How many places have you worked?

[Kingram]

Valley Bowl Shawmut, AL 24 lanes 82-30

Gator Bowl Jacksonville, Fla 24 82-30's, 6525 over table motor. Closed PW. Changed to 82-70, 5 board chassis.

Garden City Lanes Augusta, Ga 24 82-30's

Atlanta Bowling Center Atlanta, GA 48 82-30's split house

(All American Corp. bowling centers).-------
East Point Triangle Lanes East Point, GA 36 82-30's

Florida Bowl Mobile, AL 40 82-30's

Gulfport Triangle Lanes Gulfport, MISS. 24 82-30's

Kenner Triangle Lanes Kenner, LA. 32 82-30's
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Don Carter All-Star Lanes Kenner, LA 64 82-70's (night shift)

Expressway Lanes Gretna, LA 40 82-30's split house. Now 18 30's and 22 90's.
All the 30 houses had 65-25 chassis and G.E. Motors.
Have never worked in a "B" house but my son managed a 64 lane Carter center that had B's. I hung around with the mechanic at night for about a month and learned all I wanted to know about those machines (if you know what I mean) LOL.
Actually thought it was an interesting operation but having worked on AMF for so long found it awkward to get around on.

[8270king]

Re: How many places have you worked?

16 Laner to start.
12 Laner for a few months.
24 laner for a year.
On to another 12 laner to GM and wrench for 2 and a half years.
Back to the 16 laner I started in for 5 years.
Bought a 18 laner for almost 3 years.
Went to another 12 laner for a lease/purchase option.
On to a different 12 laner for service.
Back to where I started to finish my career.

JK

[8270king]

Re: How many places have you worked?

Originally posted by Kingram:
Valley Bowl Shawmut, AL 24 lanes 82-30

Gator Bowl Jacksonville, Fla 24 82-30's, 6525 over table motor. Closed PW. Changed to 82-70, 5 board chassis.

Garden City Lanes Augusta, Ga 24 82-30's

Atlanta Bowling Center Atlanta, GA 48 82-30's split house

(All American Corp. bowling centers).-------
East Point Triangle Lanes East Point, GA 36 82-30's

Florida Bowl Mobile, AL 40 82-30's

Gulfport Triangle Lanes Gulfport, MISS. 24 82-30's

Kenner Triangle Lanes Kenner, LA. 32 82-30's
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Don Carter All-Star Lanes Kenner, LA 64 82-70's (night shift)

Expressway Lanes Gretna, LA 40 82-30's split house. Now 18 30's and 22 90's.
All the 30 houses had 65-25 chassis and G.E. Motors.
Have never worked in a "B" house but my son managed a 64 lane Carter center that had B's. I hung around with the mechanic at night for about a month and learned all I wanted to know about those machines (if you know what I mean) LOL.
Actually thought it was an interesting operation but having worked on AMF for so long found it awkward to get around on.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I have bowled at Gulfport.

When the ABC was in Mobile there was an AMF tournament that offered a big cash prize to shoot 300 in both centers....one in Mobile....and the one in Gulfport......I shot 298 at the Mobile center playing the twig.....finished 2nd in the tournament in Gulfport playing around 7/8.

It was a nice small center if I recall.

Jerry

[JimDorsin]

Re: How many places have you worked?

Bountiful Bowl, 20 lanes. started pinchasing, left 15 years later as Assistant Manager, Promotions Manager, and Mechanic.

Orchard lanes, 18 lanes assistant mechanic 2 years.(while part tiem at BB)

49th street Galleria head mechanic 2 seperate times (while part time BB)

Bowl New England Head Mechanic 3 years (weather sucked)

Reno Hilton Just started 4 monts ago (weather is awsome)

[Ed Fox]

Re: How many places have you worked?

42 lane 30 house

32 lane 70 house
~became head of something~
Back to the 42 lane 30 house

On to a new 32 lane 70 house

On to a 44 Lane "B" house

On to a 32 lane "B" house

Next, a 24 lane "B" house

Then a 46 lane "B" house

On to a 30 lane 30 house

Misc. service inbetween all stops.

Now serviceing 108 lane beds monthly and still wondering what I want to do for a living?

LOL Charlie [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif[/img]

[Kingram]

Re: How many places have you worked?

