Commerce City Bowl offered more than just bowling. Billiards, the ever-popular snack bar, a play room for "kiddies" and FREE parking. Patrons could also phone in reservations, and just to be sure you're dialing the right phone number, the matchcover lists it twice.
Fearing annexation by the nearby city of Denver, the locals incorporated in 1952, naming their new town "Commerce Town". After 10 years of living within these generic boundaries, the citizenry voted to change the name to Commerce City. In recent years, they had the option to change/update the name once more but the majority stuck with Commerce City. The KC Matchgirl thinks it could cost a lot of money to change the mayor's stationary and the city limit signs, at any rate.
As for the bowling facility, one could assume that fun was had by all for many years, what with all the strikes and spares, eating snacks at the snack bar, kiddies playing in the play room, and all that free parking. But in actuality, the building at 6495 Monaco has had a longer affiliation with its second tenant, The Edelweiss Club. This German social club has used the former bowling alley, according to their records, for 40 years. The club had its last event, a farewell dance, in September 2013, then moved to a new facility in Morrison, CO soon after.
Since July 2014, the building has a new life as the Salon Madrid Event Center, hosting a wide variety of events, from concerts to private receptions, catering mostly to the Hispanic population.
So while the sign on the door has changed, and changed, the concept of entertainment, food, and fun has remained.
Note: This matchcover dates to the mid-1970's
