Early Americana

Brewed by Cincinnati's own Schoenling Brewing Co., Little Kings was founded in 1958. Its distinctive 7-ounce green bottle was invented soon after when patrons at Montgomery Inn stated they'd prefer not to buy a full-sized bottle of beer to go with their shots of...

In 1920, the Dayton Triangles were founding members of the American Professional Football Association (APFA), which changed its name to the National Football League (NFL) in 1922. The team played in the very first game between two league teams when they met the Columbus...

Established in 1942 as W83C, this legendary Chicago radio station changed its call letters several times before becoming WLUP "The Loop 97.9" in 1977. For the next 41 years it was one of the most popular and influential radio station's in America. It is...

Shea Stadium opened on April 17, 1964 as the New York Mets hosted the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Mets lost lost 4 to 3 in front of 50, 312 fans. The stadium was originally going to be called Flushing Meadow Park Municipal Stadium. However, a...

Wrestling at the Chase ran on KPLR Channel 11 in St. Louis from 1959 to 1983. It was promoted by the St. Louis Wrestling Club, a member of the National Wrestling Alliance. The matched aired on Saturdays and were repeated on Sunday mornings for...

Serving hamburgers, hot dogs and french fries featuring carhop services, Dog n Suds first opened in 1953 in Illinois and grew rapidly through the '50s and '60s. Today, a few locations still remain in the Midwest.

Forbes Field was the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1909 to 1970. From 1922 to 1939 it was also the home field of the Homestead Grays, who played in several different Negro leagues. The Pittsburgh Steelers played there from 1933 to 1963. In...

The Chicago American Giants were a Negro league baseball team, owned and managed from 1911 to 1926 by player-manager Andrew "Rube" Foster, who also founded the Negro National League. From 1910 through the mid-1930s, the American Giants were the most dominant team in black...

The Kansas City Monarchs were established in 1920 and the longest-running Negro League franchise in professional baseball. Jackie Robinson played for the Monarchs in 1945.They disbanded in 1965. Get the KC Monarchs sticker too! *Design is officially licensed from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum...

Thwarted in his attempt to buy and move pro football's Cardinals to Dallas, and later denied an expansion team for his hometown, Dallas oil heir Lamar Hunt formed his own league which began play in 1960. His team was the Dallas Texans (a name used...

The original Cleveland Barons were members of the American Hockey League from 1937 until 1973 and were one of the league's most successful franchises. However, they were unable to compete with the major league Cleveland Crusaders of the World Hockey Association (owned my the...

The Polo Grounds was the name of four different stadiums in upper Manhattan in New York City, the first of which opened in 1880. The most famous incarnation opened in 1909 and was completely rebuilt in 1911 after a catastrophic fire. That Polo Grounds...

The Cleveland Buckeyes played in the Negro American League from 1942 to 1950. For most of their existence the played their home games at League Park.

Waddles Restaurant was opened in 1945 by Gene and Nathan Waddle. A family-style restaurant, it served delicious meals for 60 years. In the early days of the landmark flagship location of Waddles restaurant, it was known as Waddle's Coffee Shop and offered drive-in-style food...

Opened in 1956, Metropolitan stadium was built in the hopes of attracting a Major League Baseball team and also, possibly, a National Football League (NFL) team to Minnesota. The AAA??Minneapolis Millers??played there from 1956 through 1959. In 1960, the Washington Senators moved to the...

Shibe Park was the home of the Philadelphia Athletics starting in 1909. In 1938, the name of the park was changed to Connie Mack Stadium as the Phillies became the A's roommates for the next 16 years, until the latter moved to Kansas City...

Earl Scheib??would paint any car, any color. Earl Scheib's was founded in 1937 as a company that specialized repainting and collision repair of automobiles and at it's peak it had??locations in 23 states.??The company eventually ceased operations nationwide on July 16, 2010.

The Pittsburgh Hornets started as the Detroit Olympics in the International Hockey League (IHL). In 1936 they moved to Pittsburgh and joined what would become the American Hockey League (AHL). In 1956 they suspended operations as their home arena, the??Duquesne??Garden, was razed as part...

The New Orleans Black Pelicans were members of the????Louisiana-Texas Colored League in 1930 and 1931. Their ace was Robert Pipkin who was also known as the Black Diamond. *Design is officially licensed from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

The New Orleans Black Pelicans were members of the Louisiana-Texas Colored League in 1930 and 1931. Their ace was Robert Pipkin who was also known as the Black Diamond. *Design is officially licensed from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

The Aces were founded in Quebec City in 1928 as an amateur hockey club. They joined the American Hockey League in 1959. In 1967, the became the minor league affiliate of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers. In 1971, the Flyers decided to move the team...

The??Louisville Black Caps??were a professional baseball??team in the??Negro Southern League??in 1932, that circuit's only year of existence. Only five months into the season, the team relocated and to Columbus, Oho and became the Turfs??for the remaining month and a half of the season before...

The Fresno Falcons were a minor league hockey team founded in 1946. The played in several leagues over the years but spent most of their existence in the played in the Pacific Southwest Hockey League (1972-1995). They joined the West Coast Hockey League (WCHL)...

The Continental Basketball Association (CBA) was a professional minor league??that played from 1946 to 2009.??For most of its existence the CBA was the second tier of men's professional basketball in the U.S. right below the National Basketball Association (NBA) and served as that league's...

Steve Crane was an actor turned restaurateur. After opening the highly successful Luau restaurant in Beverly Hills in the late 1940s, he started the Kon Tiki chain in 1958. Most of these were located inside Sheraton hotels across the U.S.

One of the most famous ballparks in sports history, Ebbets?? Field was best-known as the home of baseball's Brooklyn Dodgers from 1913 to 1957. It was also the home field for five pro football teams: the Brooklyn Brickley Giants, Brooklyn Lions, Brooklyn Dodgers (later...

Opened in 1956, Metropolitan stadium was built in the hopes of attracting a Major League Baseball team and also, possibly, a National Football League (NFL) team to Minnesota. The AAA Minneapolis Millers played there from 1956 through 1959. In 1960, the Washington Senators moved...

Amy Joy was a family-owned donut shop in Cleveland that first opened for business in 1952. It's original location was on Mayfield Road, with smaller satellite spots located in area landmarks such as Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. It closed in 2018.

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 by DuMont Laboratories, a maker of TVs. Financial strains and fierce competition from NBC,...

After the departure of the Red Birds for Omaha in 1955, Columbus welcomed the former Ottawa A's to town. Renamed the Jets, they played in the city through 1970 in the International League. In 1971 they moved to West Virginia and became the Charleston...