The other morning I went down the hill to get some breakfast at Hardee's. I was having a biscuit and gravy attack. As I went past the Wood River bowling alley, I noticed the big old building was laying on the ground. Only a big pile of rubble was left. In the midst of the pile was this huge track hoe. Sitting there it seemed to be proud of it's work, "See what I did?"
When I came to this area in 1967, the Wood River Bowl and it's Brass Lamp Lounge with live music and dance floor, was a popular attraction. Right across the road was the Wood River Moose Lodge. Close to the intersection of two highways, together they stood as a landmark in the area. Both have now been demolished to make way for progress. The Moose built a new lodge up on the hill to make room for a new Walgreen's Drugstore. And of all things, a Mc Donald's. The Wood River Bowl combined it's business with the Airport Bowl in another location a few miles up the highway. A new full service branch banking facility will be built where the pile of rubble is now.
That's progress. . .
