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CENTER HISTORY!
1465
King Edward III passes edict forbidding "hustling of stones" and other
bowling-like sports because soldiers skirt archery practice in favor of bowling.
1611
Captain James Smith return to the colony in Jamestown, Va., to find the
colonists starving, but still happily
bowling. The sport is quickly declared
illegal and punishable by up to three weeks in the stocks.
1623
The Dutch enjoy nine-pins in their New York colony.
1840
Bowling alleys are almost always associated with taverns, and are growing in
popularity in the States.
1870
In America, nine-pin bowling is banned due to associated gambling and crime. To
circumvent the law, a 10th pin is added, and 10-pin bowling is born.
1942
Construction begins on See-More Lanes, a state of the art 28 lane facility. New
construction techniques using 100’ steel trusses eliminate the maze of vertical
posts across the lanes. Unfortunately, the Navy requisitioned this steel for
it’s war efforts and construction was halted for nearly three years.
1953
Roy Snyder became the first proprietor in the this part of the country to
install the new “Automatic Pinsetters”. 296 pinboys lost their jobs at See-More
Lanes.
1959
Roy Snyder and Fran Ruggerie purchase an orchard in Bevis, Ohio and announce the
future site of a modern 24-lane bowling center. Morning ‘commuter traffic’ on
SR-27 see the sign, stop and put their cars in reverse to see this shocking
announcement.
1960
Colerain Bowl opens in November without a liquor license. Beer is purchased from
the ‘pony keg’ across the street and wheeled across Colerain Pike on a
two-wheeled dolly. The modern bowling experience arrives in Bevis, Ohio.
The number of alleys in the U.S. jumps from 6,500 to more than 10,000. The neck
size of bowling pins increases, adding 7/10 oz. to their total average weight.
1963
Americans spend $43.6 million on bowling balls.
1976
Roy Snyder and Fran Ruggerie open Northwest Lanes in suburban Fairfield.
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