Ohio

The phrase "Best Location in the Nation," seems to have been coined in the 1940s. Still very popular in the 1960s and 1970s, it comes from the fact that Cleveland is 600 miles from 60% of the U.S. (and a good chunk of Canada).

It's the biggest debate in beer and the amusement park.

Firehawk opened as X-Flight on May 6, 2001 at??Geauga Lake??south of Cleveland. In 2006, the ride was relocated to Kings island. Rebranded Firehawk, it opened on May 26, 2007. It has since been removed with it's footprint now occupied by Orion.??

Sing it!

May all your days be merry and bright, and may all your beer be "Hudy Delight"

Get in the groove with this great shirt. Perfect for vinyl fans in the Buckeye State.

Opened in 1969, the??Beechmont Mall??in Anderson received a facelift in the 1990s. However, even new design features couldn't reverse its fortunes and it closed in 2002, making way for the outdoor shopping destination known as Anderson Towne Center.

What is now the Anderson Towne Centre, Old School Shirts remembers the Beechmont Mall. Opened in 1969, it was originally anchored by??Shillito's, Mabley & Carew, and later??Gold Circle.??In 2003 it was redeveloped into an outdoor shopping center with the old Shilito's, now Macy's, the...

The Skipper Ryle Show was a TV program in Cincinnati on WKRC-TV. Glenn Ryle hosted this show from 1955 to 1972.

Forest City Beer and Ale brewed beers at their plant on the corner of Union Avenue and E. 69th Street from 1904 until 1948. The brewery was known for producing??a whole slew of pre and post prohibition brews including Select Pilsner Beer, Waldorf, and...

Cleveland City Stars played in the United Soccer League (USL) from 2007 through 2009. Their home field was Bedford High School's football stadium.

In 1920, the Dayton Triangles were founding members of the American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team played in the very first game between two league teams when they met the Columbus Panhandles on October 3, 1920 in Dayton's Triangle Park. They played their...

The 2003 team was tossin' bags and scorin' points all the way to the Championship. OS16279

Toledo, Ohio was in the International Hockey League’s minor league hockey for nearly four decades from 1947 to 1986. The Toledo Mercurys were the original franchise (1947-1962), followed by the Blades (1963-1970), then the Toledo Hornets (1970-1974) and finally the Goaldiggers (1974-1986). OS16150

The Ohio Mixers were a basketball team based in Lima, Ohio. They began play in December 1982 as an expansion franchise in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). The spent two seasons in Northwest Ohio before moving south to Cincinnati, where they became known as...

The American Soccer League (ASL) was established in 1933. A league with the same name was established in 1921, but ceased operations after its 1932 season. The second ASL lasted until 1983. Two subsequent leagues used the name. ASL II, for most of its...

The Pat Joyce Tavern was a Cleveland institution on Public Square for generations. OS14834

Tom & Chee is not your mama's grilled cheese.

The Ohio Cannon played in the 1999 season of the short-lived Regional Football League. The team played it's home games at the Glass Bowl. Former college football star Major Harris was the team's quarterback. They finished with three wins and four losses but still...

Elvis played his second-to-last concert at??Riverfront Coliseum??in Cincinnati on June 25, 1977.

Ohio IS America!

When it was completed in 1976 it was "the biggest mall, in all the world." It thrived for years but started to decline at the beginning of the 2000s, finally succumbing to other area shopping centers as well as Internet retailers. The mall was...

Cicadas??are winged insects, known for the songs sung by most, but not all, males of the species. They are better known for their swarming behavior which occurs every 13 to 17 years, depending on thee brood, or generation. There are 23 broods in North...

The Mentor Ice Breakers joined the Federal Hockey League (now the Federal Prospects Hockey League) in 2018. Their home ice was the Mentor Civic Arena. The team drew well, but the shortening of the 2019-2020 season due to COVID-19, and an uncertain future following...

Wright Airlines, founded in 1966, is considered to be America's first regional airline, as well as the nation's first commuter airline. Based at Cleveland's Burke Lakefront Airport, it flew until 1984.

Buckeyes believe.

The original Cleveland Force were charter members of the first Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) in 1978. They folded in 1988. In 1989, the Crunch were formed as an expansion team and in 2002 were renamed the Force. READ MORE

Swallen's was a chain of retail stores based in Cincinnati, Ohio that first opened in 1948 and ?? featured a mix of appliances, electronics, hardware, sporting goods and firearms, clothing and more.

On August 27, 1964, The Beatles performed for 14,000 fans at the??Cincinnati Gardens.??The Cincinnati Enquirer??story reporting on the concert read: "Teenagers Revel In Madness: Young Fans Drop Veneer Of Civilization For Beatles". Temperatures reached upwards of 115 degrees in the arena, causing some fans...

Marty Brennaman began doing Reds play-by-play in 1972. He retired at the end of the 2019 season. For most of his time in the broadcast booth he was teamed with former Reds pitching great Joe "The Ole Lefthander" Nuxhall and provided the soundtrack to...