Wyoming Bowling Center History

Classic Lanes and Grill, Powell WY

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Status: Dead
Opened: Oct 1954
Closed: Aug 8, 2019
Names: Pla-Mor Lanes (Oct 1954 - Feb 9, 1957)
Powell Bowling Lanes (Feb 9, 1957 - 1964)
Recreation Lanes (1964 - 1965)
Classic Lanes (1965 - 19??)
Classic Lanes and Grill (19?? - 2019)
# of Lanes: 4 (Oct 1954 - 1966)
8 (1966 - 2019)
Lane Surface: Wood (Oct 1954 - 198?)
Synthetic Overlay (198? - 2019)
Pinsetters: Mechanical (Oct 1954 - 1966)
AMF 82-30 (1966 - 2013)
AMF 82-70 (2013 - 2019)
Factoids: Art R Haney was the owner/manager of the alleys per the 1955 Rocky Mountain Business Directory.
Art and Grace Haney sold the property on February 9, 1957 to Ray Weilbrenner and Elmer Hewitt and they renamed the lanes to Powell Bowling Lanes.
Jack and Crystal Kinsley owned and ran the bowling alley in the late 1950s and into the early 1960s.
Mick Walker, who owned and ran the bowling alley from 1967 to 2013, came from Thermopolis where he was a business partner at A&W Drive-In Bowling Lanes.
In 1987, the 39th Annual Men's Wyoming State Bowling Tournament held the Team Event here in conjunction with the Doubles & Singles Event at R&K Super Bowl in Cody.
In 1997, the 49th Annual Men's Wyoming State Bowling Tournament held the Doubles & Singles Event here in conjunction with the Team Event at R&K Super Bowl in Cody.
Images:
Cody Enterprise Newspaper:
08-08-1968 AD, 11-14-1968, 11-21-1968, 01-16-1969, 02-20-1969 AD
Greybull Standard Newspaper:
10-04-2007, 10-07-2010 AD
Lovell Chronicle Newspaper:
12-15-1960, 02-02-1961, 02-09-1961, 02-16-1961, 03-09-1961, 04-06-1961, 04-13-1961, 04-27-1961 #1 #2
Powell Tribune Newspaper:
09-28-1954, 09-28-1954 and 10-01-1954 AD, 10-19-1954, 10-26-1954, 11-02-1954 #1 #2, 11-09-1954 #1 #2, 11-16-1954 #1 #2, 11-23-1954 #1 #2 #3, 12-03-1954 #1 #2, 12-07-1954 #1 #2, 12-14-1954, 12-24-1954 #1 #2, 12-24-1954 and 12-28-1954 AD, 01-21-1955 Photo, 01-25-1955, 02-01-1955 thru 03-08-1955 AD, 02-04-1955 #1 #2 #3 #4, 02-11-1955 #1 #2 #3, 02-25-1955 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5, 03-01-1955 #1 #2, 03-11-1955, 03-15-1955 thru 04-19-1955 AD, 03-15-1955 #1 #2, 03-22-1955, 03-25-1955 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6, 04-01-1955 #1 #2 #3 #4, 04-08-1955, 04-15-1955 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5, 04-22-1955 #1 #2 #3, 08-19-1955 and 08-23-1955 AD, 08-30-1955, 09-06-1955, 09-16-1955 #1 #2 #3, 09-23-1955 to 11-25-1955 AD, 09-23-1955 #1 #2 #3, 09-30-1955 #1 #2 #3, 10-07-1955 #1 #2 #3, 10-14-1955 #1 #2 #3 #4, 10-21-1955 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5, 11-04-1955 #1 #2 #3, 11-11-1955, 11-18-1955 #1 #2 #3, 11-25-1955 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5, 12-02-1955 thru 04-27-1956 AD, 12-02-1955 #1 #2, 12-09-1955 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5, 