Wyoming Bowling Center History
Mission (Pool Hall) Bowling Alley #1, Laramie WY
| Status: | Dead |
| Opened: | Aug 1911 |
| Closed: | June 1913 |
| Names: | Mission (Pool Hall) Bowling Alley #1 (Aug 1911 - June 1913) |
| # of Lanes: | 1 (Aug 1911 - June 1913) |
| Lane Surface: | Wood (Aug 1911 - June 1913) |
| Pinsetters: | Arcade (Aug 1911 - June 1913) |
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Fred Cameron remodels the empty storeroom formerly used as the O. K. Theatre and leases it to Woodruff and Patterson, two Greeley (Colorado) gentlemen.
In July 1911, the pool and billiard hall was opened to the public, the bowling alley would take another week or so to be completed. The bowling alley in the new Mission Pool Hall was operational in early August 1911. In September 1911, G. L. Sears, an employee at the Mission Pool Hall, resigned and returned to Greeley CO. In October 1911, Wayne B. Patterson sold his interest in the Mission Pool Hall to his partner, W. H. Woodruff. Jess Rhodes and Fred Miller are guilty of robbing the Mission amusement and pool hall in January 1912. On February 22, 1912, Harry Larson and A. R. Meahl purchase the Mission pool hall from W. H. Woodruff. During the early half of 1912, numerous bowling matches took place between several Laramie business, including but not limited to: Laramie Grocery company, Eberhardt Bakery and the W. H. Holliday company. There was a month long pool and bowling tournament in December 1912, the last signals of bowling at this location. In late December 1912, John Potts purchases Mr. Meahl's interest in the Mission pool hall. The Mission Pool hall eventually moved into the Durlacher room (formerly occupied by the "No Name" store) at 205 S 2nd Street in June 1913. At this time, I suspect the alley was likely an arcade contraption similar to the previous Laramie alleys. |
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