stuart in mn
stuart in mn MegaDork
3/10/21 7:07 p.m.

This is a 1 1/2 minute drone video that was shot inside a vintage bowling alley down the street from my house, it's pretty cool.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgS54fqKxf0

John Welsh
John Welsh Mod Squad
3/10/21 7:19 p.m.

The "mark it a eight...over the line" reference was great! 

Some good flight skill getting into tight spaces. 

Cool old place! 

Dieselboss15
Dieselboss15 Reader
3/10/21 7:26 p.m.

dropping into the conveyor belt that the bolwing balls go into was really cool. incredible skill.

stuart in mn
stuart in mn MegaDork
3/10/21 7:32 p.m.

It's been a few years since I've been there but it's a fun place to bowl, have a couple beers and eat some good food.  They also have music and plays in the adjacent theater section.

The drone pilot was interviewed on the local news; he said he was most worried about that part where he flies up into the pin setting equipment, but in the end they did about a dozen takes of the video and he made it through there successfully every time.

NOHOME
NOHOME MegaDork
3/10/21 8:25 p.m.

That was cool. 

The bowling alley seems like an appealing place to kill time and I dont even like bowling.

ProDarwin
ProDarwin MegaDork
3/10/21 8:35 p.m.
John Welsh said:

The "mark it a eight...over the line" reference was great! 

A well as The Jesus polishing the ball

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 MegaDork
3/10/21 9:40 p.m.

Very cool old house, superb video, great flying skill.  Nicely done.

Fresh back from my league tonight.  Could manage no better than a 199 third game, but we won 5-2.

Honsch
Honsch Reader
3/11/21 3:31 a.m.

Killer piloting. yes

DrBoost
DrBoost MegaDork
3/12/21 8:36 a.m.

As a professional UAV pilot myself, people are always sending me drone videos. That's the first I have watched all the way through!  Amazing. 
i was waiting for him/her to fly down the ball return haha. 

stuart in mn
stuart in mn MegaDork
3/12/21 3:21 p.m.
NOHOME said:

That was cool. 

The bowling alley seems like an appealing place to kill time and I dont even like bowling.

The history of the Bryant-Lake Bowl:

The building that houses the BLB was built in 1926 when Lake Street was the edge of town. It was originally a Ford garage and serviced Model Ts at the time. It was converted to a bowling alley in 1936, and in 1959 was bought by Minnesota Bowling Hall of Famer Bill Drouches, who installed the automatic pinsetters that year--the ones we use today.

The BLB was restored as closely as possible to its original splendor, and the video/pool hall was turned into a 90-seat cabaret theater in 1993 by Kim Bartmann. Shows almost every day of the week and sometimes twice a night! Our shows cover a broad spectrum of interests: comedy, musical, drama, dance, music and more. The establishment quickly became both a busy neighborhood hang out as well as a destination for travelers and celebrations of all sorts.

In 2018 longtime employee Erica Gilbert purchased the restaurant . Although 26 years old, BLB maintains its reigning champion status as a humble neighborhood hotspot. We continue to use sustainable and local ingredients.

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