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National Record Mart, or NRM for short, started in 1937 in downtown Pittsburgh as Jitterbug Records. In the 1940s, it changed its name and began to grow, eventually opening 130 stores in 30 states, including every mall and shopping center in Pittsburgh.

Did you ever rock at Peabody's?

The original American Basketball Association (ABA) was founded in 1967 as a challenger to the established NBA. After fierce competition between the two for fans and players, 4 ABA teams were absorbed by the NBA in 1976. The Kentucky Colonels, the league's most successful...

While the American Basketball Association had teams in over 20 cities over its 10 seasons, it awarded only one expansion franchise, the San Diego Conquistadors. That was in 1972, the start of the rebel league's fifth season. The team made the playoffs its first...

Forest City Auto Parts was founded in 1927 and grew to over 50 locations throughout the Midwest. In 2001, it filed for bankruptcy protection, shuttered its remaining stores.

The Hartford Hellions joined the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL), the league's second season. Playing in the new Hartford Civic Center, the franchise played two seasons in Connecticut before moving to Memphis to become the Americans in 1981.

At Johnny's Toys Birthday Castle, a key would come in the mail and on your birthday, your key would open the door to a castle nestled in the corner of the Latonia, Kentucky toy store. Once your key opens the castle, you would get...

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

Remember this championship team? When the Canadian Football League (CFL) decided to add teams in the U.S. in the early 1990s, Jim Speros acquired one for Baltimore. Abandoned by the NFL Colts in 1984, and passed over for expansion in 1993 when the Bombers...

Charter members of the World Football League (WFL) in 1974, the Memphis Southmen began as the Toronto Northmen. However, before the team could play a down, the Canadian government passed legislation to block any U.S.-based football league from operating in Canada. Unwilling to undergo...

Opened in 1910 to replace South Side Park, Comiskey Park was the home of the Chicago White Sox for 80 years and was also the home field of the Chicago American Giants of the Negro American League from 1941 t 1952. It was also...

The original North American Soccer League (NASL) was formed in 1967 when the competing United Soccer Association and the National Professional Soccer League decided to join forces. For the next 12 seasons, it was the top-level league for outdoor soccer in the U.S. and...

The St. Louis Storm played in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) from 1989 to 1992, replacing the Steamers who folded a year earlier.

The Sting played in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1975 to 1984 and the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) in the 1982-83 season and again from 1984 to 1988. They won the NASL Championship in 1981 and 1984. The team was dissolved...

The St. Louis Stars played in the original North American Soccer League from 1968 to 1977. The Stars fielded mostly American players, many from the St. Louis area. In their final season in St. Louis, they drew nearly 10,000 fans per game. However, they...

The Chicago Whales of the Federal League were originally called the Chicago Federals and the Chi-Feds as they lacked an official nickname. They became the Whales in their second season and were the first team to call what is now Wrigley Field home. The...

The Cincinnati Tigers were a Negro baseball team founded in 1934. They played as an independent team for three years before joining the Negro American League in 1937. They played in that circuit for only one season before disbanding. The team used uniforms donated...

County Stadium was originally developed to replace aging Borchert field which dated to 1888. At the time ground was broken, the city was home to a AA team but hoped to attract a big league club. Indeed, the minor league team would never play...

The Charleston Charlies were members of the International League and played in West Virginia's capital from 1971 to 1983, although as to different incarnations. The Columbus Jets relocated to Charleston in 1971 to establish the first edition of the Charlies. They moved back to...

WOXY, 97X, was one of the most important alternative rock radio stations in America from 1985 until it went off the air in 2004. It stayed alive for a few more years as an Internet-only radio station. During its final year of existence, the...

The??Anaheim Amigos were charter members of the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1967. After a year in Orange County, they moved up the freeway to Los Angeles for two seasons where they became known as the Stars. In 1970 they moved to Salt Lake...

The Newark Peppers, or Peps for short, played in the second, and final season, of the??Federal League,?? the short-lived rival to the the American and National Leagues. The team moved from Indianapolis where they won the 1914 FL pennant.

Rink's was founded in Hamilton, Ohio, between Cincinnati and Dayton, in 1951 by Hyman Ullner. It was later acquired by Gray Drug and later Cook United, owners of Uncle Bill's. The last Rink's store closed in 1987.

County Stadium??opened in 1953 and was home to two Milwaukee baseball teams. In 1973, the beer slide and chalet debuted in the stadiums outfield seating area. A character dubbed Bernie slid down the slide and into a giant beer mug after every home run...

The San Francisco Seals baseball team played in the AAA Pacific Coast League from 1902 until 1957. The arrival f the Major League Baseball New York Giants in 1958 saw the Seals shifted to Phoenix. There they became the farm team of the now...

When Hammy utters those words, excitement is sure to follow in Downtown Cleveland as the Tribe takes the field.

The??Philadelphia Stars??were a??Negro league baseball??team from??Philadelphia founded in as an independent team in 1933. In 1934, they joined the Negro National League, staying until that League's collapse following the 1948 season. They were affiliated with the Negro American League from 1949 to 1952. *Design...

The Hartford Knights began play in 1968 as members of the minor league Atlantic Coast Football League (ACFL), winning the championship in their first year. They also won a championship in the Seaboard Football League (SFL) in 1972, their first year in that circuit....

...but the very next day you wrote out W-C-W in the air with your fingers and threw it away. *Design is officially licensed by Pro Wrestling Tees and Bret Hart

The Kentucky Thoroughblades played in the American Hockey League (AHL) form 1996 to 2001. Their home ice was Rupp Arena. In 2001, they moved to Cleveland to become the new incarnation of the Barons.