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A Historic Foundary, High Voltage Karting, and Duckpin Bowling in Medina, OH

A new 30,000-square-foot entertainment complex outfitted with a selection of games that will include duckpin bowling, billiards, bocce, pinball, classic arcade games and ping pong is coming to Medina, Ohio. Foundary Social will join Elyria-based Franklin Brewing and Medina’s own High Voltage Karting in the historic property at 333 Foundary Street. Owners Greg Cordray, Steve Madden, Brian Fontanella and Gene Whaley are the brains behind the new project.

“We are excited to bring Foundry Social to Medina,” Cordray says. “The Medina community has embraced us and supported High Voltage Karting since day one, and we are proud to bring such an exciting entertainment concept to Medina.”

The plans for Foundry Social include a full bar, kitchen and private event space, combining to create a “premier dining and entertainment spot,” according to Cordray. The entire complex is over 135,000 feet and will still have space leftover for expansion and future ventures.

Brian Fontanella tells us that they will be using lanes and string machines from Infinity Bowl, standard duckpins, and the Stelltronic System for lane management. There will be 8 lanes and each will be 26′ long. There will not be approaches. As in similar venues, this eliminates the need for bowling shoes and inventory, frees up space to create revenue for the operation, and moves the games along at a faster pace.

Clevescene.com – Foundry Social to Add Games, Food, Beer and Fun to Medina’s Foundry Building

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Duckpins Return to Norfolk – Sort of

Circuit Social is the new kid on the block. Opened just before Memorial Day 2019, the establishment boasts current and vintage arcade games that run 25-50 cents per game, craft beer, and duckpin bowling.

There are 10 lanes installed by Infinity Bowl that are 32 feet long, use rubberband duckpins with string pinsetters, and regulation balls. There are no approaches which speeds up games and eliminates the need to stock and care for bowling shoes. Rubberband pins were chosen to reduce the noise level.

By early June, Circuit Social was still pretty crowded. The owner, Robert Lupica, has two other locations in Richmond, but they do not feature any type of duckpin bowling. He said he plans to open additional locations throughout the Southeast with planning already underway for Charlotte and Atlanta. Thew new venues will focus more on “social” games, such as duckpin bowling.

“I think things repeat themselves in culture and things come back. It changes maybe a tad.” he said. “I think it’s the same thing with the millennials and the parents. They want the ‘old school.’ They want that nostalgia feel.”

The Virginian Pilot – Want some nostalgia with that beer? Arcade bar industry hits Norfolk.

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“Duckpin” at The Rec Room in Fort Lauderdale FL

Owner Sam Solomon rescued a pair of short duckpin lanes from a closed bar in Ohio, although he wasn’t quite sure how or where he was going to use them. The opportunity arose when he and his partners developed and opened The Rec Room in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The lanes are the short 26-ft variety, regulation width. and have no approaches. Pinsetters are string-based and they are currently using rubber-band duckpins because they found they score higher which made them more popular with patrons. Bowlers don’t need shoes since there are no approaches. They merely take a stance at the end of the lane and roll the ball.

Solomon praises the setup saying that the string machines allow games to be played in about 20-25 minutes each, even with two 4-person teams. The short game time keeps the interest of customers in a day when so much competes for their attention. On a regular night, the wait for access to the two lanes can take hours. The bowling is such a low-cost operation with this setup that the lounge offers it for free.

The Rec Room is forming teams for a league starting in July and has signed up 7 four-person teams so far. Solomon has hinted that they might have a new project in the works and duckpin looks like it will most definitely be involved. When pressed for more info, he politely declined and said it is merely in the talking stages at this point.

SouthFlorida SunSentinel – SummerTimeOut: Duckpin bowling at Rec Room in Fort Lauderdale

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Hoppin’ Vines or Hopping Ducks?

Cincinatti has yet another pseudo-duckpin venue at the happening bar called Hoppin’ Vines. Home to 6 lanes built by Infinity Bowling, each is 26′ in length and uses string pinsetters that can be reset for rubberband, 5-pin, and tenpin if desired.

Owner Steve Schoembs, also a founder of Mason Craft Brewery, built the concept combining great craft beer, good food, and duckpin bowling. They opted to use lanes without approaches to avoid the hassles associated with stocking, maintaining, and tracking bowling shoes. They also felt that by eliminating the shoes, people would be more inclined to play the game. The numbers are proving him correct as the lanes stay quite busy most nights and weekends.

As a business, Infinity Bowling reported, “The average length of guest stay is OVER 3 hours per visit with a 3 hour waiting list. This is bowling on steroids…”

Hoppin’ Vines Cincinatti

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Pinhouse Brings mini-Duckpin to Charlotte

Once a hotbed of duckpin activity, Charlotte, NC, has not had any version of duckpin sing about 1981. Well, no more!

Pinhouse, located at 2306 Central Ave., was recently developed by the owners of South End’s Hoppin’, Rich Moyer and Drew Nessemeier. It is designed primarily as a bar with self-pour taps featuring local craft beers.

The establishment will have a soft opening later this month and a grand opening July 27, 2019. It will consist of two floors, 72 self-pouring taps and a balcony overlooking Veterans Park. The decor will offer the feeling that you’ve stepped outside the city and into some Gastby-esque reality.

The lanes are 26 ft long, have no approaches, and use string machines.

CharlotteFive – Self-pour bowling bar sets opening date in Plaza Midwood

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Duckpins Receive a Warm Welcome in Birmingham

In a reborn area of Birmingham, Alabama, that is called Five Points South, is an old Woolworth five and dime store. It has been refurbished and opened in August 2018. Now known as The Woolworth, it brings a new spin on the idea of drinking, dining and entertainment. It contains a world-class restaurant that is accompanied by a large bar area and eight lanes of duckpin bowling.

The lanes are shorter than regulation in order to fit into the building, and they do not use formal approaches, which eliminates the need for bowling shoes. As with other newly opened duckpin venues, they use Qubica/AMF string machines. Lanes are usually fully occupied during evenings and weekends with prices running $5-$8 per game.

The Woolworth is located at 1006 20th St S, Birmingham, Alabama 35205. Find them online at their website.

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Its Official – Tacoma Loves Duckpin Bowling

Just over one year after its official opening, Ocean5 is proof that west coasters will take to duckpin bowling. The environmentally friendly, award winning facility opened in Gig Harbor, a suburb of Tacoma, Washington. Highly successful, it can even be difficult to get into the venue on many weekends.

There are 16 bowling lanes in the public space, 8 of them are duckpin. They also have two private party areas; one with 4 duckpin lanes and the other with 2 tenpin lanes. As with the tenpin lanes, the duckpin lanes are regulation and use the Qubica/AMF string machines. The approaches are just a bit shorter than standard and do require bowling shoes. According to an interview the owner Troy Alstead, former chief operating officer at Starbucks, the duckpin lanes are very popular at all hours and evenings will usually require a reservation.

Ocean5 is 57,000 square feet and offers a large arcade, laser tag, and has a bar and a restaurant that has won numerous awards already for its food. The owners have applied for LEEDS certification for the building since it was designed and built to be environmentally friendly. It is estimated that the facility is so energy efficient that it saves enough energy to power 35 homes.

Alstead’s also behind an affiliated restaurant called Table 47, a 300-seat restaurant features upscale food in a casual environment and is in the same complex.

Get more information at https://www.o5social.com.
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