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The Fireside Bowl
Fireside Bowl (or Fireside) is a bowling alley and music venue established in the 1940s, located at 2648 W Fullerton Ave in Chicago, Illinois. History The building was an ice factory in its early days. In the summer of 1941 renovations began and the owner Hank Sophie converted it into a bowling alley, cashing-in on the bowling craze that began in mid-20th century America. It started as a twelve lane pin boy bowling alley and thrived throughout the 40s and 50s. In 1956 it was expanded and AMF automatic pinspotters were installed and the remodeled Fireside was expanded by four lanes bringing the total to 16. Ownership The Fireside Bowl was owned and operated by Hank Sophie until 1966 when Rich Lapinski and Alec "Mac" McGuire bought the bowling alley from an ailing Hank Sophie. Lapinski and McGuire operated it together until 1971 when Lapinski bought out McGuire. From 1971 until 1990 Lapinski operated it as a thriving bowling alley. As the neighborhood changed and Fireside fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fireside Bowling Alley In Chicago
Fireside may refer to: * The area near a domestic fireplace or a fire ring * Fireside (LDS Church), an evening meeting in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) * Fireside (apple), an List of apple cultivars, apple cultivar * Fireside (band), Swedish rock band Places * Fireside, British Columbia, a community in Canada * Fireside, Ohio, a community in the United States See also * Fireside poets, group of 19th-century U.S. poets from New England * Fireside Books, publishing imprint of Simon & Schuster * The Fireside Bowl, concert venue in Chicago, Illinois * Fireside chats, evening radio talks given by U.S. President F. D. Roosevelt * ''Fireside Favourites'' (1980), album by Fad Gadget * List of Phineas and Ferb characters#Fireside Girls, The Fireside Girls, a group of female protagonists in the TV cartoon ''Phineas and Ferb'' * ''Fireside Theatre'' (1949–1958), U.S. TV anthology drama series on NBC * By the Fireside, pseudonym for UK musical artist Daniel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
