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CaliforniaBowlingNews.com by Fred Eisenhammer Rusty Bryant and San Mitchell have been honored as GLAC USBC Hall-of-Famers in the Superior Performance category. Photo by Fred Eisenhammer WINNETKA – Incredulous. That was the initial reaction of San Mitchell after learning she… (READ MORE)
CBS News The rumble of bowling balls and the crack of toppling pins will go silent at Pickwick Bowl, as the beloved Burbank institution shuts its doors after more than 60 years to make way for town homes. Pickwick’s demise,… (READ MORE)
https://la.urbanize.city/post/torrances-gable-house-bowl-make-way-218-apartments-summer-2023 Gable House Bowl, a Torrance staple since the early 1960s, will make way this summer for a new mixed-use residential development, Intracorp Homes announced yesterday. Intracorp, which is based out of Vancouver, secured Torrance Planning Commission approvals in August 2022 to redevelop the… (READ MORE)
https://therealdeal.com/la/2023/06/16/intracorp-to-build-218-apartments-on-bowling-alley-site-in-torrance/ Project to replace Gable House Bowl but retain Mid-Century aesthetic Intracorp will soon bulldoze a 63-year-old bowling alley in Torrance to build more than 200 homes in what is believed to be the city’s first large apartment project in… (READ MORE)
Bowling alleys have become a dying breed in Torrance. The city, which had three bowling alleys still in operation at the beginning of 2020, will be down to one by 2023. Longtime owner Mickey Cogan, son of one of its… (READ MORE)
by Fred Eisenhammer Five Years After Being Named a North L.A. County USBC Hall of Famer, Stylish Lefthander Learns of the Honor CASTLE ROCK, Colo. – Tim Tripp received some exciting news last month. He discovered that he had been inducted into the North Los Angeles… (READ MORE)
Josh Hudson, league secretary for the Senior Men’s Trio and Young at Heart league at Cal Bowl will be so dearly missed. His dedication to bowling, to the leagues and to the center was above and beyond. Pre-pandemic, Josh would… (READ MORE)
Larry Worrall, Southern LA County USBC Past President Passes Away In true Larry fashion, he didn’t tell anyone that he was sick – including his family. Not wanting them to worry, he battled by himself fighting lung cancer, diabetes and… (READ MORE)
It’s Official! Southern LA County USBC and North LA County USBC have merged into one new association for the new 2021-22 season starting on August 1, 2021. The new organizational meeting was held on JULY 18 at the new office… (READ MORE)
In a historic vote, two long-standing associations recently voted unanimously “YES” to merge together. North LA County USBC members voted on May 15, 2021 and Southern LA County USBC members voted on June 19, 2021 to both move forward as… (READ MORE)