I GOT MY PBA CARD AND WAS GOING TO GIVE THE SENIOR TOUR A TRY BUT I GUESS I WAS BURNED OUT FROM WORKING 17-18 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK IN THE BOWLING CENTERS. I SOLD BOTH CENTERS IN 1996 AND RETIRED IN PHOENIX. IN 1979 I PURCHASED MY FIRST CENTER IN THE MIDWEST AND 8 YEARS LATER MY SECOND CENTER. I BOWLED IN SEVERAL PBA REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS IN THE 70’S. THAT’S GOING BACK TO 1975 THROUGH MID 1978. I LIVED IN LINDENWOLD AND BOWLED AT MAPLE LANES IN MAPLE SHADE, N.J. HELLO BRIAN….I JUST WONDER IF I MET YOU DURING MY TRAVELS THROUGH NORTH JERSEY. On saturday nights there would be a 2-3 hour wait for an open lane. If you bowled during the week, Sally Carpenter probably gave you your paper score sheet and lane. I worked there as a lane man in the early 70’s and it took over 5 hours to condition the lanes each night. ![]() It was the largest house in a row without a post, and I don’t think there was ever one that surpassed it. The addition of 46 more a few years after was mind blowing. She had worked at an 8 lane house in Metuchen, so 66 lanes was huge. My mom ran the house from when it opened till it closed. IT WAS A INTERESTING EXPERIENCE TO SAY THE LEAST. THE MECHANICS ROOM WAS LOCATED BEHIND LANE 55…WHEN A MACHINE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED THE PINCHASERS WOULD SIT ON A CHAIR ATTACHED TO A TRACK THAT WOULD ELECTRONICALLY TAKE THEM TO THE LANE. YOU LITERALLY COULD NOT HEAR PINS FALLING ON LANE 1 WHEN STANDING ON LANE 112. I TRAVELED AS A SALESMAN AND WOULD STOP IN ON MY WAY THROUGH THE AREA. IT HAS TO BE THE LONGEST RUN-OUT STRIKE IN HISTORY. I REQUESTED LANE 1 AND RAN OUT A STRIKE ALL THE WAY TO LANE 112. I just started back throwing a couple of games a week just for exercise.ĭURING THE LUNCH HOUR IN 1975 I WAS THE ONLY PERSON BOWLING. I quit 20 years ago when the bowling balls went to $200. (8 lanes) and went to Edison Lanes (66 lanes). I bowled in the Friday night major league and had to get my mom’s permission the first year because I was not 18 yet. ![]() I bowled every Saturday from about ’57 to ’65. When my mom passed in 1999 they could not get all of the people into the viewing, after all, how many people could you meet at a 112 lane house over 30 years. As a teenager, on many Saturdays I walked over to bowl for 35 cents a game. I definitely remember your mom and I think even you. ![]() The majority of the time I bowled in a Friday night league starting at 6:00. I bowled in many leagues there from 1960 to 1983 when I moved from Metuchen to CT, although I bowled my first game at the age of 7 at the Fords Rec where my parents met back in the late 30s. I grew up on Hickory St, 2 blocks from the lanes, behind the old Edison Diner. Hi Brian….I was telling my grandson about Edison Lanes & in researching it for him, I stumbled upon this site. My mom managed Edison Lanes From when it opened to when it closed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.ĥ2 Responses to “Edison Lanes-Edison, NJ (1960)” You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. This entry was posted on Octoat 12:01 am and is filed under FAMOUS BOWLING ALLEYS.
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