The Ropewalk Tavern on Federal Hill in Baltimore City is closing in July. But the closure is only temporary as they are adding 4 duckpin lanes to the second floor of the establishment.
The move comes as the owners, Marc McFaul and his wife, have seen a dramatic drop in people coming form outside of the city and they are positioning the business to attract more neighborhood and local patrons.
The project was inspired by Alley Oops, another concept that McFaul is developing at 131st Street in Ocean City, Maryland. Alley Oops is scheduled to open in July 2019.
McFaul added that the Federal Hill redux will take its cues from their other locations in Bethany Beach and Chincoteague. If the duckpin bowling terns into the kind of draw on customers that they expect, also extending patron time spent in the venue, they will consider adding lanes to those other locations as well.
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