Entry No. 51 — the Los Angeles file — filed under: arcade-play

Highland Park Bowl

LA's oldest bowling alley, opened in 1927, when its upstairs doctor's offices wrote Prohibition-era prescriptions for medicinal whiskey that patrons filled and drank in the lanes below. A 2016 restoration by the 1933 Group uncovered the original Jazz Age decor, rebuilding chandeliers from salvaged bowling-pin and mechanical parts above eight vintage lanes. There's a full bar and a kitchen turning out wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas.

The move: Book a vintage lane under the bowling-pin chandeliers, share a wood-fired pizza, and bowl a couple of games with cocktails.

📍 Before you go Only eight lanes and very popular; lanes are often a wait or worth checking ahead. The bar/restaurant areas are the easy walk-in option.

• 📍 Highland Park
• 💸 $
• ⚡ Big night
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 5621 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90042

Hours: Added 2026-06-23 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4

last checked: 2026-06-23