Tava Lanes - Riverside, CA - Vintage Bowling Alley - Women's T-Shirt beach " A retro Googie-style motel

" A retro Googie-style motel sign in green and yellow with a starburst on top and a yellow arrow pointing right displays dark cursive script reading "Holiday Inn" flanked by small stars

Small town teams like these were the backbone of America's pastime

releasing a bowling ball with motion lines trailing behind it

PA put "Home of Skate Dancers" on a building like that was a title worth defending

Tava Lanes - Riverside, CA - Vintage Bowling Alley - Women's T-Shirt beach " A retro Googie-style motelTava Lanes stood at 3439 Arlington Avenue in Riverside, California, right where the freeway met the neighborhood. Opening during the postwar bowling boom of the 1950s, it became the kind of place where leagues formed friendships and Friday nights had a rhythm. Some alleys were just buildings, but Tava was a gathering place. Part of our Retro Bowling collection, featuring the defunct alleys of yesteryear. The Details: Gold outlined inverted triangle