Sports and Recreation

Bowling Green

Try your hand at this 13th-century pastime at the Frick Park Bowling Green, the only public lawn bowling green in Pennsylvania. Opened in 1938 by the City of Pittsburgh, each of the two greens is a 120-foot square of carefully mowed, rolled and gently watered grass that can accommodate seven games at one time. The Frick Park Lawn Bowling Club maintains the bowling green and clubhouse. All equipment is available to members without charge. The bowling club offers free lessons to beginners, league play and informal bowling. Contact the club at 412-782-0848 or at www.lawnbowling.net.

Tennis Courts

The red clay tennis courts on Braddock Avenue were constructed in 1930, and that year hosted the Pittsburgh Parks Championships tennis tournament. The Championships were held at these courts until 2001 under the direction of Paul Sullivan. In 2002, the tournament relocated and was renamed the Paul G. Sullivan Tennis Championships. The clay courts had begun to deteriorate, with cracked clay, missing nets, and worn-out lines. In 2007, a group of volunteers called the Frick Park Clay Court Tennis Club came together to refurbish the courts. The group has taken on the maintenance of the courts and returned the tennis tournament to Frick Park. For more information on the restoration and how you can be a part of the volunteer effort, visit www.clayfricktennis.org.