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Last year a NY Times article announced that former Wetlands owner Peter Shapiro and manager Charley Ryan were opening up a 20,000-square-foot bowling alley/performance space in Williamsburg called Brooklyn Bowl. Gowanus Lounge now reports that the alley will be ready to open as early as this fall...and it will be conveniently located nearby Williamsburg's only other bowling alley!
Housed in an 1880s ironworks foundry at 61 Wythe Avenue, behind Brooklyn Brewery, the space is just two blocks from The Gutter. GL notes that "Shapiro knew The Gutter was in the works when they signed the lease, but felt the two could coexist." Shapiro also upped the ante by including sixteen lanes (in comparison to The Gutter's eight). While he insists that, like Wetlands, he'll be booking more than just jam bands, you can bet those lanes will fill with tumbleweed fast if he tries bringing groups like String Cheese Incident to rock-snob Williamsburg.
As for bowling during the shows, there's no hard and fast rule on that yet, but the alleys will overlook the rest of the venue. Other factoids on the new establishment: The capacity is 600, and there will be a food component, which is hinted at being provided by "a respected restaurant with one foot in Brooklyn already."
Photo of Brooklyn Bowl space on Wythe via Curbed.
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Hmm I wonder if it will be as good as the Wetlands or if it will be a hipster haven like everything good that goes to shit (Williamsburg).
there will be a food component, which is hinted at being provided by "a respected restaurant with one foot in Brooklyn already."
I sure hope it's Subway. Mmmm.
I hear that the food is going to be Blue Ribbon... he seems to do a good job with whatever he takes on, so this should be good too. And if it's anything like Rock 'n Bowl in New Orleans it should be great!
Asbury Lanes is probably the most amazing place that I've ever been to.
There, the stage is built in the middle lanes, so there's people bowling on each side during (most) shows.
I always wanted to do this in Williamsburg, and if its done right then it can be fucking huge. Chance are though, it will be over-priced and filled with assholes.
I love how no one ever thinks their the problem and the one fucking stuff up.
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How about.....closed in less than a year
where the hell do these people get the money for a 20,000 SF buildout. We're talking millions of dollars here.
trustafarians and the like - aka the same folks who were able to pony up the ca$h to buy the Wetlands when they knew it was going out of business