STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Laurie McAuliffe, a former owner of the now-defunct Victory Lanes, remembers when the 10-lane Castleton Corners neighborhood bowling center bustled with patrons, most of whom were league kegglers, all vying to take home the championship trophy.
That was over 20 years ago, when there were seven Staten Island bowling establishments, each with packed lanes daily. Victory Lanes shut its doors in 2004 after the real estate on which the bowling alley sat became more valuable than the business itself.