bowling

Celebrating 50 years of tenpin in Boston

By adamg - 11/4/09 - 10:12 am

On Saturday, Boston Bowl in Dorchester rolls down memory lane, by returning its prices to what they were when it opened then - 50 cents a game (tenpin or candlepin, your choice), along with 50-cent pizza, burgers and drinks. So see if you can spare some time between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., unless, of course, you think they're out of your league.

1959 Globe article on the city's first tenpin lanes (with the "AMF Pinspotter Fully Automatic Unit").

Via Thrillist.

Strike Out Hunger

By Project Bread - 10/13/09 - 3:42 pm

Spare some time to Strike Out Hunger with Project Bread! Today, local families are struggling now more than ever to put food on the table. Make a difference while having a good time at Project Bread’s bowl-a-thon event on Monday, November 9, from 6–10 P.M. at Lucky Strike Lanes/Jillian’s in Boston. The money raised will help ensure that your neighbors in Massachusetts have enough to eat in the tough winter months ahead. For more information or to start a team visit www.projectbread.org/bowlathon.

Pool at 3:30 a.m.

By adamg - 8/23/09 - 9:36 pm

Whalehead King pays a visit to the always open Boston Bowl in Dorchester:

... The most popular part of Boston Bowl during our visit, besides the outdoor smoking area conveniently located at the entrance, was the extensive and crowded pool room. Apparently, people like to engage in a round of billiards late in the wee hours of the morning. The clientele's demographics skewed young, but everyone was congenial and seemed sober. This isn't a place to work off the effects of a bender. ...