For one thing, according to many accounts the sport was invented in Worcester in 1880 by Justin "Pop" White, the owner of a ...

Candlepin bowling — so called because of the ... would make it appear to be something that’s right up the (bowling) alley of our audience. How’d you keep a 1950s-era bowling system up ...

Strikes, Spares & Deadwood,” a new exhibition on display through March, is a compelling reminder that candlepin, which originated in Worcester, was once king.

Candlepin bowling — so called because of the ... would make it appear to be something that’s right up the (bowling) alley of our audience. How’d you keep a 1950s-era bowling system up ...

"The sport was born and bred in Worcester and there used to be candlepin houses everywhere," said Dave Novia, co-owner of ...

WORCESTER — Candlepin bowling has always been right up Worcester's alley. For one thing, according to many accounts the sport was invented in Worcester in 1880 by Justin "Pop" White, the owner ...

Despite the sport's deep Worcester roots, the last candlepin bowling alley in the sport's birthplace, Colonial Bowling, closed its doors in 2020. Mark Moon owns both Sawyer's Bowladrome in ...