The Lanes
Built by
Built by
submarine men.
The duckpin lanes in the basement of the Thames Club were built and installed by Electric Boat workers — the same craftsmen who built submarines in the yard across the river. The woodwork is their work. The lanes have run continuously since.
Duckpin bowling uses a smaller ball — no finger holes — and shorter, squatter pins. Three rolls per frame instead of two. A perfect game has never been bowled in the recorded history of the sport. It is a genuinely difficult game, played well only through repetition and patience.
