Undercover Investigation: Ball Square Bowling Alley

[masslibrulgirl.livejournal.com]

A few days ago, I went to an event that took place in the Ball Square Bowling Alley. Apparently it can be rented out--the guy who organized the event said that when he was a kid, he rented it every year for his birthday parties.

There wasn't much of anything exciting to observe, but I took some pictures for those who are curious.

Comments

[ron_newman]

Thanks! You have answered one of the great davis_square mysteries. Doesn't look as 'atmospheric' as Sacco's.

[lizzielizzie.livejournal.com]

Hey, you're bowling in your socks!! So cool!

[rhi-chan.livejournal.com]

Damn, so it's not a front for the mob.
That kinda makes it less cool, but now at least I'll go there.

[srakkt.livejournal.com]

Dude. A no-bullshit Asteroids cabinet!??! Holy crap.

[on-reserve.livejournal.com]

I think it looks WAY cooler! Maybe it's more attractive since it's semi-forbidden.

[progressnerd.livejournal.com]

Here are some more pictures (http://www.candlepingallery.org/pages/housepages/massachusetts/ballsquare.htm) of the alley and a video on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8cmsIpWHAo).

[frederic.livejournal.com]

it could still be, especially with how infrequent it is open.

[dylanesque29.livejournal.com]

Amazing. I feel like I snuck a peek in that government warehouse in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

[ellf.livejournal.com]

And if you go see the new movie, you too can have all the mystery of it ripped away for a cheap gag! :)

Cool

[spaz-i-mota.livejournal.com]

That's really cool. Sacco's is a lot of fun (I went there for my first time a couple weeks ago), but I'm curious about this place as well! Do you have any idea how to get in touch with the people to rent the facility out?

[dominika-kretek.livejournal.com]

What does it say that that was my reaction too?

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Well then, lets rent it for a meet-up! We'd have a blast! :-)

[ron_newman]

What event did you go to there?

[hauntmeister.livejournal.com]

Wow, the inside is a lot better-looking than the outside!

[jodi.livejournal.com]

this is an excellent idea

vacuums...

[spaz-i-mota.livejournal.com]

well, by the looks of the second to last picture they have plenty of vacuums! lol

[masslibrulgirl.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that would be awesome!

[masslibrulgirl.livejournal.com]

It was an event held by the Cambridge/Somerville cluster of the Jewish organization Gesher City. They're starting a series of events in different neighborhoods around Camberville. This one involved bowling, eating desserts from Lyndell's, and then going to the Powder House Pub.

[masslibrulgirl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was a lot of fun! :)

Re: Cool

[masslibrulgirl.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I'm not sure. I can message you the email address of the people who organized the event, and maybe they can tell you who to get in touch with.

[dylanesque29.livejournal.com]

Saw it opening night. Made sure to keep my expectations appropriately low post-Star Wars prequels, and checked my brain at the door. Major scarring was successfully avoided.

[aki.livejournal.com]

Well now I wish I were Jewish. Damn, that's a good party!

Re: Cool

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Could you message me that e-mail address too? (of the people who organized the event at the Ball Square bowling alley) I really want to organize a davis_square meet-up there if they'll rent it out to us.

Re: Cool

[masslibrulgirl.livejournal.com]

Sure! That would be so cool.