Pinboys, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin (2018)
This project is dedicated to the memory of Bill "Guru" Olive (1941-2007)
The photographs on this site are a sampling of a larger project. The list below shows all of the bowling centers photographed.
I remain grateful to the proprietors, managers and staff of these establishments for their participation and cooperation:
Mimi Johnson and Matt Iverson, Ebey Bowl, Coupeville, WA*
Steve Saunders, Rocket Alley, Arlington, WA
Community Bowling Center, Sedro-Woolley, WA+
Harold Lysne, Tiger Bowl, Battle Ground, WA+
Steve Turner, Centralia Bowl, Centralia, WA*
John and Angie Doucette, Morton Victory Lanes, Morton, WA
Dick Francis, Eagle Lanes, Yakima, WA
Wade McCoy, Sunset Lanes, Forks, WA
The Cavins family, Boulder Bowl, Boulder City, NV
Gary Heilmann and Bob Letsinger, BPOE Lodge No. 180, Astoria, OR#
Dennis and Robin Bailey, Bailey’s Classic Lanes, Vancouver, WA*
Bob Sittig, First Baptist Church, Seattle#
The Zlateff family, Riverview Lanes, Coulee Dam, WA+
The Cole family, Davenport Lanes and Cafe, Davenport, WA*
Melissa Lacombe and Dick Kendall, BPOE Lodge No. 1189, Oregon City, OR#
The Granberg family, Viking Bowl, Westport, WA*
Linda Blatchford and Nicole Hands, Youbou Lanes, Youbou, BC
Perry Patson, Rainier School, Buckley, WA#
Roland Hansen, Town & Country Lanes, Connell, WA*
Anne Richards and Victor Lowe, St. Philip’s Church, Vancouver, BC#
Glenn Hendrix and Robert Bust, Ken-Cliff Lanes, Ardmore, OK
Hermann Sons Fraternal Lodge, San Antonio, TX*
Solms Bowling Club, New Braunfels, TX
Bulverde Bowling Club, Bulverde, TX
Bexar Bowling Society, Marion, TX
Highland Social Club, San Antonio, TX
Jeff Phipps, Recreation Lanes, Gearhart, OR+
The Lanfranco family, Reno’s Place, Kerman, CA
The Woodhouse family, Trinity Lanes, Weaverville, CA
Mike Wilkinson, Riverside Lanes, Colusa, CA+
Tammy Marino, Grandview Lanes, Vancouver, BC
The Robertson family, Caycuse, BC#
The Husted Family, Kellogg Bowl, Milwaukie, OR
Ron Black, Caldwell Bowl, Caldwell, ID
Dirk McCallister, Sunset Bowl, Buhl, ID
DelRa and Dawna Talbot, Pop'n Pins, Preston, ID+
Brian Bazylinski, Melissa Caissie and Mark Ricci, Riverwalk Lanes, Amesbury, MA
Paul Wambach, Colonial Bowling Center, Worcester, MA
Orlando Luis and Mike Rea, Collins Bowladrome, Billerica, MA
John DePalma, North Chelmsford Duckpin Lanes, N. Chelmsford, MA+
Bill Burnham Jr. and Sr., York Beach Bowling, York Beach, ME
Tom Giordano, Wakefield Bowladrome, Wakefield, MA
Tara Taglianetti-Chambers and Dru Bivens, Hopedale Community House, Hopedale, MA#
Sunset Lanes, Ontario, OR
Jim Barton, Saratoga Lanes, St. Louis
Jason Bibb, The Corner Bar, St. Charles, MO
Jim Donahoe, VA St. Louis (Jefferson Barracks Division), St. Louis#
Robert Lashly, Riverside Lanes, Orofino, ID
Cathy Haefke and the Skowronski family, Holler House, Milwaukee
Kevin Kusinski, Immaculate Conception School, Chicago#
Kurt Aagard, Lions Camp Horizon, Blaine, WA#
Rick Ward, John C. Driscoll and the town of Gilchrist, Oregon*
Terry Hall, Macon Bowl, Macon, MO
Brad and Heather Pollard, Shrewsbury Lanes, St. Louis
Shelley Donaho, The Magic Chef Mansion, St. Louis#
The 1933 Group, Highland Park Bowl, Los Angeles
Josh Post, Holden Village, Lake Chelan, WA#
Andrew Turner, Skyline Lanes, Clarksville, TN
The Bicksler family, Fredericksburg Bowling Center, Fredericksburg, PA
Amy Miller, Edgewood Lanes, Gettysburg, PA
Daniel Mowery, Midway Bowl, Carlisle, PA
Megan Adkins and Thomas Osborne, Suitland Bowl, Suitland, MD
