SAN DIEGO
The San Diego region lost two bowling alleys during the COVID-19 pandemic and narrowly avoided losing a third, continuing the steady decline of a hobby so popular in the 1960s and 1970s that it helped define American civic life.
Roughly two-thirds of the nation’s bowling alleys have closed since the mid-60s, a trend industry leaders blame on everything from the advent of cable TV to younger generations avoiding firm commitments like joining a bowling league.
San Diego faces even greater challenges than most communities because the scarcity of land here makes sprawling bowling complexes appealing targets for developers planning ambitious projects.
New owners open Mira Mesa Lanes
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Popular Mira Mesa bowling alley gets new owners, to stay open
Popular Mira Mesa bowling alley gets new owners, to stay open
and last updated 2021-03-11 21:26:54-05
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - An eleventh-hour development will prevent a five-decade-old bowling alley in Mira Mesa from shutting down for good.
Last week, the manager of Kearny Mesa Bowl and Mira Mesa Lanes told ABC 10News both locations â closed for much of the pandemic â were shutting down for good. Longtime bowler Angel PinaHardin has bowled at both locations. I personally was devastated, because I know the number of bowling alleys in San Diego are limited, as for as for league bowlers, said PinaHardin.
By Chris Martinez
Mar 12, 2021
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Bowling alleys haven t been allowed to reopen since being shutdown again last June.
“Nobody can withstand that. We ve pleaded. We ve asked and gotten no response, no reply other than just shut up and sit down and follow the science. Well, now I have 80 employees that don t have a job. I’ve got thousands of bowlers that don t have a home to bowl in. Other than that, I’m great. That s what I got, said Humble.
Ben Canfield bought his first bowling ball from the pro shop at Kearny Mesa Bowl where he often practiced. Competitive bowlers in the San Diego area are pleading to reopen bowling alleys, saying bowling can be done at limited capacity, while maintaining physical distance. NBC 7 s Lauren Coronado spoke with one family leading the charge.
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