Southern California

In 1968, the Los Angeles Stars moved up the freeway from Orange County, where they had been known as the Anaheim Amigos, a charter member of the original American Basketball Association (ABA) beginning in 1967. Their home court was the Los Angeles Memorial Sports...

In 1968, the Los Angeles Stars moved up the freeway from Orange County, where they had been known as the Anaheim Amigos, a charter member of the original American Basketball Association (ABA) beginning in 1967. Their home court was the Los Angeles Memorial Sports...

In 1968, the Los Angeles Stars moved up the freeway from Orange County, where they had been known as the Anaheim Amigos, a charter member of the original American Basketball Association (ABA) beginning in 1967. Their home court was the Los Angeles Memorial Sports...

In 1968, the Los Angeles Stars moved up the freeway from Orange County, where they had been known as the Anaheim Amigos, a charter member of the original American Basketball Association (ABA) beginning in 1967. Their home court was the Los Angeles Memorial Sports...

Jack Murphy Stadium, better known as simply "The Murph" to San Diego Sports fans, opened in 1967 as San Diego Stadium. San Diego's football team played at the stadium from 1967 through the 2016 season, after which they moved to Los Angeles. OS16306

Naugles was a Southern California fast-food Mexican restaurant chain that existed from 1970 to 1995. OS16262

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

The Long Beach Barracudas were a minor league baseball that played in the Western Baseball League at Long Beach State's 49er Field and Blair Field. The Barracudas were founded in 1995, but changed name to the Long Beach Riptide in 1996. After the 1996 season the team relocated to Mission Viejo, California as...

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

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 California Dreams were a one-year dream in the Women’s Professional Basketball League. They played their home games at Long Beach Arena and the Anaheim Convention Center, which was also home to the ABA’s Amigos. OS15756

You can't go to a fish fry without this shirt!

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...

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

There goes the K-man!   OS15652

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

Did you ever drink Dino Fizz cola? OS15657

Ken Stabler was a star pro football quarterback who played college ball in his home state at Alabama. His nick name was The Snake, After being drafted by Oakland, he played minor league football for the Spokane Shock of the Continental Football League for...

 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

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...