In 1908 a German singing club called The Austin Saengerrunde (pronounced: zang-ah-roon-dah), purchased the property and built a bowling alley near the biergarten. Bowling, or kegeln, is a significant part of German heritage. The six-lane center at Saengerrunde Hall is one of the oldest continuous operating bowling centers in the United States. The Saengerrunde Bowling Club began in 1904 and still rolls today.