Southport Lanes & Billiards
Permanently Closed
Manual pin-setting bowling, billiards, pub food, vintage vibe
Manual pin-setting bowling, billiards, pub food, vintage vibe
"Despite optimistic headlines to the contrary, historic bar and bowling venue Southport Lanes remains permanently closed and its contents are being auctioned off, according to the Tribune." - Naomi Waxman
"Southport Lanes is now in limbo more than six months after ownership announced last September that it would permanently close after nearly a century." - Naomi Waxman
"The future of historic bar and bowling alley Southport Lanes remains in limbo more than six months after ownership announced it would permanently close." - Naomi Waxman
"In Chicago, the historic Southport Lanes & Billiards closed in September 2020 after a 98-year run. At the time, owner Steve Soble told Eater Chicago that 'Southport Lanes is really about the community getting together, and when you take away these communal spaces and you’re not able to do that safely, it’s really hard to make it work.'" - Emma Orlow
"Historic bar, bowling alley, and billiards hall Southport Lanes may reopen this year thanks to a $70,000 Business Interruption Grant from the state, according to Block Club. Owner Steve Soble announced that the business would permanently close in September due to financial strain from the pandemic. The grant money and additional Paycheck Protection Program funds could be enough to reopen in the spring." - Naomi Waxman
