Philadelphia

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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...

Were you a champion of handheld football. Relive those glory days in this shirt from Old School Shirts!   OS15295

Did you survive the Blizzard of '78? Known throughout the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region as the Great Blizzard of 1978 and the White Hurricane, the storm blasted the area from Wednesday, January 25 through Friday, January 27, 1978. The cities of Milwaukee,...

The Hanson Bothers, Jack, Steve, and Jeff, were fictional characters from the 1977 movie Slapshot. Though the film starred one of the biggest stars of the day, Paul Newman, the brothers portrayed by Steve Carlson, Jeff Carlson, and David Hanson, went onto develop quite a...

Did you survive the Blizzard of '78? Known throughout the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region as the Great Blizzard of 1978 and the White Hurricane, the storm blasted the area from Wednesday, January 25 through Friday, January 27, 1978. The cities of Milwaukee,...

The International Record Syndicate, or I.R.S. Records, was a label founded by Miles Copeland (brother of The Police's Stewart Copeland) and Jay Boberg. A division of A&M Records, its roster included some of the most important new wave acts of the '80s including R.E.M.,...

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....

Fizzies were a drink tablet that, as the name suggested, fizzed when placed in water. They were developed by the Emerson Drug Company, based on the same technology that Bromo Seltzer and similar products. Fizzies, though, came in fun flavors and were popular through...

 Sherbet Fountain was a liquorish candy sold in the UK in the 60s and 70s. It was re-introduced in 2009 with an improved formula that sought to overcome the earlier versions shortcomings. OS15658

Did you ever drink Dino Fizz cola? OS15657

Bada Bing was the name of a fictional strip club from a famous TV show about New Jersey gangsters.   OS15654

There goes the K-man!   OS15652

Not sure if everybody knows your name at Gary's Old Town Tavern.    OS15655

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 Philadelphia Firebirds were a minor league professional ice hockey team from 1974 to 1977 in the North American Hockey League (NAHL). The franchise later moved to Syracuse, New York, and played one final season as the Syracuse Firebirds. After the NAHL folded in...

The Philadelphia Bulldogs were an inline hockey team that played in the Roller Hockey International (RHI) league from 1994 to 1996. OS15737

Beginning as a NPSL expansion franchise, the Philadelphia KiXX was a professional indoor soccer team that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League from 2001 to 2010. OS15750

The Philadelphia Fox were a short-lived entry in the Women’s Professional Basketball League (WBL) in the fall of 1979. OS15748

The Philadelphia Charge was a women's professional soccer team that played in the Women's United Soccer Association and played their home matches at Villanova Stadium. OS15752

The Philadelphia Rage was one of the eight original franchises of the American Basketball League (ABL). The Rage played from 1996 to 1997 in Richmond, Virginia, and from 1997 to 1998 in Philadelphia. OS15754

The Philadelphia Independence was a Women's Professional Soccer club that played for just 2 seasons in 2010 and 2011.  OS15757

The Philadelphia Spartans were a charter member of National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) in 1967. The Spartans played their home games at Temple Stadium and were owned by Art Rooney.  OS15758

The American Basketball League was a professional women's basketball league and began competition in the Fall of 1996. The ABL only lasted two full seasons in 1996–97 and 1997–98.  OS15775

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

The Women's Professional Basketball League played for three seasons from the fall of 1978 to the spring of 1981 and was the first professional women's basketball league in the US. OS15780

The Toronto-Buffalo Royals, or sometimes called the Buffalo-Toronto Royals, were a charter franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT). The Royals played half of their home matches in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the other half in Buffalo, New York. The Royals played only one season before being sold and moving to Hartford,...

Chicken George was a fast food restaurant chain based in Baltimore, Maryland, created by Theodore Holmes in November 1979 in the Mondawmin Mall in Baltimore.  OS16195

This carnation of the Philadelphia Wings lacrosse team played from 1987 to 2014, playing their home games at the Spectrum from 1987 to 96 and then at the Wells Fargo Center. OS16584