Historic Site of Mel's Bowl Sign

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Historic site of Mel's Bowl Sign

AN ICONIC REDWOOD CITY SIGN

The Mel's Bowl sign was once located on this site.

Influenced by car culture, jets, the space age and the atomic age,

the sign's Googie style was an important form of Mid-20th century

modern architecture, and was prevalent along El Camino Real

during its rapid development in the Post World War II era.

Long after the bowling alley changed ownership,

the Mel's Bowl sign remained an iconic marker for

Redwood City. The sign was restored and relocated to

215 El Camino in Redwood City in 2013.