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Media Play was an attempt by The Musicland Group to compete with so-called big box retailers such as electronics stores Best Buy and Circuit City, who sold CDs at near cost to lure customers in. In addition to music, Media Play also carried books,...

After a few seasons in the West Coast Hockey League, the Fresno Falcons opted for a new logo and color scheme in 1998, before changing logos again in 2003.

Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour is an American ice cream parlor chain founded in Portland in 1963 by Bob Farrell and Ken McCarthy. The chain grew to 120 locations, but as of 2018 there were only 2 locations remaining, both in California.

A popular discount department store for generations, Woolworth was also famous for its in-store lunch counter.

The Portland Beavers were established in 1903 and through several iterations represented the city in the Pacific Coast League. The last team to use the name left Portland after the 2010 season when plans to build a baseball-only park for the team fell through.

Chavez Ravine was chosen as the home of the relocated Dodgers in the late 1950s.

It's one of the world's most famous ice cream bars.

Founded in 1912 as Standard Oil of New Jersey after the breakup of the larger Standard Oil corporation, Esso gas stations were found all over the Northeastern United States and parts of the South starting in the 1930s. In 1972, most were re-branded Exxon....

Fat Boy Drive-In opened its first location in San Francisco in 1925 at the corner of??corner of 46th Street and Sloat Boulevard.??It closed in the 1970s.

KYAC was Seattle's soul station from 1965, when it first signed on, until 1981 when it became KKFX.

Grab a glass of Parker Knoll Chardonnay. If you're a parent, this lovely wine will trap you with it's unique bouquet.

The original Tacoma Stars joined the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) in 1983 as an expansion team. They hold the record for largest ever to see an MISL game as 21,728 witnessed a Game 7 loss to the Dallas Sidekicks in the 1987 MISL...

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...

A holdover from the 1962 World's Fair, Fun Forest ??was the place to go for thrill rides. It closed forever on January 2, 2011.

Holy Moly Gargonzoli!??Though he was born and raised in Cleveland, Jim Spagg gained fame in Portland, OR hosting a local cable access show.

ON TV was an over-the-air subscription TV service that started broadcasting in 1977. With the use of a set-top descrambler, subscribers could watch movies, sports, and other premium content. By 1985, competition from cable TV forced ON TV and similar services out of business.

The Los Angeles Bulldogs were formed in 1936 with hopes of joining the National Football League. When their efforts were rebuffed, they played as in independent team before joining the rival American Football League (II) for the 1937 season. They proceeded to run the...

The San Jose Rhinos played in a league known as Roller Hockey International from 1993 to 1999, when the league ceased operations. The Rhinos won the league championship in 1995.

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. In the late '70s, animated spokespersons Burger Chef and Jeff were introduced....

After years of not having a professional football team, Los Angeles received two in 1946. One, the NFL's Rams, had just moved from Cleveland while the other, the Dons, played in the brand new All-America Football Conference. Co-owned by actor Don Ameche, the Dons...

The Bell System was a network of telecommunication companies, led by the Bell Telephone Company and later by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T), that dominated telephone service in North America for over a century. It was formed in 1877 and broken up on anti-trust grounds in 1983. Colloquially, the system...

The Cascades were established in 1974 as the Hawaii Leis, charter members of World Team Tennis??(WTT). After three seasons in the Aloha State, the team moved to the Pacific Northwest and split it's home matches between Seattle and Portland in 1977. The following season...

The San Diego Fleet were charter members of the short-lived Alliance of American Football (AAF), a spring football league launched in 2019.

They started in 1972 as the New York Raiders, a charter member of the World Hockey Association (WHA). They became the New York Golden Blades a year later, but 20 games into their second season they became the Jersey Knights. In 1974 they became...

Bobo was a popular western lowland gorilla who lived at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo from 1953 until he passed away in 1968.

Naugles was a Southern California fast-food Mexican restaurant chain that existed from 1970 to 1995. OS16262

Reddy is ready for Christmas! Are you....?

Are you "reddy" for an electrifying Christmas?

The Pilots joined baseball's junior circuit in 1969, playing their home games at Sick's Stadium. Poor play and mounting financial challenges forced the team to be sold to used car dealer Bed Selig, who moved the team to Milwaukee where they became the Brewers. READ...

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...