Amazing photos of Edge Lane's Hollywood Bowl before it opened are a window into the past.
Over the years, Edge Lane Retail Park has seen a lot of change - but one constant has been Hollywood Bowl. Attracting thousands of Merseyside kids for decades, many of us have fond memories of childhood birthday parties, going there for a first date and more.
Opening in May 1990, the purpose built ten-pin bowling alley had a 1950's American theme and created 35 full-time jobs for local people. At the time, Leisure Times, a subsidiary of Themes International, invested £3m in Liverpool with the launch of what it believed to be "one of Britain’s biggest single-level bowling centres."