Albany Bowl-A-Rama under new ownership

By brad Mcewen

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August 21, 2016

New Albany Bowl-A-Rama owner Edgar Justavino inspects one of the bowling center’s house balls. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

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Albany’s older bowling alley, the 24-lane Bowl-A-Rama at 1200 W. Broad Avenue is now under new ownership, having been purchased by Edgar and Kelley Justavino.

The Albany Bowl-A-Rama, with its distinctive bowling pin sign is now open under the new ownership of Edgar and Kelley Justavino. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

This special drill press, owned by Albany Bowl-A-Rama owners Edgar and Kelley Justavino, is used to drill custom holes in bowling balls to fit bowlers exactly hand specifications. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

This device, owned by Edgar and Kelley Justavino, the new owners of the Albany Bowl-A-Rama, is used to help measure bowlers for custom balls, made to their exact hand specifications. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

After having already knocked down the frame’s pins this house ball makes its way to the ball return conveyor inside one of the QubicaAMF xLiEdge pinsetter machines used by the Albany Bowl-A-Rama. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

These colorful pictures, painted by local artist Jo Ann Knox, are part of the new look inside the recently renovated Albany Bowl-A-Rama. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Jo Ann Knox, of Albany, poses next to the new mural she recently painted on the wall at the Albany Bowl-A-Rama at 1200 W. Broad Avenue. (Photo Courtesy of Edgar and Kelley Justavino)

New Albany Bowl-A-Rama owners Edgar and Kelley Justavino use this fully-automated, $30,000 machine to keep the bowling center’s 24 lanes in top condition. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Older, used bowling pins line the shelves in the back of the Albany Bowl-A-Rama. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

After having been knocked down by a ball these bowling pins are gathered and sent up a conveyor belt to be reset for the next frame as part of the process used by the QubicaAMF xLiEdge pinsetter machines at the Albany Bowl-A-Rama. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

After riding up a conveyor belt a bowling pin makes its way to it’s position in the pin tray of this QubicaAMF xLiEdge pinsetter machine used by the Albany Bowl-A-Rama. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

In addition to being completely renovated the Albany Bowl-A-Rama also features a pro shop where customers can purchase bowling balls and supplies. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

The new automated scoring system at the Albany Bowl-A-Rama/Albany Strikers, includes high-definition monitors to display bowler scores and statistics. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

When Bob Brooks renovated the Albany Bowl-A-Rama roughly 18 months ago he had new QubicaAMF xLiEdge pinsetters installed on each of the bowling center’s 24 lanes. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Bowlers can purchase custom balls through the pro shop at the Albany Bowl-A-Rama. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

In addition to its recently renovated interior and new equipment, the Albany Bowl-A-Rama also boasts completed refurbished bathrooms. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Guests to the recently renovated Albany Bowl-A-Rama can chose to use any of the bowling center’s color-coded house balls, which come in different weights and with different finger hole sizes. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Since taking over the Albany Bowl-A-Rama, new owners Edgar and Kelley Justavino have worked hard to make sure their establishment is clean and safe. To that end, they’ve taken great pains to make sure the snack bar is up to snuff. The snack bar recently earned an A plus rating from the health department. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

A long-time fixture in Albany, the Bowl-A-Rama is now open under the new ownership of Edgar and Kelley Justavino, who plan to return the 24-lane establishment to its former glory as Albany’s premier bowling center. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Avid bowler Edgar Justavino is now a business owner after he and his wife, Kelley, recently purchased the Albany Bowl-A-Rama at 1200 W. Broad Avenue in Albany. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Now under new ownership, the Albany Bowl-A-Rama is home to 24 lanes. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

A set of bowling pins waits to be placed by one of the state-of-the-art QubicaAMF xLiEdge pinsetter machines now in use at the Albany Bowl-A-Rama. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

New Albany Bowl-A-Rama owners Edgar and Kelley Justavino recently installed this Sonic basketball game to keep visitors entertained while taking a break from bowling. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

In addition to being under new ownership, the Albany Bowl-A-Rama also has a new, updated automated scoring system, that utilizes touch screens. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

In addition to being the lead mechanic at the Albany Bowl-A-Rama, Gary McGlothlin is also an outstanding bowler. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

These colorful pictures of Scooby Doo and the Tazmanian Devil, painted by local artist Jo Ann Knox, are part of the new look inside the recently renovated Albany Bowl-A-Rama. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

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