Wyoming Bowling Center History
Love's Bowling Alley, Cody WY
| Status: | Dead |
| Opened: | 1915 |
| Closed: | 1922? |
| Names: | Love's Bowling Alley (1915 - 1922?) |
| # of Lanes: | 1 (1915 - 1919), 2 (1919 - 1922?) |
| Lane Surface: | Wood (1915 - 1922?) |
| Pinsetters: | Mechanical Arcade (1915 - 1919), Handset (1919 - 1922?) |
| 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. It is believed that the Iowa store occupied this location in the mid-1920s after the bowling alley closed. |
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Iowa Store on Sheridan (circa mid-1920s):
Park County Enterprise Newspaper:
Northern Wyoming Herald Newspaper:
Powell Tribune Newspaper:
Ives Directory (Wyoming):
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