Wyoming Bowling Center History
Mission (Pool Hall) Bowling Alley #2, Laramie WY
| Status: | Dead |
| Opened: | June 1913 |
| Closed: | Sept 1913 |
| Names: | Mission (Pool Hall) Bowling Alley #2 (June 1913 - Sept 1913) |
| # of Lanes: | ? (June 1913 - Sept 1913) |
| Lane Surface: | ? (June 1913 - Sept 1913) |
| Pinsetters: | ? (June 1913 - Sept 1913) |
| Factoids: |
In early June 1913, Harry Larson and John Potts asked permission from the city to put a building in the rear of the
lot for the purpose of installing a bowling alley.
A few weeks later, the city's building committee approved the permit and the Laramie Lumber company began work on an addition which would be fitted with a pool hall and bowling alley. By late June 1913, the Mission Pool hall moved their contents from the Cameron building at 314 S 2nd Street to the Durlacher building (this location). By September 1913, the Mission Pool hall closed and the tables were moved to the Jacobs building (no mention of the bowling alley). In October, there was a For Sale ad to sell the pool tables and bowling alley that I attribute to this location. At this time, I suspect the arcade alley present at the first location (314 S 2nd) likely was never setup at this address as I found no mention of its use. Therefore, the permit might indicate a regulation alley was planned but never built. Note that this is the same address as F. W. Stroschein's bowling alley in 1912. |
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