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Title: How Many?
Post by: pba300900 on May 17, 2005, 02:13:53 AM
How many bowling alleys are in your area? I just checked and there are 19 within 17 miles of my home. Just wondering how every where else is.
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Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: Overhand on May 17, 2005, 10:17:10 AM
I think there are 11 in the Omaha area...
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Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: shelley on May 17, 2005, 10:27:46 AM
One here in Starkville, MS.  A crappy one in Columbus, about 40 minutes away.  Another at Columbus AFB, also about 40 minutes away.  Rebelanes in Tupelo is about  75 minutes away and they have the best pro shop in the area.

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Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: PopPop200 on May 17, 2005, 10:38:47 AM
My hometown is in Eastern Pennsylvania, with a population of 80,000. It has one (1) bowling establishment within it's boundaries, and very few people bowl in this house. We do, however, have a large population of drug pushers from Central and South America, which probably has something to do with the decline of bowling in the area. Gun sales are up, however. Also, by about this time next year, there will not be a hospital within the city boundaries, as the only hospital remaining in town is moving to a new site where people actually have to pay for services. I drive 25 miles to bowl in two leagues, and 11 miles for another. The league within the 11 mile free fire zone may be folding due to lack of air cover and heavy armor support, so it looks like I will be doing those 50 mile round trips from now on.
Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: Jeffrevs on May 17, 2005, 10:48:35 AM
metro detroit area....livonia, mi and 20+ miles away, I just stopped counting at 60!
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Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: mrbowlingnut on May 17, 2005, 10:59:09 AM
We dont have the most but by far the nicest centers in one area, i live in las vegas all top notch. I choose to bowl in toughest house to make me sharper for tournaments i am at 195 there, when i open bowl elsewhere 220 plus on easy shots like the Orleans is cake At Sams town my last 5 was 1165 just chuck it right turnaround walk away strike
Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: pgpelton on May 17, 2005, 11:03:41 AM
Jeff,
I love living in this area.
I never have to look too far for somewhere to practice.
Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: Jeffrevs on May 17, 2005, 11:12:29 AM
quote:
Jeff,
I love living in this area.
I never have to look too far for somewhere to practice.


AMEN !!
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Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: Ragnar on May 17, 2005, 12:02:23 PM
1 in the city limits.
Up to 2 within 20 miles.
Up to 4 within 50 miles.
Up to 9 within 80 miles.

The other one within 20 miles is a dungeon - literally.  Underground with pillars holding up the ceiling, no pit area to speak of.


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Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: thfonz98 on May 17, 2005, 12:05:21 PM
1 a mile away...probably 4-5 more within 10 miles

but san jose traffic makes it seem a lot further away
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Edited on 5/17/2005 11:58 AM
Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: sunnyrt on May 17, 2005, 10:58:51 PM
San Diego here.
1 within 6 miles
4 within 25 miles
Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: azguy on May 17, 2005, 11:09:38 PM
1 within 75 miles. *sob*
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Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: toddler95 on May 17, 2005, 11:15:18 PM
How do you look up how many there are within a certain mile range?
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Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: omegabowler on May 17, 2005, 11:29:21 PM
try switchboard.com.

71 within 20 miles radius. I did not even know some of these existed! lots of new places to bowl!
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Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: MSC2471 on May 17, 2005, 11:31:16 PM
Within 20 miles of my area- 4 that I can think of. If I extend the distance to 40 miles- probably 8-10.

If the question were posed 25 years ago, I would have been able to name 15 centers within 25 miles of me.

Matt
Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: Traumatize on May 17, 2005, 11:42:31 PM
In all of Erie county (Buffalo Area) there is at least 50 centers...It would take me an hour to think of all the houses and make sure I didn't look over any.
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Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: stanski on May 18, 2005, 12:07:02 AM
Way way way too many to count (east side of detroit), within a 10 mile radius of my house there are 18. And yet I still drive 30 minutes for league and 20 minutes for practice, just because the junior program is better and the other alley ALWAYS has practice areas available.
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Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: Rev_O on May 18, 2005, 05:47:23 AM
within 35 miles of my home there are around 15 centers.
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Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: dizzyfugu on May 18, 2005, 06:21:14 AM
2 in the Duesseldorf city area (max. 30 min drive, plus 1 opening this summer)
5 in neighboring cities (more than 30 min drive, 2 of them awful...)

Looks like bowling 3rd world, I guess?


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Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: novawagonmaster on May 18, 2005, 06:56:07 PM
15 centers within 30 miles (Northeast Ohio).
Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: BowlerKidR on May 18, 2005, 07:21:59 PM
im sad to say that i live in Queens New York and as of next friday there will be only 2 places left in queens. It was Bellerose lanes, Whitestone lanes and Jib lanes, but Bellerose is closing (and my job is gone). Now we are left with a wood sh!t house, Jib, and a synthetic ok house, Whitestone (FYI, Tommy Delutz Jr is the pro shop guy over there)
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Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: DON DRAPER on May 18, 2005, 11:39:03 PM
st. joseph( missouri ) bowling association: pop. 75,000

belt bowl---40 lanes
olympia lanes---32 lanes
southside lanes---24 lanes
savage lanes( savannah, mo---8 miles north )---8 lanes
Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: MI 2 AZ on May 19, 2005, 01:35:15 AM
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 1 within 75 miles. *sob*



azguy, did the lanes in Wilcox and Benson close?  I wouldnt know since I havent bowled at either one in the last ten years.
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Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: imjouster on May 19, 2005, 11:04:31 AM
Boise ID here

5 in Boise
if you want to go to the Nampa/Caldwell area then there are 3 more.  but thats about 25 miles out.
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