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ment center that remains bowling- obstacle courses and an arcade join the famed Budweisers team.
centric. The first floor includes among its amenities. A Krave Hindel moved those 18 lanes to
20 lanes that can be rented for restaurant and bar also would be a new location — above ground
$25-45 per hour, while the second included. The company recently — in 1957. It proved to be a good
floor features a private four-lane signed an agreement to bring a business decision, as a dozen lanes
bowling area that can be rented for Launch site to the Granite State, were added in 1959 and another
$45-55 per hour. The venue also and at deadline was searching for 16 in 1974, bringing the total to 46.
includes a restaurant, bar, covered an ideal location. Hindel’s son, Jerry, grew up in the
patio with stage and arcade. It was business and eventually became
designed to evoke a “Miami kind Indy Bowling Will Not Be the its proprietor. Over 57 years in
of vibe.” Operators are expecting Same Without Hindel Bowl the business, he’d serve on many
business to be brisk in the opening Bowling lost one of its historic boards to help grow the sport, and
months, so no leagues are planned venues when the oldest center in 1988 received the Indiana Bowl-
at the outset. in Indianapolis, Hindel Bowl, ing Centers Association’s highest
closed its doors for the final time. honor, the Hy Delman Award. In
Granite State Site Sought for The business originated in the recent years, Hindel said it had
Next Launch Entertainment basement of a downtown movie become difficult to find and retain
Launch Entertainment is ey- theater, where Carl Hindel op- workers, and when a buyer for the
ing New Hampshire’s Merrimack erated the Indiana Alleys and a business could not be found, he
Valley region for a new venue that young Dick Weber worked as a pin was left with no choice but to shut
would include bowling, laser tag, boy before moving to St. Louis to it down.

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