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From 1969 until 1993, the Lionel Corporation operated a chain of toy stores under the names Kiddie City, Playworld, and Toy Warehouse. At its peak, the chain had over a...
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The Denver White Elephants were a barnstorming baseball team comprised of African Americans. A semi-pro squad, they started playing five years before the formation of the Negro National League. In...
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Formerly the Denver Bears, this Pacific Coast League team, founded in 1955, was renamed the Zephyrs in 1984. The club moved to New Orleans when the Colorado Rockies began play...
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Stapleton Airport opened in 1923 and served Denver's commercial aviation needs until 1995. The airport having no room to grow was replaced by Denver International Airport. The former airport property...
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McNichol's Sports Arena opened in 1975 and was the home to several Denver sports teams including the city's pro basketball team. Other tenants included the Avalanche, Rockies, Spurs, Flames, and...
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In 1959, Denver was awarded one of the eight charter franchises in the fourth American Football League. Operating on a shoestring budget, the team acquired its uniforms from a college...
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The Colorado Rockies started in 1974 as the Kansas City Scouts, an expansion team in the National Hockey League (NHL). After two challenging seasons in the Midwest, the team moved...
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Crossroads Mall opened in Boulder in 1963. It closed in 2004 and was demolished. The area is now occupied by an outdoor, lifestyle shopping center.
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The Caribous of Colorado played in the original North American Soccer League (NASL) for the 1978 season. The team was co-owned by Jim Guercio, a music producer widely known for his work...
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The Denver Avalanche played two seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) starting in 1980. The team was top five in attendance for both seasons, and made the playoffs...
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The original North American Soccer League (NASL) was formed in 1967 when the competing United Soccer Association and the National Professional Soccer League decided to join forces. For the next...
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At least it looked that way in the late '70s, as the North American Soccer League (NASL) grew in popularity in North America. Kids all over the continent were playing...
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The first American Basketball Association (ABA) Slam Dunk contest was held during halftime of the 1976 All-Star game in Denver. It was won by Julius Erving.
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Musicland was founded in Minneapolis in 1955. In 1964, it merged with music distributor JL Marsh followed by merger in 1968 with record label and distributor Pickwick International. In 1977,...
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Baby Doe's Matchless Mine was a theme restaurant popular in the 1970s and 1980s. The chain was named for Elizabeth McCourt "Baby" Doe Tabor (1854–935), the young bride of Central City,...
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The DuMont Television Network began broadcasting on June 28, 1942, the nation's third TV network behind NBC and CBS. Regular network service began on August 15, 1946. It was started...
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In the 1980s, it was the battle cry of the British Phonograph Industry (BPI), later championed by similar organizations around the world. Little did they know that a much scarier...
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Record Bar was a music chain founded in Durham, NC in 1963. At its peak it had over 190 stores, mostly in the Southeastern U.S. and primarily in malls. Record...
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After an outstanding career at the University of Kentucky, Dan Issel was drafted in 1970 by Detroit of the National Basketball Association (NBA) as well as the Kentucky Colonels of...
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Chuck Williams played eight seasons of professional basketball, mostly in the American Basketball Association (ABA). He began his career with the Pittsburgh Condors, before moving on to the Denver Rockets,...
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Warren Jabali played seven seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA) staring in 1968 with the Oakland Oaks, helping them win the league title in his first season and being...