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Re: Bowling Alleys
Posted by:
nordsider
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Date: December 08, 2014 11:24PM
The Habetler Bowl - Bowling star Rudy Habetler opened this 32-lane establishment in 1957. I lived next door to his grocery store in the late 40s to early 50s.
Re: Bowling Alleys
Posted by:
SWEDE
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Date: January 14, 2015 11:05PM
My brother worked at Lawn lanes in the 60's. Do you remember Rog, Steve and Roman?
Re: Bowling Alleys
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SWEDE
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Date: January 16, 2015 11:09PM
Hey Chevyliddle. Larado were great lanes I bowled there from the late 60's to the early 80's Thursday night industrial league. They had great hot dogs.
Re: Bowling Alleys
Posted by:
Cragin Spring
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Date: January 19, 2015 10:39PM
Remember the Holiday, Corral bowl very much. They had open bowl very late nights on Saturday. As a kid remember bowling there at 1:00 AM then sleeping on the way home. Forest View Bowl in Des Plaines on River Rd. was another one now gone. Interesting about the Catholic Church lanes.
Re: Bowling Alleys
Posted by:
prusko69
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Date: January 20, 2015 11:10AM
I remember the Holiday Bowl on Harlem avenue, went there a lot in the 70s. Also remember Obrien's Corral, around Lawrenece and Cumberland I want to say, is that the same Corral you were thinking of?
Re: Bowling Alleys
Posted by:
SWEDE
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Date: January 22, 2015 11:26PM
Anyone remember Queens with the cork balls and Marazanos Palace bowl?
Re: Bowling Alleys
Posted by:
southwestside83rd
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Date: January 24, 2015 04:47PM
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!
Re: Bowling Alleys
Posted by:
chuck c.
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Date: February 20, 2015 08:50PM
Still in business---new owners---took out lanes 9-16 and put in a stage for bands...remodeled, but still has some of the old features like the balcony locker area and the old AMF machines on lanes 1-8.
Re: Bowling Alleys
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chuck c.
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Date: February 20, 2015 08:54PM
Never was there...too young, but this house always comes up when any talk about action houses is initiated. Most of the guys hanging around were Italian back in the 60's
Re: Bowling Alleys
Posted by:
chuck c.
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Date: February 20, 2015 09:19PM
One of the first I saw who was using the new Brunswick Crown Jewel when bowling the sweeper at Bowler's Club on Roosevelt Rd. Shot 635 and won it.
Re: Bowling Alleys
Posted by:
Pop
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Date: February 20, 2015 11:28PM
Who is Chuck C
Re: Bowling Alleys
Posted by:
Pete29
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Date: February 26, 2015 12:54PM
Does anyone remember a HUGE bowling alley in Cicero? My dad bowled there at a Lions Club outing back in the 1970s, and I remember him saying it had over a hundred lanes and might have even been on two floors!
Re: Bowling Alleys
Posted by:
s justice
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Date: February 26, 2015 08:49PM
Largest bowling center in Chicago area. Stardust Bowl in Addison with 84 lanes.
Re: Bowling Alleys
Posted by:
s justice
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Date: February 26, 2015 08:52PM
they are still alive. Gene 88 George 92
Re: Bowling Alleys
Posted by:
Richard Stachowski
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Date: February 26, 2015 11:38PM
[b]Where was the Petersen Clasic I think on Archer ave?[/b]
Re: Bowling Alleys
Posted by:
b.a.hoarder
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Date: February 27, 2015 10:48AM
Richard Stachowski Wrote:
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> Where was the Petersen Clasic I think on Archer
> ave?
It was held at the Archer-35th Recreation lanes just east of Archer on 35th St. They still hold a version of the Classic in Hoffman Estates.
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> Where was the Petersen Clasic I think on Archer
> ave?
It was held at the Archer-35th Recreation lanes just east of Archer on 35th St. They still hold a version of the Classic in Hoffman Estates.
Re: Bowling Alleys
Posted by:
Richard Stachowski
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Date: February 27, 2015 10:51PM
[b]I couldn't find the building. Is it still there? I remember the sign "Home of the Petersen Classic".[/b]
Re: Bowling Alleys
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b.a.hoarder
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Date: February 28, 2015 12:43AM
I looked at Historic Aerials website and it was still there in 2002 but the 2005 aerial survey shows an empty lot so it was razed sometime after '02. That corner has a condo development on it now.
I was never inside the building but saw it many times from the Archer bus, as I recall the bricks were painted white and signage had been painted right on the brick. I was never inside but had been told by my dad the lanes were on the second floor, and the place was famous for the PC which was the biggest tournament around and paid very well to win.
I was never inside the building but saw it many times from the Archer bus, as I recall the bricks were painted white and signage had been painted right on the brick. I was never inside but had been told by my dad the lanes were on the second floor, and the place was famous for the PC which was the biggest tournament around and paid very well to win.
Re: Bowling Alleys
Posted by:
Lance Grey
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Date: March 08, 2015 01:18AM
Dad used to Bowl Pro or Semi-pro (I don't know for sure.)
And I recall being in the audience at a televised Tournament about 1964. I also watched him from home for other Tournaments on UHF channels back then.
Dad's approaching 80 and hard to jog his memory these days, and I'd like to locate Tournament rosters of some of the players making the Chicagoland circuit from the Mid-50s through the '60s but I don't know where to look or what to ask for.
His name is/was Charles "Chuck" or "Charlie" Grey.
Dunno if anyone has a suggestion
And I recall being in the audience at a televised Tournament about 1964. I also watched him from home for other Tournaments on UHF channels back then.
Dad's approaching 80 and hard to jog his memory these days, and I'd like to locate Tournament rosters of some of the players making the Chicagoland circuit from the Mid-50s through the '60s but I don't know where to look or what to ask for.
His name is/was Charles "Chuck" or "Charlie" Grey.
Dunno if anyone has a suggestion
Re: Bowling Alleys
Posted by:
Pop
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Date: March 08, 2015 10:32PM
Think your Dad Bowled with Knolls Hams Team.He also Bowled out of the Playdium with Chicago Federal Savings Team.I think Fred Hansen and Terry Herlihy were on that team.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/10/2015 08:34PM by Pop.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/10/2015 08:34PM by Pop.
