Winston-Salem to Get 12 Lanes of Duckpin

When asked about the redevelopment of the historic building that first housed a Ford dealer in 1926, Joseph Correll, director of food and beverage for Mayfair Street Partners, responded “This is an amenity that the city of Winston-Salem has been begging for.”

What he is referring to is the company’s plans to develop the large site into a one-stop destination in the middle of town. They plan a speakeasy in the basement, a microbrewery at street-level with self-serve taps, six stalls for food sales that will range from pizza to Chinese and Mexican cuisine. On the next level is the real draw to the building. There, they will build a more upscale restaurant, an arcade center, and a sports area with 12 duckpin lanes and golf simulators.

More specific details are unknown at this point as the project is still in the early planning stages. The project’s total cost is estimated to be around $10 million and should create as many as 100 jobs.

While the Winston-Salem area has a long history of duckpin bowling, going back to the turn-of-the-century, local news media is calling it “new to the Triad area”.

Thanks to MyFox8

Duckpins Coming to Wilmington DE

A popular local hangout has closed in downtown Wilmington, Delaware. Ernest & Scotts Taproom, located at 902 N. Market Street in the historic Wilmington Trust building, is closing after eight years. Open Doors Hospitality Group owns it as well as the Chelsea Tavern next door.

The owner has big plans for the 5,700 square foot space with its 30 foot ceilings. This plans include a new identity and turning it into a game-themed eatery and bar, complete with a pinball arcade and duckpin bowling. The new venue will reopen its doors as Wilma’s.

We have been unable to reach Open Doors Hospitality Group for more information, but it is likely that the duckpin bowling will be social duckpin style. We can hope, though, that the size of the space encourages the owners to put in regulation lanes. More likely is that sales teams from the social duckpin companies are lobbying them to go that route and nobody is pushing for regulation lanes.

While the remake is underway, Chelsea’s Tavern will host some of the events that the Taproom was known for, including the cigar dinners and the Cinco de Mayo block party.

H/T to Delaware Business Times and other publications

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