Historic Covina Bowl

09/29/2022

Come out and celebrate the restoration of Historic Covina Bowl and Trumark Homes' new residential housing development (known as 'Covina Bowl'). I'm proud to have worked alongside many other professionals to help preserve Covina Bowl's 1956 neon sign, pyramid entry, porte-cochere, lobby, coffee shop (not yet open for business), and many of the original features designed by architects Powers, Daly & DeRosa. Though we won't be bowling, Covina Bowl lives on in the community to share its important story with future generations. Please RSVP.

Saturday, October 8th, 2022
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

275 Pin Lane, Covina, CA 91722 (across the street from Home Depot on Rimsdale)

Contact the sales team with any questions at [email protected]

#1956

UPDATE: This event is for the grand opening of new model homes at the historic Covina Bowl site. The mixed-use project by Trumark Homes will retain and rehabilitate portions of the original Covina Bowl facility as future commercial and office uses. For more information, please visit Trumark Homes.com/communities/southern-california/covina-bowl or www.covina.gov/pc/page/Covina-bowl-specific-plan

Join us at the historic Covina Bowl for a 1950's themed grand opening event with classic cars, diner food & music before you tour the beautiful new model homes! There will be fun for all ages as we invite you to tour our brand new community.

Saturday, October 8th, 2022
275 Pin Lane, Covina, CA 91722
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Contact the sales team with any questions at [email protected]
https://trumarkhomes.com/news/Covina-Bowl-Grand-Opening-Celebration

07/14/2021

Win-win outcomes often come in all shapes and sizes and sometimes involve partial preservation approaches. The 1956 Covina Bowl is a good example, an effort that the Conservancy, our Modern Committee, and the Friends of Covina Bowl led for the past few years. This began with our successful effort to have the Covina Bowl officially determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.

Since its closing in 2017, the fate of the Covina Bowl remained in limbo with rapid deterioration. As of June, construction on the new Covina Bowl redevelopment kicked off with a plan that retains the core of the Covina Bowl while marrying it with a new housing development by Trumark Homes.

Although not perfect preservation, the Conservancy worked closely with the City of Covina and Trumark Homes to find a win-win solution that retains many of the character-defining features, including the Polynesian-themed entry and coffee shop for the Covina Bowl Project.

While historic preservation and housing are often characterized as being mutually exclusive, that’s often not the case as both can occur. As the Covina Bowl eventually reemerges in its new form and use, the Conservancy thanks all involved in helping to ensure this win-win outcome!

📸: Mike Hume

01/24/2020

08/15/2019

When the midcentury bowling alley closed two years ago, its future was uncertain. Now Trumark Homes says it plans to save as much of the building as possible. It will not, however, reopen the lanes.

Don’t lace up your shoes just yet: Bowling is not coming back.

05/31/2018

Thank to Ken MacIntyre at Atomic Ranch for this Retro Road Trip to our favorite bowling palace!🎳

Is there hope for an abandoned Googie bowling alley to lace up again?

02/12/2018

Showering a whole lotta love on Historic Covina Bowl! Share a selfie! Tag it and 🎳❤🎳
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Photo by John Eng