I kind of wish I would have known these guys were going out of business sooner because I would have tried to get a shot of this sign lit up. But alas, I didn't so here goes. One of my friends posted on Facebook that someone was looking to buy this sign, so I figured I should get a picture of it since it is kind of an icon on Washtenaw (but not *THE* icon on Washtenaw). I seem to remember seeing this when I first moved down here but I never bowled there.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWv01dDJ0EXdwm9LDw6uvWeN2dgmPa_1flyOkmeMvqVATgZdX7Em__pFrKoz2ysCYyiOks73czkPc2GKjwz_7x0wEasAphEuA8ACo5yLkMXHmsEA8fZwQElp-2R5lg9xb_f8SXLJmbmyV/s320/bowl1.jpg)
The business started in 1971, they went out of business at the end of April. They were the only bowling lane in Ypsilanti.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitE4BaM9M5cxu4KlAVfXgVUF9BMx24E5RFMOocmFy97mPHCd7etSem7NMaf1AzW9Ptk12jju-y-5bW5mShdVfnPkWz34OMXvJDfuV2yH_znAWnM3vlFSu7999oSUUpMxoc20rZU4S_pAGa/s320/bowl2.jpg)
I kind of like the colors on this sign, although as I said, it would have been neater lit up.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJl2PK7NYyhRgE1XmpAgWhLq-lTHpXvwTNIuLqB45fjrXT7TNd4X6P8odePY9KjiebaSYLqgfxIxh5h8ijg7gQOo7VOx_zZxhh-B6EA4PZM7ihLCJrw42_zPVFZdBFJQFfGb6T7KXnykbf/s320/bowl3.jpg)
One of my favorite angles for signs like this.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBlZPiPtc1hNIojHgPtMcTXmiiSDV_elpD98mRLfr5tn5sTj6tswyYsJqABerLXEqV3AH6rLNkN-Y2BdLzh7198LBKsrtfpbzcQS1YIDztUb43HTxfTieGHOlvPy27xmeFdftpoPXKkTvX/s320/bowl4.jpg)
Definately my favorite angle for a sign like this because it takes on an almost abstract quality.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnjeTf74AZPywEK4qlBta3fa3SoGi1mfmenpS5OcZ2xQXZqrntpbClmZYVCPXjoj4BFmNpeyPe4WzshkGmBzxPzDRrMvgoJEtgTSlogXZOJv1KLwa1wpfsL0iOlJ4HmJr4VSaaQkfsGcF/s320/bowl6.jpg)
I took a picture of these two letters because it always seemed like either the b or l were always out. A few times both of them were out, so it was the "ow".
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOCFNio25AIB38WKHG_yojA8J0u121xZCitPGPsXVCNoh2S4cEMLafvaaC5fMexCblfMgTPwmLAVCmsstLfCXWVQmF46tSf8Edfg7N0Y9c4fh_rigrvvm2cyYFchnL2Wqs3xDPHStEOZO/s320/bowl7.jpg)
Just a straight on shot of the sign.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIX-I6cXp5_z4sHLsb9x-a-LVZY8GxV4MeKdDiNxrM5IekwXwpkhHV-ilzhqE5fX8zZmHpG5TzKqoJeAZPIV0Xtm17JhDprve10fEdo7lxsijnDzkaXdDE9CxJGNckSTKtRH7N8Oi6NsrR/s320/bowl8.jpg)
The sign from an oblique angle.
Sadly, many communities consider signs like this an eyesore so have passed ordinances against signs. There are a few communities that have gone so far as to ban neon signs altogether. This is kind of a shame as while they may be tacky, in many ways they are art. Oh well, that's progress, right?
1 comment:
Was great back in the day when the B and L didn't light up, giving you the YPSI-ARBOR OW at night.
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