Blanco: Blanco Bowling Club Café

Cars in front of a stone building with sign saying Blanco Bowling Club Café
Photo of stone café building with 1950s-era cars parked in front

Blanco Bowling Club, ca. 1950s

Six lane bowling alley
Pins in the bowling alley are reset manually. People can be seen walking behind the pin setup

Lanes are manually operated. Note the pinsetter at the back of the lane.

Six lane bowling alley

The Blanco Bowling Club opened its doors in 1948 as a café and nine pin bowling alley.  The café served Blanco County residents hot meals and provided space for community events; the nine pin bowling lanes provided practice space for the Blanco Bowling League.  The League hosted tournaments that supported and maintained the community of nine pin bowling leagues found in towns and cities throughout the Hill Country, many of which German immigrants to Texas founded. Today, the café still serves burgers, fries, and other bowling alley fare, while the Blanco Bowling Club continues to offer non-automated nine pin bowling for league members and the public.

Blanco Bowling Club Café

  • Café hours: Monday - Saturday, 6:30 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sunday, 7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  • Call for open bowling times.
  • 310 Fourth St., Blanco, TX
  • 830-833-4416
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