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The Bisons were Buffalo's American Hockey League (AHL) team from 1940 to 1970 and the formation of the city's major league club. The new squad placed it's farm team in Cincinnati.

Uptown Square was a shopping center located at the corner of Broadway and Perrier in New Orleans. It opened in 1976 and attempted to bring a European flare to the shopping center concept.

Not to be confused with comic actor with the same name, Pat McCormick was a T.V. personality in San Francisco best known for hosting the Charley and Humphrey kids show. The program started in Fresno in 1959 and moved with McCormick to?? KGO-TV in...

KICU, Channel 36, first went on the air in 1967 as KGSC. In 1979 it became KICU after an ownership change. Though it officially retains its official KICU call letters, the station is today known as KTVU Plus, reflecting its relationship to its sibling...

A Des Moines institution for over 50 years, Wimpy's first opened its doors in 1931. After serving generations of Iowans, it closed in 1980.

Originally WERE's FM sibling station, WGCL was born in 1970 after the station was acquired by General Cinema Corporation and was soon branded "G98." For the next 16 years its formats oscillated between top-40 and AOR, and was home to personalities such Bumper Morgan,...

The Tampa Bay Mutiny were charter members of MLS and took the field for the league's inaugural season in 1996. The team was owned by the league and at first was quiet successful both on the pitch and at the gate. However, onerous lease...

Cincinnati's favorite ice cream shop began in 1870. Today it has fans not only in the Tristate but all over the world.??

Candlestick opened in 1960 was home to the baseball's Giants until 1995. The 49ers moved in at the start of the 1971 football season and stayed until 2013. Oakland's former pro football team played there for their first two seasons.

The Chicago International Amphitheater opened in 1934. It was the home of the Chicago Gears of the National Basketball League from 1944 to 1948, as well as the Chicago Packers of the NBA from 1961 to 1962. The Chicago Cougars??of the World Hockey Association??played...

The Washington Caps were an American Basketball Association??team based in the nation's capital, thus the nickname. Founded as the Oakland Oaks in 1967, the team moved to Washington in 1970. They moved across the Potomac the following year to become the Virginia Squires.

Do frogs eat cicadas? We're going to find out soon as Brood X of the 17-year cicadas comes back to the Tristate in 2021.

East Towne Mall opened in 1984 as??Knoxville Center in North??Knoxville,??Tennessee.?? Despite being in one of Knoxville's most vibrant and fastest growing areas, the mall succumbed to the changing taste of shoppers and closed for good on January 31, 2020.

Atlanta-Fulton County was built to attract pro baseball and pro football to Georgia's capital and largest city. It was proposed in 1961 and ground was broken in 1964 almost immediately after an unidentified Major League Baseball team agreed to move to Atlanta provided a...

The Birmingham Bolts were members of the original XFL in 2001 season, that league's only season. The team finished?? with 2 wins and 8 losses while averaging 17,000 fans a game at Legion Field.

Big Chuck and Lil' John hosted the Friday night horror movie show on Channel 8 from 1979 to 2007. From 1966 to 1979 it was the Hoolihan & Big Chuck Show before Bob "Hoolihan" Wells moved to Florida. Cleveland also had two other horror hosts...

The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a pro football team established in 1899. They played as an independent team until 1924, when they joined the NFL. Their homefield was Frankford Stadium, also known as Yellow Jacket Field, which was located in the Frankford neighborhood near...

From the mid '60s to the mid '70s, WIXY, "Wicksy Twelve-Sixty," was Cleveland's preeminent top-40 radio station. Despite having a weaker signal than its competitors it dominated the ratings for a decade.

A favorite of locals and tourists alike, Wet 'n Wild was America's first water park. Opened in 1977 it welcomed its last visitors on December 31, 2016.

The San Francisco Golden Gaters were charter members of World Team Tennis in 1974 and one of that league's most successful franchises at the gate and on the court. Though they were established in San Francisco they wound up playing across the bay at...

Burger Queen was a popular fast food chain in the Louisville area. It was founded in 1963 and its mascot was Queenie Bee,??? with it's roots going back to 1956 in Winter Haven, FL.??In 1981 it became Druther's Restaurant to reflect a broader menu...

Whether you are a collector of local TV history or a fan of the "Golden Age" of horror hosts, this tribute to Crematia Mortem captures the campy spirit of Kansas City’s favorite ghoul. Perfect for fans of 1980s nostalgia and classic B-movie culture!OS2351

Standard Oil of Ohio, better known as Sohio, was an American oil company, and the earliest component of the original Standard Oil company founded by John D. Rockefeller. Its gas stations dotted the state for generations. In neighboring states it was known as

Hooks Bar-B-Que was a Dayton icon located on Gettysburg Avenue. It was known not only for its BBQ, but its awesome cheesesteaks.

A popular discount department store for generations, Woolworth was also famous for its in-store lunch counter.

The New York Raiders were a charter franchise of the World Hockey Association and first hit the ice with the rest of the league in 1972. The team, however, could not compete for fans with the established New York Rangers of the National Hockey...

The Birmingham Barracudas played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1995. Their homefield was Legion Field. The team finished with a 10 and 8 record but folded when the CFL ended it's American experiment.

The Portland Beavers were established in 1903 and through several iterations represented the city in the Pacific Coast League. The last team to use the name left Portland after the 2010 season when plans to build a baseball-only park for the team fell through.

Holy Moly Gargonzoli!??Though he was born and raised in Cleveland, Jim Spagg gained fame in Portland, OR hosting a local cable access show.

Founded in 1912 as Standard Oil of New Jersey after the breakup of the larger Standard Oil corporation, Esso gas stations were found all over the Northeastern United States and parts of the South starting in the 1930s. In 1972, most were re-branded Exxon....