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Cinderella City opened in 1968 in Englewood. It was once the largest mall west of the Mississippi. It closed in 1997 and was demolished in 1999.

The Grande Ballroom opened in 1929 and was at first a venue for jazz and big band music. It later gained fame as a rock & roll club featuring national acts as well as home-grown legends such as The Stooges and MC5. The venue's...

The Grande Ballroom opened in 1929 and was at first a venue for jazz and big band music. It later gained fame as a rock & roll club featuring national acts as well as home-grown legends such as The Stooges and MC5. The venue's...

If you survived Y2K, you can survive anything!

Dog & Duck opened on West 17th Street near the UT campus in 1990. It was known for its expansive beer list, which included several Texas brands as well as its British pub. It relocated to East Austin in 2014 and closed in 2017.

Charter members of the????????Arena Football League (AFL), the Washington Commandos were established in 1987. They played in the league's inaugural barnstorming season before taking the 1988 season off. They returned in 1989 as the Maryland Commandos and played their home games at the Cap...

Squire Jack's was a local chain of fish & chips restaurants in the late '60s and early '70s. At its peak, it had over a dozen locations in Greater Cincinnati.

Squire Jack's was a local chain of fish & chips restaurants in the late '60s and early '70s. At its peak, it had over a dozen locations in Greater Cincinnati.

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.

Thomas Kelley and Jack Bouck, combined the first syllables of their last names to establish Kelbo???s, a small chain of Hawaiian barbecues. The chain had five locations across the L.A. Basin

The Outrigger Restaurant was a tiki themed bar and eatery established by actress Frances Langford and her husband Ralph Evinrude. It was located near Port St. Lucie in Jensen Beach, Florida. It opened in 1961 and closed in the late 1980s.

The Kahiki Supper Club opened in 1961 at 3583 E. Broad St. in Columbus. It remained a cultural and architectural landmark in until 2000 when it closed.

Charter members of the American Professional Football Association (APFA) in 1920, the Akron Pros were also that circuits first champions. Two years later the APFA became the National Football League. The Pros changed their name to the Indians in 1926 and folded at the...

Beepers were all the rage in the '90s. In 1992, Bubble Beeper Gum was introduced. As the name suggests, it was a toy beeper filled with gum. While the real devices were associated with doctors, lawyers, and other bust professionals, beepers were also one...

Squeezits turned up in the lunchboxes of American kids in the 1990s. Introduced in Denver, they soon went nationwide and even took market share from another famous soft drink, one with a giant pitcher as its mascot. They barely made it into the 21st...

A product of the Euclid Candy Company, the Love Nest candy bar first appeared in the 1920s. It featured??a fudge center with caramel, peanuts, and a chocolate outside. It ceased production some time in the 1950s.

Introduced in 1973, the Marathon bar was advertised with the slogans, "lasts a good longtime" and "nobody eats a Marathon fast." Indeed, its eight inches of chocolate covered caramel could not be consumed quickly, It went out of production in 1981.

Giggles were a sandwich cookie sold in the 1980s that came in vanilla and chocolate varieties. While some found the smiling faces endearing, others found them a little creepy.

PB Max appeared in 1989 and featured creamy peanut butter on top of a square-shaped whole grain cookie, enrobed in milk chocolate. Despite robust sales, it was discontinued after only a few years on the market.

Crispy golden fries in two minutes was the promise made by MicroMagic, a line of frozen foods that appeared in the late '80s. "Give 'em MicroMagic now," went the jingle.

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The New York Arrows were charter members of the original Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) in 1978. They played their home games at the Nassau County Coliseum on Long Island. Though successful on the indoor pitch, winning four championships, the Arrows had trouble drawing...

The New Titans, officially the Titans of New York, were charter members of the American Football League in 1960. Their homefield was the deteriorating Polo Grounds, once home to baseball's Giants. While the team played respectively, attendance lagged, and the team was sold in...

The New Titans, officially the Titans of New York, were charter members of the American Football League in 1960. Their homefield was the deteriorating Polo Grounds, once home to baseball's Giants. While the team played respectively, attendance lagged, and the team was sold in...

Who knows better than a skunk that smoking stinks?

ShowBiz Pizza Place was a pizza restaurant and video game arcade chain??in the '80s and early '90s. It was founded by Robert L. Brock, a Holiday Inn franchisee, who had ended his partnership with the owners of Chuck E. Cheese. In addition to pizza, ShowBiz featured...

Woodsy Owl first appeared in 1971 and asked Americans to take better care of the environment by disposing of trash properly. This updated version debuted in the early 1990s and helped inspire a new generation to give a hoot.

The Chargers were charter members of the American Football League in 1960. They originally called Los Angeles home, but moved to San Diego after one season where they remained until 2016, when they moved back north to L.A.

There have been some exciting games, moments, and triumphs in the history of USA hockey.

Curling dates back to 16th century Scotland. It is popular in many Northern countries, particularly Canada where it was introduced in the 19th century. The game involves players sliding stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is...