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Louisville is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 29th-most populous city in the U.S.

The Circle City nickname for Indianapolis comes from the original layout of the community by surveyor Alexander Ralson who designed the town around a traffic circle.

The Willamette River flows through Portland spanned by a dozen bridges, which give it the nickname "Bridgetown."

Rip City is one of several nicknames for Portland. It was coined in 1971 by Bill "The Schnoz" Schonely who was the play-by-play broadcaster for the city's NBA team, the Portland Trail Blazers in 1971. The term, in only its second season, was close...

"To be born in Kentucky is a heritage, to brag about it is a habit, to appreciate it is a virtue," is a famous quote by Paducah, KY native Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb. An author, humorist, editor, and columnist, he wrote more than 60 books...

The Front Row Theater opened in July of 1974 on Mayfield Road in Highland Heights, just off I-271. A theater in the round, it featured a rotating stage and seating for 3,200. It closed in 1993.

Burger Chef was a fast-food hamburger chain that started in Indianapolis in 1958. At its peak in the mid 1970s, it was second only to McDonald's in the number of nationwide locations. The chain even made inroads into Canada. In 1982, the chain was sold...

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

Farmer Jack was a supermarket chain based in Detroit from 1924 until 2007. It's iconic radio commercials, heard on stations such as CKLW, announced the store's weekly deals as "Farmer Jack savings time." Popular throughout the second half of the 20th century, the chain...

CKLW, 800 on the AM dial, "the Big 8," was one of Detroit's most iconic rock & roll radio stations in the '60s and '70s, even though its studios and transmitter were located across the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The station's weekly...

K ??B Toys (also known as Kay Bee Toys) was a chain of mall-based retail toy stores founded in 1922. The chain went out of business in 2009 with rival Toys "R" Us acquiring the remains of K ??B Toys.Looking for youth ??sizes? Shop...

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.

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

The Force was with soccer fans in Cleveland from 1978 to 1988 as charter members of the Major Indoor Soccer League. The team name was resurrected when the Cleveland Crunch, founded in 1989, changed its name to the Force in 2002.

The Atlanta Chiefs outdoor soccer team was founded in 1967 as a charter member of the National Professional Soccer League, which later merged with the United Soccer Association to from the North American Soccer League in 1968. In 1973, the club was sold and...

Rich's was a department store chain headquartered in Atlanta. It opened in 1867 and was absorbed by Federated Department Stores, operators of Macy's, in 2005. One of it's long-standing holiday traditions was the Pink Pig, child-sized monorail. introduced in??1956 as The Snowball Express, its...

The World Football League (WFL) kicked off in July of 1974 as a rival to the established National Football League (NFL). At first, it seemed like it would be a serious rival to the NFL. After all, league founder Gary Davidson had already formed...

The Continental Football League (COFL) formed in 1965 with hopes of achieving a status approaching that of the NFL and AFL. The CFL played primarily in Eastern cities not served by the other two leagues. However, by its second season, it focused on becoming...

The Portland Storm played in the World Football League (WFL) in 1974. Playing their home games at old Civic Stadium, the Storm finished with 7 wins, 12 losses, and 1 tie. The GM was former AFL great Ron Mix, and the head coach was...

When the Portland Storm folded at the conclusion of the 1974 World Football League (WFL) season, the prospects for pro football in Bridgetown looked bleak. However, Portland returned to the league the following season with a new team, the Thunder, and a new owner....

The??Philadelphia Atoms??were an American??soccer??team based out of??Philadelphia??that played in the??North American Soccer League??(NASL). Great for any Old School Shirts soccer fan!

The Philadelphia Fever were charter members of the original Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) in 1978. They played their home matches at the old Spectrum before moving to Los Angeles in 1982 to become the Lazers.

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...

Not to be confused with the city's current NFL team, these Houston Texans were charter members of the World Football League in 1974. Playing their home games in the Astrodome, they spent only half a season in Houston before moving to Shreveport, Louisiana where...

The original Houston Aeros played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from its inception in 1972. The league and the Aeros gained instant credibility with the signing of hockey legend Gordie Howe. The team won two championships but folded in 1978, a year before...

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. In the league's first ever game, baseball legend Pete Rose kicked out the first...

Known as "The Wonderland of the Pacific Northwest" Lotus Isle amusement park opened in the summer of 1930 on Hayden Island. After a roller coaster accident and the suicide of the park's owner, it closed in 1932.

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.

ColecoVision was a video game system popular in the late '70s and early '80s. Unfortunately for Coleco Industries, it wasn't nearly as popular as competitors Atari or Mattel's Intellivision.