HUGE bowling pin advertisement in contention near Brandermill
So there’s a new Bowling Alley or “entertainment complex” that could be coming to Commonwealth Centre. It’s “52,000-square-[feet] … would boast 40 bowling lanes on two floors, two restaurants with outside dining, arcades and private party rooms on a 12-acre” according to the RTD.
The actual complex is not really the problem but the sign on top of the building that can be seen from 360 and light up at night has some Brandermill Residents and the Planning Commission concerned.
I don’t see what the big deal is really, it’s ONLY a massive BOWLING PIN that LIGHTS UP at night. It’s kind of like the Roanoke Star that can even be seen from I-81, except it’s a bowling pin.
Yes, we wouldn’t want to interrupt all of that natural beauty of the suburbs.
This sounds like it could be quite an attraction to the local area and could bring us both business and jobs. It sounds interesting.
I like it. I can understand if people had a problem with a new strip joint with a neon sign like the “Bada Bing” with blinking nips. If you build it with a 50 ft tall pin, they will come…to bowl.
Big advertisements bring big traffic, so I might also be concerned if I were a resident. And this is not to mention the eyesore factor…
I welcome a new bowling alley here, the other bowling alley is the eyesore and heaven knows we need more activities for our children besides sitting on the couch.The big pin does not bother me but what does bother me is all the trash along 288, 360 etc and that dump of a building on the corners of Genito and Woolridge Rd.Now that’s an eyesore.
I have a feeling if they put a couple of coats of Brandermill Brown on it, all will be well in the land of Tickytacky.