12-16-1955 #1 #2 #3, 12-23-1955 #1 #2 #3, 12-30-1955 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6, 01-13-1956 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5, 01-20-1956 #1 #2 #3, 01-27-1956 #1 #2 #3 #4, 02-03-1956 #1 #2, 02-10-1956 #1 #2 #3, 02-17-1956 #1 #2 #3, 02-24-1956 #1 #2 #3, 03-16-1956 #1 #2 #3 #4, 03-23-1956 #1 #2, 03-30-1956 #1 #2 #3, 04-06-1956, 04-10-1956 #1 #2 #3, 04-13-1956 #1 #2 #3, 04-20-1956 #1 #2 #3, 04-27-1956 #1 #2 #3 #4, 05-01-1956, 05-08-1956 #1 #2 #3 #4, 08-14-1956, 10-02-1956 #1 #2 #3, 10-02-1956 thru 10-23-1956 AD, 10-09-1956 #1 #2, 10-16-1956 #1 #2 #3, 10-23-1956 #1 #2 #3, 10-26-1956 thru 11-06-1956 AD, 10-30-1956 #1 #2 #3 #4, 11-06-1956 #1 #2 #3 #4, 11-13-1956 #1 #2 #3, 11-13-1956 thru 11-27-1956 AD, 11-23-1956 #1 #2 #3, 11-27-1956 #1 #2 #3 #4, 12-04-1956 #1 #2 #3, 12-04-1956 thru 12-18-1956 AD, 12-11-1956 #1 #2 #3, 12-18-1956, 12-28-1956 #1 #2, 01-01-1957, 01-08-1957 thru 02-05-1957 AD, 01-25-1957 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5, 02-05-1957 #1 #2 #3, 02-08-1957 #1 #2 AD, 02-12-1957 #1 AD #2 #3, 02-15-1957 AD, 02-19-1957 and 02-26-1957 AD, 02-19-1957 #1 #2 #3 #4, 02-26-1957 #1 #2 #3, 06-14-1959 #1 #2 #3, 09-10-1963 AD, 07-01-1976 AD
University of Wyoming Northwest College Trapper Yearbook:
1960 Cover, 1960 Ad, 1961 Cover, 1961 Ad, 1962 Cover, 1962 Ad, 1966 Cover, 1966 Ad, 1967 Cover, 1967 Ad
Mountain States Phone Book:
1955 & 1956, 1956-1957, 1961 & 1962 AD, 1969 AD
Mountain Bell Phone Book:
1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 & 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980 & 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987/1988, 1988/1989, 1989/1990 & 1990/1991
Phone Directories Company Phone Book:
1995
Rocky Mountain Directory (Wyoming):
1955
Tournament Booklets:
AD - 1997 Men's State
Miscellaneous:
09-06-1995 Mick Walker 300, Souvenir Cup, 1997 Men's State Tournament Poster, 1971 Post Cereal magazine AD Wyoming Participating Centers
Exterior:
10-26-2016, 08-26-2019
Interior:
1970s B&W photo, 09-05-2019 #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13
Bowler Photos:
Bill Campbell, Bob Barnes, Bob McLeran, Bob Messier, Bob Richardson, Brian Sagrilla, Chuck Ando, Craig Glasgow, Curt Duggar, Dan Groskop, Dave Harvey, Dick Weber, Don Eden, Don Harper, Don Hostelter, Eric Buchan, Gilbert Cordova, Jerry Rea, Jim Desjarlais, Joe Walker, John Henley, John Williams Jr, Kenny Moore, Kyle Johnson, Larry Chouinard, Larry Redman, Larry Weilbrenner, Lee Reed, Linda Gelinas, Lois Perkins, Lou Reed, Loyd Ferguson, Mike Whitmore, Pat Desjarlais, Pete Dawson, Ray Bergh, Ray Brazelton, Richard D Hostelter, Sonny Hickey, Swede Olson, Terry Kessler, Tom Shuler, Vern Groskop, Windy Parrish, Unknown #1, Unknown #2, Unknown #3, Unknown #4, Unknown #5, Unknown #6, Unknown #7
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