Garden Bowl

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Garden Bowl
GardenBowlDetroit.jpg
Garden Bowl from across Woodward
Location 4104-4120 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, Michigan
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Built 1913
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Unknown
NRHP Reference # 08000578[1]
Added to NRHP July 03, 2008

The Garden Bowl is a bowling alley located at 4104-4120 Woodward Avenue in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. It is the oldest continuously operating bowling alley in the country.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

History

The Garden Bowl was built in 1913, and is Detroit's oldest continuously operating bowling alley.[3] In 1934, the front 35 feet of the building were removed when Woodward Avenue was widened to its present size.[3] The present appearance of the building is due in large part to changes made in 1966.[3]

Current use

The father of the current owner purchased the Garden Bowl in 1946.[4] The Garden Bowl operates as part of the Majestic Theater Center, which includes the nearby Majestic Theatre, the Majestic Cafe, Populux (formerly the Magic Stick, located upstairs in the same building as the Garden Bowl),[2] and Sgt. Pepperoni's.[5] It continues to operate as a bowling alley.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Magic Stick/Garden Bowl from Metromix Detroit
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Detroit's Majestic Theater and Garden Bowl Among Nine Sites Nominated to National Register of Historic Places," press release, Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries (HAL), Jan. 29, 2008
  4. Leyland DeVito, "Joe Zainea: A Conversation," The Detroiter, May 31, 2007
  5. The Majestic Theater Center

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