From Strikes to Storage
A Local Landmark. A Living Legacy.
Before these halls held your belongings, they rang with the sound of rolling balls and falling pins. This is the story of Scores Fun Center — and how a beloved community gathering place became Fairgrounds Self Storage.
The Story of Scores Fun Center
Scores Fun Center was more than a bowling alley. For decades, it was the heartbeat of this community — a place where families gathered on Friday nights, where youth leagues launched lifelong friendships, and where birthdays were celebrated with a spare and a slice of cake.
Scores opened its doors and quickly became a fixture of local life. With dozens of lanes, a full-service snack bar, and a calendar packed with league nights and open bowling, it drew residents from across the county. Located conveniently near the County Fairgrounds, it became a natural anchor for the surrounding neighborhoods.
Tuesday night men's leagues. Saturday morning youth clinics. End-of-season banquets. Scores wasn't just a place to bowl — it was a place to belong. Generations of local families built traditions here, and those memories don't fade when the lanes go quiet.
When Scores Fun Center eventually closed, the question of what would become of this beloved building loomed large. Demolition was one option. But a better story was possible.
A Place That Belonged to Everyone
Scores Fun Center didn't just serve the community — it shaped it. From competitive league nights to chaotic birthday parties, from first dates to retirement celebrations, this building witnessed the full spectrum of local life.
League Nights
Scores hosted competitive bowling leagues for men, women, youth, and seniors — drawing teams from across the county every week of the season.
Birthday Parties & Celebrations
Hundreds of birthday parties, graduations, and milestones were celebrated here. For many locals, Scores was the first place they ever bowled.
Family Traditions
Entire families bowled together across generations. Parents brought their children, who later brought their own — Scores was woven into the fabric of family life.
Youth Programs
Youth clinics and junior leagues gave young bowlers a place to learn, compete, and grow. Many locals credit Scores with teaching them their first sport.
Community Gatherings
Corporate outings, school fundraisers, church groups, and neighborhood associations found a home here. Scores was the connective tissue of local social life.
A County Landmark
Situated near the County Fairgrounds, Scores became part of the identity of this corner of the community — a landmark locals pointed to with pride.
A Local Landmark with a New Purpose
When Scores Fun Center closed its doors, the building faced an uncertain future. Structures like this — large, well-built, deeply embedded in community memory — are often demolished to make way for something new. We chose a different path.
Rather than tear down a landmark, we transformed it. The building's solid industrial bones — wide open floor plans, high ceilings, durable construction — turned out to be perfectly suited for a different kind of service: secure, accessible, one-level self storage.
The renovation preserved the building's footprint and structure while converting the interior into clean, bright, wide-hallway storage units. What was once lane after lane of polished wood is now row after row of secure storage bays — different purpose, same commitment to serving the community.
Fairgrounds Self Storage isn't just a storage facility. It's the continuation of a story this building has been telling for decades — a story about community, convenience, and a place that endures.
The Timeline of a Landmark
From opening night to a bold new chapter — here is the story of this building, milestone by milestone.
1 — Grand Opening of Scores Fun Center
Scores Fun Center opens its doors to the community, quickly establishing itself as a premier bowling and entertainment destination near the County Fairgrounds. Families, leagues, and friends fill the lanes from opening day.
2 — League Night Becomes a Weekly Tradition
Men's, women's, and youth leagues formalize, bringing hundreds of regular bowlers through the doors each week. Scores becomes a weekly ritual for generations of locals.
3 — Peak Years: A Community Hub
Scores Fun Center reaches the height of its popularity. Birthday party bookings are months out. Youth clinics are fully enrolled. The facility employs local residents and anchors neighborhood commerce.
4 — Scores Fun Center Closes Its Doors
After years of community service, Scores Fun Center holds its final frame. The building falls quiet — but its story is far from over.
5 — The Preservation Decision
Rather than demolish a community landmark, new ownership commits to preserving the building and reimagining its purpose. Renovation planning begins.
6 — Transformation: Renovation and Buildout
Construction crews convert the wide, open interior — once home to bowling lanes — into clean, bright, secure self-storage units. The building's bones prove ideal for the transition.
7 — Fairgrounds Self Storage Opens
Fairgrounds Self Storage welcomes its first customers. A new chapter begins in the same building where so many memories were made — now serving the community in a new way.
Through the Years — Scores Fun Center & Fairgrounds Self Storage
A gallery of memories — from the bright neon glow of Scores Fun Center to the clean modern hallways of Fairgrounds Self Storage. These images tell the story of a building that has always served its community.
The Lanes at Scores
Birthday Memories
In the Zone
Scores Fun Center
League Champions
Bowling Memorabilia
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Fairgrounds Self Storage: Steward of a Community Landmark
Fairgrounds Self Storage is located in the former home of Scores Fun Center, a beloved bowling alley that served residents of this community for decades. The facility sits near the County Fairgrounds — one of the most recognizable landmarks in the area — making it a convenient storage option for residents throughout the surrounding neighborhoods.
Preserving this building was a deliberate choice. When Scores Fun Center closed, the community lost a gathering place. Rather than erase that history with demolition, the decision was made to adapt the structure — honoring its past while giving it a future as a clean, secure, and accessible self-storage facility.
We proudly serve residents and businesses in the neighborhoods surrounding the Fairgrounds, including families, students, contractors, and small business owners within a five-mile radius. If you're searching for self storage near the Fairgrounds, indoor storage in the area, or secure one-level storage nearby — you've found the right place.
As a locally owned facility, Fairgrounds Self Storage is invested in this community in a way that national chains simply cannot match. We know this building's history. We respect its place in local memory. And we're committed to serving the people who live and work here with the same spirit Scores Fun Center did — with friendliness, reliability, and a genuine connection to the neighborhood.
The history of Scores Fun Center is part of the broader story of how communities build their identities around the places they share. Bowling alleys, like this one, served as social infrastructure — neutral ground where neighbors became friends, where youth sports took root, and where ordinary Tuesday nights became memories. Fairgrounds Self Storage is proud to carry that legacy forward in its own way.
A Local Landmark with a New Purpose — Ready to Roll?
The building has a new story. Come be part of it.
Fairgrounds Self Storage is more than a place to keep your things — it's a piece of local history reimagined for the needs of today. Secure, indoor, one-level storage in a landmark building, serving the community it has always called home.
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