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Bowling Alley

Bowling Alley

I was surprised at finding a two lane bowling alley, especially underneath the kitchen!
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totally strange, god i wish i could go there!!
anna
Sat 07-23-2005
I've noticed that you can find bowling alleys, or at least one or two lanes, in the strangest places...
Mimmi
Thu 07-28-2005
Looking at other facility pictures/websites and going by the history of these hospitals, bowling seems to be common...I haven't seen much other recreational areas . Maybe being under the kichen it was just for staff?
quest
Sat 08-06-2005
...just thought of it... in the early 1900s bowling was hip. Private summer cottages (big' uns, mind you)-think Newport, RI., had them too.
quest
Sat 08-06-2005
Totally out of place. I can't picture a bowling alley in a place like this!!
Dave
Wed 08-17-2005
Must've been fun. Why, you could call up to the kitchen and get some fries nice and hot and they'd still be tasty by the time they got down there.
Well, I'm not so sure I'd want to eat anything from there now. Not to mention that even an 8-pounder would crash through that floor now.
derelict sensation
Thu 08-18-2005
What's with how freaking dark this terrible place is! There is no decent natural light. What windows there are are so damned small.
Twug
Thu 08-25-2005
Twug: Bowling alleys were usually bellow ground, put in lower level "rec" rooms, thus low or no natural light.
Go to RI and check out the "Mansions" or CT , in wealthy residential homes. You'll find a bowling alley someplace in one of them. Or, even...find a place in your own town/city. Surely there are a few : )
It wasn't a terrrible place when built. Just a place to have fun or a distraction for people-nothing sinister.
quest
Sat 09-03-2005
Quest, i've been to most of the mansions in Newports, and none have a bowling alley in them. That's just odd.
The_man
Mon 10-10-2005
The bowling alley reminds me of the movie 'Girl Interrupted.'
Meg
Thu 11-10-2005
i cant belive a bowling alley is in a placelike this
shelly
Thu 11-17-2005
omg, this totally reminds me of the movie "Girl, Interrupted" Wow, maybe they really did have these. The psyvh ward I went to didnt have one - thats not fair
Kime
Mon 01-02-2006
wow they actually had a bowling alley?! go figure, entertainment for the patients?! yes i am being sarcastic.
Amanda J
Sun 03-05-2006
Do you think the patients didn't deserve it or are you surprised the hospital was thoughtful enough to provide recreational opportunities? I am not sure which one you mean.
Lynne
Sun 03-05-2006
I agree with quest. I'm pretty sure it was mainly for the employees.
InSearch
Wed 07-12-2006
yeah. It's where they chained up all the nurses and doctors in the day... only to come out at night! is that a radiator under the window?
Toetag
Fri 08-04-2006
Wow that thing must be ancient! No automatic ball return / pinsetter. Must have been some task rolling your balls down the lane then having to go all the way back to retrieve the ball and reset the pins on your own. :P
OrionFL79
Sun 12-17-2006
that is def an odd thing to find in a place like that
katie
Thu 03-08-2007
Is it not a little weird that that have concrete toilets and no tp holders to deter weapons and SI but they'll hand an 8lb. rock (weapon) to to a patient?
Freeman
Fri 04-06-2007
wow
chelseA
Sun 10-07-2007
You can almost hear the characteristic "pop" of a thumb when a bowling ball is released here...oh my imagination is wandering
FDNYMedic
Fri 01-25-2008
Actually, it's not that out of place. Maybe the staff just needed a place to cool down and relax. Its somewhat a lounge for them. They can go bowl when they need a break.
John
Sat 03-22-2008
Lynne replying to you from forever ago, i meant that I'm suprised they had them for patients entertainment, not that they didn't deserve it. Was it for patient use, or staff?
amanda J
Wed 04-30-2008
it's sad to think that while their was kids and adults in cribs crying upstairs, that the workers were having a blast playing a game of bowling downstairs! nice!!
Trish
Wed 09-10-2008
i'm just curious why they had bowling alleys in these hospitals, i can't image them letting the patients play. but then again i could be wrong.
Allyver Sykes
Sun 03-08-2009
why would that be there?!
alex
Tue 05-05-2009
Uh, I believe there are/were bowling alleys in some of the other institutional galleries and nobody really says much.
STL girl
Tue 02-02-2010
omg seriously? Motts.. do you go to these places all by urself?! =O
Jade
Wed 11-10-2010
I believe they were good recreation and some of them were used for therapy and excercise. Think about it. Lifting the ball (some of them weigh alot), the accuracy it takes to hit the pins. It would be awesome therapy for the elderly. I have worked in nursing homes and some of these people are horribly mistreated by staff who don't care. I know alot of the people I took care of would love this. I took care of one man who was one of Hitler's SS officers.
Elaine
Thu 04-07-2011
kinda looks like the one at paul dever
Colin
Wed 07-13-2011

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