The Eighties

The 211 Club poolroom in Seattle was opened in 1898 by members of the 211 Union. In 1987 it moved to a new location above the Speakeasy Cafe. Unable to renew its lease, it closd in December of 2000.

The top horror host in the Baltimore/Washington area from 1973 to 1987. Being based in the nation's capital, the host frequently engaged in subtle political satire along with the standard horror host trappings.

Everyone knows about "The Drive," but do you know about the ORIGINAL Drive that took place one week earlier?

The Tampa Bay Storm played in the Arena Football League from the league's inception in 1987, until it's demise in 2017. Founded as the Pittsburgh Gladiators, the club moved to Tampa in 1991. The team made the playoffs in 24 of its 26 seasons...

Sudsy Malone's, officially, Sudsy Malone's Rock 'n Roll Laundry & Bar, and just Sudsy's to music fans, was a laundromat and rock & roll venue on Short Vine in Corryville. It opened in 1986 and hosted smaller rock and indie acts. During its run,...

Ear X-tacy, a name inspired by British band XTC, opened in 1985 and quickly became Louisville's premiere alternative record store. Major recording artists often came and played in-store including Queens of the Stone Age, My Morning Jacket, Foo Fighters, The Black Keys, Tenacious D,...

Enchanted Voyage was the most expensive ride built for Kings Island when the park opened in 1972. Shaped like a giant television, it took riders??through several rooms featuring animatronic versions of new and old Hanna-Barbera characters. In 1984, it was totally redesigned and became...

The AAA Stars were stablished in 1983 when the Spokane Indians moved to the Las Vegas Valley. The team was known as the Portland Beavers from 1919 to 1973. The team changed its name to the 51s in 2001, in honor of nearby Area...

Robotron (also known as Robotron: 2084) debuted in video arcades in 1982. Designed Eugene Jarvis??and??Larry DeMar,??it was distributed??by Williams Electronics, with a home version available from Atari who in turn made it available??for several competing game systems.??

The Checker Motors Corporation was a Kalamazoo-based vehicle manufacture best known for making taxi cabs. The iconic, boxy sedans, roamed the streets of America's cities for most of the 20th century, before ceasing production in 1982. Though widely used by cab companies, Checker cars...

These flame resistant masks were a staple for every kid's Halloween costume from the 1950's through the 1980's. Did you have one?

The Tallahassee Tiger Sharks were a team in the East Coast Hockey League (now the ECHL), that was established in 1981 as the Nashville South Stars in the Central Hockey League. After stops (and corresponding league changes) in Roanoke, VA and Huntsville, AL, the...

The Oakland played in the second incarnation of World Team Tennis that began in 1981. The original league played from 1974 to 1978. The Breakers were charter members of the re-boot but folded after just two seasons.

The Montreal Olympique played three seasons in the old North American Soccer League starting in 1971. Their home pitch was the Autostade. After three losing seasons, the team folded. In 1981, the city welcomed the Manic.??

The??Los Angeles Aztecs??were a North American Soccer League??from 1974 to 1981 and were co-owned by??Elton John.

The Cincinnati Suds were a men's professional softball team and founding members of the American Professional Slow Pitch League (APSPL) where they played for four seasons (1977-1980). In 1981, the Suds then joined the United Professional Softball League (UPSL) for the 1981 and 1982...

The Indiana Loves??played in the second incarnation of??World Team Tennis??that began in 1981. The original league played from 1974 to 1978. The Loves competed in the 1983 season. They had no home court, instead, playing all matches on the road.

The Chicago Hustle were members of the Women's Professional Basketball League from 1978, the circuit's first season, until 1981, when the league folded. Their home court was DePaul's Alumni Hall.

The New Jersey Rockets were members of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) for the 1981-82 season. They played their home games in??Brendan Byrne Arena at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, NJ. The team folded after their lone season in the MISL. The team's...

Dutch Pantry was a restaurant chain founded in Selinsgrove, PA in 1945. It eventually grew to over 50 locations in 12 states but by the early 1980s the chain was in decline. Most were closed by the end of that decade.

The Pennsylvania Stoners played in the American Soccer League (ASL) from 1979 until 1983. They were based in Allentown, PA and in 1980 they won the ASL championship. The team went out of business shortly before the entire league ceased operations.

A tribute to one of the most underrated cinematic camping trips of all time—and the most intimidating steak challenge ever put to screen. This tee is for the brave souls who, like a certain beloved 80s dad (played by the great John Candy), took...

The Louisville Bulls??were a semi-pro football team that played from 1988 to 2011. For their first two seasons they played as an independent team. In 1990 they joined the Hearts of Ohio Football League (HFL) leaving that circuit in 1992 to join the Mid...

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...

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...

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 (also known as...

Vortex operated for 33 years at Kings Island amusement park, located just norh of Cincinnati, beginning in April 1987. When it opened, it set several records including, tallest, full-circuit roller coaster with the longest drop in the world. It was also the first coaster...

Ear X-tacy, a name inspired by British band XTC, opened in 1985 and quickly became Louisville's premiere alternative record store. Major recording artists often came and played in-store including Queens of the Stone Age, My Morning Jacket, Foo Fighters, The Black Keys, Tenacious D,...

Ear X-tacy, a name inspired by British band XTC, opened in 1985 and quickly became Louisville's premiere alternative record store. Major recording artists often came and played in-store including Queens of the Stone Age, My Morning Jacket, Foo Fighters, The Black Keys, Tenacious D,...

Wizard Records, CDs, and Tapes was located in Corryville on Short Vine in Cincinnati. In 1985, John James became the store manager and eventually the owner. In 2000, James moved the store to Oxford but closed up shop for good about a year later.