Post #427587 by tikiyaki on Tue, Jan 6, 2009 10:15 PM

Thanx Boris....

I was lucky enough to have gone to Java Lanes one time. Me and a buddy had lunch in that amazing Coffee Shop. Never got To Kona Lanes tho :(

Bowling architecture and aesthetics have always been some of my favorite Mid Century Modern-isms, besides Tiki of course. Put them together and it's Pure heaven.

Luckily I moved to LA while some of these great places on PCH were still around, and did some of those great "I got nothin to do, I think I'll just go explore" driving trips through the South Bay.

One of those trips led me to Sam's Seafood, tho', I had a matchbook with address on it.

Someone needs to put together a list of cool stuff that's left, like say The Hot n' Tot in Lomita. Definitely worth the trip.

Other places I got to a few times, but miss dearly....Ben Franks, Ships, Hollywood Star Lanes....I still have a bowling pin signed by the owner when they closed.

[ Edited by: tikiyaki 2009-01-06 22:25 ]

[ Edited by: tikiyaki 2009-01-06 22:31 ]