In what has slowly become known as "The Day the Alleys Closed" with word breaking earlier about the sudden closings of Farmingdale Lanes in Long Island, NY and Bowl America Glen Burnie in Maryland, 2 additional centers joined in the slaughtering as Bowl America Midlothian and Bowl America Eastern have both shuttered their doors effective immediately.
In May of 2021, Bowlero Corp., which also owns the PBA, agreed to purchase Bowl America and the 17 bowling centers they owned throughout the country. And while no recent news had surfaced regarding the merger, it all changed yesterday when news broke throughout social media that Bowlero had decided to unequivocally and without warning close the 3 centers.
Below is a Facebook post from Diane Grosz who was blind-sided by the closures:
Bowl America Midlothian was located at 7929 Midlothian Tpke in Richmond, VA while Bowl America Eastern was at 5018 Williamsburg Road in Richmond.