Post #214388 by puamana on Mon, Feb 13, 2006 2:43 PM

Here's interior and exterior pics of Leilani Lanes, taken a few days ago.

Sign from the entrance at the top of Greenwood Ave:

Building Front, with tiki at entrance door ( coffee shop is on the right):

Lobby with fountain and tiki, and front desk:

Closer view of one of the 2 carvings attached to the front desk:

Outrigger-type beams above the pro shop:

One of 2 tikis painted on the wall ( on on each end of the alleys):

Hallway leading to the Lani Kai Lounge, with Witco carving:

And 1 each on the restroom doors, just before the Lounge area:

Looking into the lounge:

Fireplace area in the lounge:

Tiki and carved trim above the tables in lounge :

There were a few display pieces in the lobby, great reminders of Leilani Lanes' history. The first one is an old poster board display from some of their events in earlier days:

There was a Fashion Show in the Lani Kai Lounge every Friday afternoon (guessing in the 70s ? from the photos), "Featuring Miss Washington and beauty queens and professional models" modelling lingerie, swim suits, sportswear & after five attire:

Aside from seeing the fine fashions of yesteryear, you can also spot some more carvings that used to be on the walls back then ( dolphins on the back wall, and a tiki on the wall in the upper right photo) :

More snapshots from the Fashion Show:

And then there's that shelving unit holding the coffee mugs and condiments :

More carvings in the background, which used to exist on the walls of the lounge:

Near the front doors, is a large "Leilani's Last Hurrah" board featuring old photos and newspaper clippings from Leilani Lanes' earlier days:

A xerox of a newspaper article and record certificate from Guinness Book of World Records, when 2 Seattle men set the 1971 world record by bowling continuously for 152 hours :

A closer view of the article:

Other great old photos from the board:

Earlier photo of the lobby :

some of the 1975 Tournament winner photos :

And this great photo of the Pali Room Girls :

Hopefully these pics will help to document some of Leilani Lanes (still need to get some photos of the coffee shop)...

Leilani Lanes closes at the end of March...

[ Edited by: puamana 2006-02-13 14:44 ]