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Superhost was Cleveland's Saturday afternoon horror movie host in the 70s and 80s on Channel 43, where Hoolihan & Big Chuck (later Big Chuck & Lil' John) had Friday nights on Channel 8, and The Ghoul had Saturday nights on Channel 61.??Super was the...

Cleveland's most famous bakery, with locations all over the city and surrounding suburbs, operated from 1903 until 1992, when it closed suddenly. READ MORE

The original St. Louis Steamers joined the the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) as an expansion team in 1979 and played until 1988. At its peak of popularity the team was drawing crowds of over 17,000 to the St. Louis Arena. READ MORE *Shirt...

The Chicago Cougars were members of the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1975. They played their home games at the now demolished International Amphitheater on the South Side.

Ghoulardi was Cleveland's first horror movie host, taking to the airwaves on January 13, 1963 when Shock Theater debuted on WJW, Channel 8. The show lasted until December 16, 1966 when the man who portrayed Ghoulardi, Ernie Anderson, left for Los Angeles where he...

Wrestling at the Chase ran on KPLR Channel 11 in St. Louis from 1959 to 1983. It was promoted by the St. Louis Wrestling Club, a member of the National Wrestling Alliance. The matched aired on Saturdays and were repeated on Sunday mornings for...

The original Cleveland Barons were members of the American Hockey League from 1937 until 1973 and were one of the league's most successful franchises. However, they were unable to compete with the major league Cleveland Crusaders of the World Hockey Association (owned my the...

The first American Basketball Association (ABA) Slam Dunk contest was held during halftime of the 1976 All-Star game in Denver.?? It was won by Julius Erving.

The Cleveland Buckeyes played in the Negro American League from 1942 to 1950. For most of their existence the played their home games at League Park.

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...

The Pittsburgh Hornets started as the Detroit Olympics in the International Hockey League (IHL). In 1936 they moved to Pittsburgh and joined what would become the American Hockey League (AHL). In 1956 they suspended operations as their home arena, the??Duquesne??Garden, was razed as part...

The Flint Generals were members of the International Hockey League (IHL) from 1993 to 2010. OS7012

The Stingers were Cincinnati's only major league hockey team. The team played at Riverfront Coliseum (now U.S. Bank Arena) from 1975 to 1979, and they were members of the World Hockey Association (WHA). When the WHA merged with the National Hockey League in 1979,...

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.

The New Orleans VooDoo played in the Arena Football League starting in 2004. After Hurricane Katrina damaged their home arena in 2005, the team suspended operations. They returned in 2007 for two seasons before folding. The franchise was revived in 2010 when the Bossier-Shreveport...

The 1964/1965 New York World's Fair was held on 646 acres of land in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in the borough of Queens. It featured 140 pavilions, 110 restaurants, from 80 nations (hosted by 37), as well as 24 U.S. states, with over 45 corporations...

What could be more convenient? Drive up to the little booth, drop off your film, come back the next day and see your pictures. Mail them to friends and family! Established in the early 1960s in Southern California, Fotomat grew to over 4,000 locations...

The original Philadelphia Fury competed in the North American Soccer League from 1978 to 1980, succeeding the Philadelphia Atoms who folded in 1976. The current incarnation competes in the National Independent Soccer Association, using the same logo and colors.

The Minnesota Moose were members of the International Hockey League (IHL) and played for two seasons in the Twin Cities. The team was founded a year after the NHL North Stars moved to Dallas, leaving the area without professional hockey for the first time...

The original Rowdies played in the old North American Soccer League from 1974 until that league's demise in 1985. They continued on in a variety of indoor and outdoor leagues until 1993.