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Wal-Lex Recreation Center (60) 814 Lexington Street Waltham, MA 02452 The Wal-Lex Recreation Center was an entertainment complex located in Waltham, Massachusetts which operated from 1947 until 2002. Considered a landmark in Waltham and the surrounding area, Wal-Lex consisted of a 60-lane candlepin bowling facility, a roller-skating rink, billiard tables, and video games. It also featured mini-golf until 1985. Wal-Lex first opened its facilities on July 4, 1947 and at the time consisted only of a twenty lane candlepin bowling alley. The roller-skating rink located immediately next door to the bowling alley was first opened in 1950. In 1954, the eighteen lane annex was opened behind the main building. A second floor containing twenty-two lanes was added to the main building in 1960, bringing the total number of candlepin lanes to sixty. The Wal-Lex bowling alley was the filming site for the television show Candlepins for Cash after the show moved to WXNE-TV Channel 25 in 1982. |
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Waltham was first settled in 1634 as part of Watertown and was officially incorporated as a separate town in 1738. |
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Waltham was home to the brass era automobile manufacturer Metz, where among other things the first American motorcycle was built. |
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Waltham is commonly referred to as Watch City due to Waltham Watch Company, which opened its factory in Waltham in 1854. |