How many dive bars do you know have their own Wikipedia page? That's thanks to the fact that the oldest sanctioned bowling alley lanes are housed in the basement of Holler House. They were opened in 1908, same time as the tavern. It's a family-run business, and after over a century, is still being run by only the second generation. Up in the bar, you'll be surrounded by bras hanging everywhere, a tradition that owner Marcy Skowronski started decades ago. You'll only find bottled and canned beer here, no taps, but you'll be having so much fun bowling and stepping back in MKE's history that it won't matter.
Holler House
2042 W. Lincoln Ave., City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53215
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2042 W. Lincoln Ave., City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53215
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