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NEON TEN PIN ALLEYS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
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McKee Bowl (Demolished)
San Jose, CA
Photos by RoadsidePeek.com
Off of McKee Road in San Jose was an old mid-century bowling alley called McKee Bowl. The marquee out front was tall and narrow and features colors, shapes, and lettering well representative of the era it came from. Unfortunately, the McKee Bowl was torn down several years ago. A Walgreens now occupies the site. 04-08
(Far left) The marquee at the former McKee Bowl
(Near left) The bowling alley
Alma Bowl (Demolished)
San Jose, CA
Photos by RoadsidePeek.com
Looking to bowl a few games while passing through San Jose? Well, if this was several years ago, you could have. The Alma Bowl featured a marquee that could be seen for blocks, with the huge letters and the solitary pin on top. The Alma Bowl was demolished in the last couple of years, purportedly to make way for a high-rise condominium project. 04-08
Country Club Bowl
San Rafael, CA
Photos courtesy Heather David
The Country Club Bowl is located at 88 Vivian Way in San Rafael. This ten pin alley is family owned since 1959, and is a very nice bowling center featuring 40 lanes and the Candlestick Room Lounge. For more information, see the Country Club Bowl website at www.bowlmarin.com. 09-08
(Far left) The large pin marquee at Country Club Bowl
 (Near left) The bowling alley
Riverside Lanes
Colusa, CA
Photo courtesy Dave & Debra van Hulsteyn
 Here's a rather colorful marquee gracing the Riverside Lanes in Colusa, CA. 09-08
Castle Lanes (Demolished)
San Francisco, CA
Photo courtesy David Kawas
The Castle Lanes in San Francisco featured a head turning marquee. The lettering is straight from the mid-century with the "Castle" piece in script lettering and the "lanes" portion in the style that was common on the "googie" signs of the 60's.
 The Castle Lanes was torn down in the early 1990's to make way for condos. 12/08
Castle Lanes Matchcover Image
San Francisco, CA
Image courtesy Heather David
 UPDATE 05/09 : Here's a vintage matchcover image from the Castle Lanes. Check out the picturesque scne around the bowling alley. Many thanks to Heather David for image. 05-09
 Cambrian Bowl
San Jose, CA
Photos and info courtesy Heather David
Independently owned and operated since 1958, Cambrian Bowl is located in San Jose’s Cambrian Park Plaza Shopping Center. The suburban bowling center features 32 lanes, a coffee shop, pizza parlor, cocktail lounge, and Skip Pavone’s “World of Bowling” Pro Shop.
For more information, see the Cambrian Bowl website. 02-09
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