody working in the snack bar...so staffing/customer service probably an issue.

This is my experience with the AMF Richardson center I have been bowling a "Sport" shot league this summer. I put quotes around the "Sport" because the condition hasn't been the same each week. Supposed to bowl same pattern 4 weeks then change to another. Each week has been an adventure finding what they did compared to what the lane sheet says the pattern is. Counter/service help is non-existent, and when they are at the counter, have absolutely no clue about how to do anything. First and last time bowling league at that particular center.