Built in 1961, the Poway Fun Bowl was a popular bowling and recreation site for nearly 18 years. The Poway Bowl was a family-owned and operated business with several bowling lanes, a snack bar and arcade bar.

Upon opening a new Fun Bowl just down the street, the original building sat empty until U-Haul acquired the property in 1979. By rehabilitating abandoned buildings, U-Haul supports infill development to meet citizens’ needs while preserving the natural resources and land normally required for new construction.   U-Haul adapted the former bowling alley to provide moving and storage services for Poway, long called the "The City in the Country" due to Poway's rural roots.  In August 2020 the second location of Poway Fun Bowl closed its doors permanently, due in part to the pandemic, as well as planned renovations for the new Carriage Center shopping area.

Serving U-Haul customers since 1979, this facility was built through adaptive reuse of an abandoned building. Adaptive reuse promotes infill development in an effort to strengthen communities, with the following benefits achieved at this site:

• 401 tons of metal manufacturing & transportation prevented
• 2,916 tons of new concrete pours avoided
• 3,357 tons of construction and demolition debris prevented

Energy-efficiency and waste-reduction programs at this facility provide the following estimated benefits each year for the Poway community:

• 10,280 kWh annual energy savings
• 2,790,558 lbs greenhouse gas emissions prevented

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  Steel Production 401 tons (364 tonnes) of steel manufacturing and delivery saved to date

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  Energy 10,280 kWh annual energy savings

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  Concrete 2,916 tons (2,646 tonnes) of new concrete pours avoided to date

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  Emissions 2,790,558 lbs (1,265,789 kgs) of greenhouse gas emissions prevented

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  Landfill Debris 3,357 lbs (1,523 kgs) of construction debris prevented

• U-Haul Moving & Storage of Poway