Rainbow Recreation - Detroit MI

Address: 10235 Gratiot Ave
City: Detroit
State: MI
Zip: 48213
County: Wayne
Number of visits to this page: 3676
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General Information:

Rainbow Recreation goes back to 1929 or before and had 20 lanes. The building was an American Legion Post which it may have been when the alley was running. John Gavie, the "Night Mayor of Detroit", who was instrumental in creating the Detroit bowling scene, worked at this alley in the early days. As of 2023, the building is boarded up and sits empty.

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Rainbow Recreation - Street View (newer photo)
Street View (newer photo)
Rainbow Recreation - Jan 1934 Womens Bowling (newer photo)
Jan 1934 Womens Bowling (newer photo)
Rainbow Recreation - John Gavie Death Notice - Oct 1997 (newer photo)
John Gavie Death Notice - Oct 1997 (newer photo)
Rainbow Recreation - March 1930 Article (newer photo)
March 1930 Article (newer photo)
Rainbow Recreation - Nov 1929 Article (newer photo)
Nov 1929 Article (newer photo)
Rainbow Recreation - Oct 1931 Article Bowling Marathon (newer photo)
Oct 1931 Article Bowling Marathon (newer photo)
Rainbow Recreation - Oct 1931 Article (newer photo)
Oct 1931 Article (newer photo)
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