We’ve written about avid bowler Jim Bristow and his efforts to save Sunset Bowl by circulating petitions and organizing a group of investors. Now he’s launching a new site, SaveSunsetBowl.com, with the goal to “require the new property owners, Avalon Bay Communities Inc., to include a bowling facility in their new proposed mutli-use development.” Not only that, but the plan is the investor group would keep Sunset Bowl open until Avalon is ready to begin construction. “(The group) is working on a deal with Sunset Bowl to purchase all of their equipment, and keep it open, with hopefully all or most of the current employees,” writes Danielle Johnson in the Building Seattle Green blog. “Save Sunset Bowl believes that the opportunity to be heroes in the community will motivate Avalon.” So far, no official word from Avalon, although a spokesperson told the Ballard News-Tribune earlier this month that it’s “definitely willing to work with people.” So stay tuned…
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Effort to save Sunset Bowl intensifies
February 27th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: Ballard
3 responses so far ↓
1 Ben // Feb 27, 2008 at 10:19 pm
There must be a profitable way to do this, especially because they might be able to reuse all the equipment and lanes already there.
Everyone should sign up!
2 Joel // Feb 29, 2008 at 8:25 am
This would be awesome, but…
I’ll sign up when the petition uses a word other than “require”. How about “request” or “ask”, or “encourage”, then wrap a good business argument around those kinds of words?
Maybe I’m misreading what’s it trying to say, but it sounds like the developer is at least willing to listen, so let’s frame this in a way that is appealing to ALL parties!
3 Suthii // Mar 3, 2008 at 10:36 pm
I thought the working class couldn’t afford to live here, so why do we need there entertainment? If they can’t afford the housing in Ballard, how can they afford bowling?
The market has spoken, close it down.
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