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The 211 Club poolroom in Seattle was opened in 1898 by members of the 211 Union. In 1987 it moved to a new location above the Speakeasy Cafe. Unable to renew its lease, it closd in December of 2000.

Playland Amusement Park opened in 1930 on Bitter Lake. A popular entertainment spot into the 1950s, it featured a roller coaster, Shute the Shoots, and roller rink among other attractions. It closed in 1961, the land acquired to build a school.

Stewart's was a Baltimore department store chain that was founded in 1901. Its parent company, ADG, converted the chain's locations to sibling brand Caldor stores in 1978.

The Baltimore Tribe was a member of the short-lived American Lacrosse League, a professional lacrosse league in 1988, that was based in Catonsville, Maryland. The Tribe played their home games at the University of Maryland.

Galyan's Trading Company was a beloved American sporting goods chain founded in Plainfield, Indiana that featured rock climbing walls, golf simulators, and archery ranges.

The Boy Blue chain of soft-serve stands was a Milwaukee institution for many years, from the 1950's until the 1990's.

Secret Stadium Sauce is a condiment found only at Milwaukee Brewers baseball games in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and served on hot dogs and brats at Miller Park.

Brooklyn, NY is all about the music

The Guild 45th movie theater opened in 1919 as a Paramount Theatre for about seven years before the Downtown Paramount Theatre opened. A second screen was added to the Guild 45th in 1983, two doors down from the main theatre. In 2017, facing mounting...

The Red and Black Cafe??was a radical safer space??cafe??and worker-managed collective??in Portland from 2000 to 2015. It served an all-vegan??menu and hosted community-based events.

The Louisville Breckenridges, or Brecks for short, were members of the National Football League from 1921 to 1924.

The Front Row Theater opened in July of 1974 on Mayfield Road in Highland Heights, just off I-271. A theater in the round, it featured a rotating stage and seating for 3,200. It closed in 1993.

Rich's was a department store chain headquartered in Atlanta. It opened in 1867 and was absorbed by Federated Department Stores, operators of Macy's, in 2005. One of it's long-standing holiday traditions was the Pink Pig, child-sized monorail. introduced in??1956 as The Snowball Express, its...

The Philadelphia Fever were charter members of the original Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) in 1978. They played their home matches at the old Spectrum before moving to Los Angeles in 1982 to become the Lazers.

When it was completed in 1976 it was "the biggest mall, in all the world." It thrived for years but started to decline at the beginning of the 2000s, finally succumbing to other area shopping centers as well as Internet retailers. The mall was...

Ames Department Stores Inc. was a chain of discount stores??founded in 1958??in Rocky Hill, Connecticut and at its peak operated 700 stores in 20 states. Despite some success in its later years, Ames was plagued by debt and a slow decline in sales and...

The Pittsburgh Ironmen were a charter member of the Basketball Association of America, playing their home games at Duquesne Gardens. The team ended their only season in 1946-47 with a record of 15 & 45, finishing worst overall in the league.

Stix, Baer & Fuller was a department store chain based in St. Louis. Founded in 1892, it was absorbed by Dillard's department store in 1984.

For their final season, the Chicago Rockets of the AAFC were known as the Hornets. When the league merged with the NFL after the 1949 season, the Hornets players were divided between the Bears and, the then Chicago, Cardinals of the NFL.

Offering higher quality video and audio than its rivals, VHS and Betamax, LaserDisc was the first commercial optical disc storage when it was introduced in 1978. The format, however, never gained traction and was replaced by the smaller Digital Video Disc (DVD) in 2001.

The Cool Ghoul was the horror movie host on Channel 19, debuting in 1969, less than a year after the station first went on the air. Portrayed by Dick Von Hoene, the character originated on the radio a few years earlier. A Cincinnati native,...

The??Los Angeles Aztecs??were a North American Soccer League??from 1974 to 1981 and were co-owned by??Elton John.

Standard Oil of Ohio operated gas station's in its home state under the Sohio name. In the surrounding states of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, and Michigan, the stations were called Boron.?? ??

Robotron (also known as Robotron: 2084) debuted in video arcades in 1982. Designed Eugene Jarvis??and??Larry DeMar,??it was distributed??by Williams Electronics, with a home version available from Atari who in turn made it available??for several competing game systems.??

It's all good, clean fun in the Tristate with a little bean bag toss and Cincinnati-style chili!

You heard them call games every summer for over 30 years. The sweet sounds of Marty & Joe will forever hold a place in the hearts of Cincinnati baseball fans.

Shillito's was Cincinnati's first department store. It was founded by John Shillito and William McLaughlin in 1830 as McLaughlin & Shillito, but that partnership soon split up. In 1878, Shillito's moved to a new building on Race and Seventh streets, which was remodeled in...

A Cincinnati Cheese Coney starts with a steamed bun, filled with a grilled hot dog, topped with layers of mustard, Cincinnati-style chili, chopped onions, and shredded cheese.

The Hula Hut was a tiki bar in San Diego located in the old Gates Hotel. It opened in 1946 and closed in 1965. Frequented by military personal and aircraft workers from nearby factories, the club was raided for illegal gambling in 1947. Today...