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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.

While it was known for most of its existence as the St. Louis Arena, from 1977 to 1983 it was known as the Checkerdome. Opened in 1929 it closed in 1999, replaced by the Kiel Center (now the Scottrade Center). Over the years it...

The St. Louis Eagles played in the National Hockey League during the 1934-35 season. The team had moved from Ottawa where they were known as the Senators. OS3842

The Kansas City Monarchs are probably the best-known Negro league baseball team in history, as well as the longest running. The team was established in 1920 and played until 1965. Their most famous player was Jackie Robinson. ??CHECKOUT OUR ENTIRE NEGRO LEAGUES COLLECTION *Design...

The Flyers played in the American Hockey Association from 1928 to 1942 before moving to the American Hockey League where the played for the 1944-45 season and again during the 1952-53 season.

The Coral Court Motel??opened in 1942 on historic U.S. Route 66??in the St. Louis suburb of Marlborough. In 1989, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places??being cited as a valuable example of Art Deco architecture. OS2770

The Imperial Brewing Company was founded in Kansas City, Missouri in 1902. It's two main offerings were Mayflower and Imperial Seal which it brewed until the mid 1980s when it closed.??

Four Winds Restaurant was an eatery located in the main terminal building of the Kansas City Municipal Airport (now the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport) in the 1950s.

The Kansas City Blades played in the International Hockey League (IHL) from 1990 until 2001 when the league ceased operations. They played their games at Kemper Arena.

Holiday Hill amusement park opened in 1955 on Lambert Road, just east of St. Louis Lambert International Airport. It featured a roller coaster, kiddie land, miniature golf course, swimming pool, and arcade. Increased competition, limited space, and other, unforeseen, circumstances, led to the park's...

Granny's Rocker Nite Clubs, with locations in Edwardsville and Alton, Illinois, were popular venues for live rock concerts for 10 years starting in 1985.

The St. Louis Bombers were charter members of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946. In 1949 they joined the National Basketball Association when the BAA merged with the National Basketball League. The Bombers left the new league after one season.

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 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 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...

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 Blues were Kansas City's AAA minor league baseball team from 1902 to 1954. They played in the American Association and were charter members of that circuit. In 1954, when the A's moved to town from Philadelphia, the Blues moved to Denver and became...

Steamboat Willie debuted in 1928 and starred a mouse who went on to great worldwide fame.

The Big Six Conference membership grew with the addition of Colorado on December 1, 1947 and making the conference's unofficial name the Big Seven Conference. This conference name lasted from 1948 to 1957. OS15776

St. Louis is a major city in Missouri along the Mississippi River. Landmarks featuring the Gateway Arch, the St. Louis Zoo and Art Museum, baseball and blues music, keep tourists coming back to visit year after year.   OS16004

Chicago, on Lake Michigan in Illinois. Featured landmarks including its bold architecture, the iconic John Hancock Center, the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) and the neo-Gothic Tribune Tower, keep tourists coming back to visit year after year.   OS16006