Wyoming Bowling Center History

Thermopolis Bowling Alley #2, Thermopolis WY

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Status: Dead
Opened: 1941
Closed: 1949
Names: Thermopolis Bowling Alley (1941 - 1949)
# of Lanes: ? (1941 - 1949)
Lane Surface: Wood (1941 - 1949)
Pinsetters: Handset (1941 - 1949)
Factoids: Initially, this location was the Broadway Garage, subsequently the Coca-Cola Bottling Company, the Technical College of The Rockies, the Chamber of Commerce and today the Hot Springs County Museum & Cultural Center.
Owned and operated by Roscoe and "Pop" Zimmerman, the Coca-Cola bottling plant had a bowling alley in the basement.
Harold W Willis was the manager of the lanes per the 1941-42 Ives Business Directory.
Bill and Edna Dunnam with Les Shepardson owned/managed the lanes per the 1948 Round Top HS Yearbook.
Images:
Mountain States Phone Book:
Round Top High School Yearbook:
Ives Directory (Wyoming):
Hot Springs County Museum:
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