The pink neon marquee that announces Baker Lanes, off Cuthbert Boulevard, is original. It has hung over the entrance to the Cherry Hill bowling alley since 1958. Inside, the employees who chase stray pins, oil the lanes, and tinker with the machines have been there nearly as long …. and Walt Jones, the man with the easy smile who has worked behind the front desk for 21 years. Jones – whose father, Norman, a friend of Santone’s, was a fixture on the region’s bowling circuit – said the alley had once had dozens of leagues, some with up to 30 teams. Now there are about 20, and “you’re lucky to see a five-team league,” said Jones, 43, of Merchantville…
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