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===Early years===
===Early years===
[[File:Kona comparison.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Kona Lanes before (top) and after a remodel taming its "ostentatious rooflines" (Scott Martelle, ''Los Angeles Times'')]]
[[File:Kona comparison.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Kona Lanes before (top) and after a remodel taming its "ostentatious rooflines" (Scott Martelle, ''Los Angeles Times'')]]
Kona Lanes opened in 1958, featuring the Tiki-inspired signage and architecture that became popular following [[World War II]],<ref name=Tiki>{{cite AV media|publisher=Carolyn Yaussy (video journalist)|via=[[YouTube]]|location=Cincinnati, Ohio|title=The American Sign Museum|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXG6Hjlmc8w&t=2m33s|medium=video|at=2:33–2:54|quote=[Swormstedt:] The guys [had] been in those kind of Hawaiian-flavored bars and restaurants, they came back to the States after the war, there was this whole advent of the Tiki look.|date=January 22, 2014|accessdate=May 27, 2014|id=(Interview: museum founder and executive director Tod Swormstedt<!-- Yaussy's raw video doesn't ID Swormstedt; see official ASM video hOVgWTq7SA0 and http://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/features/sign-guy3/ -->)}}{{indent|2}}{{cite news|last=Epting|first=Chris|url=http://articles.hbindependent.com/2010-06-09/news/hbi-pipeline061010_1_polynesian-pop-tiki-motif-tiki-culture/2|title=Tracking Tiki culture, influence|work=[[Huntington Beach Independent]]|page=2|date=June 9, 2010|access-date=August 15, 2015|quote=[Chris Jepsen, Orange County Historical Society:] The [Polynesian] theme was fully embraced in Orange County as it became almost a status—a sign of class and distinction. A normal bowling alley now became 'Kona Lanes', and it stood out. Developers even incorporated the Tiki theme into their housing projects.}}</ref> including what the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called its "flamboyant [[neon lighting|neon lights]] and ostentatious [[roofline]]s meant to attract motorists like moths".<ref name=latimes/> The building on [[Harbor Boulevard]] near Adams Avenue was one of three in the Googie style that architects Powers, Daly, & DeRosa designed at around the same time;{{sfnp|Chattel, Inc.|2013|p=16}} Kona Lanes and its sister center, Java Lanes,<ref name=java1>{{cite news|last=Douglas|first=Leo|url=http://www.ocweekly.com/2004-07-01/music/the-birth-the-death-the-ghost/full/|title=The Birth, the Death, the Ghost|work=[[OC Weekly]]|location=Costa Mesa, California|date=July 1, 2004|access-date=January 24, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721174815/http://www.ocweekly.com/2004-07-01/music/the-birth-the-death-the-ghost/full/|archive-date=July 21, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> used names that suggested [[Polynesia|South Pacific]] island locales.{{sfnp|Chattel, Inc.|2013|p=16}} Author Andrew Hurley called them "expensive and attractive buildings that screamed, 'Have fun here{{single double}},{{sfnp|Hurley|2002|p=155}} and Kona retained much of that atmosphere over the years. Its massive neon-lit street sign remained for the life of the building,<ref name=sign4/> and Kona was the only bowling establishment in the area to reject [[automatic scorer|automatic scoring]] equipment throughout its existence.<ref name=dailypilot>{{cite news|first=Dierdre|last=Newman|title=Pins Set to Fall On Kona Lanes|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2003-04-05/news/export25232_1_lanes-general-manager-kona-lanes-segerstroms|work=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|date=April 5, 2003|access-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref>
Kona Lanes opened in 1958, featuring the Tiki-inspired signage and architecture that became popular following [[World War II]],<ref name=Tiki>{{cite AV media|publisher=Carolyn Yaussy (video journalist)|via=[[YouTube]]|location=Cincinnati, Ohio|title=The American Sign Museum|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXG6Hjlmc8w&t=2m33s|medium=video|at=2:33–2:54|quote=[Swormstedt:] The guys [had] been in those kind of Hawaiian-flavored bars and restaurants, they came back to the States after the war, there was this whole advent of the Tiki look.|date=January 22, 2014|accessdate=May 27, 2014|id=(Interview: museum founder and executive director Tod Swormstedt<!-- Yaussy's raw video doesn't ID Swormstedt; see official ASM video hOVgWTq7SA0 and http://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/features/sign-guy3/ -->)}}{{indent|2}}{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|last=Epting|first=Chris|url=http://articles.hbindependent.com/2010-06-09/news/hbi-pipeline061010_1_polynesian-pop-tiki-motif-tiki-culture/2|title=Tracking Tiki culture, influence|newspaper=[[Huntington Beach Independent]]|page=2|date=June 9, 2010|access-date=August 15, 2015|quote=[Chris Jepsen, Orange County Historical Society:] The [Polynesian] theme was fully embraced in Orange County as it became almost a status—a sign of class and distinction. A normal bowling alley now became 'Kona Lanes', and it stood out. Developers even incorporated the Tiki theme into their housing projects.}}</ref> including what the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called its "flamboyant [[neon lighting|neon lights]] and ostentatious [[roofline]]s meant to attract motorists like moths".<ref name=latimes/> The building on [[Harbor Boulevard]] near Adams Avenue was one of three in the Googie style that architects Powers, Daly, & DeRosa designed at around the same time;{{sfnp|Chattel, Inc.|2013|p=16}} Kona Lanes and its sister center, Java Lanes,<ref name=java1>{{cite magazine|last=Douglas|first=Leo|url=http://www.ocweekly.com/2004-07-01/music/the-birth-the-death-the-ghost/full/|title=The Birth, the Death, the Ghost|magazine=[[OC Weekly]]|location=Costa Mesa, California|date=July 1, 2004|access-date=January 24, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721174815/http://www.ocweekly.com/2004-07-01/music/the-birth-the-death-the-ghost/full/|archive-date=July 21, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> used names that suggested [[Polynesia|South Pacific]] island locales.{{sfnp|Chattel, Inc.|2013|p=16}} Author Andrew Hurley called them "expensive and attractive buildings that screamed, 'Have fun here{{single double}},{{sfnp|Hurley|2002|p=155}} and Kona retained much of that atmosphere over the years. Its massive neon-lit street sign remained for the life of the building,<ref name=sign4/> and Kona was the only bowling establishment in the area to reject [[automatic scorer|automatic scoring]] equipment throughout its existence.<ref name=dailypilot>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|first=Dierdre|last=Newman|title=Pins Set to Fall On Kona Lanes|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2003-04-05/news/export25232_1_lanes-general-manager-kona-lanes-segerstroms|newspaper=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|date=April 5, 2003|access-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref>


