Rumormill Says Sunset Bowl Is Closing

When ever someone takes the time to type up an email to Seattlest we're prejudiced from the start to believe its contents (Seattlest readers being an unusually truthful and informed bunch), but this one is hard to swallow:

I work next to the Sunset Bowl and just found out it's closing in April. The loss of yet another bowling alley is sad, but I won't miss their prices. Anyway, just thought I'd let you guys know.

Fuck! At some point didn't some random drunk guy in Ballard tell us that Sunset Bowl was the most popular bowling alley in the United States? We completely called him on that, but finally admitted that it was possible, however unlikely, because it was open 24-hours. Our guess is this is a real estate decision (if it is, in fact, closing in April) because whether or not it's the most popular in the country (which...no way) it's always pretty damn packed.

UPDATE: It's no longer a rumor. The Sunset Bowl's manager tells the P-I's Joseph Tartakoff that the building has been sold, and that they'll shut down forever in mid-April. Thanks, commenter Drew112!

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By Dan in News on January 4, 2008 1:08 PM

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Charles Redell

A) This completely sucks.

B) I wonder how much Lucky Strikes will be an option for Seattle dwellers. Personally, I have a hard time getting interested in going to Bellevue for a night out. Bowling is fun, but going to Bellevue is more trouble than it's worth.

C)Taco Bell on Broadway is not a landmark. Sorry, but that place was a skanky fast food shithole. Honestly, I'm all for having some sense of history in this city, but Taco Bell? We can come up with something better than that.

calbear81

Well, they were gonna get some serious heat anyways from the Lucky Strikes opening up in Bellevue. Ballard was getting more yuppier anyways and Lucky Strikes has the "hip" factor to bring people over across the lake.

ozmafan

the landmarks just keep on comin' down: the croc, taco bell on broadway, denny's in ballard, and now its neighbor sunset bowl.

seattle of three years ago, please come back.

drew112

The P-I confirmed the story this afternoon:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/346126_sunset05.html

Two bowling alleys in the north end the past couple of years, where am I supposed to get my roll on?

Troy Morris

Dammit Dan. You're always the bearer of bad news.

Oh well, now we won't have to deal with this guy anymore!

sharka

It was a Real Estate Decision. $10 million according to my Store Manager. The manager of the Sunset came over to ask for a job, which is how we found out. Still, could be rumor, who knows. They were planning to build condos in the tiny lot between the burger kind and the sunset anyway, I suppose they just expanded their plans.