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Beverly Park operated from 1945 to 1974 at the corner of Beverly Blvd. and La Cienega, the present home of the Beverly Center Mall. The Park was apparently inspired Walt Disney to create Disneyland.??

KXOK St. Louis went on the air on September 19, 1938 at 1250 on the AM dial. It moved to 630 two years later. One of the members of the air staff was Paul Aurandt, who would later become newscaster Paul Harvey. In its...

Big Town Mall opened in 1959 in the Dallas suburb of Mesquite and was the first enclosed shopping center in the Southwest. The center's exterior was featured in the 1985 film??True Stories by Talking Heads member David Byrne. The mall closed in 2001 and...

It was the place to party on St. Patrick's Day back in the day.

As the cold wind rolls through the Bistate, St. Louis baseball fans' thoughts turn to Florida and spring training.??

The Baltimore Comets played for two seasons in the old North American Soccer League (NASL) starting in 1974. Their home field was Memorial Stadium. In 1976, they moved west to become the San Diego Jaws. In 1977, they became the Las Vegas Quicksilvers before...

Established in Buffalo in 1999, the Destroyers were an Arena League Football team that moved to Columbus in 2004. In 2008, the team ceased operations but was revived in the winter of 2019. However, six months later, the entire league went out of business.

Lincoln Mall opened in 1973 at the corner of U.S. Route 30 and Cicero Avenue in Matteson, Illinois. For the next 42 years shoppers to roamed its two levels, four anchor stores, and 250,000 square feet of retail space. In 2015, the inside of...

Rolling Acres Mall in Akron opened its doors for the first time on August 6, 1975 with 21 stores and Sears as its first anchor.?? Over the years it expanded to 140 stores and five anchors, becoming the top shopping destination in the Akron...

The Detroit Lightning was an expansion team in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) for the 1979-80 season. Their home arena was Cobo Hall. In the spring of 1980, they moved to San Francisco to become the Fog. After a year in Northern California,...

King Cobra was the first coaster to be designed and built specifically as a stand-up coaster. The ride opened in 1984. The original manufacturer, TOGO, went out of business in 2001 making parts difficult to find causing the ride to close after the 2002...

The Bat opened in 1981 as the world's first suspended roller coaster. However, frequent mechanical problems forced it to close after the 1983 season. Learning from The Bat's shortcomings, the ride's manufacturer, Arrow Dynamics, was able to develop a much more successful second generation...

Lion Country Safari was an attraction that debuted at Kings Island in 1974. In 1977, it was rebranded as Wild Animal Safari as Kings Island took full control from their partners at Lion Country Safari. The attraction's most unique feature, of course, was the...

The first major league pro sports team to call Las Vegas home, the Quicksilvers of the North American Soccer League arrived in 1977 from San Diego where they spent a season as the Jaws. The year before that, they were the Baltimore Comets for...

The Edmonton Drillers played in the original North American Soccer League from 1979 to 1982. The team was owned by Peter Pocklington, who also owned the Edmonton Oilers hockey team. The franchise was previously known as the Oakland Stompers and the Hartford Bicentennials.

The Hitmen??were members of the original??XFL??in 2001 season, that league's only season. The team finished?? with 4 wins and 6 losses while averaging just over 28,000 fans a game at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ.??

"All roads lead to the Dog House," the slogan went for Bob Murray's Dog House Restaurant. Located at the corner of 7th and Bell, it opened in the 1930s. It served its last meal in 1994.

The Memphis Maniax??were members of the original XFL in 2001 season, that league's only season. The team finished?? with 5 wins and 5 losses while averaging 20,000 fans to the Liberty Bowl.??

Simba was a beverage introduced by the Coca-Cola company in the late '60s, but this citrus-flavored drink didn't stay around for very long.

The New York Stars played in the World Football League (WFL) in 1974, opening their season against the Jacksonville Sharks. Unable to use Yankee Stadium or Shea Stadium, the Stars were forced to play their home games at Downing Stadium on tiny, hard to...

The Detroit Printing Co-Op was founded by Freddy Perlman, a prolific and widely respected political writer and thinker. Perlman and his wife Lorraine printed all the books published by their press, Black & Red, at the co-op from 1970-1980. Other groups made use of...

Gray Drug was founded in 1912. In the 1960s it bought Cincinnati-based Rink's discount department store, later merging it with Cleveland's Bargain City. The drug store chain to over 100 stores by the 1970s. In 1987, Gray Drug was acquired by Rite Aid.

The Dallas-Ft. Worth Spurs were members of the AA Texas League from 1965 until 1971, when the Washington Senators moved to the Lone Star State. The Spurs played their home games at Turnpike Stadium. Named after a nearby freeway, the capacity of the ballpark...

The International Record Syndicate, or I.R.S. Records, was a label founded by Miles Copeland (brother of The Police's Stewart Copeland) and Jay Boberg. A division of A&M Records, its roster included some of the most important new wave acts of the '80s including R.E.M.,...

Lazzie Bear was a Christmas plushie sold at Lazarus department stores staring with the 1986 holiday season. He retired in the early 2000s, when the chain, after several mergers and acquisitions, took the Macy's name.

The Kansas City Steers were members of the American Basketball League, a short-lived circuit that operated for a season and a half starting in 1961. Unlike other ABL clubs, the Steers drew well. The team finished with a record of 54 and 25, an...

The Chicago Majors were members of the American Basketball League, a short-lived circuit that operated for a season and a half starting in 1961. The Majors hit the court the same year the city received a franchise in the established National Basketball Association (NBA)....

Municipal Stadium in Kansas City opened in 1923 as??Muehlebach Field. In 1937 it became??Ruppert Stadium, before changing its name again in 1943 to Blues stadium in honor of the AAA Blues that played there. However, another, better known team played there starting in 1937:...

The Shreveport Steamer began as the Houston Texans (no relation to the current NFL team), a charter member of the World Football League (WFL) in 1974. Halfway through the season, the team moved to Louisiana. Radio legend Larry King was part of the Steamer...

A tribute to one of the most underrated cinematic camping trips of all time—and the most intimidating steak challenge ever put to screen. This tee is for the brave souls who, like a certain beloved 80s dad (played by the great John Candy), took...