BowlMor Lanes RT 66 in Lebanon, Missouri, recently landed a vintage neon sign from another bowling alley in Kansas and will restore it.
Bowlmor acquired the big bowling pin — with “BOWLING” in neon letters — that stood atop the All Star Lanes facility in Salina, Kansas. The pin measures 4 by 12 feet.
All Star Lanes closed about 2019, according to a Salina Journal report.
The Lebanon facility at 1331 E. Route 66 in Lebanon posted photos of the worn sign and the original sign on which it stood:
The BowlMor was known as Starlite Lanes, which was established about 1950.
For many Route 66ers, it became a popular place to have a meal and roll a few gutter balls because it was right across the road from the historic Munger Moss Motel. (The Munger Moss is due to reopen to travelers sometime later this year.)
(Excepted photo of the big neon bowling pin that stood on the All Star Lanes sign in Salina, Kansas)