Almost 100 Year Old Bowling Alley You Can Still Use (Shohola, Pennsylvania)

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[@cutlerylover]

Just as a side note the ball return I filmed was not functioning how it should the one on the other side worked as it is suppose to, once it hits that ring its suppose to stop then slowly enter the area with the other balls so they dont smack into each other...Also I didn't mention it in the video but half the balls here are rubber...

[@ryansexton4510]

cutlerylover I live pretty local to you and this place

[@cutlerylover]

oh nice, if you have time check it out some day :)

[@riverdealer]

some hoops had rubber or leather straps to slow the balls but wore out over time like the one here

[@f0od767]

Maple leaf rag lol

[@matthewwilliams6099]

My great grandpa was a pin setter when younger.

[@garmfielb]

Wonder how many pin setters had their shins sent to the shadow realm

[@therandomytchannel4318]

My dad used to be a pinsetter but he had a machine helping him. The machine set the pins, but all he did was load the table and then it would set the pins. Kind of like an 8270 with no pin elevator or pin wheel.

[@aspincelaframboise5300]

@Panhandler matt; Right we didn't stand inside but on the top side... When some asshole threw the ball so hard the pins would fly out of the box they would get shit from the owner and he had them give us double time… which we would spend it all on pop and candy bars eh… Üü

[@legoentertainment8750]

@@aspincelaframboise5300 wait how old are you?

[@aspincelaframboise5300]

@@legoentertainment8750; 1925 eh…

[@legoentertainment8750]

@@aspincelaframboise5300 is that when you were born

[@whitehonda2874]

Wii bowling 1919 edition

[@evafromwiisports9290]

(^_-)

[@sawmill035]

"NiCe SpArE!" "Shut up Carl, you dont have to say that every time!"

[@xgamergoreboxx]

Europa 1231 :)

[@vito_keys]

Wii Bowling WWI

[@tonytrotta9322]

My dad used to set pins in Fairmont, West Virginia in the 1940 and moved to Detroit, MI. after high school. He was drafted into U.S. Navy and served on heavy cruiser USS Louisville CA 28 from 1943-46 in the Pacific War. He passed in 2017 at age 92. Thank you for your video.

[@charliecrickman8760]

I’m sorry for your loss

[@tonytrotta9322]

@@charliecrickman8760 Thank you for your kind words! Take care!

[@charliecrickman8760]

@@tonytrotta9322 no problem you take care as well

[@RBR_SPY21]

That’s so cool because my class is learning about the Pacific War. Sad that your father passed away

[@tonytrotta9322]

@@RBR_SPY21 Thank you for you kind words - Aboard USS Louisville CA 28 Heavy Cruiser he witnessed (52) sailors along with Rear Admiral Theodore Chandler buried at sea due to (3) kamikaze hits in the Pacific. The Louisville had (13) battlestars and in 2015 a main battery 8 inch 55 caliber gun turret (knocked out of commision by a kamikaze and a 500 lb bomb and gas ) was found in the Nevada Desert used as a testing dectector for nuclear bombs. There is a Y-tube of the turret in desert and also a video showing the kamikaze hitting the turret with flames going above the 120 foot tripod superstruture. My dad lived a great life and I asked him many questions and even in his 90's he knew dates and places and names like yesterday. Take care - you have an interesting subject!

[@steveboone1498]

This is the kind of bowling alley I wouldn't mind owning someday. I've been bowling off and on for a little over forty years. The good thing about this one is the fact you don't have mechanical problems that modern bowling alleys have.

[@danm4638]

180 on lane 2 😂

[@allainmorais9739]

Me too!!! It is also low maintenance

[@cutlerylover]

yes I agree not much maintenance involved here at all :)

[@adamsaffell2361]

I just want to bowl there for the fun of it lol.

[@NewfieMan98]

And you can still bowl during power outages!

[@ebqs]

I was always curious why there was the hole on the bottom of the pins

[@spacetrology]

Its Ebqs to put it jn place

[@oogabooga2797]

@@spacetrology what did you just type

[@AhDollar]

@@spacetrology SPEECH *15*

[@somepizzaguy8855]

@@AhDollar They just put a j in "in" instead of an i. Simple typo...

[@Dr.Waffles]

@@somepizzaguy8855 but they also put "Ebqs". What does that mean then?

[@discretecinema8451]

$15 and you have to setup the pins yourself... I get people complaining at our center about $14 for two hours of bowling and its done by a pinsetter obviously..

[@gultomlaurensius9016]

Give them the customer free beer 😁

[@ztm454]

Its all about the atmosphere tho

[@sxnchou]

DiscreteCinema 14 for two hours? What a deal!

