Capital
City Bowl - 14 West 14th Ave.
Opened in 1958 - Demolished 2008
COURTESY OF DAVID BURTON
Interior of Capital City Bowl, ca. 2003
PHOTO BY AND COURTESY OF J. M. COOPER • CLICK IMAGE TO OPEN A BIG VERSION IN NEW WINDOW
Capital
City Bowl opened its doors at 14 West 14th Ave. in August of
1958, entering into competition with the larger (16-lane) Imperial
Lanes, which had opened in 1957 on Helena's east side, at 607
N. Roberts. Bowling was more popular in the U.S. in the 1950s
than it is today, partly because it is a TV-friendly sport and
everybody was TV-crazy. Post-war advances in automatic pinsetting
technology also made the game more fun to play.
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Capital
Lanes, which was located at 2311 N. Montana Ave., was destroyed
by fire on March 20, 1957, not 1956 as the story says.
Helena
Bowling Establishments Timeline:
March 20, 1957 - Capital Lanes on N. Montana Ave. burns down.
August 17, 1957 - Imperial Lanes opens at 607 N. Roberts.
August 31, 1958 - Capital City Bowl opens at 14 West 14th Ave.
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Carroll
College Students at Capital City Bowl, 1964
Carroll College 'Hilltopper' Yearbook, 1964
COURTESY
OF THE MONTANA MEMORY PROJECT
Capital City Bowl Interior View, circa 1968
Carroll College 'Hilltopper' Yearbook, 1969
Capital
City Bowl Swizzle Stick
Capital
City Bowl Scoring Sheet
Late 1960s-early 1970s
COURTESY OF DOUG PETERSEN • CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE IN A NEW WINDOW
Capital
City Bowl Demoliton, 2008
| Capital City
Bowl was sold in August of 2005, and was demolished in 2008 to
make way for the Montana Fund Building. |
COURTESY
OF ROGER LIEDLE
COURTESY
OF ROGER LIEDLE
Capital City Bowl Site, 2012
