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Ground broke on Park Lanes in 1958 and the doors officially opened in 1960. Park Lanes was designed by Ferrebee and Walters Architects. At the beginning Park Lanes was purchased by a group of stockholders with Ken Lail being one of them. Over the years Mr. Lail accumulated the the Majority of the stock and by the late 70's was the sole proprietor. George Pappas purchased Park Lanes in January of 1983 and the new name became George Pappas' Park Lanes.

In 1984 Park Lanes hosted its first and only National PBA event, the Angle Touring Players Championship. The top 5 players in the step ladder had some of the most popular bowlers of all time. Mark Roth, Marshall Holman, and Pete Weber. Mark Roth went on to capture the title. The event was sponsored by Piedmont airlines who put up $10,000.00.