[@thedenverog3585]

My local alley has $9 unlimited bowling from 9am to 1pm every day

[@Iaredantastic]

They dont gaf if you approve its just the roof of a bar bro

[@RickinBaltimore]

We sadly lost a near 100 year old bowling alley in Baltimore not to long ago. The Patterson Bowling Lanes were in the Fells Point neighborhood, and were duckpins lanes that had been opened since the mid 1920s. Babe Ruth had bowled there, among other noteworthy people. I grew up around the corner from there and went to the bowling alley countless numbers of times. It closed at the end of 2022/beginning of 2023 and is being torn down, along with a bank on the same plot of land to make luxury condos/apartments. Update: The Patterson WILL stay a partial bowling alley. The new owners are converting it to mixed use, keeping 4-6 lanes for duckpin bowling.

[@briancollins4160]

Babe Ruth was on the list of famous people who stayed at Rohman's Inn (or at least drank at the bar) where the bowling alley in the video is. Maybe he bowled there too?

[@mattrdoc]

That's one of the coolest things I've ever seen...such a nostalgic atmosphere

[@pabloayala9572]

I like how nostalgic the pins hitting sound as from the old original strike cartoon sound

[@bluelightning555]

0:55 That ball return is smooth asf

[@josemoreno4636]

I love the sound of the bowling pins knocking down it’s such a satisfying sound

[@danfelix8725]

I used to live near Shohola, a short drive from this pub. One time there was a group of old ladies that wanted to bowl but didn't want to set up the pins, so me and a friend got paid like $15 each to set up the pins for them all night. Pretty cool place

[@kath4517]

What is the address of this place?

[@NobodyWhatsoever]

I don't even like bowling, but that's absolutely amazing! It would be totally worth the experience!

[@RickImus]

Southport Lanes in Chicago closed last year. They had four lanes with no pinsetters. A local candlepin bowler brought his own pins. So when you see a center with no pinsetters keep in mind, you can bring your own duckpins, candlepins, five pins, ninepins, whatever. Thanks for posting.

[@cosmoz21]

mine is ampang superbowl kajang its closed permanently

[@BallietBran]

This is so cool Jeff!

[@agustinmarinangeli]

The bowling alley in my hometown does not have an automatic pinsetter, so they hire people to do the job, just like this one. The difference is that they use small balls and it has a "pinsetter area", if you will. They have a place to sit, above the pins, and it has green and red lightbulbs that the pinsetters turn on when they are ready for you to throw the ball. I spent my entire childhood playing there, sometimes even having to set the pins myself. It was somehow exciting. Now I live in the city and it's all about automatic pinsetters, obviously. I'm from Argentina.

[@mountainmanwatchreviews8081]

I live in PA and I love bowling. Gotta check this out.

[@supersecurity8]

Reminds me of There Will Be Blood. I drink your milkshake!

[@infringinator]

If the devil bleeds black

[@m1ghtysauc397]

I drink it up!!

[@pnwadventurer9674]

Montana worx ooooomg me too haha

[@TimTkachyk]

I thought at first that it was the same place! Pretty sure there was a walkway along the wall in the movie though.

[@mmundle941]

beat me to it

[@djshnibz]

So cool, my grandpa worked as a pinsetter for a bit when he was very young. Pretty cool to see how it would’ve been for him. Thanks for sharing!

[@robreidiii4999]

Pins...not pens. Pens are those things you write with.

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

@@robreidiii4999late reply that might have orginaly been a spelling mistake

[@nataliecellini059]

This is so cool! Having people set up the pins might still be the better idea. When I used to bowl in a league every weekend the machine would always malfunction at least once and we'd have to call the desk lol.

[@stompingpeak2043]

Huh? Yeah the machine may break down from time to time or need attention. It's not every frame though. You would go through that experience on every single shot.

[@jacksonwilliams8971]

Is this where they filmed the end of “There Will Be Blood”?

[@plushiez_show8827]

no but it sure does look like it

[@GarrettLaPolt]

No shit that’s awesome! I love literally 15 minutes from this place and never knew it existed. I’m so excited I found out about this!

[@MaDEv.]

"Niko, let's go bowling!"

[@yomi2624]

Yes

[@chernovbrichtofen4767]

No no no

[@ryanbahnsen6429]

Hot coffee instead! 😃

[@JadeDragon407]

wow, that is cool!!! I always wondered why pins had a hole in bottom or how they got the pins lined up right back in the day. This short answered some questions I had about "ancient" bowling. Kudos to the pub for keeping it up and in use!

[@agoo7581]

So, I recently learned that the holes other primary purpose is to keep the wood in the pins moisturized, which is why you still see those holes even with modern pinsetters. :)

[@JadeDragon407]

@@agoo7581 The more you know 🌟💨

[@rogerfricke1785]

"I drink your milkshake, i drink it up!"

