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Rockford House circa 1960

September 20, 2020 //  by Kevin Koehler//  4 Comments

The Rockford house circa 1960. Eight lanes for bowling, full bar and dining. Doc Torblaa started the establishment, later added the bowling alley. Later Bill Sipe bought the Rockford House.

Category: BusinessesTag: bar, Bowling, Rockford, Torblaa

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  1. Jodi Schumacher

    September 21, 2020 at 9:06 am

    My Dad, Robert Schumacher, owned the Rockford House also. Our family lived in the “house” upstairs when I was around 5-6 years old, so around 1969-1970. While my Dad owned it, he converted the bowling alley into a dance hall, with music on weekends. I have a lot of memories there.

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    • Lill

      October 27, 2020 at 6:15 pm

      Where was the Rockford House located in Rockford?

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      • Kevin Koehler

        October 28, 2020 at 7:26 am

        The Rockford house was on the north side of Hwy 55 just east of Sabourin’s Liquor store.

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    • Bob Olliver

      January 17, 2022 at 3:45 pm

      I worked at the Rockford house in late 70s as busboy and Sundays carved roast beef for the brunch, then when the dining closed they would open up a wall and then it would turn into a night club where I would work as a helper to the bartenders. I think I had to be around 14 years old. Can’t remember who the last owner was but that is who owned it when I worked there. Owner had a very attractive daughter my age that I chatted with and she was over to my house one time. Those were good times in rockford.

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