Kona Lanes hosted the Southern California [[PBA Regional Tour|PBA Open]] twice in 1964; [[Billy Hardwick]] won in April and Jerry Hale in December.<ref name=pbatour1>{{cite web|title=Southern California PBA Open: Archived Standings|url=http://www.pba.com/Tournaments/FullStandings/235|publisher=Professional Bowlers Association|access-date=December 10, 2016}}</ref><ref name=pbatour2>{{cite web|title=Southern California PBA Open: Archived Standings|url=http://www.pba.com/Tournaments/FullStandings/256|publisher=Professional Bowlers Association|access-date=December 10, 2016}}</ref> Longtime general manager Dick Stoeffler,<ref>During the PBA Southern California Open finals on December 21, 1964, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC-TV]] announcer [[Chris Schenkel]] referred to Stoeffler as "general manager, part-owner and resident pro".<!-- YouTube XqXblcIZN78 (no authorization data): Schenkel mentions Kona Lanes several times (first at 05:11) and Stoeffler's duties at 30:33–30:36 --></ref> known at the time as the producer and host of ''TV Bowling Tournament'' on [[KTLA]],<ref name=lyou/><ref name=stoeffler>{{cite news|first=Jim|last=Goodwin|title=Heaven Has a New Headliner|url=http://www.californiabowlingnews.com/assets/011807.pdf|work=California Bowling News|page=1|date=January 18, 2007|access-date=December 10, 2017}}</ref> finished third during the televised finals in his own building in December, behind Hale and Hardwick.<ref name=pbatour2/> When Stoeffler rolled back-to-back [[perfect game (bowling)|300 games]] in one league session at Kona in 1968, he was one of only four men in the United States to have managed the feat.<ref name=b2b300s>{{cite news|url=http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2011/Gloversville%20NY%20Leader%20Herald/Gloversville%20NY%20Leader%20Herald%201968%20Grayscale/Gloversville%20NY%20Leader%20Herald%201968%20Grayscale%20-%200365.pdf|title=Californian Sixth with Consecutive 300 Games|work=Leader-Herald|location=Gloversville, New York|date=February 5, 1968|access-date=November 14, 2014|postscript=. The first woman to bowl back-to-back sanctioned 300 games was Carol Norman in 1986.<!-- https://billingsgazette.com/sports/former-wibc-star-turns-attention-to-abc/article_1355eebc-e6df-5146-ba67-814c2f2c410f.html -->}}</ref>
Kona Lanes hosted the Southern California [[PBA Regional Tour|PBA Open]] twice in 1964; [[Billy Hardwick]] won in April and Jerry Hale in December.<ref name=pbatour1>{{cite web|title=Southern California PBA Open: Archived Standings|url=http://www.pba.com/Tournaments/FullStandings/235|publisher=Professional Bowlers Association|access-date=December 10, 2016}}</ref><ref name=pbatour2>{{cite web|title=Southern California PBA Open: Archived Standings|url=http://www.pba.com/Tournaments/FullStandings/256|publisher=Professional Bowlers Association|access-date=December 10, 2016}}</ref> Longtime general manager Dick Stoeffler,<ref>During the PBA Southern California Open finals on December 21, 1964, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC-TV]] announcer [[Chris Schenkel]] referred to Stoeffler as "general manager, part-owner and resident pro".<!-- YouTube XqXblcIZN78 (no authorization data): Schenkel mentions Kona Lanes several times (first at 05:11) and Stoeffler's duties at 30:33–30:36 --></ref> known at the time as the producer and host of ''TV Bowling Tournament'' on [[KTLA]],<ref name=lyou/><ref name=stoeffler>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|first=Jim|last=Goodwin|title=Heaven Has a New Headliner|url=http://www.californiabowlingnews.com/assets/011807.pdf|newspaper=California Bowling News|page=1|date=January 18, 2007|access-date=December 10, 2017}}</ref> finished third during the televised finals in his own building in December, behind Hale and Hardwick.<ref name=pbatour2/> When Stoeffler rolled back-to-back [[perfect game (bowling)|300 games]] in one league session at Kona in 1968, he was one of only four men in the United States to have managed the feat.<ref name=b2b300s>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|url=https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2011/Gloversville%20NY%20Leader%20Herald/Gloversville%20NY%20Leader%20Herald%201968%20Grayscale/Gloversville%20NY%20Leader%20Herald%201968%20Grayscale%20-%200365.pdf|title=Californian Sixth with Consecutive 300 Games|newspaper=Leader-Herald|location=Gloversville, New York|date=February 5, 1968|access-date=November 14, 2014|postscript=. The first woman to bowl back-to-back sanctioned 300 games was Carol Norman in 1986.<!-- https://billingsgazette.com/sports/former-wibc-star-turns-attention-to-abc/article_1355eebc-e6df-5146-ba67-814c2f2c410f.html -->}}</ref>


===Peak years===
===Peak years===
[[File:Kona Lanes door.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Kona Lanes main entrance: 'Through these doors pass the world's greatest bowlers']]
[[File:Kona Lanes door.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Kona Lanes main entrance: 'Through these doors pass the world's greatest bowlers']]
Champions who bowled at Kona Lanes during its 45-year history include three-time [[Professional Bowlers Association]] Tour winner [[Jack Biondolillo]];<ref name=pbatour2/>{{sfnp|Grasso|Hartman|2014|p=47}} six-time male [[Bowling Writers Association of America Bowler of the Year]] and future PBA Hall of Famer [[Don Carter (bowler)|Don Carter]];<ref name=pbatour1/>{{sfnp|Grasso|Hartman|2014|p=80}} John Haveles, an [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] Bowling Hall of Fame inductee who began a stint as Kona's manager in 1974;<ref name=haveles>{{cite news|first=Fred|last=Groh|title=Linbrook Bowl's John Haveles Retires|url=http://www.delriolanes.com/bowlingnews//032813.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001342/http://www.delriolanes.com/bowlingnews//032813.pdf|work=California Bowling News|page=4|date=March 28, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2016|access-date=December 31, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> future [[Michigan]] Women's Bowling Association Hall of Famer Cora Fiebig; two-time female BWAA Bowler of the Year Aleta Sill;<ref name=sill>{{cite news|first=Gerald|last=Scott|title=WIBC Tournament: Bowlers Wrapping Up 3-Month Event|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1986-06-30/sports/sp-174_1_bowlers|work=Los Angeles Times|url-access=limited|date=June 30, 1986|access-date=December 31, 2013|postscript=. Cites both Feibig and Sill.}}</ref> repeat bowler of the year and [[Women's International Bowling Congress|WIBC]] Hall of Famer [[Donna Adamek]];<ref>{{cite news|first=Paul|last=Wager|title=Queen's Bowling Tournament : Fiebig, 51, Defeats Thorberg for Title|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-05-18-sp-21249-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|url-access=limited|date=May 18, 1986|access-date=December 11, 2019}}</ref><!-- https://bowl.com/Hall_of_Fame/Hall_of_Famers/Superior_Performance/Donna_Adamek/ re HoF --> and [[Barry Asher]], the multiple PBA Tour champion and Hall of Fame inductee who later ran the [[pro shop]] at Fountain Bowl in nearby [[Fountain Valley, California|Fountain Valley]].<ref name=asher2>{{harvp|Horvitz|2002|loc=p. 116}}.{{indent|2}}{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Larsen|title=Bringing the Bowling to 'The Big Lebowski'|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/asher-500841-bowling-lebowski.html|work=[[Orange County Register]]|location=Santa Ana, California|date=March 21, 2013|access-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref> Kona Lanes and [[Tustin, California|Tustin]] Lanes hosted nearly 10,000 teams of five players each taking part in the [[United States Bowling Congress]] Women's Championships in 1986.{{sfnp|USBC|2013|pp=3, 22}}
Champions who bowled at Kona Lanes during its 45-year history include three-time [[Professional Bowlers Association]] Tour winner [[Jack Biondolillo]];<ref name=pbatour2/>{{sfnp|Grasso|Hartman|2014|p=47}} six-time male [[Bowling Writers Association of America Bowler of the Year]] and future PBA Hall of Famer [[Don Carter (bowler)|Don Carter]];<ref name=pbatour1/>{{sfnp|Grasso|Hartman|2014|p=80}} John Haveles, an [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] Bowling Hall of Fame inductee who began a stint as Kona's manager in 1974;<ref name=haveles>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|first=Fred|last=Groh|title=Linbrook Bowl's John Haveles Retires|url=http://www.delriolanes.com/bowlingnews//032813.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001342/http://www.delriolanes.com/bowlingnews//032813.pdf|newspaper=California Bowling News|page=4|date=March 28, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2016|access-date=December 31, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> future [[Michigan]] Women's Bowling Association Hall of Famer Cora Fiebig; two-time female BWAA Bowler of the Year Aleta Sill;<ref name=sill>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|first=Gerald|last=Scott|title=WIBC Tournament: Bowlers Wrapping Up 3-Month Event|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1986-06-30/sports/sp-174_1_bowlers|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url-access=limited|date=June 30, 1986|access-date=December 31, 2013|postscript=. Cites both Feibig and Sill.}}</ref> repeat bowler of the year and [[Women's International Bowling Congress|WIBC]] Hall of Famer [[Donna Adamek]];<ref>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|first=Paul|last=Wager|title=Queen's Bowling Tournament : Fiebig, 51, Defeats Thorberg for Title|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-05-18-sp-21249-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url-access=limited|date=May 18, 1986|access-date=December 11, 2019}}</ref><!-- https://bowl.com/Hall_of_Fame/Hall_of_Famers/Superior_Performance/Donna_Adamek/ re HoF --> and [[Barry Asher]], the multiple PBA Tour champion and Hall of Fame inductee who later ran the [[pro shop]] at Fountain Bowl in nearby [[Fountain Valley, California|Fountain Valley]].<ref name=asher2>{{harvp|Horvitz|2002|loc=p. 116}}.{{indent|2}}{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|first=Peter|last=Larsen|title=Bringing the Bowling to 'The Big Lebowski'|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/asher-500841-bowling-lebowski.html|newspaper=[[Orange County Register]]|location=Santa Ana, California|date=March 21, 2013|access-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref> Kona Lanes and [[Tustin, California|Tustin]] Lanes hosted nearly 10,000 teams of five players each taking part in the [[United States Bowling Congress]] Women's Championships in 1986.{{sfnp|USBC|2013|pp=3, 22}}


