Block Lanes/Skyway Bowl

Block Lanes/Skyway Bowl Established early 1950's. 36 Brunswick Lanes. Recreation/arcade room. Bowling pro shop. Established circa late 1940’s-early 1950’s.

Located in the Jeffrey Manor neighborhood of South Deering on Chicago's Southeast Side. Under numerous ownerships. 36 Brunswick lanes. Deli shop, game room and bowling accessory pro shop. Block became Skyway Bowl in the 1960’s and is currently the last bowling establishment in business on Chicago’s Far Southeast Side. Skyway was also known for holding regional bowling tournaments such as the annua

l Chicago Sun-Times Beat The Champions and Chicagoland Bowling Classic. Earned a Top 10 ranking of Chicago’s best bowling centers back in the 1980’s & 1990’s.

07/20/2018
Taken Halloween 2017.
12/04/2017

Taken Halloween 2017.

Pool room picture courtesy of Adam K via Yelp.com.
03/03/2014

Pool room picture courtesy of Adam K via Yelp.com.

Another Skyway Bowl picture. (Photo credit: Bill Golden)
03/03/2014

Another Skyway Bowl picture. (Photo credit: Bill Golden)

30 years ago today, Evanston-based Century Publishing Company released its 68-page premiere issue of BOWLING DIGEST as c...
03/25/2013

30 years ago today, Evanston-based Century Publishing Company released its 68-page premiere issue of BOWLING DIGEST as complimentary to Chicago-area businesses involved with bowling (bowling centers, sporting goods stores, bowling pro shops, magazine stands and numerous varsity/apparel shops) before going into worldwide distribution the following week. The significance of this debut issue was both a typo on the front cover along with two missing pages (pages 59-60). Sometime last year, a mint-conditioned copy was purchased on Ebay for $25.00. Another Chicago factor was area bowling pro Bill Spigner's Bowling Clinic column which existed during the magazine's entire 21-year existence.

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9915 S Torrence Avenue
Chicago, IL
60617

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