Waterdown Lanes

Specialties

Welcome To Waterdown Lanes!

We are a Unique 12 Lane — 5-​Pin Bowling Center!

We offer Amazing Parties (Kids, Adult, Sports Teams & Corporate)

Glow in the Dark, Bumper Bowling, State of the Art Sound Systems make Waterdown Lanes a great time out!

Want to Join a League? No Problem! We have Men’s, Women’s, Kids, Seniors and Mixed leagues for all ages and all skill types!

History

Established in 1960.

History of 5 Pin Bowling

Bowling in its primitive form, is over 7000 years old! Earliest origins found in a large tomb in Egypt dating back to 5200 BC.

The American, 10 pin bowling came to Canada in the 1880’s. In 1905, a man named Thomas F. «Tommy» Ryan decided to install Canada’s first «regulation» tenpin lane set up, in downtown Toronto, Ontario.

Ryan’s establishment, known as the Toronto Bowling Club, resembled a southern plantation, with potted palm trees, ceiling fans, string orchestra, piano and an immense lunch counter. Ryan insisted that his establishment was a very elite and private club, catering only to the well-​to-​do, carriage trade of Toronto society.

Customer complaints about the size and weight of the tenpin bowling ball which lead to Ryan experimenting with ball & Pin sizes.

Thus in 1909, the original sport of 5 pin bowling was born. Although bowling had gone through many changes, the concept is always the same and is still enjoyed by millions of people world wide!

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