It's a bowling alley! No, it's a volleyball court!
It's a pool hall! No, it's a concert hall!
It's a recording studio! No, it's a radio station!
It's a nightclub! No, it's a video arcade!
STOP! You're right! All of you! :)
Yes, it's been a lot of things to a lot of people, but one thing it's never been is a big-box store. That will change, unfortunately.
This eclectic bowling alley-cum-nightspot-cum-entertainment complex will soon vanish from south 72nd. St. to make way for (said while trying to avoid regurgitation) yet another Wally World. :(
Many know it as the home of their bowling or volleyball league.
Some know it as a Friday after-work gathering spot to kick back and have a drink -- or a few drinks -- or many drinks.
Others know it as the nightspot where their first date or solo trip turned into a relationship.
Still others know it as a concert venue for local, regional, and national groups. Little Feat, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Warren Zevon just to name a few. And (not to show my true age), local icons such as The Rumbles.
Through this crumbling porte-cochere strutted the likes of John Kennedy and Bill Clinton.
Yes, the complex has hosted a recording studio. One friend says two of them at various times.
And what headbanger can forget {edit} 93.3 K-ROCK? Uh-huh, studios right here!
Wally World? That's progress? Yeah, right! :(
