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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.

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

From 1969 until 1993, the Lionel Corporation operated a chain of toy stores under the names Kiddie City, Playworld, and Toy Warehouse. At its peak, the chain had over a 150 stores and was the second largest toy store chain in the country.

He's not vintage Jacksonville yet, but he may be soon!??Being a head coach can be a grind--- figuratively and literally. Just ask Jacksonville's head man. Hey, Coach, that's not what we meant when we said, "the team needs to grind out some more yards."

Is there space in your heart for a Valentine's Day sweetie?

The Space Race was an unofficial competition between the United States and the Soviet Union, the goal of which was to establish dominance in outer space. It peaked in 1969 when the U.S. successfully placed to astronauts on the lunar surface. With the dissolution...

Tom & Chee is crafty.

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

The Brevard County Manatees played in the Florida State League from 1994 to 2016. In 2017, they moved to Kissimmee and became the Florida Fire Frogs. The team was contracted with the re-alignment of minor league baseball.

"The World's Most Famous Clown," as he is sometimes called, got his start in 1946. He made is TV debut in 1949, just as that medium was getting started. He??was the creation of created by??Alan W. Livingston??and first played by Pinto Colvig. He was played...

"The World's Most Famous Clown," as he is sometimes called, got his start in 1946. He made is TV debut in 1949, just as that medium was getting started. He??was the creation of created by??Alan W. Livingston??and first played by??Pinto Colvig. He was played...

"The World's Most Famous Clown," as he is sometimes called, got his start in 1946. He made is TV debut in 1949, just as that medium was getting started. He??was the creation of created by Alan W. Livingston and first played by Pinto Colvig. He was played...

Dutch Pantry was a restaurant chain founded in Selinsgrove, PA in 1945. It eventually grew to over 50 locations in 12 states but by the early 1980s the chain was in decline. Most were closed by the end of that decade.

Remember kids, Electricity is your friend, but he can kill you. Even at Christmas!

Are you "reddy" for an electrifying Christmas?

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

Midwest Airlines was founded as Midwest Express in 1983 in Milwaukee. In 2010, it was acquired by another airline.

Cleveland's baseball team has called many places home for spring training, including New Orleans, San Antonio, Mobile, AL, and Athens GA. From 1947 to 1992, spring training was held in Tucson, Arizona. In 1993, the team was supposed to move operations to Homestead, FL,...

A mall staple in the 1970s and 1980s, Chess King was founded in 1968 in Boston. At its peak it had over 500 stores. However, it was so closely identified with those two decades, soon into the 1990s it was no longer considered hip.

This was always one of the best deals in the record store, especially if you catching up on an artist's catalog.

The Orlando Americans??were a minor league football??team playing??for one season in the somewhat obscure??American Football Association (AFA), playing at??Orlando Stadium also known as the Citrus Bowl.??

On October 2, 1973, a press conference was held in Chicago to announce the formation of the the World Football League (WFL). It kicked off in July of 1974 as a rival to the established National Football League (NFL). At first, it seemed like...

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...

On October 2, 1973, a press conference was held in Chicago to announce the formation of the the World Football League (WFL). It kicked off in July of 1974 as a rival to the established National Football League (NFL). At first, it seemed like...

Have a happy, happy, happy, Hanukkah!

The Savannah Sand Gnats were a minor league baseball team that played in the Class A South Atlantic League from 1984 to 2015. Up until 1995, they were nicknamed the Cardinals. They were a farm team for several big league club's over their history,...

Robert Hall Clothes, better known as simply Robert Hall, was a warehouse-style clothing store foined in Waterbury, Connecticut in 1937. It eventually grew to over 350 locations in 36 states. Founder Jacob Schwab is reported to have pulled the name out of thin air....

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 first major professional league for inline hockey was the Roller Hockey International and it operated from 1993 to 1999.  OS15778