Under Dick Stoeffler's management, Kona Lanes kept busy 24 hours a day, which made him one of the most successful proprietors in the country. Stoeffler met his future wife there;<ref name=stoeffler/><!-- cites previous sentence and fragment --> other couples had similar experiences, including at least one wedding.<ref name=latimes>{{cite news|first=Scott|last=Martelle|title=O. C. Bowling Alley's Days Roll to an End|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2003/may/27/local/me-kona27|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url-access=limited|date=May 27, 2003|access-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref><ref name=ocweekly>{{cite news|first=Anthony|last=Pignataro|title=Goodbye, Nude Bowling: The Last Days of Kona Lanes|url=http://www.ocweekly.com/2003-05-15/features/goodbye-nude-bowling/full/|work=OC Weekly|location=Costa Mesa, California|date=May 8, 2003|access-date=December 31, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231172733/http://www.ocweekly.com/2003-05-15/features/goodbye-nude-bowling/full/|archive-date=December 31, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Articles About Bowling Alley|work=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/keyword/bowling-alley|type=search result|access-date=February 2, 2014}}{{indent|2}}{{cite news|url=http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1988/Bright-and-Brief/id-55471ef1be301b656016acdcc887a981|title=Bright and Brief|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=October 11, 1988 |access-date=November 14, 2014}}</ref> The center was often so busy that customers had to make reservations to get a lane during [[Glossary of bowling#O|open bowling]] hours.<ref name=paul>{{cite news|first=Kent M.|last=Paul|title=Community Commentary: A Few Strikes Against Modern Bowling|url=http://www.latimes.com/tn-dpt-0612-commcomm-20110611-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=June 11, 2011|access-date=December 11, 2016}}</ref> At its peak, Kona Lanes averaged more than 80 lines on each of its 40 lanes.<ref name=lyou>{{cite news|last=Lyou|first=Joe|url=http://www.californiabowlingnews.com/assets/011807.pdf|title=Tenpin Slants|work=California Bowling News|page=2|date=January 18, 2007|access-date=December 10, 2017|postscript=. A "line", the industry standard, is a single ten-frame game per person.}}</ref><!-- https://www.nd.gov/tax/data/upfiles/media/gl-21822.pdf -->
Under Dick Stoeffler's management, Kona Lanes kept busy 24 hours a day, which made him one of the most successful proprietors in the country. Stoeffler met his future wife there;<ref name=stoeffler/><!-- cites previous sentence and fragment --> other couples had similar experiences, including at least one wedding.<ref name=latimes>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|first=Scott|last=Martelle|title=O. C. Bowling Alley's Days Roll to an End|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2003/may/27/local/me-kona27|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url-access=limited|date=May 27, 2003|access-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref><ref name=ocweekly>{{cite magazine|first=Anthony|last=Pignataro|title=Goodbye, Nude Bowling: The Last Days of Kona Lanes|url=http://www.ocweekly.com/2003-05-15/features/goodbye-nude-bowling/full/|magazine=OC Weekly|location=Costa Mesa, California|date=May 8, 2003|access-date=December 31, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231172733/http://www.ocweekly.com/2003-05-15/features/goodbye-nude-bowling/full/|archive-date=December 31, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Articles About Bowling Alley|work=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/keyword/bowling-alley|type=search result|access-date=February 2, 2014}}{{indent|2}}{{cite news|url=http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1988/Bright-and-Brief/id-55471ef1be301b656016acdcc887a981|title=Bright and Brief|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=October 11, 1988 |access-date=November 14, 2014}}</ref> The center was often so busy that customers had to make reservations to get a lane during [[Glossary of bowling#O|open bowling]] hours.<ref name=paul>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|first=Kent M.|last=Paul|title=Community Commentary: A Few Strikes Against Modern Bowling|url=http://www.latimes.com/tn-dpt-0612-commcomm-20110611-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=June 11, 2011|access-date=December 11, 2016}}</ref> At its peak, Kona Lanes averaged more than 80 lines on each of its 40 lanes.<ref name=lyou>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|last=Lyou|first=Joe|url=http://www.californiabowlingnews.com/assets/011807.pdf|title=Tenpin Slants|newspaper=California Bowling News|page=2|date=January 18, 2007|access-date=December 10, 2017|postscript=. A "line", the industry standard, is a single ten-frame game per person.}}</ref><!-- https://www.nd.gov/tax/data/upfiles/media/gl-21822.pdf -->


Bowling as a participation sport flourished in the early 1960s,<ref name=mann>{{cite news|first=Jan|last=Norman|title=34 Years of Bowling is Enough|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/bowling-237439-mann-jack.html|work=Orange County Register|location=Santa Ana, California|date=March 4, 2010|access-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref><!-- cites previous 2 sentences --> but its popularity was diluted due to overbuilding; the number of bowling alleys sanctioned by the then-[[United States Bowling Congress|American Bowling Congress]] peaked at about 11,000 by mid-decade,<ref name=peak>{{cite news|first=Jesus|last=Sanchez|title=Ralph Cramden Might Not Recognize the New Bowling Center|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1988-08-30/business/fi-1356_1_bowling-shoes|work=Los Angeles Times|url-access=limited|date=August 30, 1988|access-date=February 6, 2014}}</ref> and Kona was one of more than 30 in southern California alone. A decline in league bowling starting in the 1980s was also blamed for the downturn,<ref name=mann/>{{sfnp|Chattel, Inc.|2013|p=17}} but an [[American Machine and Foundry|AMF Bowling]] official argued that the customer base remained steady because an increase in open bowling made up for fewer league bowlers.<ref name=nolease1>{{cite news|first=Dierdre|last=Newman|title=Not a Gutter Ball Yet|work=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2003-05-28/news/export23440_1_segerstrom-kona-lanes-amf-bowling/2|page=2|date=May 28, 2003|access-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref>
Bowling as a participation sport flourished in the early 1960s,<ref name=mann>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|first=Jan|last=Norman|title=34 Years of Bowling is Enough|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/bowling-237439-mann-jack.html|newspaper=Orange County Register|location=Santa Ana, California|date=March 4, 2010|access-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref><!-- cites previous 2 sentences --> but its popularity was diluted due to overbuilding; the number of bowling alleys sanctioned by the then-[[United States Bowling Congress|American Bowling Congress]] peaked at about 11,000 by mid-decade,<ref name=peak>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|first=Jesus|last=Sanchez|title=Ralph Cramden Might Not Recognize the New Bowling Center|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1988-08-30/business/fi-1356_1_bowling-shoes|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url-access=limited|date=August 30, 1988|access-date=February 6, 2014}}</ref> and Kona was one of more than 30 in southern California alone. A decline in league bowling starting in the 1980s was also blamed for the downturn,<ref name=mann/>{{sfnp|Chattel, Inc.|2013|p=17}} but an [[American Machine and Foundry|AMF Bowling]] official argued that the customer base remained steady because an increase in open bowling made up for fewer league bowlers.<ref name=nolease1>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|first=Dierdre|last=Newman|title=Not a Gutter Ball Yet|newspaper=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2003-05-28/news/export23440_1_segerstrom-kona-lanes-amf-bowling/2|page=2|date=May 28, 2003|access-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref>


Jack Mann bought Kona Lanes in 1980 and re-branded it New Kona Lanes the following year.<ref name=mann/><!-- cites purchase --><ref name=newkona>{{cite web|url=http://businessprofiles.com/details/new-kona-lanes-inc/US-CA-C1051387|title=New Kona Lanes, Inc., California|website=BusinessProfiles|access-date=October 11, 2014}}</ref><!-- cites "New Kona Lanes" --> Mann's family owned several bowling centers in the region; he was behind the creation of Fountain Bowl in 1973 and the short-lived Regal Lanes in [[Orange, California|Orange]] in 1974.<ref name=dailypilot/> He also owned Tustin Lanes before selling it to his youngest son, Alex.<ref>{{cite news|last=Edwards Staggs|first=Brooke|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/lanes-686666-tustin-hardware.html|title=Shuttered Tustin Lanes to become Orchard Supply Hardware|work=Orange County Register|location=Santa Ana, California|date=October 9, 2015|access-date=October 17, 2015|postscript=. Tustin Lanes closed in October 2015 after 38 years. The ''[[Orange County Register]]'' called it "the latest victim of the shrinking bowling industry".}}</ref> Mann bought Kona Lanes not because he loved bowling, but because it would continue to pay dividends if he was no longer able to work.<ref>Pignataro, "Goodbye, Nude Bowling". "[Mann:] Ironically, nobody in my family is a bowler."</ref> He later sold it to his son Jack Jr.<ref name=mann/>
Jack Mann bought Kona Lanes in 1980 and re-branded it New Kona Lanes the following year.<ref name=mann/><!-- cites purchase --><ref name=newkona>{{cite web|url=http://businessprofiles.com/details/new-kona-lanes-inc/US-CA-C1051387|title=New Kona Lanes, Inc., California|website=BusinessProfiles|access-date=October 11, 2014}}</ref><!-- cites "New Kona Lanes" --> Mann's family owned several bowling centers in the region; he was behind the creation of Fountain Bowl in 1973 and the short-lived Regal Lanes in [[Orange, California|Orange]] in 1974.<ref name=dailypilot/> He also owned Tustin Lanes before selling it to his youngest son, Alex.<ref>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|last=Edwards Staggs|first=Brooke|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/lanes-686666-tustin-hardware.html|title=Shuttered Tustin Lanes to become Orchard Supply Hardware|newspaper=Orange County Register|location=Santa Ana, California|date=October 9, 2015|access-date=October 17, 2015|postscript=. Tustin Lanes closed in October 2015 after 38 years. The ''[[Orange County Register]]'' called it "the latest victim of the shrinking bowling industry".}}</ref> Mann bought Kona Lanes not because he loved bowling, but because it would continue to pay dividends if he was no longer able to work.<ref>Pignataro, "Goodbye, Nude Bowling". "[Mann:] Ironically, nobody in my family is a bowler."</ref> He later sold it to his son Jack Jr.<ref name=mann/>


