All-Star Triangle Bowl, Historic bowling alley in Orangeburg, United States.
All-Star Triangle Bowl is a historic bowling alley in Orangeburg featuring sixteen automated lanes housed within a mid-century structure. The building has retained its original architectural elements from 1962.
This establishment gained national recognition for its role in civil rights events and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The site became a location of resistance against racial segregation and marks a turning point in the American civil rights movement.
The alley's name comes from its original AMF Magic Triangle pinsetter system. Harry K. Floyd's refusal to let Black customers bowl led to the 1968 Orangeburg Massacre protests at South Carolina State University. The site joined the National Park Service African American Civil Rights Network in June 2021.
The former bowling alley is at 558 East Russell Street, not yet open as a visitor attraction. Restoration by the Center for Creative Partnerships began in February 2022 and proceeds in phases, supported by National Park Service grants of $500,000 in 2022 and $750,000 in April 2024. Check locally before planning a visit.
The bowling alley opened on March 3, 1962, with 16 lanes fitted with AMF Magic Triangle systems and 82-30 pinsetters. Harry K. Floyd ran it until his death on July 12, 2002, when his son took over; the family closed it in August 2007. The Center for Creative Partnerships bought the property in September 2020.
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