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Mighty Fish

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The history of Sarasota (Fla.) area bowling, dating back to 1939, reflects the nationwide up-and-down popularity trends of the sport over the years.

http://www.examiner.com/article/sarasota-manatee-tenpin-bowling-history-reflects-nationwide-popularity-trends?cid=db_articles
« Last Edit: October 22, 2013, 03:07:28 PM by Mighty Fish »

 

JOE FALCO

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Interesting article .. Thanks!
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Re: History of Sarasota area bowling mirrors game's up-and-down trends
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2013, 03:09:28 PM »
One of the key things in the article is that in two years (1958 and 1959), five new centers were built, and over the past 25 years, there hasn't been ANY new centers opened in the area.