===Music===
===Music===
The center's lounge, the Outrigger Room, hosted many local artists over the years.<!-- support: cume of cites --> Jazz quintet The Redd Foxx Bbq released four songs recorded there, and Roscoe Holland recorded a set of eight live performances for his album ''Beyond the Reef''.<ref name=outrigger>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/label/323722-Kona-Lanes|title=Kona Lanes (venue page)|publisher=discogs|access-date=September 12, 2014|postscript=. From the rear cover: "This album was recorded live during one of Roscoe's performances at the Kona Lanes Outrigger Room in Costa Mesa, California."}}</ref><!-- source imagery; also musicstack.com/item/236934687 http://www.musicstack.com/discography/redd+foxx+bbq,+the/last+call+%252f+leave+my+room and gemm.com/store/VINYLSEARCHCOM/item/HOLLAND-ROSCOE-BEYONG-THE-REEF-LP/1604933540 -->
The center's lounge, the Outrigger Room, hosted many local artists over the years.<!-- support: cume of cites --> Jazz quintet The Redd Foxx Bbq released four songs recorded there, and Roscoe Holland recorded a set of eight live performances for his album ''Beyond the Reef''.<ref name=outrigger>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/label/323722-Kona-Lanes|title=Kona Lanes (venue page)|publisher=discogs|access-date=September 12, 2014|postscript=. From the rear cover: "This album was recorded live during one of Roscoe's performances at the Kona Lanes Outrigger Room in Costa Mesa, California."}}</ref><!-- source imagery; also musicstack.com/item/236934687 http://www.musicstack.com/discography/redd+foxx+bbq,+the/last+call+%252f+leave+my+room and gemm.com/store/VINYLSEARCHCOM/item/HOLLAND-ROSCOE-BEYONG-THE-REEF-LP/1604933540 -->


In later years, much of the bowlers' area was taped off for rock concerts and weekend promotions like Club Crush, which proved popular among teenagers and also led to album recordings.<ref name=music>{{cite news|last=Buffa|first=Peter|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2003-03-02/news/export26658_1_kona-lanes-orange-county-mesa-verde-center|title=Bye, Kona Lanes and Tiki Googie|work=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|date=March 2, 2003|access-date=September 12, 2014}}<!-- cites concerts -->{{indent|2}}{{cite news|last=Pasillas|first=Gena|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1998/aug/20/entertainment/ca-14703|title=Guitar Alley|work=Los Angeles Times|url-access=limited|date=August 20, 1998|access-date=October 28, 2014}}<!-- cites popularity -->{{indent|2}}{{cite AV media|people=Instagon|url=http://instagon.bandcamp.com/track/nebula-chaser|title=Space 1999 ''(10th Anniversary Edition)''|format=[[MP3]]|location=Tracks 5–7|date=December 23, 2009|accessdate=November 14, 2014}}<!-- cites album --></ref> A planned event featuring a local [[punk rock]] group was shut down by the [[Costa Mesa Police Department]], leading to negative publicity.<ref name=usbombs>{{cite news|first=Rich|last=Kane|title=Police On My Back|work=OC Weekly|location=Costa Mesa, California|url=http://www.ocweekly.com/1999-08-26/music/police-on-my-back/|date=August 19, 1999|access-date=January 10, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111035518/http://www.ocweekly.com/1999-08-26/music/police-on-my-back/|archive-date=January 11, 2014|postscript=. [[U.S. Bombs]]' promoter said the band was being accused of promoting [[Nazism]]; a police sergeant replied that it was merely an issue of permits.}}</ref>
In later years, much of the bowlers' area was taped off for rock concerts and weekend promotions like Club Crush, which proved popular among teenagers and also led to album recordings.<ref name=music>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|last=Buffa|first=Peter|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2003-03-02/news/export26658_1_kona-lanes-orange-county-mesa-verde-center|title=Bye, Kona Lanes and Tiki Googie|newspaper=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|date=March 2, 2003|access-date=September 12, 2014}}<!-- cites concerts -->{{indent|2}}{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|last=Pasillas|first=Gena|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1998/aug/20/entertainment/ca-14703|title=Guitar Alley|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url-access=limited|date=August 20, 1998|access-date=October 28, 2014}}<!-- cites popularity -->{{indent|2}}{{cite AV media|people=Instagon|url=http://instagon.bandcamp.com/track/nebula-chaser|title=Space 1999 ''(10th Anniversary Edition)''|format=[[MP3]]|location=Tracks 5–7|date=December 23, 2009|accessdate=November 14, 2014}}<!-- cites album --></ref> A planned event featuring a local [[punk rock]] group was shut down by the [[Costa Mesa Police Department]], leading to negative publicity.<ref name=usbombs>{{cite magazine|first=Rich|last=Kane|title=Police On My Back|magazine=OC Weekly|location=Costa Mesa, California|url=http://www.ocweekly.com/1999-08-26/music/police-on-my-back/|date=August 19, 1999|access-date=January 10, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111035518/http://www.ocweekly.com/1999-08-26/music/police-on-my-back/|archive-date=January 11, 2014|postscript=. [[U.S. Bombs]]' promoter said the band was being accused of promoting [[Nazism]]; a police sergeant replied that it was merely an issue of permits.}}</ref>


===Decline and demolition===
===Decline and demolition===
[[File:Kona Lanes 1960–2002.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Kona Lanes in 1960 (top) and in 2002]]
[[File:Kona Lanes 1960–2002.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Kona Lanes in 1960 (top) and in 2002]]
Kona Lanes continued to lose business to newer centers,<ref name=dailypilot/> despite efforts to appeal to a more diverse customer base by hosting local music acts, supporting a Polynesian-themed restaurant called Kona Korral,<ref name=latimes/> and promoting gimmicks like "nude bowling".<ref name=nude>{{cite news|last=Vanderknyff|first=Rick|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-25/news/ol-789_1_bowling-center|title=Strike Up the Music: If You Haven't Bowled Lately, It's Time to Get Back in the Groove|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 25, 1993|access-date=July 22, 2017|quote=&hellip; it turns out that was just the gag name for a new league. It's not as far-fetched as it sounds, though: an alley in Lake Elsinore used to have a real nude bowling league.}}</ref> Eventually, the property became more valuable than the business.<ref name=value>{{cite news|last=Edwards Staggs|first=Brooke|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/bowling-689067-lanes-league.html|title=Orange County's fading bowling alley scene: just 15 centers remain|work=Orange County Register|location=Santa Ana, California|date=October 25, 2015|access-date=October 31, 2015}}</ref> The landowners, [[C.J. Segerstrom & Sons]], gave Jack Mann Jr. a choice: spend $10–20 million to update the center, or give it up. Mann chose the latter rather than spend such a sum on a site without a long-term lease.<ref name=latimes/><ref name=nolease2>{{cite news|first=Dierdre|last=Newman|title=Not a Gutter Ball Yet|work=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2003-05-28/news/export23440_1_segerstrom-kona-lanes-amf-bowling|page=1|date=May 28, 2003|access-date=January 2, 2014}}{{indent|2}}{{cite news|last=Mann|first=Jack Jr.|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2003-04-08/news/export25124_1_kona-lanes-segerstroms-bowling|title=Simple change is Kona Lanes' end|work=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|date=April 8, 2003|access-date=August 15, 2015|quote=Upgrading the existing Kona Lanes facility to modern bowling standards and current building codes would be prohibitively expensive. It would be equally costly to tear it down to build a new bowling center from scratch. No one is to blame, and it is inappropriate to target [our] excellent landlords.}}</ref>
Kona Lanes continued to lose business to newer centers,<ref name=dailypilot/> despite efforts to appeal to a more diverse customer base by hosting local music acts, supporting a Polynesian-themed restaurant called Kona Korral,<ref name=latimes/> and promoting gimmicks like "nude bowling".<ref name=nude>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|last=Vanderknyff|first=Rick|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-25/news/ol-789_1_bowling-center|title=Strike Up the Music: If You Haven't Bowled Lately, It's Time to Get Back in the Groove|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=February 25, 1993|access-date=July 22, 2017|quote=&hellip; it turns out that was just the gag name for a new league. It's not as far-fetched as it sounds, though: an alley in Lake Elsinore used to have a real nude bowling league.}}</ref> Eventually, the property became more valuable than the business.<ref name=value>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|last=Edwards Staggs|first=Brooke|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/bowling-689067-lanes-league.html|title=Orange County's fading bowling alley scene: just 15 centers remain|newspaper=Orange County Register|location=Santa Ana, California|date=October 25, 2015|access-date=October 31, 2015}}</ref> The landowners, [[C.J. Segerstrom & Sons]], gave Jack Mann Jr. a choice: spend $10–20 million to update the center, or give it up. Mann chose the latter rather than spend such a sum on a site without a long-term lease.<ref name=latimes/><ref name=nolease2>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|first=Dierdre|last=Newman|title=Not a Gutter Ball Yet|newspaper=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2003-05-28/news/export23440_1_segerstrom-kona-lanes-amf-bowling|page=1|date=May 28, 2003|access-date=January 2, 2014}}{{indent|2}}{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|last=Mann|first=Jack Jr.|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2003-04-08/news/export25124_1_kona-lanes-segerstroms-bowling|title=Simple change is Kona Lanes' end|newspaper=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|date=April 8, 2003|access-date=August 15, 2015|quote=Upgrading the existing Kona Lanes facility to modern bowling standards and current building codes would be prohibitively expensive. It would be equally costly to tear it down to build a new bowling center from scratch. No one is to blame, and it is inappropriate to target [our] excellent landlords.}}</ref>