[@eddiemrozowski4668]

Drainageeeeee

[@lumberland8404]

I live a few miles from this place. It's just 100 miles from NYC. Pay us a visit. The scenic drive alone makes the trip worthwhile, especially in the spring and fall months. There's plenty to do up here, including fly fishing, hiking, camping, rafting and kayaking.

[@Deeznutsmynamejeff21]

I get so excited when maple leaf rag plays, you know is gonna be good

[@toressm]

"WOW"!!! Also OUTSTANDING.

[@johnchambers8528]

When I was young in the 1950’s and early 1960’s there still were a few bowling alleys that had manual pin setters that the alley had boys or men do the work. I remember that ring at the end of the return that slowed the ball back to the rack of balls. Eventually most of these old alleys either updated with automatic pin setters or went out of business. Now most blowing centers even have automatic scoring systems that older players like my father thought it took another part of the game away. But it is nice to see some one is keeping old style bowling alive.

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very nicely put together video and very entertaining as well. Thanks for posting this.

[@waldmeisterbrehm]

that is a really cool video... very lovely old bowling alley. thanks for sharing! greetings from cologne, germany arthur

[@TheGunBandit]

This is very cool I live in Pennsylvania so I definitely have to check this out thanks for sharing

[@TomsLife9]

wow! That ball return catch looks like the the roller bowler arcade game at Knobles!

[@kerry4371]

My dad grew up in Catawissa we spent many summers in the 70s going to Knobles!! Fun times....

[@essbe7158]

That's awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@JOELwindows7]

This is your daily dose of Recommendation Feels like the days when pinboy is a job thing. Dude! That's very old! 1800s!!!

[@matthewmcsheffrey2522]

Those were the fun days of bowling 🎳👍👍👍❤️ thank you

[@wolfietigerstripes3248]

I visited the oldest bowling alley in the us the other week called the hollar house, and gotta say i love these old vintage bowling alleys, they still hold their charm.

[@sonofabrick1213]

Roseland Cottage is older than the Hollar house, but still incredible!!

[@sonofabrick1213]

But also the Roseland Cottage is not operational

[@McHugh31935]

Spent my summers as a kid in Shohola and bowled many games upstairs at Rohmans. Thanks for the memories!

[@G.C_McCrea]

Fun fact: Egyptians invented Bowling by yeeting stones at various objects, knocking them down.

[@jaelynmoore1672]

I did not know that

[@seanjuth]

Those bowling balls look perfect!

[@robg836]

We have a 3 lane bowing alley with ball return in the basement of our firehouse

[@NickMaster500]

Weird flex but ok

[@ronaross1]

Thanks Jeff - amazing.

[@icychill105]

man, now if i ever go to PA ill have to stop there and bowl awhile, super cool to see since we only have modern lanes in my area

[@shortCUT207]

Been here! Sisters wedding party. Had a blast ! Drove down from buffalo Ny

[@CanadaPlush]

Happy birthday GRACE!🥳

[@1WickedAngel1]

Hi Jeff!! 🎳 This is so cool!! Thanks for sharing!! 🎳 💙

[@jamiemyers4696]

Here in the UK this was my job before COVID, I worked in a pub sticking up pins in a game that we call Skittles its basically bowling but 9 pins instead of 10. So i can now officially say i identify as a bowling machine

[@jaelynmoore1672]

Cool

[@josha254]

Pfff that's too funny!

[@agoo7581]

Wonder if any triggered right-wingers will want to "Debate" you

[@colinshumaker867]

This actually really cool, usually I wouldn’t like old things but this is sick

[@jandres8]

I love stuff like this man. Great vid.

[@johnathanutahzio8474]

Very neat. Thanks for posting.

[@specialoperator8902]

Thank you so much for sharing this. One more thing I’ll never get to do or see, but hey, at least I know it existed now. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@Rhin082]

That’s cool as hell I wonder how my roto grip would handle the lanes as I’m assuming they are dry. I might have to stop by sometime lol

[@CoffeeSuccubus]

Looks fun! I'd still go.

[@GlyntTheCat]

One thing that I always feel joy for is the sound of the pins getting struck, i wonder how it sounded back then.

[@musicfan8705]

Check out the holler house bar in Milwaukee,WI. It houses the two oldest sanctioned bowling lanes still in use in the basement and they still use pin boys to reset the pins while you bowl.

[@Dietzeeeee]

That was really cool thanks for sharing.

[@Daniel-te9kf]

Learned some history about bowling 👌

[@machia0705]

There’s a 2 lane bowling alley in Rahway, NJ in an old Elks Club building. Building circa 1880.

