Mesa Lanes - Costa Mesa, CA - Vintage Bowling Alley - Unisex Sweatshirt syracuse white text reads "ESTD 1890"

white text reads "ESTD 1890" and "INDEPENDENT BASEBALL CLUB

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Even brief franchises left their mark on the communities that loved them

" "ROLLERDROME

High-contrast white halftone portrait depicts Chet Donnelly with hands clasped near his chin

Mesa Lanes - Costa Mesa, CA - Vintage Bowling Alley - Unisex Sweatshirt syracuse white text reads "ESTD 1890"Mesa Lanes stood at 1703 Superior in Costa Mesa, a gathering place where league bowlers and cocktail lounge regulars shared the same roof. Equipped with AMF lanes, it carried the mid century tradition of bowling as community ritual. Places like this, built through the 1950s and 1960s, gave Southern California neighborhoods a place to belong. Part of our Retro Bowling collection, featuring the defunct alleys of yesteryear. The Details: Maroon text