This bowling alley will absolutely transport you in time. Outside the front doors it might be 2017, but in here? It's all 1950's sock hoppin' fat city fab, Daddy-o.
If the peaches and cream decor or lack of electronic score board wasn't enough to transport you in time--the 50's jams rockin' and rollin' through their speakers will do the trick.
Wait...back up. Come again? No electronic score board?
Yep. You read that correctly. As you enter, you'll rent your shoes and are assigned one of the (whopping) 10 lanes to bowl. Then? They'll hand you a paper score sheet and pencil.
I know. Crazy. But, calm down folks--it's not actually difficult to score a game of bowling. And, they have instructions on how to do it right on the sheet. Can you count to 10? You can keep score. I promise.
The prices are reasonable ($3.50/per game/per person and $1.50 per person shoe rental). The proprietor is as sweet as apple pie (which is to say, a specific, home grown, utterly darling brand of sweetness).
The only thing lacking is beer, greasy bowling alley eats, and The Dude from The Big Lebowski (seriously, this alley is SO The Big Lebowski, but the vibe is completely undone by the lack of beer and smoke). They don't allow any alcohol on the premises, actually. Which, seems to simply further drive home the wholesome 1950's vibe.
I generally associate bowling with cheap beer, but we were so charmed by the place that we didn't miss it one bit.
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