Kenneth Cross, who helped save bowlers' personal equipment by moving it to his garage, lived nearby at 1128 Cole Avenue.

In August of 1957, the 16-lane Imperial Lanes opened at 607 Roberts, between 11th and Prospect. A year later, on August 31 1958, Capital City Bowl opened at 14 West 14th Avenue.

Imperial Lanes was managed by Ellsey E. Lampman, a former owner of Capital Lanes. One of Capital City Bowl's owners was George Schneider, who had an interest in Capital Lanes.

In 1960, Phillips "Quality Chekd" Dairy opened a new plant on the former Capital Lanes site.