Barrow Mansion Development Corp., Jersey City, NJ#
Jim Farago, Sr., Van Nest Lanes, The Bronx, NY*
Ed & Becky Zips, Zips Classic Lanes, Johnstown, PA*
Ed Karpinski, DOH Club, Etna, PA#
Jim Herrle, St. Maria Goretti Parish, Pittsburgh*#
Jim Brandemarte & Tom Nobili, The Cro Club, Donora, PA#
Keith Hittle, BPOE Lodge No. 145, Greenville, PA*#
The Scott family, Thornton Hall Lanes, Sharon, PA*
Angela Ballenger and Todd Young, Big Bend Bowl, Ritzville, WA
The Mueller family, Pine Grove Lanes, Elkhart Lk, WI+
Penny & Bruce Wiegand, Bruce’s Bar & Bowl, Valders, WI
Zion Lutheran Church, Appleton, WI#
The Novak and Baugniet families, Badger Bowl, Mishicot, WI
The Hale and Gutierrez families, Cornerstone/Palmyra Bowl, Palmyra, WI*
The Fort Atkinson Club, Fort Atkinson, WI#
Robin Ehrensberger, Strikes Spares & Spirits, Iron Ridge, WI
The Bolman family, Juneau Lanes, Juneau, WI
Sue Shestina, Mahall’s, Cleveland
The Dickey Family, Dickey Lanes, Cleveland
Barb Rodgers, Maple Lanes, Cleveland
Rick and Donna Shank, Lakeview Lanes, Ebensburg, PA
Lisa Casen & Jeff Jackson, Carrick Classic Lanes, Pittsburgh*
Ruth and Gary Geller, Mars Lanes, Mars, PA
Caleb Cordes, Cedar Lanes, Weed, CA
Lyndhurst and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Tarrytown, NY#
Rohman’s Inn and Pub, Shohola, PA
Scott’s Oquaga Lake House, Deposit, NY#*
North Branch Inn, North Branch, NY#
Fox Bowling Center, Hancock, NY
The Ark Bowl & BBQ, Margaretville, NY
Great Camp Sagamore, Raquette Lake, NY#
White Pine Camp, Paul Smiths, NY#
The Husted Family, Milwaukie Bowl, Milwaukie, OR
Norman May, Diamond Bowling Lanes, Cumberland, MD
Scott Hensley, T-Bowl Lanes, Shenandoah, VA
Tina Bowman, Shenandoah Bowling Lanes, Mt. Jackson, VA
Sue Herron and Tracy Smith, Walkersville Bowling Center, Walkersville, MD
Triangle Bowl, Longview, WA
Northgate Bowl, Salem, OR
Ethan Granberg & Danelle Lochrie, Olde Line Lanes, Lincoln City, OR
Action Duckpin Bowling (Fountain Square Theatre), Indianapolis
Casey Mattingly, Norwood Bowl, Alexandria, IN
John Nelson, Rose Bowl, New Castle, IN
Scottsdale Lanes, Surrey, BC
The Vernon Club, Louisville, KY*
Ben Ward, Willamette Lanes, Oakridge, OR
Ken Hayden, Commodore Bowling & Billiards, Vancouver, BC
The O’Malley family, Westside Lanes, Olympia, WA
Mickey Beadle, Prairie Lanes, Yelm, WA
Chewelah Bowling Center, Chewelah, WA
The Copper Bowl, Colville, WA
Patrick Shandy, Shandy’s, La Pine, OR
Jake and Steffi Campbell, Campbell Cove Lanes, Lakeview, OR
Yreka Lanes / Siskiyou Community Food Bank, Yreka, CA
Dan LaRochelle, King Lanes, Manchester, NH
Rob Ficara, Exeter Lanes, Exeter, NH
The Hanna family, Shelburne Falls Bowling Alley, Shelburne Falls, MA
Hope Artiste Village / BreakTime Bowl and Bar, Pawtucket, RI
The Havens family, Diamond Junction Lanes, Palmer, MA
Laurie Masciandaro, Roseland Cottage, Woodstock, CT
Tom Keay, Lafayette Park United Methodist Church, St. Louis, MO#
GymStars, Lemay, MO#
Epiphany of Our Lord Parish, St. Louis, MO
Diana Guthrie, Twin City Lanes, Louisiana, MO
Gabriel Dexheimer, Turner Hall, Mount Olive, IL#
Tom Wilson, Miracle Lanes, Sidney, BC
Alder Alley, Aldergrove, BC
Bob Kuhn, Timber Lanes, Chicago
Julio Gonzalez, Fireside Bowl, Chicago
John Contos, Metro Bowl, Crystal lake, IL
Jeff Nielsen, King Pin Lanes, Fox River Grove, IL
Luke Blahnik and Jeff Wilson, Avondale Bowl, Chicago
(# private installation; * currently closed; + currently open under different name and/or ownership than listed)