Wyoming Bowling Center History
Westridge Bowling Lanes, Casper WY
| Status: | Dead |
| Opened: | 1951 |
| Closed: | 1973 |
| Names: | Westridge Bowling Lanes (1951 - 1973) |
| # of Lanes: | 10 (1951 - 1973) |
| Lane Surface: | Wood (1951 - 1973) |
| Pinsetters: | AMF (1951 - 1973) |
| Factoids: |
Donald K. Dunblazier managed Westridge Bowling Lanes per the Mountain States phone book from 1951 to 1956.
H W Williams (who lived at 3308 Shorecrest Dr in Dallas TX) was the owner of the alleys per the 1953-54 Rocky Mountain Business Directory. Donald K. Dunblazier and Wayne Blackman managed Westridge Bowling Lanes per the Mountain States phone book from 1956 to 1961. Donald K. Dunblazier was the owner/manager per the 1959 through 1971 Casper Polk Directories. Wayne Blackman opened Western Bowling Supply in 1961 after running Westridge Bowling Supply for a year. Donald K. Dunblazier managed several businesses in Casper including The Sage Club. In the winter of 1969, Clarence M. Phillips took over the bowling center until it closed in 1973. The bowling center was in the basement of the shopping center. The lanes could not be moved when the shopping center was sold. This center proclaimed to be the first fully automatic (10-pin regulation) pinsetter installation in Wyoming. |
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Casper Star Tribune Newspaper:
12-04-1961,
01-09-1968 #1
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01-16-1968 #1
#2 Photo,
01-25-1968,
01-25-1968 #1
#2,
01-29-1968 #1
#2
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#4 Photo,
01-31-1968 AD,
02-07-1968 #1
#2
#3
#4
#5,
02-29-1968,
03-14-1968,
03-28-1968 AD,
05-02-1968,
06-05-1968 #1
#2
#3,
08-21-1968 AD,
08-26-1968 AD,
09-30-1968 AD,
10-21-1968,
11-26-1968 #1
#2,
03-27-1969,
08-24-1969 AD,
11-20-1969 thru 11-23-1969 AD,
11-28-1969 AD,
12-22-1969 AD,
02-07-1970,
02-10-1970,
02-19-1970 #1
#2,
02-26-1970 AD,
03-27-1970 AD,
04-30-1970 AD,
05-27-1970 AD,
06-30-1970 AD,
09-30-1970 AD,
10-14-1970
Casper Tribune-Herald Newspaper:
Thunderbird College Yearbook:
Mustang High School Yearbook:
Mountain Bell Phone Book:
Mountain States Phone Book:
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