Places

A downtown favorite, Fat Frank's, located in the U.S. Steel Building, served a big wiener on a nice bun. They served up their last dog in 2003.

???The Olympic Drive-In on St. Charles Rock Road in the County has been the target of frequent raids by police and of a newly formed decent films committee in an attempt to close the theatre for allegedly showing obscene films," said a newspaper report...

The Dixie Drive-In Theatre opened in 1955 in Louisville's Shively neighborhood. Located at 4915 Dixie Hwy., it closed in 1967. The site was later a K-Mart and is currently a large grocery store.

Camelot was a chain of mall-based record stores founded in 1956 in Massillon, Ohio. At its peak, it operated over 450 stores in 37 states. In 1998 it was acquired by rival Trans World operators of Record Town among other chains. Most surviving locations...

In 1965, the four Daoud brothers bought a hamburger restaurant called Hamburger Heaven in the Cincinnati neighborhood of Mt. Washington. With their purchase they also received a Cincinnati-style chili recipe. They quickly realized the chili was outselling the burgers, so they focused on the...

Serving hamburgers, hot dogs and french fries featuring carhop services, Dog n Suds first opened in 1953 in Illinois and grew rapidly through the '50s and '60s. Today, a few locations still remain in the Midwest.

Hook's Drug Stores was a chain of pharmacies based in Indianapolis. Outside of Indiana, the chain operated under the name SupeRX Drug Stores.????

Steeped in '70s, and a little '80s, nostalgia, the Have a Nice Day Cafe was a chain of restaurants that operated from the mid-90s to the early 2000s. At its peak, the chain had over 20 locations across the U.S.

Bill Knapp's was an American family restaurant chain founded by Clinton B. Knapp in 1948 in Batttlecreek, MI. At its peak it had 60 locations in Michigan, Ohio, Florida, Indiana, and Illinois. The last location closed in 2002.

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.

Riverfront Stadium, later Cinergy Field, was the home of the Reds from 1970 until 2002. The team captured three World Series titles (1975, 1976, and 1990) while playing there.

The Griffith Park Zoo opened in 1912 with 15 animals in its collection. It closed in 1966 when the Los Angeles Zoo opened. Griffith Park remains a popular recreational destination and some of the ruins of the old zoo can still be seen around...

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

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.

Rock-A-Hoola was the last of many names this waterpark went by from 1962 until it closed for good in 2004. It now sits abandoned along I-15 in San Bernadino County's section of the Mojave Desert.

Opened in 1954 at 10543 Memphis Ave. in Brooklyn, just outside of Cleveland, this drive-in movie theater entertained moviegoers for over 50 years.

A Pittsburgh institution, Chiodo's Tavern opened at the end of the Homestead High-Level Bridge (now the Homestead Grays Bridge) in 1947. Famous for its Mystery Sandwich, memorabilia-covered walls, and friendly owner, it became a popular gathering spot. It closed in 2005.

Halle's was founded in 1891 in Cleveland. A shopping institution for generations, it closed its doors in 1982. It is best remembered for featuring Mr. Jingeling, who as Santa's "Keeper of the Keys," and could be found on Halle's Seventh Floor downtown throughout the...

The Lit Brothers, Samuel and Jacob, opened their first department store in Philadelphia in 1891 at the corner of North Eighth and Market Streets. After adding several suburban locations, the whole operation shut down in 1977.

Founded in 1967 in Columbus, Gold Circle??was a discount department store chain??that grew to 76 locations in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Western New York State. The chain was dissolved in 1988.