Linbrook Bowl stands as the oldest among the remaining bowling alleys in Orange County.

It is also a time capsule into the mid-century modern sub-style of “Googie” Architecture.

“It wasn’t necessarily the biggest or most elaborate that ever existed, but it’s certainly among the best that remain,” says Chris Nichols, author of “Bowlarama,” a book on Googie architecture of mid-century bowling alleys.

Googie architecture is a style that incorporates various elements such as glass, geometric shapes, as well as neon signs in order to create a futuristic look to buildings. A style that became popular after World War II.

Linbrook opened in 1958, three years after Disneyland, and has since remained a fixture of the Anaheim community and city landscape. During the bowling boom of the 1950s and

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