Old vs. Modern Bowling Alley Style

Bowling Alley StyleBowling Alley Style

By: Elly Shields

In 1936, the bowling lanes were added to the union. Since then the university has made many renovations to keep the center up to date,

fun, and exciting for the students. Known for the glow-in-the-dark bowling and billiards, the laser lights, and the rockin’ music, the

Rack & Roll is a great addition to the Purdue campus.

The experience starts with the entrance, but more

importantly the sign for the establishment.

The sign for the Union Rack and Roll is very bright with neon lights and the lettering is very large and bold. Older bowling centers have signs that are

extremely outdated.

Older bowling centers are very bland and

most don’t have that many lanes.

The Rack & Roll has ten full functioning

lanes with awesome graphics on the head

boards above the lanes.

The advances in technology have been extensive in bowling centers. Back in the day, you had to keep your

own score instead of automatic scoring and there weren’t any fancy animations that popped up after

every shot.

Aside from the smell of stale cigarettes and musty beer, older bowling centers usually only offer a snack

bar and lounge to their customers aside from the

bowling lanes.

Air hockey, DDR, and all other kinds of video games

definitely makes the students feel young and alive after a

hard day of classes.

These twelve pool tables bring lots of different types of people together

whether for a billiard league or

just for fun.

“I love the Rack and Roll! It is a great place to hang out with

friends or take a cute girl on a date. The bowling lanes, the

billiards, and the video games create a fun and exciting

environment. I would suggest everyone to make time to come

down and check it out.”

-Robbie Tumm