Wyoming Bowling Center History

Sports Emporium, Cheyenne WY

Status:	Dead
Opened:	1958
Closed:	199?
Names:	Bowlerama (1958 - 1992) Sports Emporium (1992 - 199?
# of Lanes:	24 (1958 - 199?) 18 (1993 - 199?)
Lane Surface:	Wood (1958 - 1993) Synthetic (1993 - 199?)
Pinsetters:	Brunswick A2s (1958 - 199?)
Factoids:	On April 24, 1988, the Cheyenne Master's Men's Bowling Tournament Finals was held. In 1989, the 41st Annual Wyoming Men's State Bowling Tournament held the Team Event here in conjunction with the Doubles & Singles Event at Two Bar Bowl. On April 14, 1989, the Cheyenne Master's Women's Bowling Tournament Finals was held. On April 22, 1989, the Cheyenne Master's Men's Bowling Tournament Finals (no video) was held. On June 1st, 2nd and 3rd 1990, the High Five Tournament was held here at Bowlerama Lanes. After closing down, the Brunswick A2s went to Rolling Thunder Bowling Lanes in Wright per Brent Tennant.
Images:	Mountain Bell Phone Book: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 & 1975 AD, 1976 AD, 1977 AD, 1978 AD, 1979 AD, 1980 AD, 1981 AD, 1982 AD, 1983 AD, 1984 AD, 1985 AD, 1986, 1987 & 1988 AD, 1990 & 1991 AD Mountain States Phone Book: 1958 AD, 1959 AD, 1960 AD, 1961 & 1962 AD, 1963 AD, 1964 AD, 1965 & 1966 AD, 1967 AD, 1968 AD Cheyenne Directory Company: 1993 AD Tournament Booklets: AD - 1994 Women's State Miscellaneous: Matchbook #1 #2 #3 #4 #5, 1971 Post Cereal magazine AD Wyoming Participating Centers Sept 25, 2021: Sign with stone from former exterior, Lanes used as countertop, Artist's rendering