[@sethadams7379]

Having been apart of a 9pin bowling alley league. It’s cool having original lanes and having pin setters along with it

[@doubletopsecret1]

Thanks for the walk through. Doubt I’ll ever be in the neighborhood to go there. Appreciate the video. I’d probably be more in the beer alley then the bowling alley.

[@Spamtonvision]

I live at shohola and right next to this too. I didnt know until now. Im gonna play some right now

[@bordenbell]

There is almost an identical single bowling lane on Mackinac Island at the “Woods”. They must’ve been installed/manufactured by the same company. Very interesting stuff for sure!

[@TylerMcNamer]

That's amazing! I'd totally be the one setting up the pins!

[@lieutenantfartblow1727]

My grandparents used to take me there when i was a kid. They lived right across the river in Eldred.

[@diannagerber292]

That is too cool. I love seeing things like this that preserve history.

[@TheJoker13131313]

I used to set pins at the local YMCA for 50 cents a game in the 1960's. There was always some wise guy that would throw another ball while you were setting up the next frame of pins. Just like the video, you perched behind the pins with your feet dangling down. Of course, there was no oiling the lanes and you had to pick up the ball and put it on the ball return rails.

[@James-yv1dl]

That is super cool!

[@mtn1824]

I used to set pins in Lead S.D. got 10 cents a lane. That's 1 person, 1 game 10 cents. It still makes me smile when I think of those days.

[@cjinkser]

Right down the road from me. I have bowled there many times. Love the winter Olympics they hold there.

[@ThePratech]

This is the coolest thing I’ve seen today. So nostalgic

[@Shastavalleyoutdoorsman]

That is awesome , beautiful in a way. I hope it's still there.

[@briancollins4160]

It is....I bowled there a couple of weeks ago and it was great. Like going back in time. So much fun!

[@Shastavalleyoutdoorsman]

@@briancollins4160 Thanks, that's nice to know.

[@Will-pl4tp]

That’s interesting. I need to remember to visit this place if I ever decide to head to Pennsylvania

[@sergeant_salty]

cool little piece of history right here

[@erikhopkins9488]

Wow! The sport has definitely evolved since then!!

[@uberingfoolmollestri4077]

That place looks super fun actually

[@Banjosplatooie1990]

This is just cool!!! Its a piece of history!!! :) I would love to see this!! Its like stepping into a time machine back 100 years!!! :) this is amazing!

[@jaelynmoore1672]

IKR!

[@youtubelegend100]

Whoa! Cool I Love It!❤❤❤ Thx!😊😊😊

[@PARIAH8877]

That looks like a ton of fun!

[@BirdShotIV]

in Soviet Russia, bowling ball pins you

[@spacetrology]

BirdShot IV youtuber pins you

[@Siinchro]

@@spacetrology you pin youtuber

[@TomCogan]

Cool thanks for posting

[@1761Charlie]

We had a 6-laner in the back of a bar in Fair Haven, NJ . . . like this (with the spikes) . . . where I set pins. 10 cents/game plus tips . . . and I could bowl for free if there were no customers. The building is still there but they filled in the gutters and turned it in to a ballroom and subdivided it in to offices.

[@Tylarross123]

Love it!

[@myang12003]

I remembered going to a bowling alley like this!

[@kylejoynes8613]

Really cool!

[@brucemcconnell1467]

That is cool! Thanks

[@MisterSkinnyJeans]

Did anyone else click because they thought they saw a giant bowling ball lol

[@jeffsmith6441]

That's awesome!

[@jaelynmoore1672]

I love bowling because it’s my most favorite sport ever. My family always take me bowling every weekend but now I haven’t going bowling alley’s since now and then

[@wesleyfeickert9623]

We have the same type of bowling alley but it’s candle pins instead

[@HumanN8ture]

That’s awesome!

[@CsQ_RandomRepository]

Old but gold

[@Sweetguy1821]

I go bowling in Shelburne falls MA. It's been in operation since 1906, it's candlepin though rather than 10 pin.

[@TheSacredPain]

All I can think is: "Mr. Daniel...?" ".......... I'm finished! .........."

[@mackadoodless]

SacredPain Yes! A _There Will Be Blood_ reference!

[@shorty808100]

I’ve bowled on lanes that old at the bowling museum in st lous Missouri, there’s tough plastic hooks like crazy on them lanes

[@AsperGaming_]

I'd totally bowl and have a beer with you. This was awesome to see

[@seanwillis8483]

Interesting bit of history. I live in Massachusetts which isn't far and we had candle pin growing up. They just recently converted half their lanes to string pin which is 10 pin with strings at the top.

[@ryanxyc2914]

Love the maple leaf rag theme

[@CarlEMitchellIII]

Very cool. Hope this place is still open.

[@Parker55ful]

I remember growing up in Shohola I’d set the pins for my buddys it’s a hell of a workout