It was a bowling alley , and it faced thompson . I was a pin setter there
in the late 40's.
It was quite a hangout back then,and into the 50s ,dance bands and such.
Bill.- [email protected]  

 

It was a bowling alley. I worked there for a few weeks back in 1945. It was a very nice place and about 20 alleys as I recall.  If I remember correctly it burned down sometime in the late sixties or early seventies. At the time I worked there Henry Tuck was the owner of it.                                                    Doris Kennard" <[email protected]

Yes, I know it well. It was the scene of a shoot-out at l:52 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1950 between members of the Saginaw Police Dept. and a paroled ex-con, Larry Nelson. Nelson escaped from there but returned the next night to the Bancroft Hotel. An attempt to arrest him was made by Capt. Dan Waters and Sgt. Clarence Dietzel of the Saginaw Police Dept. A shooting ensued then and both Waters and Dietzel were killed an a Parole Officer was wounded. Nelso was also wounded and later died of his injuries. It was a dark day for the Saginaw Police Dept. It began in the entrance of the Recreation Center. - F. Coats

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