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Steamboat Willie debuted in 1928 and starred a mouse who went on to great worldwide fame.

Steamboat Willie debuted in 1928 and starred a mouse who went on to great worldwide fame.

The original St. Louis Steamers joined the the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) as an expansion team in 1979 and played until 1988. At its peak of popularity the team was drawing crowds of over 17,000 to the St. Louis Arena. READ MORE *Shirt...

In 1985, St. Louis??went 101-61, won the pennant, and??are considered to be one of the greatest teams ever.

In 2006, the St. Louis baseball season started out with a bang, as the team raced out to a 31-16 record by late May. They finished 83-78 record but went on to win the World Series??and??are considered to be one of the greatest teams...

The Spirits of St. Louis played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) from 1974 to 1976. They began as the Houston Mavericks in 1967 and became the Carolina Cougars in 1969, before moving to St. Louis. Their most notable player was probably Marvin "Bad...

The original American Basketball Association (ABA) was founded in 1967 as a challenger to the established NBA. After fierce competition between the two for fans and players, 4 ABA teams were absorbed by the NBA in 1976. The Kentucky Colonels, the league's most successful...

Established in 1931, the St. Louis Gunners were an independent football team that played the final three games of the 1934 NFL season after the collapse of the Cincinnati Reds football club. They beat Pittsburgh in their first league meeting but lost to Detroit...

The St. Louis Stampede played in the Arena Football League in 1995 and 1996. They made the playoffs both years but lost in the first round.

Wrestling at the Chase ran on KPLR Channel 11 in St. Louis from 1959 to 1983. It was promoted by the St. Louis Wrestling Club, a member of the National Wrestling Alliance. The matched aired on Saturdays and were repeated on Sunday mornings for...

The St. Louis Storm played in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) from 1989 to 1992, replacing the Steamers who folded a year earlier.

The St. Louis Arena opened in 1929 and was home to?? the city's many pro hockey, pro basketball, and pro soccer teams. It also hosted college sports, concerts, conventions, and more. From 1977 to 1983, it was known as the Checkerdome as Ralston Purina...

The Coral Court Motel began welcoming travelers along U.S. Route 66 in Marlborough, MO in 1942. However, when I-44 was completed in the 1960s, the motels fortunes declined. In 1993, after years of neglect, it closed. OS2013

Baron Von Crypt was a horror movie TV host in St. Louis airing on KDNL Channel 30 in 1971 and 1972. Though he had brief run compared to other horror hosts around the country, he is still fondly remembered by a generation of St....

Jimmy "Chicken" Wolf was a nineteenth century baseball player who played 11 seasons in the bigs. He played for his hometown Louisville Eclipse (later called the Colonels) as well as the St. Louis Browns.

The first American Basketball Association (ABA) Slam Dunk contest was held during halftime of the 1976 All-Star game in Denver.?? It was won by Julius Erving.

Family Video was in founded in 1978 in Springfield, Illinois as the Video Movie Club. The idea came about when??Midstates Appliance and Supply Company, owned by Charles Hoogland, found itself stuck with an excess of video movies as a result of being a distributor...

Noah's Ark was a restaurant on the banks of the Missouri River in St. Charles, Missouri.??Opening in the late ???60s, this restaurant became a hot spot almost overnight. Most patrons have fond memories of their famous clam chowder.

GrandPa Pidgeon's, also known as simply GrandPa's, was founded in 1954 by Tom and Mildred Pidgeon.??Over the next decade, several more GrandPa Pidgeon's stores opened in the St. Louis metropolitan area. At its peak in the early 1990s, the chain had a total of...

The St. Louis NFL team that nearly was. After losing the football Cardinals to Phoenix in 1987, St. Louis sought an expansion team. In October 1993, Charlotte was awarded a team (the Carolina Panthers) but the announcement of the second team was delayed. Many...

Venture was a chain of discount department stores headquartered in St. Louis in 1968. It was founded by former executives from Target and May Company and at its height had nearly 50 locations in the Midwest. The chain went out of business in 1998.

While it was known for most of its existence as the St. Louis Arena, from 1977 to 1983 it was known as the Checkerdome. Opened in 1929 it closed in 1999, replaced by the Kiel Center (now the Scottrade Center). Over the years it...

The St. Louis Eagles played in the National Hockey League during the 1934-35 season. The team had moved from Ottawa where they were known as the Senators. OS3842

The Flyers played in the American Hockey Association from 1928 to 1942 before moving to the American Hockey League where the played for the 1944-45 season and again during the 1952-53 season.

Founded in Syracuse in 1962, the Braves of the Eastern Professional Hockey League moved to St. Louis halfway through their first season. The farm team of the Chicago Black Hawks, they went on to win the championship, only to watch the league fold. The...

Mississippi Nights was a music club and concert venue located at 914 N 1st Street. From its opening in 1979, it hosted such acts as INXS, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, The Killers, and many more.

The St. Louis Bombers were charter members of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946. In 1949 they joined the National Basketball Association when the BAA merged with the National Basketball League. The Bombers left the new league after one season.

The first American Basketball Association (ABA) All-Star Game was played January 9, 1968 at the Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. A crowd of 10,872 watched as the East topped the West 126-120.

The St. Louis Terriers played in the short-lived Federal League in 1914 and 1915. They played their home games at Handlan's Field.

The St. Louis Hawks began as the Buffalo Bisons in the National Basketball League (NBL) in 1946. After just one month in Western New York, the team moved to Moline, IL and became the Tri-City Blackhawks. The team became part of the National Basketball...