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The second incarnation of the Houston Aeros played in the International Hockey League from fall 1994 to spring 2001. After the IHL folded, the Aeros moved to the American Hockey League in fall 2001. In 2013, the team relocated to Des Moines to become...

The Baltimore Claws were the relocated Memphis Sounds and were scheduled to play in the American Basketball Association in 1975. At first, the team was named the Hustlers but local opposition as well as pressure from the league necessitated a change. The team played...

The building that housed the Off Ramp Cafe was built in 1908 and was home to a variety of shops until the 1950s when a successive string of muisc clubs occupied the space. In 1986 it began booking alternative rock acts as the Off...

Al Green's drive-in restaurant opened on the east side of Indianapolis in 1947. Boosted by the post-war car craze, Al Green's was a happening spot through the 1970s. It closed in 1992, and the building has since been demolished.??

The Gladiators were one of four charter teams created to showcase the Arena Football League's inaugural season in 1987. The team played every season from 1987 to 1990, making it to ArenaBowls I and III, before relocating to Tampa Bay, Florida, where they became...

After 105 years, the Cleveland baseball team is now the Cleveland Baseball Team. Will they go back to being the Lake Shores, the Bluebirds, the Broncos (um--no!), the Naps, or will it be something else? Time will tell. In the meantime, Cleveland baseball fans...

After the NHL's California Golden Seals sold their Columbus farm team of the same nickname??to local interests, it was renamed the Owls and played on until 1977 when it moved to Grand Rapids. The teams home ice in Columbus was the Fairgrounds Coliseum.

Originally known as the Pizza Pub, new owners??Dom DiSilvio and his then-wife Jan Chepes, renamed this iconic Oakland spot The Decade and made it 1950s-themed restaurant. As 50's nostalgia waned, DiSilvio started booking contemporary rock music acts. The New York Dolls, Ramones, and an...

The AAA Stars were stablished in 1983 when the Spokane Indians moved to the Las Vegas Valley. The team was known as the Portland Beavers from 1919 to 1973. The team changed its name to the 51s in 2001, in honor of nearby Area...

It's been called the greatest radio station in the world. Broadcasting a wide range of pop music, BBC Radio 1 has been on the air since September 30, 1967 and entertains fans across the U.K. and around the globe.

The St. Louis Arena opened in 1929 and was home to?? the city's many pro hockey, pro basketball, and pro soccer teams. It also hosted college sports, concerts, conventions, and more. From 1977 to 1983, it was known as the Checkerdome as Ralston Purina...

The Boston Lobsters were charter members of World Team Tennis??(WTT) in 1974, debuting as the Philadelphia Freedoms. In 1975, they landed in New England with their new nickname. They went on to become quite successful both on the court and at the gate. They...

The Ottawa Rough Riders were established in 1876 and were one of the longest running professional sports teams in North America. They adopted the Rough Riders nickname in 1931, they were charter members of the Canadian Football League (CFL) formed in 1958. The club...

The Dayton Bombers played in the East Coast Hockey League from 1991 to 2009. Their home ice was originally Hara Arena, but in 1996, they moved to the Nutter Center. They made the ECHL playoffs in 13 of their 18 seasons.   OS15110

A Pittsburgh institution, Chiodo's Tavern opened at the end of the Homestead High-Level Bridge (now the Homestead Grays Bridge) in 1947. Famous for its Mystery Sandwich, memorabilia-covered walls, and friendly owner, it became a popular gathering spot. It closed in 2005.

The Phoenix Giants were a AAA baseball team that played in The Pacific Coast League (PCL) in 1958 and 1959 and then from 1966 to 1997, when the National League Arizona Diamondbacks began play. They were the long-time farm team of the San Francisco...

Americana opened in Middletown as LeSourdsville Lake??in 1922. One of the park's founder's, Edgar Streifthau, opened Fantasy Farm, geared toward young children, right next door in 1963. In 1977, LeSourdsville Lake became Americana. It closed in 1999, reopened in 2002, only to close again...

Tape World was a mall-based chain of music stores owned by Trans World Entertainment, operators of Record Town, Coconuts, and FYE among others. While the name suggested emphasis on the one format, it did offer CDs, briefly, before being retired by Trans World.

The Utah Stars began as the Anaheim Amigos, charter members of the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1967. In 1968, they moved up the freeway to become the Los Angeles Stars. In 1970, the team moved to Salt Lake City, where they won the...

In 1968, the Los Angeles Stars moved up the freeway from Orange County, where they had been known as the Anaheim Amigos, a charter member of the original American Basketball Association (ABA) beginning in 1967. Their home court was the Los Angeles Memorial Sports...

Competing in the Interstate Football League, the Frederick Falcons began semipro football play in 1968.  OS16904

Its the biggest party of 1988. Printed on a super soft 50/50 cotton poly blend crewneck sweatshirt The sweater everyone is "dying" to wear to all their holiday parties this year Designed and printed from a local business in the USA Fun Christmas gift...

"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...

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 American Basketball Association team that played in Memphis from 1970 to 1975 was first called the Pros, then the Tams, and finally the Sounds, the latter being their nickname before moving to Baltimore.

Ricky Watters' self preservation move during his first game as an Eagle led to the infamous "for who, for what" quote that went on to define his career.

The Louisville RiverFrogs were a ice hockey team competing in Louisville, Kentucky in the East Coast Hockey League. The team played from 1995 to 1998 at Broadbent Arena, which was nicknamed "The Swamp" at the Kentucky Exposition Center. The team's mascot was Rowdy River...

Salem Mall opened in 1966 and was Dayton's first enclosed shopping center. It boasted 60 shops and two anchors, Sears and Rike's. A 1972 expansion added a second floor adding another 50 stores as well as a JC Penny. The mall closed in 2005.

The Baltimore Black Sox were a professional Negro League baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland from 1916 to 1933. In their final season, they played in the Negro National League with the Baltimore Elite Giants.

Many Cincinnati breweries went out of business during prohibition. However, when the Eighteenth Amendment was repealed in 1933, making the sale of alcohol legal once again, new brewers sprang up including Schoenling which opened its doors on Good Friday, 1934. Most famous for its...