Rolling Ålong At 50

Link to January 6 Warren Times Observer.

Excerpt:
The history of the alley dates to the summer of 1958 when John Young, Martha's husband, and business partner Fred Baldensperger, bought the Commercial Lumber sawmill in the westside of Warren on Struthers Street, where they began to build their business.

The 16 alleys were handmade floor boards designed by stacking 60-foot-long hard maple two by fours on end and nailing them together to make 42-inch wide lanes.

"We are still bowling on the original lanes today," said Martha Young. "You can't tell how old they are. They look as good as the day they were made."

The alley opened in January 1959 with a record number of games - 2,236 - on the first day and bowling balls were given away as door prizes.

That year, the cost was three games for a dollar or one for 35 cents.