Wyoming Bowling Center History

Hilltop Bowl, Casper WY

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Status: Dead
Opened: Nov 1958
Closed: 1994
Names: Hilltop Bowl (Nov 1958 - 1994)
# of Lanes: 12 (Nov 1958 - 1960)
20 (1960 - 1994)
Lane Surface: Brunswick Gold Crown Wood (Nov 1958 - 1994)
Pinsetters: Automatic (Nov 1958 - 1994)
Factoids: Jerry and Billie Bearman were the owners/managers when the center opened in 1958 per a Mountain States phone book advertisement.
Jerry and Billie Bearman were the owners/managers per the 1959 through 1961 Casper Polk Directories.
Daniel and Maxine Weber were the owners/managers per the 1962 through 1992 Casper Polk Directories.
In 1969, the 24th Annual Wyoming Women's State Bowling Tournament held the Doubles & Singles Event here in conjunction with the Team Event at El Mark-O Lanes.
In 1977, the 29th Annual Wyoming Men's State Bowling Tournament held the Doubles & Singles Event here in conjunction with the Team Event at Eagle Bowl.
In 1988, the 43rd Annual Wyoming Women's State Bowling Tournament held the Doubles & Singles Event here in conjunction with the Team Event at Sunrise Lanes.
In 1993, the 45th Annual Wyoming Men's State Bowling Tournament held the Team Event here in conjunction with the Doubles & Singles Event at Sunrise Lanes.
In 1993, Dan Weber was the proprietor per the 45th Wyoming Men's State Bowling Tournament booklet.
This center did not have a bar so the lack of liquor sales hurt business.
Images:
Casper Star Tribune Newspaper:
01-09-1968 #1 #2, 01-25-1968, 01-25-1968 #1 #2, 01-29-1968 #1 #2 #3 #4 Photo, 02-07-1968 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5, 02-21-1968 #1 #2 #3 #4 Photo, 02-29-1968 AD, 03-14-1968, 04-25-1968 AD, 05-02-1968, 06-05-1968 #1 #2 #3 Photo, 07-15-1968 Photo, 09-04-1968 #1 AD #2 #3 Photo, 11-26-1968 #1 #2, 11-30-1968, 01-30-1969, 03-20-1969, 04-09-1969, 04-15-1969 #1 #2, 04-20-1969 Photo, 04-24-1969 #1 #2, 04-26-1969 Photo, 04-29-1969, 05-18-1969 AD, 10-31-1969 AD, 11-21-1969, 11-29-1969, 12-14-1969, 12-16-1969 #1 #2 Photo #3 Photo, 01-05-1970, 02-07-1970, 02-11-1970, 02-12-1970, 02-17-1970 #1 #2, 03-05-1970 AD, 03-27-1970, 04-21-1970, 04-29-1970, 08-26-1970 AD, 10-02-1970 AD, 10-09-1970, 04-27-1977
Thunderbird College Yearbook:
1960 Cover, 1960 Ad
Mustang High School Yearbook:
1960 Cover, 1960 Photo Ad, 1963 Cover, 1963 Photo Ad, 1964 Cover, 1964 Photo Ad, 1965 Cover, 1965 Photo Ad, 1966 Cover, 1966 Photo Ad
Glenrocket High School Yearbook:
1992 Cover, 1992 Ad, 1993 Cover, 1993 Ad
Polk Directory (Casper):
1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983-1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
Mountain Bell Phone Book:
1970 thru 1978 AD, 1979 Ad
Mountain States Phone Book:
1958 #1 AD #2, 1960 & 1961 #1 AD, 1960, 1961 & 1962, 1962 AD, 1963 AD, 1964 AD, 1968
Tournament Booklets:
AD - 1988 Women's State, AD - 1993 Men's State
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