Plans to build a [[Kohl's]] department store on the site occupied by Kona Lanes and the already-closed [[Regal Entertainment Group#Edwards Theatres|Edwards Cinema Center]] and [[Ice Capades#Chalet skating rinks|Ice Capades Chalet]] were approved by the city's planning commissioners, but they were met with resistance by neighbors who did not believe the store was a [[neighbourhood character|good fit]] for the area.<ref name=dailypilot/><!-- cites closures in 2001; ref appeal re "good fit" --> In February 2003, Mayor Karen Robinson complained to commissioners that Costa Mesa's policy-makers were discarding recreation as part of the quality of residents' lives, and appealed their decision.<ref name=appeal>{{cite news|first=Dierdre|last=Newman|title=Mayor Plans Appeal of Kona Lanes Vote|work=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2003-02-28/news/export26731_1_mesa-verde-homeowners-assn-robin-leffler-costa-mesa|date=February 28, 2003|access-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref><!-- cites previous sentence and fragment except closures --> The city council later rejected the proposal.<ref name=nokohls>{{cite news|first=Dierdre|last=Newman|title=Costa Mesa Rakes Over the Kohl's|work=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2003-04-09/news/export25088_1_segerstrom-sons-costa-mesa-kohl|date=April 9, 2003|access-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref> Meanwhile, the efforts to [[architectural conservation|save Kona Lanes]] failed;<ref name=dailypilot/> it closed for good in May 2003 and was demolished soon after.<ref name=demolition>{{cite news|last=Newman|first=Dierdre|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2003-05-31/news/export23343_1_bowling-alley-segerstroms-kona-lanes|title=Demolition nears for Kona Lanes bowling|work=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|date=May 31, 2003|access-date=August 15, 2015|postscript=. Sister center Java Lanes was leveled the following year.<!-- https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085023/http://www.preservela.com/archives/000150.html and https://web.archive.org/web/20160427141417/http://lbpost.com/life/arts-culture/2000003626-java-lanes-remembered-as-long-beach-s-tiki-space-age-fun-place--> Powers, Daly, & DeRosa's other Googie-styled center, Anaheim Bowl, was demolished previously.<!-- http://articles.latimes.com/1999/oct/24/local/me-25759 -->}}</ref>
Plans to build a [[Kohl's]] department store on the site occupied by Kona Lanes and the already-closed [[Regal Entertainment Group#Edwards Theatres|Edwards Cinema Center]] and [[Ice Capades#Chalet skating rinks|Ice Capades Chalet]] were approved by the city's planning commissioners, but they were met with resistance by neighbors who did not believe the store was a [[neighbourhood character|good fit]] for the area.<ref name=dailypilot/><!-- cites closures in 2001; ref appeal re "good fit" --> In February 2003, Mayor Karen Robinson complained to commissioners that Costa Mesa's policy-makers were discarding recreation as part of the quality of residents' lives, and appealed their decision.<ref name=appeal>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|first=Dierdre|last=Newman|title=Mayor Plans Appeal of Kona Lanes Vote|newspaper=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2003-02-28/news/export26731_1_mesa-verde-homeowners-assn-robin-leffler-costa-mesa|date=February 28, 2003|access-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref><!-- cites previous sentence and fragment except closures --> The city council later rejected the proposal.<ref name=nokohls>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|first=Dierdre|last=Newman|title=Costa Mesa Rakes Over the Kohl's|newspaper=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2003-04-09/news/export25088_1_segerstrom-sons-costa-mesa-kohl|date=April 9, 2003|access-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref> Meanwhile, the efforts to [[architectural conservation|save Kona Lanes]] failed;<ref name=dailypilot/> it closed for good in May 2003 and was demolished soon after.<ref name=demolition>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|last=Newman|first=Dierdre|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2003-05-31/news/export23343_1_bowling-alley-segerstroms-kona-lanes|title=Demolition nears for Kona Lanes bowling|newspaper=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|date=May 31, 2003|access-date=August 15, 2015|postscript=. Sister center Java Lanes was leveled the following year.<!-- https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085023/http://www.preservela.com/archives/000150.html and https://web.archive.org/web/20160427141417/http://lbpost.com/life/arts-culture/2000003626-java-lanes-remembered-as-long-beach-s-tiki-space-age-fun-place--> Powers, Daly, & DeRosa's other Googie-styled center, Anaheim Bowl, was demolished previously.<!-- http://articles.latimes.com/1999/oct/24/local/me-25759 -->}}</ref>


===Rezoning and new use===
===Rezoning and new use===
The 7.5-[[acre]] parcel was [[zoning|rezoned]] in 2010 for senior housing that was expected to provide a new customer base for the restaurants and retailers already in the area and for commercial developments still to come.<ref name=coastmagazine>{{cite news|first=Martin|last=Brower|title=New Plans for Old Kona Lanes Site|url=http://www.coastmagazine.com/articles/site-1653--.html|work=[[Freedom Communications|Coast Magazine]]|location=Santa Ana, California|date=April 1, 2011|access-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref> The lot had sat unused for about ten years before construction on the 215-unit complex began;<ref name=empty>{{cite news|first=Bradley|last=Zint|title=Harbor Boulevard getting new look|url=http://www.latimes.com/tn-dpt-me-0924-harbor-boulevard-housing-20140923-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|url-access=limited|date=September 24, 2014|access-date=December 11, 2016}}{{indent|2}}{{cite web|url=http://www.azulonapts.com/news/updates-from-azulon-at-mesa-verde/|title=Updates from Azulón at Mesa Verde|publisher=Azulón at Mesa Verde|date=October 4, 2013|access-date=December 11, 2016}}</ref> Azulón at Mesa Verde opened in 2014.<ref name=Azulon>{{cite news|last=Zint|first=Bradley|title=55-and-Older Complex Opens in Costa Mesa|url=http://www.latimes.com/tn-dpt-me-1220-azulon-costa-mesa-20141219-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=December 19, 2014|access-date=December 11, 2016}}</ref> Several dozen palm and eucalyptus trees were saved and replanted on the site.<ref name=trees>{{cite news|last=Francis|first=Kedric|url=http://www.coastmagazine.com/articles/touring-3124-visitors-aesthetic.html|title=The Azulón Aesthetic|work=Coast Magazine|location=Santa Ana, California|date=January 12, 2015|access-date=April 8, 2015}}</ref>
The 7.5-[[acre]] parcel was [[zoning|rezoned]] in 2010 for senior housing that was expected to provide a new customer base for the restaurants and retailers already in the area and for commercial developments still to come.<ref name=coastmagazine>{{cite magazine|first=Martin|last=Brower|title=New Plans for Old Kona Lanes Site|url=http://www.coastmagazine.com/articles/site-1653--.html|magazine=[[Freedom Communications|Coast Magazine]]|location=Santa Ana, California|date=April 1, 2011|access-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref> The lot had sat unused for about ten years before construction on the 215-unit complex began;<ref name=empty>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|first=Bradley|last=Zint|title=Harbor Boulevard getting new look|url=http://www.latimes.com/tn-dpt-me-0924-harbor-boulevard-housing-20140923-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url-access=limited|date=September 24, 2014|access-date=December 11, 2016}}{{indent|2}}{{cite web|url=http://www.azulonapts.com/news/updates-from-azulon-at-mesa-verde/|title=Updates from Azulón at Mesa Verde|publisher=Azulón at Mesa Verde|date=October 4, 2013|access-date=December 11, 2016}}</ref> Azulón at Mesa Verde opened in 2014.<ref name=Azulon>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|last=Zint|first=Bradley|title=55-and-Older Complex Opens in Costa Mesa|url=http://www.latimes.com/tn-dpt-me-1220-azulon-costa-mesa-20141219-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=December 19, 2014|access-date=December 11, 2016}}</ref> Several dozen palm and eucalyptus trees were saved and replanted on the site.<ref name=trees>{{cite magazine|last=Francis|first=Kedric|url=http://www.coastmagazine.com/articles/touring-3124-visitors-aesthetic.html|title=The Azulón Aesthetic|magazine=Coast Magazine|location=Santa Ana, California|date=January 12, 2015|access-date=April 8, 2015}}</ref>


