Salle de Quilles Fleury, Montréal

Sixties wood lanes in Ahuntsic

Built in the early 1960s, the Fleury on Rue Fleury Est in Ahuntsic has kept its period character. Its 32 petites quilles lanes are still natural wood, laid out in two sections of 16 that can be set apart for holiday parties, birthdays, business meetings or quillethons. Scores were kept by hand until the 2018-2019 season; in summer 2019 the operator, Quilles J.G.N.C., brought in electronic scoring along with string pinsetters.

Seniors' leagues fill the daytime and other leagues bowl in the evening. Children's parties get a private room with trophies, balloons and party hats, and on Friday and Saturday from 7 PM the Son et Lumières system brings music, lights and lasers to the lanes. A snack bar and a quiet bar with video lottery machines sit alongside, and a large lot behind the building handles parking. On weekdays, a single game was listed at $7, taxes included.