Llo-Da-Mar - Santa Monica, CA - Vintage Bowling Alley - Women's T-Shirt wausau and no cliff

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and kitchenettes made it a home base for families chasing the Disneyland dream

Cornhole invented plausible deniability decades before corporate lawyers did

Desert buttes rise behind them under a large golden sun

golden-yellow block text reads "LA CRESCENTA" over "CALIFORNIA

Llo-Da-Mar - Santa Monica, CA - Vintage Bowling Alley - Women's T-Shirt wausau and no cliffLlo Da Mar stood at Wilshire and 5th in Santa Monica, a bowling center that carried the rhythm of midcentury league culture from the 1950s onward. Back when EXbrook exchange phone numbers still meant something, places like this anchored entire neighborhoods. Some alleys were just lanes and shoes, but Llo Da Mar was where Santa Monica gathered. Part of our Vintage Los Angeles collection, featuring the iconic local landmarks of yesteryear. The Details: