| Date: | August 8, 2007 / year-entry #291 |
| Tags: | non-computer |
| Orig Link: | https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20070808-01/?p=25653 |
| Comments: | 7 |
| Summary: | The Lincoln Square mall in Bellevue will have a new tenant: An upscale bowling all^H^H^Hlounge. Expected to open before the Christmas holiday season, there will be two bars, full-service dining, lots of big plasma screens, all the stuff that makes bowling better. The lounge be positioned on the second floor, beneath Parlor Billiards, a business... |
The Lincoln Square mall in Bellevue will have a new tenant: An upscale bowling all^H^H^Hlounge. Expected to open before the Christmas holiday season, there will be two bars, full-service dining, lots of big plasma screens, all the stuff that makes bowling better. The lounge be positioned on the second floor, beneath Parlor Billiards, a business which by a fantastic coincidence has exactly the same business model as the bowling all^H^H^Hlounge, but with billiards instead of bowling. By Christmastime, the 23,900 square foot venue will be the site of strikes, splits, and, no doubt, lots of failed pick-up attempts. |
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Our msft team just moved into offices in Lincoln Square, the first of a few waves of Microsofties invading Bellevue in order to relieve the office space shortage in Redmond. It was most interesting, as Microsofties, being the only people in jeans and t-shirts in a pool hall mostly populated with "urban casual" downtown types and sharply dressed, well manicured bouncers. I assume the "upscale" bowling alley will be the same experience. It will be fascinating to watch: will Microsoft change downtown Bellevue apparel norms or will we transplanted Microsofties, now miles from our Redmond home (ok, so about 4 miles), learn to dress up to go drink beer and shoot pool so we fit in better with Bellevue types? Only time will tell.
"will Microsoft change downtown Bellevue apparel norms or will we transplanted Microsofties, now miles from our Redmond home (ok, so about 4 miles), learn to dress up to go drink beer and shoot pool so we fit in better with Bellevue types? Only time will tell."
I smell a sitcom!
Sounds like the Garage on Capitol Hill (http://www.garagebilliards.com/homeb.htm), but with fewer hipsters.
These Lucky Strikes are Chains, I think the first one was in Chicago, opened to a ton of fairfare (My boss showed me a huge article on it in one of his AV/Sound magazines.) They had one in ST. Louis at the Mills Mall, but it went belly up. Strange business model at times it seemed. The Bar (with it’s 9-10 screens) tended to play sports, but the Screens on teh lanes would often showcase Art or the like.
I like the dual meaning there. :-) I do it myself sometimes.
*yawn* There has always been bowling in Bellevue. If you prefer your bowling de-yuppified, check out the Sun Villa down the hill from Bellevue Community College.
Which Bellevue are you refering to?