Over the years, there have been many candlepin bowling lanes that have closed. Some were resurrected, but unfortunately, many weren’t. Only those that haven’t been resurrected are on this list – this is just the tip of the iceberg.
AMF Airway Lanes
1387 Liberty Street
Springfield, MA 01104
Years Active: ?-2012
Ball Square Bowling
662 Boston Ave
Medford, MA 02155
Years Active: 1967-2017
Big League Bowling
1834 Centre Street
West Roxbury, MA 02132
Years Active: 19??-2005
Bowl-O-Mat
100 River Street
Beverly, MA 01915
Years Active: 1954-2018
Candlepin Lanes
18 Broadway
Salem, MA 01970
Years Active: 1957-199?
Candlewood Lanes
35 Main Street
North Reading, MA 01864
Years Active: 1972-2016
Circle Bowl
325 Broadway
Lynnfield, MA 01940
Years Active: ?
Durfee Bowling Lanes
275 State Road
Westport, MA 02790
Years Active: 1981-?
Fairway
721 Worcester Road
Natick, MA 01760
Years Active: 1955-2011
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Ficco’s Bowladrome
300 East Central Street
Franklin, MA 02038
Years Active: 1936-2015
Hippodrome Bowling Alley “The Hipp”
121 Ashland Ave
Southbridge, MA 01550
Years Active: 1920-1988
Note: Please click this link for more history of this alley. This was not its original location.
Lanes & Games
195 Concord Turnpike
Cambridge, MA 02140
Years Active: 1942-2017 (Candlepin & Ten-Pin)
Lucky Strike Lanes
73 Buffum Street
Lynn, MA 01902
Years Active: 1937-2016
Maple Alleys
684 Crescent Street
Brockton, MA 02302
Year Active: ?
Metrowest Lanes
100 Mt. Wayne Avenue
Framingham, MA 01702
Years Active: ?
Monson Bowling Lanes
64 Main Street
Monson, MA 01057
Year Active: ?
Note: Was in process of being converted into Ten-Pin when owner passed away
Pilgrim Lanes
600 Primrose Street
Haverhill, MA 01830
Years Active: 1967-2016
Sammy White’s (Brighton Bowl)
1600 Soldier Field Road
Boston, MA 02135
Years Active: 1958(?)-1986.
Infamous quadruple murder occurred there in 1980.
Thunderbird Bowl
38 Southbridge Street
Auburn, MA 01501
Years Active: ?
Viking Recreation Center
607 Bedford Street (Route 18)
East Bridgewater, MA 02333
Years Active: 1990-2016
Wal-Lex Recreation Center
800 Lexington Street
Waltham, MA 02452
Years Active: 1947-2002
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