Old Bowling Alley Museum Project News Report

Anchor Tag: It has long been closed but its legacy will live forever. The old Orangeburg bowling alley on Russell Street played a key role in what would become the tragic Orangeburg Massacre in 1968. The bloody incident left three young men dead and scores of others injured when state highway patrolmen opened fire on 200 protestors on S-C State’s campus. An ambitious project has been launched to restore and reopen the bowling alley, turning into a museum and working bowling alley. (Jamie Gilmore) tells us more in this report. 

REPORTER SCRIPT (Open: Nat Sound: Strike) 

Strike for a Strike, the once segregated establishment is rewriting history to bring the community together. The All Star Bowling Ally is being reopened for educational and entertainment purposes. 

Now under the leadership of Ellen Zisholtz, she hopes to display unity and unveil the distasteful truth of racism in South Carolina. 

SOT: Ellen Zisholtz: 26 secs 

In: I think that generally  

Out: went on there 

Zisholtz main goal is to show what went wrong and how the following generations can learn from it and use their skill to aid the problems of the future.

SOT: Ellen Zisholtz: 26 seconds  

In: I think that People 

Out: make a difference  

 

This project is to honor those who made a difference and to those who want to help make a difference it’s not too late. 

SOT: Ellen Zisholtz: 17 seconds 

In: Im Open to ideas 

Out: put another building 

Ideas are meaningless if not implemented, join Ellen Zisholtz and the Center for Creative Partnerships as they rebrand and re establish a new path for the Orangeburg Community and Race Relations. 

ANCHOR TAG : 

There is no set date for anything just yet , but Zisholtz and partners see the all star bowling ally having a striking grand opening in the near future.

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