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Chicago fireside bowl3/24/2024 ![]() I would say it's the Pollack in us that made us somewhat decent bowlers.īut my older sister's average was 89. You can keep our corporate competition, Brunswick Zone (the old Arena) and their synthetic lanes and their cosmic bowl nonsense.(And the fact they have to close at ten because of gangs is pretty scary, too.) When we got Bleekers, I hoped we could maintain the beautiful wood lanes like that. I lived on 53rd and Hermitage and still it was hard to see in my house the smoke was so bad.Yecch. I also remember the day Gage Park Bowl burned. Lots of stuff tended to burn down in the old hood! I remember when he had to climb to the charred second floor to get his ball out of the locker. When I was younger, my dad also bowled at Jay Bee on 51st and Damen and then it burned down. ![]() When the lights turn down, the music turns up. Oh, how I miss keeping score with pencil and paper! Since 1986, Diversey River Bowl has been a mainstay in the Chicago bowling scene and creates a vibrant & dynamic energy unlike any other bowling center. I bowled with my daddy at Miami and then again there with my sister where I was league secretary. I'm 51 and I grew up in Back of the Yards. ![]() If you are still in the area, stop in, mention this site and have lunch and a couple games on me! Though the outside is pretty much the way it's looked since the 50's, we gutted the inside,brightened it up, added a beer garden and most recently a grill. Open bowl is available daily, but call to check when leagues are in. Fireside Bowl went back to being a bowling alley (15-20/hour). See reviews, map, get the address, and find directions. My husband and I have owned the place since 97. Get more information for Fireside Bowl in Chicago, IL. Bleekers Bowl in Evergreen Park is very much open.
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