San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose

The Demons??were members of the original XFL in 2001 season, that league's only season. The team finished?? with 2 wins and 8 losses while averaging 35,000 fans a game at Pacific Bell Park (now Oracle Park), home of MLB's San Francisco Giants. They were...

The San Francisco Golden Gaters were charter members of World Team Tennis in 1974 and one of that league's most successful franchises at the gate and on the court. Though they were established in San Francisco they wound up playing across the bay at...

Hippo Hamburgers opened in 1950 at the corner of Van Ness and Pacific and served a variety of gourmet hamburgers before gourmet hamburgers were a thing. Their vast collection included, the French Connection, the Stroganoff, the Welsh, the Ole, and the Nude Burger. The...

Candlestick opened in 1960 was home to the baseball's Giants until 1995. The 49ers moved in at the start of the 1971 football season and stayed until 2013. Oakland's former pro football team played there for their first two seasons.

Candlestick opened in 1960 was home to the baseball's Giants until 1995. The 49ers moved in at the start of the 1971 football season and stayed until 2013. Oakland's former pro football team played there for their first two seasons.

Whitney's Playland At-The-Beach was the San Francisco Bay area's favorite amusement park from 1913 until it closed at the end of the 1972 operating season.

The San Francisco Spiders were members of the International Hockey League (IHL) for one season. They first hit the ice as an expansion team in 1995. They folded in May of 1996. They played their home games in historic Cow Palace, and while weekend...

The Fog began as the Detroit Lightning, an expansion team in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) for the 1979-80 season. They moved to Northern California in the summer of 1980. In 1981, the team moved again, this time to Kansas City, where they...

KICU, Channel 36, first went on the air in 1967 as KGSC. In 1979 it became KICU after an ownership change. Though it officially retains its official KICU call letters, the station is today known as KTVU Plus, reflecting its relationship to its sibling...

Not to be confused with comic actor with the same name, Pat McCormick was a T.V. personality in San Francisco best known for hosting the Charley and Humphrey kids show. The program started in Fresno in 1959 and moved with McCormick to?? KGO-TV in...

Inspired by a drawing of King Arthur's court eating pizza, Round Table Pizza was a restaurant founded in 1959. It went out of business in 2011 but in 2019, was reborn as Royalty Pizza.

The San Francisco Saints were members of the American Basketball League, a short-lived circuit that operated for a season and a half starting in 1961. With the arrival of the Warriors in 1962, the Saints moved across the bay to Oakland where they became...

ATA Airlines started as Ambassador travel club in 1973. It later became American Trans Air, then simply ATA.?? It had hubs at Indianapolis International Airport and Chicago's Midway Airport. In 2008, it ceased operations.

The Oakland Oaks were a basketball team co-owned by singer Pat Boone. They began in 1967 as charter members of the American Basketball Association. They went from worst to first in 1969, capturing the second-ever ABA title. In 1970, the team moved east to...

The Oakland Oaks were a basketball team co-owned by singer Pat Boone. They began in 1967 as charter members of the American Basketball Association. They went from worst to first in 1969, capturing the second-ever ABA title. In 1970, the team moved east to...

Ballantine Ale was established in 1840 and was once the most popular ale in America. In popular culture it is known as the favorite beer of Marty Crane on the TV series??Fraser.

The San Jose SabreCats were one of the most successful teams in the history of the Arena Football league. Founded in 1995, the played 20 seasons, made 16 playoff appearances and appeared in the championship game, The Arena Bow, seven times. They won four...

Though they finished second in their division, San Francisco went on to capture the 2014 pennant and the world championship.??

In 1989, San Francisco finished with a record of??92 wins and 70 losses. They won the pennant but lost the championship to their East Bay rivals.

In 1989, Oakland finished with 99 wins and 63 losses They won the championship and??are considered to be one of the greatest teams ever.??