the bowling alley was put in the white house in 1969.
when was the bowling alley put in the white house?
1969
during the 1948-to-1952 reconstruction of the white house, additional white house workspace was excavated under the north lawn. storage space had first been excavated here in the 1930s, but was greatly expanded and enhanced during the truman renovation. the trumans included a bowling alley in this space as well (it is architecturally aligned with the entrance to the diplomatic reception room on the other side of the white house). president dwight eisenhower had the bowling alley moved to the executive office building west of the white house, but president richard nixon (an avid bowler) had it restored to its original spot in 1969. as of 2010, this space continues to house the bowling alley, as well as the white house chocolatier, the office and workspace of the white house chief floral designer, a cold storage room for flowers and other perishable items, a carpentry shop, and general workrooms.
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a bowling alley (or bowling center) is a facility where the sport of bowling is played. bowling alleys contain long and narrow synthetic or wooden lanes. the number of lanes inside of a bowling alley is variable. with 116 lanes, the inazawa grand bowl in japan is the largest bowling alley in the world. before world war ii, manual pinsetters were used at bowling alleys to set up the pins for ten-pin lanes. modern ten-pin bowling alleys have automatic or mechanical pinsetters. bowling alleys are predominantly used by middle-class families for recreation and are found worldwide often in suburban shopping centers and urbanized areas. some bowling alleys may be conjoined with a billiard hall.
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