The Eighties

The Six Flags Mall opened in 1970 in Arlington and took it's name from the nearby amusement park. After the Parks at Arlington shopping center opened in the late 1980s, Six Flags Mall went into a steady decline.?? It closed in 2012, reopened under...

The Orange Army was the Wichita Wings fan-base of fans the Wichita Wings of the Major Indoor Soccer League. A rabid group of supporters, they packed the 9,600-seat Kansas Coliseum for several seasons in the mid-1980's.

Prior to becoming WDHT, in the late 1970s they changed their call letters to??WAZU??under their new name??"WAZU, The New FM 103 The Zoo...from W to A to Z to U!" Then in the 1980s they renamed as??"Rockradio FM 103 WAZU"??and then later as??"102.9 WAZU".

The Cleveland Stars joined the American Soccer League in 1972. In 1974, they became the Cleveland Cobras. The team folded after the 1981 season.

The Montreal Manic were members of the old North American Soccer League from 1981 to 1983. Their home field was Olympic Stadium. The team had previously been based in Philadelphia where they were known as the Fury.??

Vanguard debuted in video arcades in 1981 and later became available as home video game on the Atari 2600 and later Atari 5200 platforms.

The program known as 120 Minutes ran on Music Television from 1986 to 2003. It was cancelled abruptly but returned in 2011 on the channel's sibling feed where it ran for two more years. After the channel became more mainstream in the 1980s, thanks...

The New Jersey Gems played in the Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL) and was one of only three teams in the league to survive through all three seasons, from 1978–79 to 1980–81. The team made the league playoffs once, losing in the first round. OS16255

The Buffalo Blazers competed in the National Soccer League, a Canadian-based circuit, from 1976 through 78 and again in 1980. They originally had hoped to join the North American Soccer League, but the Rochester Lancers already held the rights to Western New York. The...

Did you visit "New Yawk" in the 80s? OS9780

When disco died at WDAI in May of 1980, WRCK (WRoCK) was born, playing "Chicago's rock hits." Today the station is known as WLS-FM.

You can catch Eddie fueling up that there RV. OS17143

Perfect for 80s kids, vintage sticker collectors, and anyone with a dark sense of humor who spent a few too many hours in the quad trying to keep the hacky sack alive. This shirt is guaranteed to turn heads and spark heavy nostalgia. OS18559

Whether it was the sweeping drama of Dallas and Knots Landing or the Friday night fun of Full House and Perfect Strangers, the Lorimar logo was a staple of the silver screen. This shirt features the iconic, interconnected typography that signaled high-stakes drama and...

Survey says...!" This design pays homage to the legendary Mark Goodson, the man behind the most iconic game shows in television history. From The Price Is Right to Family Feud and Match Game, this clean, classic logo is for the trivia buffs and those...

The ultimate "end of the show" memory. Every episode of Family Ties and Spin City ended with this tribute to Gary David Goldberg’s loyal black lab, Ubu Roi, holding a frisbee in front of the Louvre. It’s a nostalgic salute to one of the...

Before the age of endless streaming and digital downloads, there was the magic of the VHS tape. If you grew up in the ‘80s or ‘90s, you know this logo by heart. Whether it was the The Berenstain Bears, Arthur, or a classic storybook...

A vintage-inspired Sambo’s Restaurant logo tee, pulled straight from classic mid-century American roadside culture. For those who remember the chain, studied graphic design history, or went down a nostalgia rabbit hole late one night. Printed on a soft, comfortable shirt with a timeless look...

This tee celebrates the iconic Children’s Television Workshop logo, the creative force behind some of the most influential kids’ programming ever made. Before algorithms, before streaming, this was smart, thoughtful television that actually taught you something. Clean, nostalgic, and instantly recognizable to anyone who...

SkyDome opened in 1989 as the new home of Toronto's baseball and football teams. The city's basketball team played there from 1995 to 1999 while a new arena was being built downtown. The football team got the boot in 2015, leaving the baseball team...

The Coral Court Motel??opened in 1942 on historic U.S. Route 66??in the St. Louis suburb of Marlborough. In 1989, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places??being cited as a valuable example of Art Deco architecture. OS2770

Yippee-ki-yay, it's Christmas! FC10076

A sincere Yippee-ki-yay to everyone who disagrees.

Billed as "Orlando's number one dinner attraction," Arabian Nights opened in 1988. Tucked away on Arabian Nights Drive, off 192, its final performance came on New Year's Day 2014.

ToyBiz was founded in Montreal in 1988 as Charan Toys and became known for producing action figures, as well as plush and role-play toys of various licensed brands and characters. It primarily produced toys for Marvel Entertainment who became a majority owner in 1998....

Eliot Ness was a federal agent mostly widely known from the fictionalized portrayals of his life in the TV series the Untouchables??(1959-1963) and the 1987 movie of the same name. He became Safety Director of Cleveland in 1935 and ran unsuccessfully for mayor in...

The Pan Am games are held every 4 years during the summer before the Olympics, as athletes from North and South America compete in a variety of events. The 1987 games were held in Indianapolis.

WAKR, Channel 23, was established in 1953. It was Akron's only commercial TV station. IN 1986, it changed it's call letters to WAKC and later to WVPX.

The Bubble Room was a unique and eclectic restaurant that opened in Maitland in 1986. In 1995, Roy "Pete" Scheid bought the place, adding his name to the sign. With a decor featuring holiday decorations, old toys, and various memorabilia, the Bubble Room was...

Known best for bringing the Lunar??game series to America, Working Designs was founded in 1986. The company closed its doors in 2005.