==Legacy==
==Legacy==
===Closure and community response===
===Closure and community response===
Activity at Kona Lanes increased in its final days, due to the nostalgic value of potential keepsakes. Manager Juanita Johnson said people were asking to buy furniture, office equipment, and more. "Some of that is older than I am."<ref name=ocweekly/> The more substantial items, including the original wood lanes,<ref name=wood>{{cite news|first=Barbara|last=Thornburg|title=Barn Becomes Home in Renovation|url=http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-gash24-2009oct24,0,3502104.story|work=Los Angeles Times|url-access=limited|date=October 24, 2009|access-date=January 2, 2014}}{{indent|2}}{{cite news|first=Cindy|last=McNatt|title=OC Home: November 2013|url=http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/freedom/ochome_201311/index.php?startid=24|work=Orange County Register|location=Santa Ana, California|pages=24–26|date=November 17, 2013|access-date=January 13, 2014}}</ref> had been sold off prior to demolition,<ref name=latimes/> while [[dumpster diving|dumpster divers]] hit the parking lot each day, looking for any items of interest.<ref name=ocweekly/>
Activity at Kona Lanes increased in its final days, due to the nostalgic value of potential keepsakes. Manager Juanita Johnson said people were asking to buy furniture, office equipment, and more. "Some of that is older than I am."<ref name=ocweekly/> The more substantial items, including the original wood lanes,<ref name=wood>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|first=Barbara|last=Thornburg|title=Barn Becomes Home in Renovation|url=http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-gash24-2009oct24,0,3502104.story|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url-access=limited|date=October 24, 2009|access-date=January 2, 2014}}{{indent|2}}{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|first=Cindy|last=McNatt|title=OC Home: November 2013|url=http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/freedom/ochome_201311/index.php?startid=24|newspaper=Orange County Register|location=Santa Ana, California|pages=24–26|date=November 17, 2013|access-date=January 13, 2014}}</ref> had been sold off prior to demolition,<ref name=latimes/> while [[dumpster diving|dumpster divers]] hit the parking lot each day, looking for any items of interest.<ref name=ocweekly/>


The loss of Kona Lanes was a repeated topic at political events. One Costa Mesa city council candidate said he made a commitment to public service when the building was torn down with little resistance.<ref name=mcevoy>{{cite news|first=Mona|last=Shadia|title=McEvoy: No Ties, No Strings|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2010-10-12/news/tn-dpt-1013-mcevoy-20101012_1_license-fees-viewpoints-math-teacher|work=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|date=October 12, 2010|access-date=January 4, 2014|quote=[Chris McEvoy:]&hellip; we never thought it would happen. But it got torn down. I was just so surprised that I didn't hear local officials kicking and screaming. At the time, a whole bunch of my buddies and I said we'd run.}}</ref> Another would-be council member agreed that the demolition should never have happened.<ref name=sneen>{{cite news|first=Niyaz|last=Pirani|title=Economy, Recreation Hot Topics at Costa Mesa Forum|url=http://www.ocregister.com/news/candidates-110203-city-mesa.html|work=Orange County Register|location=Santa Ana, California|date=October 23, 2008|access-date=January 4, 2014}}</ref>
The loss of Kona Lanes was a repeated topic at political events. One Costa Mesa city council candidate said he made a commitment to public service when the building was torn down with little resistance.<ref name=mcevoy>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|first=Mona|last=Shadia|title=McEvoy: No Ties, No Strings|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2010-10-12/news/tn-dpt-1013-mcevoy-20101012_1_license-fees-viewpoints-math-teacher|newspaper=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|date=October 12, 2010|access-date=January 4, 2014|quote=[Chris McEvoy:]&hellip; we never thought it would happen. But it got torn down. I was just so surprised that I didn't hear local officials kicking and screaming. At the time, a whole bunch of my buddies and I said we'd run.}}</ref> Another would-be council member agreed that the demolition should never have happened.<ref name=sneen>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|first=Niyaz|last=Pirani|title=Economy, Recreation Hot Topics at Costa Mesa Forum|url=http://www.ocregister.com/news/candidates-110203-city-mesa.html|newspaper=Orange County Register|location=Santa Ana, California|date=October 23, 2008|access-date=January 4, 2014}}</ref>


In 2012, Costa Mesa planners began to upgrade The Triangle, a retail space along Harbor Boulevard two miles south of the Kona Lanes site.<ref name=3square/> Those plans featured a 10-lane bowling alley that opened in 2014.<ref name=cm55tb>{{cite news|last=Bordas|first=Alexandria|title=Alley Owner Hopes to Pin Down Success|url=http://www.latimes.com/tn-dpt-me-0312-tavern-and-bowl-20140312-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 13, 2014|access-date=December 11, 2016}}</ref> One city official said the center answered residents' longtime call for a new, upscale bowling facility.<ref name=3square>{{cite news|first=Sarah|last=Peters|title=Revitalization in the Works for Triangle Square|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2012-04-03/news/tn-dpt-0404-triangle-20120403_1_bowling-alley-triangle-square-greenlaw-partners|work=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|date=April 3, 2012|access-date=December 11, 2016}}</ref>
In 2012, Costa Mesa planners began to upgrade The Triangle, a retail space along Harbor Boulevard two miles south of the Kona Lanes site.<ref name=3square/> Those plans featured a 10-lane bowling alley that opened in 2014.<ref name=cm55tb>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|last=Bordas|first=Alexandria|title=Alley Owner Hopes to Pin Down Success|url=http://www.latimes.com/tn-dpt-me-0312-tavern-and-bowl-20140312-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=March 13, 2014|access-date=December 11, 2016}}</ref> One city official said the center answered residents' longtime call for a new, upscale bowling facility.<ref name=3square>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|first=Sarah|last=Peters|title=Revitalization in the Works for Triangle Square|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2012-04-03/news/tn-dpt-0404-triangle-20120403_1_bowling-alley-triangle-square-greenlaw-partners|newspaper=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|date=April 3, 2012|access-date=December 11, 2016}}</ref>


===Historic roadside sign===
===Historic roadside sign===
[[File:Kona Lanes ASM 2014.JPG|thumb|upright=1|The KONA LANES sign on display at the American Sign Museum in 2014]]
[[File:Kona Lanes ASM 2014.JPG|thumb|upright=1|The KONA LANES sign on display at the American Sign Museum in 2014]]
The huge, neon-lit KONA LANES BOWL sign was featured in publications by the Costa Mesa Historical Society, along with ''The Book of Tiki'' and ''Tiki Road Trip'';<ref>{{harvp|Kirsten|2000|p=197}}; {{harvp|Teitelbaum|2007|pp=84, 234}}; {{harvp|CMHS|2016|p=112}}.</ref> it also inspired professional paintings,<ref name=sign>{{cite web|title=Kona Lanes|url=http://www.tmichaelward.com/pages/konalanesnew.htm|website=Paintings by Michael Ward|access-date=December 31, 2013}}{{indent|2}}{{cite web|title=Kona Lanes Bowling Painting Reproduction from Ross Studio|url=http://ross-art.com/ross-art.com/reproductions/other-themes/kona-lanes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219063402/http://ross-art.com/ross-art.com/reproductions/other-themes/kona-lanes|website=The Neon Road|archive-date=February 19, 2014|access-date=September 12, 2014}}</ref> and was one of several Costa Mesa landmarks memorialized in a mural painted on the local Floyd's 99 Barbershop.<ref>{{cite news|last=Casiano|first=Louis Jr.|url=http://www.ocregister.com/2017/08/07/barbershop-to-display-mural-with-iconic-costa-mesa-businesses/|title=45-foot mural at Floyd's 99 Barbershop will feature Mike Ness, Cuckoo's Nest|work=The Orange County Register|date=August 7, 2017|access-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref> In 2003, Costa Mesa Planning Commissioner Katrina Foley led an effort to save the sign from the scrap heap.<ref name=sign4/>
The huge, neon-lit KONA LANES BOWL sign was featured in publications by the Costa Mesa Historical Society, along with ''The Book of Tiki'' and ''Tiki Road Trip'';<ref>{{harvp|Kirsten|2000|p=197}}; {{harvp|Teitelbaum|2007|pp=84, 234}}; {{harvp|CMHS|2016|p=112}}.</ref> it also inspired professional paintings,<ref name=sign>{{cite web|title=Kona Lanes|url=http://www.tmichaelward.com/pages/konalanesnew.htm|website=Paintings by Michael Ward|access-date=December 31, 2013}}{{indent|2}}{{cite web|title=Kona Lanes Bowling Painting Reproduction from Ross Studio|url=http://ross-art.com/ross-art.com/reproductions/other-themes/kona-lanes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219063402/http://ross-art.com/ross-art.com/reproductions/other-themes/kona-lanes|website=The Neon Road|archive-date=February 19, 2014|access-date=September 12, 2014}}</ref> and was one of several Costa Mesa landmarks memorialized in a mural painted on the local Floyd's 99 Barbershop.<ref>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|last=Casiano|first=Louis Jr.|url=http://www.ocregister.com/2017/08/07/barbershop-to-display-mural-with-iconic-costa-mesa-businesses/|title=45-foot mural at Floyd's 99 Barbershop will feature Mike Ness, Cuckoo's Nest|newspaper=The Orange County Register|date=August 7, 2017|access-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref> In 2003, Costa Mesa Planning Commissioner Katrina Foley led an effort to save the sign from the scrap heap.<ref name=sign4/>


