Beach Bowl is gearing up to let community members hit the new and improved lanes of the renovated venue on June 17.

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – After the bowling alley closed its doors in Nov. 2019, Beach Bowl has been given the green light for a $7.5 million face-lift. The renovation was approved during a Tuesday night meeting of the Jacksonville Beach Board of Adjustment. According to Jacksonville Beach City Councilman Dan Janson, who made an announcement on his Facebook page, the venue will once again offer bowling. “I am proud to see Jacksonville Beach moving forward to become a destination for all to enjoy our ‘endless summers!’” Janson wrote. Before it closed, the bowling alley’s website said it had been in operation for more than 50 years.

For decades, Beach Bowl was the place to go for those in Jacksonville Beach with some time to spare until this past weekend when the bowling alley suddenly closed its doors for good. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. - A staple in Jacksonville Beach is no longer in business. Beach Bowl, the bowling alley along Beach Boulevard near Ninth Street closed its doors for good this weekend. When you call Beach Bowl, this is the message on the machine: "Welcome to Beach Bowl where the good times have stopped rolling. The historic Beach Bowl bowling alley had been open for more than 50 years and had its last bowl on Friday evening. An owner of Beach Bowl shared the following post on Facebook: "Thank you to all our guests over the last 35 years that my husband owned Beach Bowl.