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A Des Moines institution for over 50 years, Wimpy's first opened its doors in 1931. After serving generations of Iowans, it closed in 1980.

The Ohio Glory played one season, 1992, in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was established to replace the Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks who had gone 0-10 and folded at the end of the 1991 season. After the 1992 campaign, the NFL, who...

Originally WERE's FM sibling station, WGCL was born in 1970 after the station was acquired by General Cinema Corporation and was soon branded "G98." For the next 16 years its formats oscillated between top-40 and AOR, and was home to personalities such Bumper Morgan,...

East Towne Mall opened in 1984 as??Knoxville Center in North??Knoxville,??Tennessee.?? Despite being in one of Knoxville's most vibrant and fastest growing areas, the mall succumbed to the changing taste of shoppers and closed for good on January 31, 2020.

Atlanta-Fulton County was built to attract pro baseball and pro football to Georgia's capital and largest city. It was proposed in 1961 and ground was broken in 1964 almost immediately after an unidentified Major League Baseball team agreed to move to Atlanta provided a...

The Texas Terror joined the Arena Football League in 1996 as an expansion team. They played their home games at the Compaq Center (formerly the Houston Summit). In 1998, the team changed its name to the??Houston ThunderBears.??While the team had the pro football market...

Uptown Square was a shopping center located at the corner of Broadway and Perrier in New Orleans. It opened in 1976 and attempted to bring a European flare to the shopping center concept.

In 1963, the Omaha Knights of the International Hockey League (IHL) moved to Toledo and became the Blades. In 1970 they became the Hornets. They moved to Lansing, Michigan in 1974 where they spent one season as the Lancers before folding.

The Birmingham Bolts were members of the original XFL in 2001 season, that league's only season. The team finished?? with 2 wins and 8 losses while averaging 17,000 fans a game at Legion Field.

Not to be confused with comic actor with the same name, Pat McCormick was a T.V. personality in San Francisco best known for hosting the Charley and Humphrey kids show. The program started in Fresno in 1959 and moved with McCormick to?? KGO-TV in...

KICU, Channel 36, first went on the air in 1967 as KGSC. In 1979 it became KICU after an ownership change. Though it officially retains its official KICU call letters, the station is today known as KTVU Plus, reflecting its relationship to its sibling...

A well-written sitcom needs a great cast to be successful, and WKRP in Cincinnati definitely had that going for it. It remains one of the all-time most beloved sitcoms in TV history and boasts one of the single funniest episodes ever, "Turkeys Away," which...

The Kansas City Outlaws played in the United Hockey League (UHL) during the 2004/2005 season. They are so far the last pro hockey team to call the city home.

Braves Field opened as the home of the city's National League team in 1915, three years after Fenway Park. Indeed, the city's American League team played select games at Braves field due to the greater seating capacity.  In 1953, the Braves moves to Milwaukee....

Duffy's Shamrock Bar was opened in the 1950s at 1645 Tremont Place and was a Denver institution into the 21st century. It later moved a block over to 1635 Court Place. Denver weekly paper Westword??wrote in 2002 that Duffy's felt "like an East Coast...

The Cleveland Rockers played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 until 2003. The Rockers were one of the original eight franchises of the WNBA but were folded despite putting competitive teams on the court and drawing a respectable number of fans...

The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a pro football team established in 1899. They played as an independent team until 1924, when they joined the NFL. Their homefield was Frankford Stadium, also known as Yellow Jacket Field, which was located in the Frankford neighborhood near...

A favorite of locals and tourists alike, Wet 'n Wild was America's first water park. Opened in 1977 it welcomed its last visitors on December 31, 2016.

The San Francisco Golden Gaters were charter members of World Team Tennis in 1974 and one of that league's most successful franchises at the gate and on the court. Though they were established in San Francisco they wound up playing across the bay at...

Burger Queen was a popular fast food chain in the Louisville area. It was founded in 1963 and its mascot was Queenie Bee,??? with it's roots going back to 1956 in Winter Haven, FL.??In 1981 it became Druther's Restaurant to reflect a broader menu...

Whether you are a collector of local TV history or a fan of the "Golden Age" of horror hosts, this tribute to Crematia Mortem captures the campy spirit of Kansas City’s favorite ghoul. Perfect for fans of 1980s nostalgia and classic B-movie culture!OS2351

Standard Oil of Ohio, better known as Sohio, was an American oil company, and the earliest component of the original Standard Oil company founded by John D. Rockefeller. Its gas stations dotted the state for generations. In neighboring states it was known as

Hooks Bar-B-Que was a Dayton icon located on Gettysburg Avenue. It was known not only for its BBQ, but its awesome cheesesteaks.

A popular discount department store for generations, Woolworth was also famous for its in-store lunch counter.

The New York Raiders were a charter franchise of the World Hockey Association and first hit the ice with the rest of the league in 1972. The team, however, could not compete for fans with the established New York Rangers of the National Hockey...

The Birmingham Barracudas played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1995. Their homefield was Legion Field. The team finished with a 10 and 8 record but folded when the CFL ended it's American experiment.

The Portland Beavers were established in 1903 and through several iterations represented the city in the Pacific Coast League. The last team to use the name left Portland after the 2010 season when plans to build a baseball-only park for the team fell through.

Holy Moly Gargonzoli!??Though he was born and raised in Cleveland, Jim Spagg gained fame in Portland, OR hosting a local cable access show.

Arlington Stadium??was the first home of baseball's Rangers after the moved from Washington, D.C. in 1972. In 1993, the team moved into the Ballpark in Arlington.

The??Newark Eagles??were a professional??Negro league baseball??team which played in the??Negro National League??from??1936??to??1948.?? *Product is official licensed by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum??