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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...

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.

The Kahiki Supper Club opened in 1961 at 3583 E. Broad St. in Columbus. It remained a cultural and architectural landmark in until 2000 when it closed.

The Original Hot Dog Shop, better known as simply "The O," opened in 1960. Literally sitting in the shadow of the University of Pittsburgh, it was a popular destination not only for students, but anyone visiting the Oakland neighborhood to see a concert, visit...

The Phoenix Hill Tavern opened in 1976 and quickly became one of the most popular and successful nightclubs in the city, along with sibling property Jim Porter's Good Time Emporium. The Tavern hosted a variety of nationally touring musical acts from Meat Loaf to...

Zantigo was a chain of fast food Mexican restaurants that served fresh and tangy delicacies from 1976 to 1987. It was famous for its chili, taco burritos, taco salads, cheese chilitos, and cheap chips & cheese that were to die for according to former...

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...

ShowBiz Pizza Place was a pizza restaurant and video game arcade chain??in the '80s and early '90s. It was founded by Robert L. Brock, a Holiday Inn franchisee, who had ended his partnership with the owners of Chuck E. Cheese. In addition to pizza, ShowBiz featured...

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.

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.

Located on Dixie Highway in Louisville, Kentucky, Kelly's Lounge was a beloved favorite of locals who would swing by and grab their alcoholic drinks by the quart to go!

ShowBiz Pizza Place??was a pizza restaurant and video game arcade chain??in the '80s and early '90s.??It was founded by Robert L. Brock, a Holiday Inn franchisee, who had ended his partnership with the owners of Chuck E. Cheese. In addition to pizza, ShowBiz featured...

Wetson's, like many hamburger joints founded in the 1960s, was inspired by the rapid success of McDonald's. At it's peak, it had over 70 locations in the New York Metropolitan area, as well as a few in California.

In 1920, while working for the NECCO candy company, Howard B. Stark invented a caramel and vanilla-swirled nougat filling he named Snirkle. In 1939, he founded the Howard B. Stark Company in Milwaukee and began making Snirkles Caramel Bars which became a regional hit....

Burger Chef was a fast-food hamburger chain that started in Indianapolis in 1958. At its peak in the mid 1970s, it was second only to McDonald's in the number of nationwide locations. The chain even made inroads into Canada. In 1982, the chain was...

Woodsy Owl first appeared in 1971 and asked Americans to take better care of the environment by disposing of trash properly. This updated version debuted in the early 1990s and helped inspire a new generation to give a hoot.

The Last Exit on Brooklyn was a coffeehouse established in 1967 pioneering Seattle's counter culture movement as well as the city's coffee culture. It moved from its original location in 1993 to The Ave and closed in 2000.

Chilly Dilly??was the "personality" pickle mascot used mostly in drive-in movie adds to sell dill pickles that were "packed in a jar for??the freshest flavor" and "served cold in a sac for you to savor."

Cheer up with glass of a dark, drinkable cream brew and??Louisville classic, Oertels Beer.

"The World's Most Famous Clown," as he is sometimes called, got his start in 1946. He made is TV debut in 1949, just as that medium was getting started. He??was the creation of created by??Alan W. Livingston??and first played by??Pinto Colvig. He was played...