Size of house you're bowling in

**got_a_300** · 01-18-2016, 01:09 PM

Our center only has 14 lanes now we used to have 24 wooden lanes
then they shut down the upstairs which had 16 lanes making it into
office space only leaving 8 lanes in the basement for about 4 or 5
years.

Then around 13 or so years ago they added 6 more lanes bringing up
the total to 14 lanes and put down a synthetic overlay on all of the
lanes.

**epiepenburg** · 01-18-2016, 01:58 PM

I bowl 2-3 times a week in a 12 wood lane house. We have a lot of small houses here in Wisconsin. There's quite a few restaurants/supper clubs that have their own lanes as well. There is a 8 lane place with a bar/restaurant for sale about 5 minutes from where I live. They are only asking $170k for the place.

**Jaescrub** · 01-18-2016, 02:16 PM

My house is 60 lanes in the shape of a T the house my PSO is at I think might be about 30ish.

**fordman1** · 01-18-2016, 03:00 PM

Bowled at Taylor lanes for year (where the Pro Tour stopped) but it was ran into the ground by the owners. Now at Ford Lanes 24 new Brunswick lanes, New Oil machine and brand new carpet installed last night. Privately owned they also own a large center in Ann Arbor Mi.

**SAbowler** · 01-18-2016, 03:14 PM

of the two houses I bowl in, one has 44 lanes and the other has 30. Most of the bowling centers in San Antonio have at least 24 lanes. Although, just within the last year they opened a 12 lane house about 7 miles away from my house. I've never been there, but I'm not sure how they can stay in business with so few lanes. Oh, and there is also a Bowl & Barrel that opened up here last year that has something stupid like 9 or 13 lanes (yes, an odd number), which is supposed to be for "boutique bowling".

**foreverincamo** · 01-18-2016, 08:42 PM

Thanks for opening my eyes. I'm not surprised about the little houses in Wisconsin. I worked in Wisconsin for a year. No lack of places to bowl.

**NYMIKE** · 01-18-2016, 09:53 PM

AMF is 35 lanes odd number, another house I bowl at is 28, there are 2 48 lane houses and a 64 lane house (have not went to that one yet) in Queens. In the Bronx there is a 16 lane house.

**NYMIKE** · 01-18-2016, 09:58 PM

All the sanctioned houses in NYC are at least 45 years old, then there are 2 non sanctioned places in Brooklyn, Brooklyn Bowl uses a string pinsetter, obviously they will never be sanctioned by USBC, they charge $25 cover and feature hipster bands. I know of 2 more such places that are scheduled to open this year, they all small 10-16 lanes, most likely neither of the 2 will be sanctioned.