Jerry,
A hurricane lifted the roof off the house in Gulfport a few years ago and they made enough money from it to install 70's. (So I heard). LOL

[Alan Meyers]

Re: How many places have you worked?

Kingram...what Carter center did your son manage ? I probably know him as I have worked for a Carter center for almost 25 years now.

Alan

[Mreessr]

Re: How many places have you worked?

Orland bowl in Orland Park Il. 50 lanes ten years and counting.
Before that Richton Bowl Richton Park IL. 32 lanes for four years. That center burned down under "suspicious circumstances". During that time and five years before worked at Bowl Era in Hammond In. That was a 28 laner split house over under. That was a neat place. If you were the only one shagging calls you would have to exit the building and climb a fire escape to catch a call on the second floor. Was he!! in the winter.

[willey]

Re: How many places have you worked?

1969, Fairfield Bowl 24 lanes of 30's
1973, Hornsby Bowl 24 lanes of 30's
1973, Enfield Bowl 28 lanes of 30's
1976, Rushcutter Bowl 52 lanes of 30's two floors
1977, Parramatta Bowl 28 lanes of 30's
1978, Sylvania Bowl 24 lanes of 70's
1978, Campbelltown Bowl 20 lanes of A2's
1980, Liverpool Bowl 24 lanes of A2's ( first Auto scorers in Australia )

[willey]

Re: How many places have you worked?

Whoops, don't double click the mouse when you lose the curser.To continue;
1982, Southgate ( formally Sylvania) now with 70's
1982, Balgowlah Bowl 24 lanes of 30's
1983, Rushcutter again ( setting up for World Cup in 1984) This center was the biggest in Australia
1984, Hurstville Bowl 20 lanes of 30's ( first in aust.)
1986, Bankstown Bowl 34 lanes of A's
1987, Fairfield again now a 70 center
All the above in Sydney Australia.
1988, Bennetts Green Bowl 24 lanes of 70's (Newcastle NSW )
1998, Mackay Bowl (North Queensland)18 lanes of 70's
2000, Mayfield (Newcastle NSW ) 22 lanes of A's this is where I am currently.
willey.

[tenpin]

Re: How many places have you worked?

thunderbird lanes va beach,va 30's
Indian river lanes va beach,va 70's
Berks lanes reading,pa 70's
raceway lanes speedway,ind 30's
Hoosier lanes indianapolis,in 30's
back to Indian river lanes in va beach 70's
lynchburg bowl lynchburg,va 70's
strikers bowl rock hill,sc 70's
george pappas park lanes charlotte,nc 70's
i'm mot sure on the dates,but it all started in 1984 and still goes on in 2004. these centers are listed in the correct order...damn iv'e been around..sheesh!

[Flying Elvis]

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Dang... can't you people hold a job. [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif[/img]

Riviera Bowl (70's), Sauk City, WI, 1976-2003

Future pending....

[Flying Elvis]

Re: How many places have you worked?

Originally posted by 82/70 king:
16 Laner to start.
12 Laner for a few months.
24 laner for a year.
On to another 12 laner to GM and wrench for 2 and a half years.
Back to the 16 laner I started in for 5 years.
Bought a 18 laner for almost 3 years.
Went to another 12 laner for a lease/purchase option.
On to a different 12 laner for service.
Back to where I started to finish my career.

JK

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">King, were these AMF or Brunswick houses... and which do you prefer? :p

[8270king]

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The 18 laner was converted A's.

Torture.

JK

[TheLegend]

Re: How many places have you worked?

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo CA--- 10 82/70ss (3 years)
Laurel Bowl San Luis Obispo CA--- 24 A's w/ Jet Back minikits (4 years)
MGM Grand-Reno NV(nee Reno Hilton) --- 50 82/70C's (3 years)
Laurel Bowl (again) --- 3 more years
Wilson's Lanes, Paso Robles CA --- 16 82/70ss w/ OmegaTeks, Lynch's and Mk80s (head mechanic... also ran proshop) (3 years)
Valley Bowl, El Cajon CA--- 50 82/70C (some 5 board, some Mk80s.) (7 years)
Grove Bowling Center, Lemon Grove CA--- 60 converted A's. (1 year)
(Valley and Grove were sister centers, worked both at same time for nearly 3 years. Also worked part time at two other San Diego county 82/70 centers while at Valley)
AMF Mesa Lanes, Mesa AZ --- 32 A-2s (3 years)