^It doesn't. You can actually move around Flamingo Bowl, the lanes are much nicer, and the food is infinitely better, or so I hear. The food I have had at Pin Up was barely edible.
Somerone asked about babies a few pages back. We went on a Friday from 5-7:30 with two babies and had no problem. Granted, we weren't bowling, had lots of people and a bunch of chairs, but it was fine. Neither of the babies were mine, for the record.
Wow, I was quite disappointed w/ the Flamingo Bowl this evening. I had planned a Friends of Lucas Park board meeting there @ 7pm however when I got there a few mins before the start off the meeting it turned out there was a private party. That in itself is fine. So I asked the bouncer if I could stand inside while waiting for the rest of the board members and the alderwoman supporting us with the project. The bouncer was ok with it but then the manager came over and proclaimed smugly that I must leave immediately. I mean, he could have been considerate and spoken to me but that wasn't the case.
Ok, it was cold outside, I was waiting for four other people and my phone was broken so I couldn't call people to let them know about the change. That was just piss-poor customer service in my opinion and left me with a bad taste in my mouth.
Ok, it was cold outside, I was waiting for four other people and my phone was broken so I couldn't call people to let them know about the change. That was just piss-poor customer service in my opinion and left me with a bad taste in my mouth.
The private party issue has been my biggest problem with Flamingo Bowl so far. They often take large parties or reserve a large number of lanes for a wide allotment of time, which causes the rest of the "general public" a big headache. They have a small private party area. In my mind, all private parties should be constricted to that area. Instead, the room goes unused half the time.
I've stopped by twice at 4 p.m. and tried to order a beer, unsucessfully. Suffice to say that the employees you get are those you train and pay for. I wish 'em well but start to believe they aren't interested in certain types of customers (I'm a banker in a suit and tie).
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Didn't these people know there was going to be a bowling alley below them when they bought their loft?
I looked at lofts there in the spring of 2006 and they informed me that there was going to be a bowling alley there. I'm pretty sure it was still in construction at the time.
When we looked at the lofts pre construction they said there would be a bowling alley on the first floor...this was back in 2006...so clearly anyone there knew there ouwld be a bowling alley.
It still sucks, but I also know that the 2nd floor units were priced quite a bit lower, so its hard to come back now, knowing that there was going to be a bowling alley, knowing you got a lower price and now complain about it...
It still sucks, but I also know that the 2nd floor units were priced quite a bit lower, so its hard to come back now, knowing that there was going to be a bowling alley, knowing you got a lower price and now complain about it...
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The bowling alley was pitched well before construction was completed, however, if the developer promised that his soundproofing would make it a non issue and it hasn't that is a problem.
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Framer wrote:Didn't these people know there was going to be a bowling alley below them when they bought their loft?
YES
People were putting down deposits on this building a long time before anyone was talking about retail. Yes, there were rumors for a year or two that Joe Edwards wanted to put a bowling alley there, but did the buyers know that? Even if they did hear those rumors, there was nothing definitive, and there were numerous conflicts and delays caused by Patrick Stanley's inexperience. Even after Joe Edwards publicly declared his intentions, The Flamingo Bowl was dead at one point, and it was only revived because Joe Edwards really wanted it to happen (even then, from what I hear, it took quite a bit of convincing).
So, it all depends on what was disclosed when, and what was or was not put into the sales contract. Did the contract specifically say the retail space was to be a bowling alley, or did it just say that it would be a bar/restaurant? Did it say the units would be "sound-proofed", or did the contract specifically say that noise and vibrations would be discernable in the unit, above and beyond noise mitigation? And was it disclosed that the noise and vibrations would be occuring until 3 AM, 7 days a week?
So, it all depends on what was disclosed when, and what was or was not put into the sales contract. Did the contract specifically say the retail space was to be a bowling alley, or did it just say that it would be a bar/restaurant? Did it say the units would be "sound-proofed", or did the contract specifically say that noise and vibrations would be discernable in the unit, above and beyond noise mitigation? And was it disclosed that the noise and vibrations would be occuring until 3 AM, 7 days a week?
Everyone knew there would be a bowling alley at the base and that Joe Edwards would be running it. There was an article in the PD back in 2005 that mentioned it and the sales office spoke highly about it because it was an attractive selling point. That said, they did say that sound engineers were being brought in "sound proof" every unit and the bowling alley. Sound mats were laid in each loft unit underneath the concrete floors and they described the sound engineering in the bowling alley as creating a "cloud" of soundproof mats suspended from the ceiling in a staggered pattern.
They definitely knew about the bowling alley but were told sound would not affect them.
They definitely knew about the bowling alley but were told sound would not affect them.
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I know its rental and mostly students, but has this been an issue at the Moolah? A bowling alley and large movie theater with apartments all around it.
^ There are apartments directly above the Moolah? The issue at the Flamingo Bowl is not around it, but directly above it. This is probably restricted to the second floor.