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Bowlarama: The Architecture of Mid-Century Bowling

Chris Nichols

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A fun, visual book exploring the art, architecture and style of America's mid-century obsession: Bowling!

2024 Finalist for Popular Culture, Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards

Silver, 2024 PubWest Book Design Awards, Adult Trade Book - Illustrated

Bowlarama: The Architecture of Mid-Century Bowling takes aim at the obsession that swept the post-war nation: bowling! More than just a sport or a hobby, bowling became the ultimate modern lifestyle for Americans savoring the boom years that followed World War II. Bowling alleys were modern palaces; companies constantly aimed to outdo each other, whether competing for the most spectacular architecture, the most luxurious lanes, the snazziest bowling balls, or the most exciting refreshments they could offer. Bowlarama brings back--in living color--all the excitement in its lavishly illustrated pages, packed with vintage photographs, exciting ephemera, and detailed hand-drawn architectural renderings that capture all the optimism, enthusiasm, and joie de vivre of the era

Book Details

  • Publisher: Angel City Press
  • Publish Date: Sep 10th, 2024
  • Pages: 206
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.20in - 9.20in - 0.80in - 2.00lb
  • EAN: 9781626401310
  • Categories: • Bowling• United States - State & Local - West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT• History - Contemporary (1945 -)

About the Author

Nichols, Chris: - Chris Nichols has worked in the historic preservation community for fifteen years. His work has been profiled in Smithsonian Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, L.A. Weekly, and New Times L.A. He is the outreach chair of the Los Angeles Conservancy Modern Committee and an editor for Los Angeles Magazine.

Praise for this book

Historic preservationist and Los Angeles Magazine senior editor Nichols delves into the midcentury heyday of bowling, including the 1951 advent of the first fully automated pin-setting machine, at the Bowl-O-Drome in Mount Clemens, Mich.; the widespread embrace of Jetsons-esque Googie architecture; and the glam lounges with cocktail waitresses, steak dinners, and live music. As well, he tracks the factors that led to the pastime's decline, lending additional heft to the meticulously sourced, evocative vintage photography.-- "Publishers Weekly" (10/7/2024 12:00:00 AM)