L & L Castle Lanes - San Francisco, CA - Vintage Bowling Alley - Women's T-Shirt Westerns and blue bulbs flank the

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Some alleys outlast the eras that built them

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L & L Castle Lanes - San Francisco, CA - Vintage Bowling Alley - Women's T-Shirt Westerns and blue bulbs flank theCastle 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: