Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Former Badger Bowl UPDATE. You'll soon find Jaguars here


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11/14/2017 update, "Structural work begins at new luxury car dealership project (former site of Badger Bowl)",  starts here.

On East Badger near Nob Hill


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A longer view from the intersection of Rimrock and East Badger



10/1/2017 update, "Razed:  Another Madison bowling alley bites the dust", starts here.

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Related post:


Original 5/25/2017 post, "Bowling alleys:  Another one bites the dust", starts here.

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Badger Bowl to close after 39 years in Madison.  (Wisconsin State Journal, 8/11/2016)
Owners of the bowling alley and popular music venue are in negotiations to sell the property at 506 E. Badger Road to a developer who plans to build a luxury car dealership on the site, 
Town Chairman Jim Campbell said Wednesday. Campbell identified the buyer as Field Enterprises, which sells Land Rover and other premium brands. Illinois-based Field Auto Group operates Fields Jaguar Land Rover Volvo of Madison at 6624 Seybold Road.

Once upon a time, Badger Bowl wouldn't have needed sand volleyball as a draw. 


Related reading:
32 Staggering Bowling Industry Trends.  (Brandon Gaille, 6/20/2016)
  • Number of bowling alleys in U.S. 
    • 5,400 in 1998
    • 3,976 in 2013
  • Metro Detroit U.S. Bowling Congress membership (large metro association)
    • 300,000 in 1970s
    • 45,000 current (year not specified; 2013?)
  • League membership has dropped by 40% (again, we're led to assume the comparison is 1998 but there's no verification. Sloppy.)

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