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So CA Main | Architecture
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(Far left) The marquee at the now gone Eastland Bowl used to be a real eye-catcher from off the freeway (Near left) The bowling alley
Here's the bowling pin sign for the Shatto 39 Bowl in Los Angeles. Once upon a time, huge bowling pins advertising the neighborhood ten pin alley was very common in most towns. Nowadays, it's starting to become a rarity. It doesn't appear that this bowling pin lights up anymore. Even the neon inside of this bowling arena still lights up, as evidenced by the Shatto Tap Room signage inside. UPDATE 11/08 : Here are more photos of the Shatto 39 Lanes, still thriving after all of these years. Many thanks to Sal Garcia for update. 11-08
Check out this vertical marquee for the Palos Verdes Bowl, still upright after many years. However, rumors are that the City of Torrance would like to remove this marquee. (Near left) The bowling pin theme can be seen in the interior of this bowling alley. Check out this painted "bowling pin lady" found along the wall.
UPDATE 07/07 : Just saw this on the Route 66 News blog. In the Route 66 town known for its Wigwam motels, the Orange Bowl may be an afterthought. The Orange Bowl along old Route 66 in Rialto, CA has been closed for about two decades, serving a reminder to the past when large tall bowling alley signs were almost common in every Orange Bowl close up and building
UPDATE 04/08 : An unconfirmed report from the street as stated that the Orange Bowl sign has been removed. 04-08 UPDATE 12/08 : Not only has the sign been removed, but so has the building. It was razed in early 2008 and is now just a dirt covered vacant lot. (The Church's chicken still remains on the corner) It appears plans were for a Fresh and Easy store to be built on the property. Many thanks to Tim for update. 12-08
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The Eastland Bowling center in Covina looks to be a good
place to bowl a few games and it's conveniently located right off the
freeway too. At least until a bulldozer happened to pass by and demolished
the place a couple of years ago.
town. Unfortunately, the old abandoned building has also been graffiti, waste, drug paraphernalia, and unknown visitors. According to the July 10, 2007 article in the San Bernardino County Sun, the City of Rialto now wants the building brought up to code or taken down, which the property owner supports. 07-07