Access to bowling

[vdubtx]

Still allow smoking indoors in Texas?

The town that center is located in, yes. Unfortunately. Most other towns in our area are smoke free. Some to different degrees. Some towns don't even allow vaping either.

[NYMIKE]

I live in Milwaukee. We may not have as many as we used to, but it's still hard to not run into one every couple of miles! I have three within 5 miles of my house. The one I shoot at is a half mile away.

Have you ever bowled at Holler House?

[NYMIKE]

I busted out my phone with gps to answer this question. Surprising answer comes out. I know there are 5 lanes in Queens, I only bowl in 2 of them neither one requires me getting on the highway, one time about 15 years ago I bowled in the third house. All 5 of them are within 7 miles of me. Then there is Brooklyn, I found out that there are 2 houses less then 4 miles away. Another one is 11 miles away, that one requires getting on the highway, and dealing with NYCs traffic. Another house is 14 miles, I would not even consider going there due to distance. Fifth house is 16 miles, again too far, but within the range of the question. Sixth Brooklyn House is 15 miles away. 2 in Manhattan, that would require me to get on the train and probably the most expensive lanes in the world ($20 drinks), I have a guy in my league that comes from Manhattan to bowl with us. Bronx 3 houses, getting there would require a toll, however one of them is well kept wooden Van Nest Lanes, I will go there one day. There is also at least one on Long Island that is within 20 miles. At least 17 houses (not sure how many exactly on Long Island), but realistically I can go to about 7 of them.

[fordman1]

Metro Detroit has roughly 70 Centers now that we lost 3 last summer. There are 2200 lane beds. All of Mich. is smoke except for the 3 Detroit Casinos. None have bowling. The actual city of Detroit only has 1 or 2 centers all the others are out side of the city. So depending where you live you should be close to bowling. I do not know of any that don't have auto scoring. Some still have wood lanes but not many. Many were lost because the land was worth more than the center. Some were in areas that had went down hill and no longer were where you wanted to go.

[fortheloveofbowling]

[QUOTE=fordman1;135343]Metro Detroit has roughly 70 Centers now that we lost 3 last summer. There are 2200 lane beds. All of Mich. is smoke except for the 3 Detroit Casinos. None have bowling. The actual city of Detroit only has 1 or 2 centers all the others are out side of the city. So depending where you live you should be close to bowling. I do not know of any that don't have auto scoring. Some still have wood lanes but not many. Many were lost because the land was worth more than the center. Some were in areas that had went down hill and no longer were where you wanted to go.[/QUOTE

Unbelievable and really sad fact: The height of metro detroit abc membership was more than the population of the city today.

[Blomer]

I live in far north burbs of Chicago, Wisconsin is about 15 minutes if that from me. In Illinois there are three in my town where I live and then I can think of 8 others within 20 miles and then at least two more on the Wisonsin side so at least 12.

[DarkyDizzle]

2 I can make t to in under 5 minutes. about 10 within half an hour.
The Buffalo area you can get anywhere in 30 minutes.

Same boat here in Grand Island. I have 3 lanes within 5 min. About 5-6 more within 30min

[Cajun]

The main house I roll at is 5 minutes from me... the next one is 10 minutes from me....any other ones are over an hour

[J Anderson]

One that's about a quarter of a mile fro our house. Two others that would be about 15 to 20 minutes away if I95 wasn't a parking lot from sun up till well past sun down.

More centers have closed in Fairfield county in the last thirty years by at least a factor of two.

[scottymoney]

Same boat here in Grand Island. I have 3 lanes within 5 min. About 5-6 more within 30min

Hey Darky, I have bowled at one of the lanes on Grand Island. Not sure what it was called, but old Wood lanes and a split house.
I live in Lockport. And do most of all my bowling at Brad Angelo Lanes.