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The Alley – Highwood

Two Hours of Bowling with Shoe Rentals, Pizza, and Soda for Up to Six (Up to $201 Value)

$25
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Fri Oct 12 04:59:59 UTC 2012
Value
$201
Discount
88%
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$176
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In a Nutshell

North Shore staple accommodates bowlers with automatic scoring and returns to its roots by hosting live bands on weekends

The Fine Print

  • Expires 180 days after purchase.
  • Limit 1 per person, may buy 2 additional as gifts. Limit 1 per visit. First come, first served. Not valid on Wednesday evenings starting at 7 p.m., or on Friday and Saturday evenings starting at 9 p.m. Customers must be 21 or older after 10 p.m. Must use promotional value in 1 visit.
  • See the rules that apply to all deals.

Bowling is a socially acceptable feat of public strength, unlike shoving over a statue or forgiveness. Send obstacles toppling with this Groupon.

$25 for Two Hours of Bowling for Up to Six (Up to $201 Total Value)

Besides the bowling, the outing includes:

  • Shoe rental for up to six
  • A cheese pizza
  • A pitcher of soda

The Alley

Since its birth in 1949, The Alley, or at least the North Shore ground on which The Alley resides, has come full circle. During its earliest years, it was known as Mary Jane Lanes, a 10-lane bowling center that buzzed with family-friendly competition throughout the 1950s and '60s. That buzzing continued at a much louder decibel level during the 1970s, when Mary Jane Lanes became Minstrel's Alley, a go-to music venue rocked by the riffs of bands such as REO Speedwagon and The Ramones. In the 1980s, after crews restored its lanes and dug out all the burnt electric guitars embedded into its gutters, the building returned to its origins as a family-first bowling center. Today, The Alley has been updated with automatic scoring, projection TVs, and pool tables ready to accommodate guests of all ages. Every Friday and Saturday, though, The Alley detours back through the '70s, as live bands revive the facility's glory days during Rock and Bowl.

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Groupon Says

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Be sure to scream as fiercely as a newborn babe or warrior brave. Scream with all your grit, sweet honey.

The Alley

2.5 out of 5
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    Highwood

    210 Green Bay Rd.
    Highwood, Illinois 60040
    (847) 433-0304
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