The Highland Park Bowl, which first opened 89 years ago, received a massive restoration. Mechanical pin machines come down to collect pins instead of human labor. But many Highland Park residents remember when that was a paying job.
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"They would sit behind and put the pins into the place and put the lever down and set them all down. I find that to be pretty fascinating," Monica Olive said.
Bowling was the sideshow when the alley opened in 1927. Booze was its business and a clever way to serve it legally during Prohibition.
Upstairs there were doctor's offices who could write patients alcohol remedies.
The alley is open Monday through Friday from 5 p.m. until 2 a.m., Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. until 2 a.m. It's located at 5621 N. Figueroa St.
For more information, visit www.highlandparkbowl.com.