The Eighties

Established as WMIL in 1961, 95.7 FM in Milwaukee became WMVM in 1971, then WZUU in 1972. In 1986, it switched to an alternative rock format under the call letters WBGK. After two years, it flipped formats and call letters again.

The Columbus Minks were one of the debut teams in the Women’s American Basketball Association that started in early October 1984 with six teams: the Atlanta Comets, Chicago Spirit, Columbus Minks, Dallas Diamonds, Houston Shamrocks and the Virginia Wave. OS16151

Como Mall opened in the Buffalo suburb of??Cheektowaga in 1973. IN 1984 it became Appletree Mall. After exiting bankruptcy it was redeveloped as Appletree Business Park.

Run for fun in the Heffron & Reep classic. Leg warmers optional.

Portside was a an entertainment and shopping district in downtown Toledo. It opened in May 1984 to much fanfare, including parades on both land and water. Though it was a popular regional destination, it was unable to pull shoppers away from suburban malls. It...

The Toronto Tornados were a professional basketball team in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) that played from 1983 to December 1985. OS16120

The 1983 Detroit Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on June 5, 1983. OS16007

The International Record Syndicate, or I.R.S. Records, was a label founded by Miles Copeland (brother of The Police's Stewart Copeland) and Jay Boberg. A division of A&M Records, its roster included some of the most important new wave acts of the '80s including R.E.M.,...

With the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles on the horizon, Konami introduced this game to video arcades around the world in 1983. Home video game system versions followed for the Apple II, Atarti 2600. Commodore 64, and more.

The Exotic Birds was a synth-pop band formed in 1982 by Andy Kubiszewski??along with fellow Cleveland Institute of Music students Tom Freer and Tim Adams. In 1985, Trent Reznor joined the band but left a few years later to concentrate on developing Nine Inch...

The Cleveland Comedy Company was a locally produced sketch comedy TV show that aired on Channel 5 on Friday nights in 1979 and 1980. It was developed by popular local DJ Bob James of WGAR. The cast included fellow WGAR DJ Paul Tapie, as...

Remember chowing down on seafood at Captain Frank's Seafood House This memorable eatery sat at the end of the old East 9th Street pier and served up fish, lobster, salads, shellfish baskets, and more from the 1950s through the 1980s.

The Garden State Bowl was an annual post-season college football bowl game played in East Rutherford, New Jersey, from 1978 until 1981. Freezing temperatures each year at the game, together with a lack of successful local college teams, contributed to the bowl game's demise.  OS15945

The Edmonton Trappers were a minor league baseball team that were part of the Triple-A level in the Pacific Coast League, from 1981 to 2004. OS15863

The New York Stars were one of the earliest women’s professional basketball teams in the United States, formed in 1978 at the inception of the Women’s Professional Basketball League (1978-1981). Although the Stars existed for just two years, they had a league championship and doubleheaders with...

All-American Burger founded in 1963 by a successful stockbroker named Aaron Binder.  The company grew fairly quickly, and by 1970 had four locations in the L.A. Basin. For reasons that are unclear, things took a turn for the worse in 1981, and the chain...

Polybius??is an??urban legend??concerning a fictitious 1981??arcade game. The legend describes the game as part of a government-run??crowdsourced??psychology experiment based in??Portland, Oregon. Gameplay supposedly produced intense??psychoactive??and addictive effects in the player. These few publicly staged arcade machines were said to have been visited periodically by??men...

After the Central Hockey League (CHL) version of the Stingers folded 33 games into the 1979/80 season, Cincinnati was left without a pro hockey team for the first time since 1974, when the American Hockey League's Swords folded. The Tigers hit the ice in...

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 Miami Americans was an American Soccer League that only existed for only the 1980 season and played their home games at Tropical Park Stadium. OS16502

The legend, stop him if you dare. Bo Knows Tecmo!   OS15051

Are we not style? We are vintage. This electric yellow tee throws it back with a retro-futuristic graphic, complete with a certain red dome you might recognize and the phrase “Try to detect it, it’s not too late.” Perfect for fans of synths, signals,...

Your brain has 47 tabs open.Three of them are playing music.You've reorganized your desk twice today but forgot to eat lunch.Sound familiar?This one's for you.ADHD & OCD: Home of the Squirrel Club and Meticulous Notes — the vintage distressed tee that gets it, because...

Flash Back to the 80s in this colorful tee with your favorite 1980s era instant camera!   OS18572

Rewind the good times in this 80s inspired cassette tape player.    OS18571

It's OK to be a work in progress. Keep on going, you'll get there someday.    OS18570

Jenny are you there? Who else called 867-5309 for a good time?   OS18568

What is your favorite candy from childhood? Who else remembers bubble gum candy cigarettes for those rebels on the playground?   OS18566

Whether you spent the late 90s moshing in the pit or stalling a footbag on the quad (or somehow doing both), this tee delivers heavy-hitting nostalgia with a clever, aggressive twist.OS18558

Clean, athletic, and dripping with retro charm, this heather green tee is a nod to the decades of subculture and backyard fun that kept the circle alive. Perfect for anyone who loves old-school sports heritage graphics. OS18560