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The Elite Giants were a Negro league baseball team that played from 1920 to 1950, both independently and as part of several different leagues. The team called several cities home over the years, including Baltimore, Cleveland, Columbus, and Washington. The played in Nashville from...

Kenny King's was a sit-down, fast-casual family restaurant chain that operated in Northeast Ohio from the 1950s until the mid 1990s. It was best known as a franchisee of Kentucky Fried Chicken as well as for offering its own Big King steakburger.

The Phoenix Mustangs played in the West Coast Hockey League from 1997 to 2001. The Mustangs formed after the IHL Roadrunners folded following the 1996/1997 season.

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.

In April of 1971, real estate agents Bob McDonald and Jim Youngren erected a billboard just outside of Seattle-Tacoma International Aiport during a breif economic downturn for the area. It read, "will the last person leaving Seattle turn out the lights." Though it was...

Cutty's Boxing Gym in Baltimore, Maryland become internationally famous after being a feature in HBO's show The Wire.

Nashville's Sulphur Dell, in 1870, was the area was referred to as Athletic Park, and in 1885 it became the home of Nashville's first professional baseball team, the Americans, in the newly-formed Southern League. Grantland Rice re-named the ballpark "Sulphur Dell" in 1908 while...

The Prize Movie??was a fixture on Cleveland TV for close to two decades. Hosted by popular radio personality John Lanigan, it ran weekday afternoons on Channel 43. During breaks in the afternoon movie, Lanigan would draw a name to find a contestant whom he...

The Euclid Beach Band consisted of lead vocalists Richard Reising and Pete Hewlett. In 1978, they released "There's No Surf In Cleveland," both a tribute to and parody of the Beach Boys, which became a local hit.

ATA Airlines started as Ambassador travel club in 1973. It later became American Trans Air, then simply ATA.?? It had hubs at Indianapolis International Airport and Chicago's Midway Airport. In 2008, it ceased operations.

Indiana Blast were a soccer team established in 1994. They played in the USISL and later the A-League at Kuntz Memorial Stadium in Indianapolis.

The Brooklyn Tip-Tops??were a team that played in the Federal League??of professional baseball from 1914 to 1915. The team was named by Robert Ward who owned the team and the Tip-Top Bakery.

The Brooklyn Tigers football team was established in 1936 and played in the second loop to call itself the American Football League. Before the end of its inaugural season, the team moved to Rochester. It folded, along with the rest of the league, after...

The??Philadelphia Atoms??were an American??soccer??team based out of??Philadelphia??that played in the??North American Soccer League??(NASL). Great for any Old School Shirts soccer fan!

Known for its gourmet seafood and steaks, King Cole was one of Dayton's top dining destinations in the '70s and '80s.

If you grew up in the Cleveland area, you remember Lockie-Lee Dairy. Founded in 1946 it was an integral part of school & family life for generations.

Aquarama, officially, Aquarium Theater of the Sea, was an aquarium attraction located in South Philly. It opened in 1962. Popular at first, attendance waned forcing it to close in 1969.

Depending on who you talk to, the Atari Jaguar may or may not have been the world's 64-bit video game console.

The Data East video game company was founded in 1976 in Tokyo, Japan, just before the home video game system explosion. Among its most popular titles were Burger Time, Robocop, and Cobra Command. The company went out of business in 2003.

The Griffith Park Zoo opened in 1912 with 15 animals in its collection. It closed in 1966 when the Los Angeles Zoo opened. Griffith Park remains a popular recreational destination and some of the ruins of the old zoo can still be seen around...

Riverfront Stadium, later Cinergy Field, was the home of the Reds from 1970 until 2002. The team captured three World Series titles (1975, 1976, and 1990) while playing there.

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 All-America Football Conference, or AAFC, was founded in 1945 by Chicago Tribune sports editor Arch Ward in 1944 to challenge the established National Football League. Ward's new circuit debuted in 1946 with eight teams and played for three seasons before the NFL absorbed...

The San Diego Sails were the renamed San Diego Conquistadors, the American Basketball Association's only expansion franchise, joining the league in 1972. The name change came after original owner, Leonard Bloom, sold the team in 1975 to Frank Goldberg. The team folded a dozen...

Johnny Bench's Home Plate Restaurant opened in the mid '70s at the corner of Colerain and Springdale Avenues near Northgate Mall. In 1977, Johnny Bench's Homestretch opened in Florence. Homestretch closed late in 1978, and Home Plate shut down a few months later when??Frisch's...

These flame resistant masks were a staple for every kid's Halloween costume from the 1950's through the 1980's. Did you have one?

The Rojos del guila de Veracruz, or Veracruz Eagle Reds en Ingls, were a Triple-A level baseball team that played in the Mexican Baseball League as part of Minor League Baseball. They played their home games at the Estadio Universitario Beto  vila in Veracruz,...

The top horror host in the Baltimore/Washington area from 1973 to 1987. Being based in the nation's capital, the host frequently engaged in subtle political satire along with the standard horror host trappings.

Cincinnatians love their chili and this shirt represents the classic Cincinnati-style 3-way chili spaghetti with a wink and a nod.

Rock 'em sock 'em in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.