Automatic scoring
We were the first local bowling center to add automatic scoring. We […]
Closed for new scoring system
Franklin Lanes closed for a week to upgrade its scoring system to […]
King and Hatcher purchase
Russ Neathery, fulfilling a promise he made to two of his employees, […]
David King leaves Franklin Lanes
David King, a newly-minted Evansville College graduate, leaves Franklin Lanes to go […]
David King starts at Franklin Lanes
David King sold his paper route and began working part-time at Franklin […]
Automatic pinsetters added
Always innovating, Franklin Lanes was the first local bowling center to add […]
Neathery purchases Franklin Lanes
Russ Neathery “purchases” the business from Joe O’Daniel and Kenny Kent. Kent […]
Championship Bowling on WFIE
WFIE used to broadcast an hour of bowling every Monday night from […]
Bowling Centers in the 1950s
Back in the 1950s, there were six bowling centers – Rose Bowl, […]
Sale to O’Daniel and Kent
Partners Joseph O’Daniel and Kenny Kent purchase Franklin Lanes. At the time, […]