Wyoming Bowling Center History
Diamond Bar Alleys, Cody WY
| Status: | Dead |
| Opened: | 1915 |
| Closed: | June 1924 |
| Names: | Love's Bowling Alley (1915 - Jan 6, 1923) Diamond Bar Alleys (Jan 6, 1923 - June 1924) |
| # of Lanes: | 1 (1915 - 1919), 2 (1919 - June 1924) |
| Lane Surface: | Wood (1915 - June 1924) |
| Pinsetters: | Mechanical Arcade (1915 - 1919), Handset (1919 - June 1924) |
| Factoids: |
Construction of the (George A.) Pulley building was completed sometime after September 1914.
Initially, Mr. Love ran a ten-pinnet setup (perhaps from Rader?) until new regulation lanes were installed in early 1919. Per the 1921 and 1922 Ives Wyoming State Business Directory, W H Love and R H Love were proprietors/managers. William Love is the only Cody bowling center owner that was arraigned on moonshine in March 1921. Per the 1923 Ives Wyoming State Business Directory there is no mention of a bowling alley in Cody. Erick Erickson, former proprietor of the Mint bar, reopens Love's Pool Hall in January 1923 as The Diamond and there is mention of bowling again. Erick Erickson is arrested for embezzlement at FOE 818 and the Diamond pool hall is taken over by Joe Mathieson and Harry Vreeland in December 1923. The Diamond pool hall stopped advertising bowling with Joe Mathieson as manager in June 1924 signaling the demise of the sport but not the bar. It is believed that the Iowa store occupied this location in the late-1920s after the bar and bowling alley closed. |
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