Philadelphia

One day it's a great promotion, and before you know it, it's old school.??Why eat hot dogs, when you can hurl them around the ball park? After all, they're only a dollar. It's not like they're cheesesteaks.

The wild antics, fights, and use of flare guns, in the cheap seats at the "The Vet" stadium in the 700 level led to the first ever criminal court being established in a sports facility.

In the 1920s, baseball was starting to become popular in Japan. To take advantage of this new-found interest, several Negro league and barnstorming teams toured the country playing exhibition games to huge crowds. One such team was the Philadelphia Royal Giants, which was actually...

The??Philadelphia Stars??were a??Negro league baseball??team from??Philadelphia founded in as an independent team in 1933. In 1934, they joined the Negro National League, staying until that League's collapse following the 1948 season. They were affiliated with the Negro American League from 1949 to 1952. *Design...

The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a pro football team established in 1899. They played as an independent team until 1924, when they joined the NFL. Their homefield was Frankford Stadium, also known as Yellow Jacket Field, which was located in the Frankford neighborhood near...

The Philadelphia Bell were a franchise in the World Football League which began play in 1974. The Bell folded, along with the rest of the league, halfway through the 1975 campaign.

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...

Available in a tee on natural (tan), and white (tee, V-neck, tank, crewneck and hooded sweatshirt). 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...

The Pottstown Firebirds were members of the Atlantic Coast Football League (ACFL). A minor league founded in 1962, the ACFL served as a farm system of sorts for the NFL and AFL, with the Firebirds supplying players to the Philadelphia Eagles. In 1970, the...

The Philadelphia Bulldogs were a professional minor league football team that played in the Continental Football League in 1965 and 1966. The team won the 1966 championship but did not return for the 1967 season.

The Philadelphia Soul were members of the Arena Football League form 2004 until the league's collapse in 2019.

Saturday Night Dead was a horror movie TV show that aired on Channel 3 in Philadelphia from from 1984 to 1990.

The Philadelphia Blazers were charter members of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1972. The team spent one season in Philly before relocating to Vancouver, B.C.

The Philadelphia Blazers were charter members of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1972. The team spent one season in Philly before relocating to Vancouver, B.C.

In 1976, Philadelphia celebrated America's Bicentennial!

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Soul Train was musical variety show that ran from 1970 to 2006. The show was hosted by Don Cornelius and first aired in Chicago before being syndicated nationally in 1971. Cornelius stepped down as host in 1993 but remained it's main creative force.??

Dr. Shock was Philadelphia's favorite horror movie host, showing B-movies on Channel 17, WPHL, from 1969 to 1979. His famous phrase was "let there be fright."

Do-Go-Round was a small chain of doughnut shops in the Eastern U.S., mostly in Pennsylvania and Maryland. In the 1950s, they ran an ad campaign using the famous comedy duo Laurel & Hardy. *Names and likenesses of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy used under...

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 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) debuted in 1978 with six teams. Playing on a astroturf-covered hockey rinks, the league quickly grew in popularity through the 1980s. Interest began to wane toward the end of the decade. Teams included the very popular St. Louis...

The original Philadelphia Freedoms were charter members of World Team Tennis in 1974. They were led by player coach Billie Jean King. Their biggest fan was King's close friend Elton John who wrote a song in the team's honor. The Freedoms posted the league's...

Ricky Watters' self preservation move during his first game as an Eagle led to the infamous "for who, for what" quote that went on to define his career.

Jawn Noun [j??n] Dialect (chiefly in eastern Pennsylvania, specifically Philadelphia) used to refer to a thing, place, person, or event that one need not or cannot give a specific name to: "These jawns are very inexpensive.??? ??"Who is this beautiful jawn?" ???The dude reporting...

Originally WKSZ, this Philadelphia station flipped its format in 1993 from adult contemporary/oldies to a pop-friendly alternative format. Within two years it was full-on modern rock. In 2005, the station changed call letters, and format becoming WPHI, an urban contemporary station.

Located at the corner of Germantown and 6th in North Philly, Dawn Donuts was an institution. It was famous not only for great donuts and other bakery but for it's drive-thru which featured a turntable that would rotate cars toward the exit.

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 Atlantic Coast Football League (ACFL) was a minor professional football league that operated from 1962 until 1973. Many of the clubs had agreements with pro organizations to be farm teams. In 1969, after the collapse of the Continental Football League, the ACFL absorbed...

Jungle Habitat was a wildlife theme park located in West Milford, New Jersey. It opened in July 1972 and closed at the end of October 1976.??The park hosted over 1,500 animals. It featured both drive-through and walk-through sections. The drive-through section was an animal...

The Pennsylvania Stoners played in the American Soccer League (ASL) from 1979 until 1983. They were based in Allentown, PA and in 1980 they won the ASL championship. The team went out of business shortly before the entire league ceased operations.