What’s part of a bowling alley doing in Whole Foods?

Whole Foods Market’s knack for recycling and showcasing local memorabilia is reflected in its just-opened store in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.



The 47,500-sq.-ft supermarket features a reclaimed bowling alley wood cladding at the juice bar. (Milwaukee is home to the oldest certified bowling alley in the United States.) A firefly motif is incorporated throughout the space, which was constructed by Chicago-based Novak Construction. (Wauwatosa is named after the Native-American Potawatomi tribe’s word for firefly.)



In other local décor elements, a unit in the meat department is reminiscent of circus trains that recall Milwaukee's Great Circus Parade.



The stores includes such features as a self-serve pizza station, a sandwich station with iPads for customers to order, and a tavern with more than 20 beers on tap, and an outdoor seating area with a fire pit.



To see more photos of the store, click here.