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The New York Black Yankees were a Negro baseball league team that played from 1931 to 1948. They played their home games primarily in Paterson, NJ, but also played games New York City. They played their final season in Rochester, NY.

The Pittsburgh Crawfords, also known as the Craws, were a professional Negro league baseball team that played from 1931-1940. They were named after the Crawford Bath House, a recreation center in the Crawford neighborhood of Pittsburgh's Hill District. After playing in several different leagues,...

The Pittsburgh Ironmen were a charter member of the Basketball Association of America, playing their home games at Duquesne Gardens. The team ended their only season in 1946-47 with a record of 15 & 45, finishing worst overall in the league.

The Royal Giants were a Negro league baseball team based in Brooklyn from 1905 to 1942. They were an independent team for most of their existence but also played in the Negro National Association in 1907 and 1908 and the Eastern Colored League from...

The Flyers played in the American Hockey Association from 1928 to 1942 before moving to the American Hockey League where the played for the 1944-45 season and again during the 1952-53 season.

The St. Louis Eagles played in the National Hockey League during the 1934-35 season. The team had moved from Ottawa where they were known as the Senators. OS3842

The Kansas City Monarchs are probably the best-known Negro league baseball team in history, as well as the longest running. The team was established in 1920 and played until 1965. Their most famous player was Jackie Robinson. ??CHECKOUT OUR ENTIRE NEGRO LEAGUES COLLECTION *Design...

While it was known for most of its existence as the St. Louis Arena, from 1977 to 1983 it was known as the Checkerdome. Opened in 1929 it closed in 1999, replaced by the Kiel Center (now the Scottrade Center). Over the years it...

Stix, Baer & Fuller was a department store chain based in St. Louis. Founded in 1892, it was absorbed by Dillard's department store in 1984.

Venture was a chain of discount department stores headquartered in St. Louis in 1968. It was founded by former executives from Target and May Company and at its height had nearly 50 locations in the Midwest. The chain went out of business in 1998.

Cypress Gardens was a botanical garden and theme park located in Winter Haven, Florida. It opened in 1936 and claimed to be the state's first commercial theme park. It closed in 2009 and was replaced by Legoland Florida. The old botanical gardens were saved...

The Old South Bar-B-Q Ranch was a Florida institution. Billboards across the state beckoned diners to the restaurant on Route 27 in Clewiston.

Legend City opened in Phoenix in 1963. It was conceived as a Disneyland-style, old west theme park by local ad man Louis E. Crandall. Though it faced numerous financial challenges, it remained open until 1983.

Did you ever take a drive on your local amusement park's antique cars?

The Bubble Room was a unique and eclectic restaurant that opened in Maitland in 1986. In 1995, Roy "Pete" Scheid bought the place, adding his name to the sign. With a decor featuring holiday decorations, old toys, and various memorabilia, the Bubble Room was...

Pro Wrestler was the third wrestling game to be developed for the Nintendo Entertainment System but was by far the most popular. Relive the glory days of 8-bit smack-downs with this tee.

Do you remember these scary good treats? They were around in the early '90s but vanished mysteriously after only a few years...

Fruit Pie the Magician was the official mascot for Hostess fruit pies from 1973 until early 2006 when the brand removed the character from their labels. The Magician appeared on fruit pie product labels as a pie dressed in a cape, top hat and...

One of the pioneers of electronic handheld games, Tiger was founded in 1978. Among its most popular offerings were the original Furby, Giga Pets, and the 2-XL Robot.

Game on '90s kid! Turbo Grafx-16 was the world's first 16-bit video game system. Produced by the NEC, it debuted in 1989 and was discontinued in 1994 but not before moving over 5 million units worldwide.

It was the place "where pineapples grow." A Highway 27 institution in Florida, Plantation Paradise, colloquially known as Pineapple Paradise, was a popular attraction Lake Placid on the road from Orlando to Miami.

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.

Billed as "Orlando's number one dinner attraction," Arabian Nights opened in 1988. Tucked away on Arabian Nights Drive, off 192, its final performance came on New Year's Day 2014.

The Florida Tuskers were charter members of the United Football League and played in Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg as well as the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando in 2009, settling on the latter for 2010. In 2011, they moved to the Tidewater area...

The Florida Blazers of the World Football League started off as the Washington Ambassadors, though they never played a down in the nation's capital. Unable to secure a stadium there, the team wound up in Central Florida and made it all the way to...

On Thursday, July 11, 1974, the Jacksonville Sharks opened the inaugural World Football League season against the New York Stars before 59,112 fans at the Gator Bowl. More big crowds followed-- until it was revealed most of the tickets and been given away or...

The St. Louis NFL team that nearly was. After losing the football Cardinals to Phoenix in 1987, St. Louis sought an expansion team. In October 1993, Charlotte was awarded a team (the Carolina Panthers) but the announcement of the second team was delayed. Many...

The New York-New Jersey Knights played in the World League of American Football in the spring of 1991 and 1992. Their home field was Giants Stadium in the Meadowlands.

Remember Cleveland's only NHL team? The Barons began as the Oakland Seals in 1967, later becoming the California Golden Seals. In 1976, the team moved to Cleveland and took the name of the city's old beloved American Hockey League team, the Barons. They played...

The Chicago Rockets played in the All-America Football Conference, a rival to the NFL, from 1946 to 1949, though in their final season they were known as the Hornets. The team played its home games at Soldier Field.