Thanks in part to a private donation,<ref name=sign4>{{cite news|first=Paul|last=Clinton|title=Piece of Kona Lanes to Live On|work=[[Daily Pilot]]|location=Costa Mesa|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2003-06-24/news/export22597_1_bowling-alley-american-sign-museum-paul-clinton|date=June 24, 2003|access-date=December 31, 2013|quote=... a crane&nbsp;... removed the massive sign from its spot at the Mesa Verde Shopping Center.&nbsp;... C. J. Segerstrom and Sons, who owns the center, donated the sign to the museum.}}</ref> the marquee was trucked 2,500 miles to Cincinnati, one of the first 20 signs accepted by the American Sign Museum.<ref name=1st20>{{cite news|first1=Amanda|last1=Pennington|first2=Alicia|last2=Robinson|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2007-04-29/news/dpt-sundaystory29_1_arches-restaurant-newport-beach-dan-marcheano/8|title=Sunday Story: Our 14 Wonders|page=8|work=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|date=April 29, 2007|access-date=October 11, 2014}}</ref> The KONA LANES cabinet was refurbished and put on permanent display; the larger, badly rusted BOWL section tore and collapsed as it was offloaded in Cincinnati, and was not saved.<ref name=sign5>{{cite web|last=Swormstedt|first=Tod|title=We recently provided a minor contribution&nbsp;...|url=https://www.facebook.com/americansignmuseum/posts/3914247431420|publisher=[[American Sign Museum]]|via=[[Facebook]] (official)|date=January 29, 2014|access-date=January 29, 2014|quote=&hellip; as the ['BOWL' section] was raised off the trailer, the sign began to bend in the middle and the crane cable loosened. The crane operator quickly raised the boom to tighten the cable, but the sign began to tear apart in the middle&nbsp;... almost in two jagged sections.}}{{indent|2}}{{cite web|url=https://www.americansignmuseum.org/about/collection/200300710001|title=2003.0071.0001 Kona Lanes Neon Sign|website=americansignmuseum.org|access-date=December 4, 2020|quote=&hellip; the larger 'BOWL' section buckled and collapsed due to extensive structural rust. That section was scrapped.}}</ref>
Thanks in part to a private donation,<ref name=sign4>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|first=Paul|last=Clinton|title=Piece of Kona Lanes to Live On|newspaper=[[Daily Pilot]]|location=Costa Mesa|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2003-06-24/news/export22597_1_bowling-alley-american-sign-museum-paul-clinton|date=June 24, 2003|access-date=December 31, 2013|quote=... a crane&nbsp;... removed the massive sign from its spot at the Mesa Verde Shopping Center.&nbsp;... C. J. Segerstrom and Sons, who owns the center, donated the sign to the museum.}}</ref> the marquee was trucked 2,500 miles to Cincinnati, one of the first 20 signs accepted by the American Sign Museum.<ref name=1st20>{{cite newspaper <!--Deny Citation Bot-->|first1=Amanda|last1=Pennington|first2=Alicia|last2=Robinson|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2007-04-29/news/dpt-sundaystory29_1_arches-restaurant-newport-beach-dan-marcheano/8|title=Sunday Story: Our 14 Wonders|page=8|newspaper=Daily Pilot|location=Costa Mesa, California|date=April 29, 2007|access-date=October 11, 2014}}</ref> The KONA LANES cabinet was refurbished and put on permanent display; the larger, badly rusted BOWL section tore and collapsed as it was offloaded in Cincinnati, and was not saved.<ref name=sign5>{{cite web|last=Swormstedt|first=Tod|title=We recently provided a minor contribution&nbsp;...|url=https://www.facebook.com/americansignmuseum/posts/3914247431420|publisher=[[American Sign Museum]]|via=[[Facebook]] (official)|date=January 29, 2014|access-date=January 29, 2014|quote=&hellip; as the ['BOWL' section] was raised off the trailer, the sign began to bend in the middle and the crane cable loosened. The crane operator quickly raised the boom to tighten the cable, but the sign began to tear apart in the middle&nbsp;... almost in two jagged sections.}}{{indent|2}}{{cite web|url=https://www.americansignmuseum.org/about/collection/200300710001|title=2003.0071.0001 Kona Lanes Neon Sign|website=americansignmuseum.org|access-date=December 4, 2020|quote=&hellip; the larger 'BOWL' section buckled and collapsed due to extensive structural rust. That section was scrapped.}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

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Kona Lanes
The Kona Lanes Bowl roadside sign
in 2002
Map
Former namesNew Kona Lanes (1980s)
Address2699 Harbor Blvd.
Costa Mesa, California, U.S.
Coordinates33°40′16″N 117°55′13″W / 33.671083°N 117.920306°W / 33.671083; -117.920306
OwnerJack Mann Jr. (last)
TypeBowling center
Construction
Built1958
Opened1958 (66 years ago) (1958)
Renovated1981
Closed2003 (21 years ago) (2003)
Demolished2003
ArchitectPowers, Daly, & DeRosa
BuilderQuigley & Clark

Kona Lanes was a bowling center in Costa Mesa, California, that opened in 1958 and closed in 2003 after 45 years in business. Known for its futuristic design, it featured 40 wood-floor bowling lanes, a game room, a lounge, and a coffee shop that eventually became a Mexican diner. Built during the advent of Googie architecture, its Polynesian-inspired Tiki styling extended from the large roadside sign to the building's neon lights and exaggerated rooflines.

When Kona Lanes was demolished in 2003, it was one of the last remaining examples of the Googie style in the region; its sister center, Java Lanes in Long Beach, was razed in 2004. Much of Kona's equipment was sold prior to the demolition; the distinctive sign was saved and sent to Cincinnati, where a portion is on permanent display in the American Sign Museum.

Costa Mesa's planning commission approved a proposal to build a department store on the site; following public outcry, those plans were scrapped. In 2010, the still-vacant land was rezoned for senior citizens' apartments and commercial development. Construction on the apartments began ten years after Kona Lanes was demolished.

History

Early years

Kona Lanes before (top) and after a remodel taming its "ostentatious rooflines" (Scott Martelle, Los Angeles Times)

Kona Lanes opened in 1958, featuring the Tiki-inspired signage and architecture that became popular following World War II,[1] including what the Los Angeles Times called its "flamboyant neon lights and ostentatious rooflines meant to attract motorists like moths".[2] The building on Harbor Boulevard near Adams Avenue was one of three in the Googie style that architects Powers, Daly, & DeRosa designed at around the same time;[3] Kona Lanes and its sister center, Java Lanes,[4] used names that suggested South Pacific island locales.[3] Author Andrew Hurley called them "expensive and attractive buildings that screamed, 'Have fun here'",[5] and Kona retained much of that atmosphere over the years. Its massive neon-lit street sign remained for the life of the building,[6] and Kona was the only bowling establishment in the area to reject automatic scoring equipment throughout its existence.[7]

Kona Lanes hosted the Southern California PBA Open twice in 1964; Billy Hardwick won in April and Jerry Hale in December.[8][9] Longtime general manager Dick Stoeffler,[10] known at the time as the producer and host of TV Bowling Tournament on KTLA,[11][12] finished third during the televised finals in his own building in December, behind Hale and Hardwick.[9] When Stoeffler rolled back-to-back 300 games in one league session at Kona in 1968, he was one of only four men in the United States to have managed the feat.[13]

Peak years

Kona Lanes main entrance: 'Through these doors pass the world's greatest bowlers'

Champions who bowled at Kona Lanes during its 45-year history include three-time Professional Bowlers Association Tour winner Jack Biondolillo;[9][14] six-time male Bowling Writers Association of America Bowler of the Year and future PBA Hall of Famer Don Carter;[8][15] John Haveles, an Orange County Bowling Hall of Fame inductee who began a stint as Kona's manager in 1974;[16] future Michigan Women's Bowling Association Hall of Famer Cora Fiebig; two-time female BWAA Bowler of the Year Aleta Sill;[17] repeat bowler of the year and WIBC Hall of Famer Donna Adamek;[18] and Barry Asher, the multiple PBA Tour champion and Hall of Fame inductee who later ran the pro shop at Fountain Bowl in nearby Fountain Valley.[19] Kona Lanes and Tustin Lanes hosted nearly 10,000 teams of five players each taking part in the United States Bowling Congress Women's Championships in 1986.[20]

Under Dick Stoeffler's management, Kona Lanes kept busy 24 hours a day, which made him one of the most successful proprietors in the country. Stoeffler met his future wife there;[12] other couples had similar experiences, including at least one wedding.[2][21][22] The center was often so busy that customers had to make reservations to get a lane during open bowling hours.[23] At its peak, Kona Lanes averaged more than 80 lines on each of its 40 lanes.[11]

