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slipperyworm

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olympic lanes closing
« on: June 18, 2008, 12:29:07 PM »
is anyone in the new york area suprised to hear olympic lanes is going to close on july 13. Do you think it was amf fault or bowling in general just curiuos to see what people think. guess lilac will have to find a new center to host doubles and singles.
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hammermike2000

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Re: olympic lanes closing
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2008, 08:35:29 PM »
Olympic, that used to be run by Marcel, in the Rochester area?
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Re: olympic lanes closing
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2008, 08:46:07 PM »
WOW I was just there a couple weekends ago.
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slipperyworm

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Re: olympic lanes closing
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2008, 08:49:00 PM »
yes its a 80 lane center and marcel used to run it
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Re: olympic lanes closing
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2008, 08:50:33 PM »
its a shame...... thats were the pba used to go all the time when they were in rochester, ny     that center was a nice place when marcel owned it but amf ran it into the ground....
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Re: olympic lanes closing
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2008, 09:02:01 PM »
Not Suprised. House too big. Most of the lanes were burnt as toast. I know they popped down some new ones 4-5 years ago but can easily understand the closing, 80 lanes tough to fill and  very expensive to maintain. They'll just use Terrace Gardens and Gates which have been used on and off for 15+ years.
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slipperyworm

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« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2008, 09:10:40 PM »
They had alot of good bowlers come out of olympic and it was always fun to see the pros. its sad to see it go down towards the end alot of trouble in that place i would say its downfall is amf and the trouble that would go on in there during the weekends never experienced it first hand but heard stories
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slipperyworm

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Re: olympic lanes closing
« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2008, 07:07:03 AM »
we have alot of amf centers in the rochester area  wonder if any one of them are doing as bad as olympic was
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slipperyworm

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Re: olympic lanes closing
« Reply #8 on: June 19, 2008, 07:07:06 AM »
we have alot of amf centers in the rochester area  wonder if any one of them are doing as bad as olympic was
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Re: olympic lanes closing
« Reply #9 on: June 19, 2008, 12:05:06 PM »
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we have alot of amf centers in the rochester area  wonder if any one of them are doing as bad as olympic was


AMF is running bowling into the ground here in Rochester.

Clover Lanes and Bowl-a-Roll are doing fine. As is Empire, I think. AMF Fairview just tossed out all of their Thrusday-Sunday leagues to go all open bowling.

Olympic has been a dump for 20 years. The only thing keeping it open has been the revenue from the Lilac. And I wouldn't be surprised if the Lilac folded also. I bowled a squad 2 weeks ago that had MAYBE 15 doubles pairs. Entries are way down again, and they have slashed the prize money this year.

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Phoneman

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Re: olympic lanes closing
« Reply #10 on: June 19, 2008, 12:17:54 PM »
This is why I wont bowl in any place that has AMF on the front door.  They are terrible for bolwing....
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slipperyworm

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« Reply #11 on: June 19, 2008, 10:28:34 PM »
i wont bowl the lilac they keep way to much money for expenses and the lineage is also insane.  If its true about fairview they wont last much longer either
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Re: olympic lanes closing
« Reply #12 on: June 19, 2008, 11:46:44 PM »
AMF is a terrible company period.
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Re: olympic lanes closing
« Reply #13 on: June 20, 2008, 11:17:26 AM »
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AMF is a terrible company period.
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I agree.  We need to add that the AMF management of centers, and the whole regional management systems is terrible.
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slipperyworm

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Re: olympic lanes closing
« Reply #14 on: June 20, 2008, 12:26:50 PM »
not sure the center is going to be brought out and pinbusters proshop is located inside olympic. but this is a center with 80 lane beds and at one point when i was a kid i rember that place use to hop all the time. maybe marcel needs to come back and revive it. maybe somebody will try to save it but its going to take alot of work even if they kept 40 lanes that would be more than enough a liltte tlc it could once again be a great place to bowl.
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