Zainea-Mania

The Garden Bowl is Celebrating 80 Years of ownership by the Zainea family 1946-2026! 

Since 1946, the Zainea family has kept the pins falling, the music pumping, and the good times rolling right here on Woodward Avenue. For 80 incredible years, three generations of Zaineas have welcomed Detroiters, visitors, rockstars, and bowling enthusiasts into America’s oldest continuously operating bowling alley.

"In 1946, our family took the helm at The Garden Bowl with a simple mission: build a place where people could gather, laugh, and connect. Eight decades later, Detroit is still our home, and our guests are still our heart."  -'Papa' Joe Zainea