BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 13.3//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Pacific Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Pacific Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:\nJoin av/SCC as author Chris Nichols discusses his new book\,  Bowlarama: The Architecture of Mid-Century Bowling (Angel City Press\, 20 24)\, co-written with Adriene Biondo.\n\nǷɱtakes aim at the bowlin g obsession that swept the post-war nation. More than just a sport or a ho bby\, bowling became the ultimate modern lifestyle for Americans savoring the boom years that followed World War II. Bowling alleys were modern pala ces\; operators were constantly trying to outdo each other\, whether compe ting for the most spectacular architecture\, the most luxurious lanes\, th e snazziest bowling balls\, or the most exciting refreshments they could o ffer. Ƿɱbrings back in living color all the excitement in its lavi shly illustrated pages\, packed with vintage photographs\, exciting epheme ra\, and detailed hand-drawn architectural renderings that capture all the optimism\, enthusiasm\, and joie de vivre of the era.\n\nNichols is a lon gtime preservationist and senior editor at Los Angeles magazine. For many years he worked with the Los Angeles Conservancy Modern Committee\, servin g a term as chairman of the group. In addition to creating tours\, exhibit ions\, and lectures about historic Los Angeles\, Nichols has advocated for endangered buildings all over Southern California\, including the Cineram a Dome and the world’s oldest McDonald’s in Downey. His books include Walt Disney’s Disneyland (Taschen\, 2024) and The Leisure Architecture of Wayn e McAllister (Gibbs Smith\, 2007). He writes the “Ask Chris” column in Los Angeles magazine and has served on the board of Hollywood Heritage.\n\nBo wlarama—Sunday\, July 20\, 2025\, 1-2:30 PM Pacific\; Neutra Office Buildi ng\, 2379 Glendale Blvd.\; $5. Go to https://www.sahscc.org/site/index.php ?function=event_details&id=548\; Zoom link sent upon registration. DTEND:20250720T163000Z DTSTAMP:20250731T214206Z DTSTART:20250720T150000Z LOCATION:California\,United States\,Los Angeles\,2379 Glendale Boulevard\, Silver Lake (Los Angeles) SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Authors on Architecture: Nichols on Blowlorama UID:RFCALITEM638895949262712530 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n

Join av/SCC as author Chris Nichols discusses his new book\, Bowlarama: T he Architecture of Mid-Century Bowling (Angel City Press\, 2024)\, co -written with Adriene Biondo.
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\nǷɱtakes aim at the bowling obsession that swept the post-war nation. More than just a sport or a hobby\, bowling became the ultimate modern lifestyle for Americ ans savoring the boom years that followed World War II. Bowling alleys wer e modern palaces\; operators were constantly trying to outdo each other\, whether competing for the most spectacular architecture\, the most luxurio us lanes\, the snazziest bowling balls\, or the most exciting refreshments they could offer. Ƿɱbrings back in living color all the excitement in its lavishly illustrated pages\, packed with vintage photogr aphs\, exciting ephemera\, and detailed hand-drawn architectural rendering s that capture all the optimism\, enthusiasm\, and joie de vivre  of the era.
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\nNichols is a longtime preservationist and senio r editor at Los Angeles magazine. For many years he worked with t he Los Angeles Conservancy Modern Committee\, serving a term as chairman o f the group. In addition to creating tours\, exhibitions\, and lectures ab out historic Los Angeles\, Nichols has advocated for endangered buildings all over Southern California\, including the Cinerama Dome and the world’s oldest McDonald’s in Downey. His books include Walt Disney’s Disneyla nd (Taschen\, 2024) and The Leisure Architecture of Wayne McAllis ter (Gibbs Smith\, 2007). He writes the “Ask Chris” column i n Los Angeles magazine and has served on the board of Hollywood H eritage.
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\nBowlarama—Sunday\, July 20\, 2025\, 1-2:30 PM Pacific\; Neutra Office Building\, 2379 Glendale Blvd.\; $5. Go to \; Zoo m link sent upon registration.
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