Catskills Rentals and Real Estate

Welcome to the Watershed Post's new real estate section. We'll be covering real estate in the Catskills and featuring listings for rentals and real estate from around the region. To list your property in the section, contact publisher Julia Reischel about advertising at 845-481-0155 or julia.reischel@watershedpost.com.

Margaretville Bowl: A '60s time capsule goes on the market

Above: The original 1960s mechanical pin-setter machines and surface ball-returns of Margaretville Bowl. All photos by Julia Reischel.

Walking into Margaretville Bowl is walking onto the set of "Mad Men."

The eight-lane alley opened in 1960 with brand-new pink-and-chrome Brunswick fittings throughout. Half a century later, the vintage ball returns, mechanical pin-setters, and lockers are still immaculate. It's a '60s time capsule, right down to the eight-foot-tall plywood bowling pin that rotates in the breeze on a pole outside.

Now Margaretville Bowl is for sale, and all those beautiful vintage fittings are up for grabs. Or for ripping out, depending on the buyer's whims -- a recent ad for the property described it only as a commercial space, without mentioning the building's one-of-a-kind interior.

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