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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: MI 2 AZ on December 19, 2017, 12:02:22 PM
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/19/des-moines-fire-bowling-alley-owner-rebuild/964290001/
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In the current bowling environment, I always wonder when I see a center go up in flames. Much like a previous string of older Olive Gardens fires in the area, all followed by a new version in a better location.
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In the current bowling environment, I always wonder when I see a center go up in flames. Much like a previous string of older Olive Gardens fires in the area, all followed by a new version in a better location.
Yeah stick it to the man. Wait why did my insurance rates go up?
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I live in Des Moines, and have bowled at Plaza for many years. It was an icon in the city,sponsoring the high school state tournament every year since inception. It's landmark was a statue neon bowler threw strikes on the roof of the building for decades.
Having said that, the first thing that came to my mind was an inside job. You hear rumors about things with the owner who I know,and he has brought a lot debt to hisself with the purchase and renovation of a second center cross town,among other things.
Plaza was an old building dating back to 1957, it showed it's age,and mechanically, it needed some upgrades. I was subbing last year on a pair of lanes, the motor and wiring for the ball return by the pinsetter burned up, we was down for 1.45 hr's, and that was not the first time that happened recently.
Personally I hope it is rebuilt and back in action, a lot of people lost something in that fire. Lots of equipment in lockers, jobs at the restaurant/bar/etc..
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I live in Des Moines, and have bowled at Plaza for many years. It was an icon in the city,sponsoring the high school state tournament every year since inception. It's landmark was a statue neon bowler threw strikes on the roof of the building for decades.
Having said that, the first thing that came to my mind was an inside job. You hear rumors about things with the owner who I know,and he has brought a lot debt to hisself with the purchase and renovation of a second center cross town,among other things.
Plaza was an old building dating back to 1957, it showed it's age,and mechanically, it needed some upgrades. I was subbing last year on a pair of lanes, the motor and wiring for the ball return by the pinsetter burned up, we was down for 1.45 hr's, and that was not the first time that happened recently.
Personally I hope it is rebuilt and back in action, a lot of people lost something in that fire. Lots of equipment in lockers, jobs at the restaurant/bar/etc..
I donated 10 bowling balls to people from that center, hopefully things turn out well for the bowlers in the community.
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The outpouring of help has been tremendous, with the donations statewide and some outta state to the North and Hoover high school teams, the Grand View college teams. Incidently, the G.V. coaching staff were the proprietors of the pro shop there. Good people.
The center I bowl in, the proshop was giving to any of the student bowlers free balls lost in fire, only had to pay labor.
I didn't have any to give,or I would have contributed, but may get on ebay and buy a couple used balls and donate them.