The Garden Bowl is a bowling alley located at 4104–4120

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in Midtown

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. It is the oldest continuously operating bowling alley in the country.Magic Stick/Garden Bowl
from Metromix Detroit It was listed on the

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in 2008.

History

The Garden Bowl was built in 1913, and is Detroit's oldest continuously operating bowling alley."Detroit's Majestic Theater and Garden Bowl Among Nine Sites Nominated to National Register of Historic Places,"
press release, Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries (HAL), Jan. 29, 2008 In 1934, the front 35 feet of the building were removed when

was widened to its present size. The present appearance of the building is due in large part to changes made in 1966.

Current use

The father of the current owner purchased the Garden Bowl in 1946.Leyland DeVito
"Joe Zainea: A Conversation," ''The Detroiter,'' May 31, 2007 The Garden Bowl operates as part of the Majestic Theater Center, which includes the nearby

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, the Majestic Cafe, the Magic Stick (located upstairs in the same building as the Garden Bowl), and Sgt. Pepperoni's.The Majestic Theater Center
/ref> It continues to operate as a bowling alley.

References

External links

Garden Bowl
{{National Register of Historic Places in Michigan National Register of Historic Places in Detroit Buildings and structures completed in 1913 Bowling alleys 1913 establishments in Michigan Woodward Avenue