Fair Lanes was an operator of bowling alleys. It was founded as the Recreation Bowling Center in 1927, a 100-lane duckpin[1] complex on North Howard Street in Baltimore, Maryland, by the Friedberg family.[2] The Friedbergs expanded to other locations, starting in the Baltimore area, and renamed the company "Fair Lanes". During the 1950s and 1960s, it was the largest chain of bowling alleys,[3] with over 40 locations in the US and England.[2] Baltimore designer Betty Cooke was hired to design the interiors, choosing bright colors to bring an air of respectability to what had been mainly and basement and saloon facilities.[3] The company was acquired by AMF Bowling in 1995, at which point it had 106 locations.[4]
References
edit- ^ "A Page From The Past… We've Located Another 100 Lane Bowling Establishment". CALIFORNIA USBC NEWS!. 2022-01-02. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ a b "J. Friedberg, Bowling Chain's Founder, Dies". The Evening Sun. September 11, 1963. p. 4.
- ^ a b "Oral history interview with Betty Cooke, 2004 July 1–2". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Archives of American Art. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "AMF gains control of Fair Lanes". The Baltimore Sun. January 1, 1995.
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