Bowling as a participation sport flourished in the early 1960s,[24] but its popularity was diluted due to overbuilding; the number of bowling alleys sanctioned by the then-American Bowling Congress peaked at about 11,000 by mid-decade,[25] and Kona was one of more than 30 in southern California alone. A decline in league bowling starting in the 1980s was also blamed for the downturn,[24][26] but an AMF Bowling official argued that the customer base remained steady because an increase in open bowling made up for fewer league bowlers.[27]

Jack Mann bought Kona Lanes in 1980 and re-branded it New Kona Lanes the following year.[24][28] Mann's family owned several bowling centers in the region; he was behind the creation of Fountain Bowl in 1973 and the short-lived Regal Lanes in Orange in 1974.[7] He also owned Tustin Lanes before selling it to his youngest son, Alex.[29] Mann bought Kona Lanes not because he loved bowling, but because it would continue to pay dividends if he was no longer able to work.[30] He later sold it to his son Jack Jr.[24]

Music

The center's lounge, the Outrigger Room, hosted many local artists over the years. Jazz quintet The Redd Foxx Bbq released four songs recorded there, and Roscoe Holland recorded a set of eight live performances for his album Beyond the Reef.[31]

In later years, much of the bowlers' area was taped off for rock concerts and weekend promotions like Club Crush, which proved popular among teenagers and also led to album recordings.[32] A planned event featuring a local punk rock group was shut down by the Costa Mesa Police Department, leading to negative publicity.[33]

Decline and demolition

Kona Lanes in 1960 (top) and in 2002

Kona Lanes continued to lose business to newer centers,[7] despite efforts to appeal to a more diverse customer base by hosting local music acts, supporting a Polynesian-themed restaurant called Kona Korral,[2] and promoting gimmicks like "nude bowling".[34] Eventually, the property became more valuable than the business.[35] The landowners, C.J. Segerstrom & Sons, gave Jack Mann Jr. a choice: spend $10–20 million to update the center, or give it up. Mann chose the latter rather than spend such a sum on a site without a long-term lease.[2][36]

Plans to build a Kohl's department store on the site occupied by Kona Lanes and the already-closed Edwards Cinema Center and Ice Capades Chalet were approved by the city's planning commissioners, but they were met with resistance by neighbors who did not believe the store was a good fit for the area.[7] In February 2003, Mayor Karen Robinson complained to commissioners that Costa Mesa's policy-makers were discarding recreation as part of the quality of residents' lives, and appealed their decision.[37] The city council later rejected the proposal.[38] Meanwhile, the efforts to save Kona Lanes failed;[7] it closed for good in May 2003 and was demolished soon after.[39]

Rezoning and new use

The 7.5-acre parcel was rezoned in 2010 for senior housing that was expected to provide a new customer base for the restaurants and retailers already in the area and for commercial developments still to come.[40] The lot had sat unused for about ten years before construction on the 215-unit complex began;[41] Azulón at Mesa Verde opened in 2014.[42] Several dozen palm and eucalyptus trees were saved and replanted on the site.[43]

Legacy

Closure and community response

Activity at Kona Lanes increased in its final days, due to the nostalgic value of potential keepsakes. Manager Juanita Johnson said people were asking to buy furniture, office equipment, and more. "Some of that is older than I am."[21] The more substantial items, including the original wood lanes,[44] had been sold off prior to demolition,[2] while dumpster divers hit the parking lot each day, looking for any items of interest.[21]

The loss of Kona Lanes was a repeated topic at political events. One Costa Mesa city council candidate said he made a commitment to public service when the building was torn down with little resistance.[45] Another would-be council member agreed that the demolition should never have happened.[46]

In 2012, Costa Mesa planners began to upgrade The Triangle, a retail space along Harbor Boulevard two miles south of the Kona Lanes site.[47] Those plans featured a 10-lane bowling alley that opened in 2014.[48] One city official said the center answered residents' longtime call for a new, upscale bowling facility.[47]

Historic roadside sign

The KONA LANES sign on display at the American Sign Museum in 2014

The huge, neon-lit KONA LANES BOWL sign was featured in publications by the Costa Mesa Historical Society, along with The Book of Tiki and Tiki Road Trip;[49] it also inspired professional paintings,[50] and was one of several Costa Mesa landmarks memorialized in a mural painted on the local Floyd's 99 Barbershop.[51] In 2003, Costa Mesa Planning Commissioner Katrina Foley led an effort to save the sign from the scrap heap.[6]

Thanks in part to a private donation,[6] the marquee was trucked 2,500 miles to Cincinnati, one of the first 20 signs accepted by the American Sign Museum.[52] The KONA LANES cabinet was refurbished and put on permanent display; the larger, badly rusted BOWL section tore and collapsed as it was offloaded in Cincinnati, and was not saved.[53]

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ The American Sign Museum (video). Cincinnati, Ohio: Carolyn Yaussy (video journalist). January 22, 2014. (Interview: museum founder and executive director Tod Swormstedt). Retrieved May 27, 2014 – via YouTube. [Swormstedt:] The guys [had] been in those kind of Hawaiian-flavored bars and restaurants, they came back to the States after the war, there was this whole advent of the Tiki look.
      Epting, Chris (June 9, 2010). "Tracking Tiki culture, influence". Huntington Beach Independent. p. 2. Retrieved August 15, 2015. [Chris Jepsen, Orange County Historical Society:] The [Polynesian] theme was fully embraced in Orange County as it became almost a status—a sign of class and distinction. A normal bowling alley now became 'Kona Lanes', and it stood out. Developers even incorporated the Tiki theme into their housing projects.
  2. ^ a b c d e Martelle, Scott (May 27, 2003). "O. C. Bowling Alley's Days Roll to an End". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Chattel, Inc. (2013), p. 16.
  4. ^ Douglas, Leo (July 1, 2004). "The Birth, the Death, the Ghost". OC Weekly. Costa Mesa, California. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  5. ^ Hurley (2002), p. 155.
  6. ^ a b c Clinton, Paul (June 24, 2003). "Piece of Kona Lanes to Live On". Daily Pilot. Costa Mesa. Retrieved December 31, 2013. ... a crane ... removed the massive sign from its spot at the Mesa Verde Shopping Center. ... C. J. Segerstrom and Sons, who owns the center, donated the sign to the museum.
  7. ^ a b c d e Newman, Dierdre (April 5, 2003). "Pins Set to Fall On Kona Lanes". Daily Pilot. Costa Mesa, California. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Southern California PBA Open: Archived Standings". Professional Bowlers Association. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  9. ^ a b c "Southern California PBA Open: Archived Standings". Professional Bowlers Association. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  10. ^ During the PBA Southern California Open finals on December 21, 1964, ABC-TV announcer Chris Schenkel referred to Stoeffler as "general manager, part-owner and resident pro".
  11. ^ a b Lyou, Joe (January 18, 2007). "Tenpin Slants" (PDF). California Bowling News. p. 2. Retrieved December 10, 2017. A "line", the industry standard, is a single ten-frame game per person.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  12. ^ a b Goodwin, Jim (January 18, 2007). "Heaven Has a New Headliner" (PDF). California Bowling News. p. 1. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  13. ^ "Californian Sixth with Consecutive 300 Games" (PDF). Leader-Herald. Gloversville, New York. February 5, 1968. Retrieved November 14, 2014. The first woman to bowl back-to-back sanctioned 300 games was Carol Norman in 1986.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  14. ^ Grasso & Hartman (2014), p. 47.
  15. ^ Grasso & Hartman (2014), p. 80.
  16. ^ Groh, Fred (March 28, 2013). "Linbrook Bowl's John Haveles Retires" (PDF). California Bowling News. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  17. ^ Scott, Gerald (June 30, 1986). "WIBC Tournament: Bowlers Wrapping Up 3-Month Event". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 31, 2013. Cites both Feibig and Sill.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  18. ^ Wager, Paul (May 18, 1986). "Queen's Bowling Tournament : Fiebig, 51, Defeats Thorberg for Title". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  19. ^ Horvitz (2002), p. 116.
      Larsen, Peter (March 21, 2013). "Bringing the Bowling to 'The Big Lebowski'". Orange County Register. Santa Ana, California. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  20. ^ USBC (2013), pp. 3, 22.
  21. ^ a b c Pignataro, Anthony (May 8, 2003). "Goodbye, Nude Bowling: The Last Days of Kona Lanes". OC Weekly. Costa Mesa, California. Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  22. ^ "Articles About Bowling Alley". Daily Pilot (search result). Costa Mesa, California. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
      "Bright and Brief". Associated Press. October 11, 1988. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  23. ^ Paul, Kent M. (June 11, 2011). "Community Commentary: A Few Strikes Against Modern Bowling". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  24. ^ a b c d Norman, Jan (March 4, 2010). "34 Years of Bowling is Enough". Orange County Register. Santa Ana, California. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  25. ^ Sanchez, Jesus (August 30, 1988). "Ralph Cramden Might Not Recognize the New Bowling Center". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  26. ^ Chattel, Inc. (2013), p. 17.
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