Detroit Bowling Alleys

**jcole** · August-31-09, 09:21 AM

Here's a partial list of Detroit area bowling alleys from Detroit Memories. I found six on Gratiot. It says Centennial is at Gratiot and Toepfer, which is 9 1/2 mile.

**Danny** · August-31-09, 09:53 AM

Centennial Lanes became Eastpointe Bowl. It was shut down this year when the roof collapsed. The owner just recently brought Banaza Lanes from Community Bowling Centers on Hoover south of 10 Mile Rd. in Warren, MI. The owner decided to sell the Eastpointe Bowl to someone else and focus his profits on Banaza Lanes.

**zitro** · August-31-09, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by Danny

Centennial/Timber Lanes became Eastpointe Bowl. It was shut down this year when the roof collapsed. The owner just recently brought Banaza Lanes from Community Bowling Centers on Hoover south of 10 Mile Rd. in Warren, MI. The owner decided to sell the Eastpointe Bowl to someone else and focus his profits on Banaza Lanes.

Timber and Centennial were separate bowling alleys.

**Fury13** · December-08-09, 06:33 AM

Originally Posted by jcole

Here's a partial list of Detroit area bowling alleys from Detroit Memories. I found six on Gratiot. It says Centennial is at Gratiot and Toepfer, which is 9 1/2 mile.

Toepfer is 8 1/2 Mile.

**slick** · December-08-09, 10:27 AM

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vau...8464/index.htm

Nice article on the great Stroh team with Tony Lindemann

**exmotowner** · December-08-09, 11:09 AM

In the gay bar GiGi's on Warren, [[under their parking lot) there is an old bowling alley that has been blocked up for years. You can [[or could) still access it through the basement. does anyone know when this was a working bowling alley [[years of operation) and the name of it? I've always wondered about it. Also, Todd's Bowling Disco on 7 and VanDyke. What was the name of that and the years of operation? Thanks for any info you can provide.

**zitro** · December-11-09, 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by exmotowner

In the gay bar GiGi's on Warren, [[under their parking lot) there is an old bowling alley that has been blocked up for years. You can [[or could) still access it through the basement. does anyone know when this was a working bowling alley [[years of operation) and the name of it? I've always wondered about it. Also, Todd's Bowling Disco on 7 and VanDyke. What was the name of that and the years of operation? Thanks for any info you can provide.

The bowling alley on Warren if it's eastisde it sounds like it could be part of the old Nottingham bar which had a small bowling alley inside.

The place on 7 & Van Dyke sounds like the old Falcon Lanes

**IrishSpartan** · December-12-09, 01:22 AM

Originally Posted by zitro

The bowling alley on Warren if it's eastisde it sounds like it could be part of the old Nottingham bar which had a small bowling alley inside.

The place on 7 & Van Dyke sounds like the old Falcon Lanes

No, not Falcon Lanes because that was located at the northwest corner of Outer Drive & Van Dyke. I believe a Burger King replaced the bowling alley.

**IrishSpartan** · December-12-09, 01:54 AM

Originally Posted by exmotowner

In the gay bar GiGi's on Warren, [[under their parking lot) there is an old bowling alley that has been blocked up for years. You can [[or could) still access it through the basement. does anyone know when this was a working bowling alley [[years of operation) and the name of it? I've always wondered about it. Also, Todd's Bowling Disco on 7 and VanDyke. What was the name of that and the years of operation? Thanks for any info you can provide.

Nortown Rec. was on 7 Mile just east of Van Dyke