L & L Castle Lanes - San Francisco, CA - Vintage Bowling Alley - Women's T-Shirt Westerns Some alleys outlast the eras

Some alleys outlast the eras that built them

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Distressed white arched text reads "LIGHTEN UP" above a cartoon portrait of Sergeant Hulka

Large white hand-lettered serif text below reads "Jingle Bell

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L & L Castle Lanes - San Francisco, CA - Vintage Bowling Alley - Women's T-Shirt Westerns Some alleys outlast the erasCastle Lanes stood at 1750 Geneva Avenue in San Francisco, a 24 hour refuge for night owls and league bowlers alike. Opening during the mid century bowling boom of the 1950s, it became a neighborhood anchor in the Outer Mission. Some alleys were just businesses, but Castle Lanes was where San Francisco's working class families built their weeknight rituals. Part of our Retro Bowling collection, featuring the defunct alleys of yesteryear. The Details: