The Seventies

The Detroit Caesars were a men's professional softball team that began play in the American Professional Slo-Pitch Softball League (APSPL) in 1977. They were owned by Mike??Ilitch, whose heirs currently own the Detroit Tigers. CHECKOUT MORE GREAT DETROIT DESIGNS OS6023

Turtles Records & Tapes was a chain of music stores based in Atlanta. Founded in 1977, it had over 125 stores throughout the South at its peak, mostly in Georgia and Florida. In the early '90s the chain was acquired by Blockbuster Music, which...

Superhost was Cleveland's Saturday afternoon horror movie host in the 70s and 80s on Channel 43, where Hoolihan & Big Chuck (later Big Chuck & Lil' John) had Friday nights on Channel 8, and The Ghoul had Saturday nights on Channel 61.??Super was the...

Pipers was the original nickname of Pittsburgh's American Basketball Association team. They began play in 1967, the league's inaugural season. After winning the league's first-ever championship, they moved to Minnesota, then moved back to Pittsburgh the following year. A year later they were the...

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 Kentucky Colonels were a professional basketball team that played in the American Basketball Association from 1967 until 1976, first at the Convention Center, now known as the Gardens, and later at Freedom Hall. The team had the highest winning percentage of any franchise...

Established in 1942 as W83C, this legendary Chicago radio station changed its call letters several times before becoming WLUP "The Loop 97.9" in 1977. For the next 41 years it was one of the most popular and influential radio station's in America. It is...

The Chicago Cougars were members of the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1975. They played their home games at the now demolished International Amphitheater on the South Side.

Did you survive the Blizzard of '78? Known throughout the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region as the Great Blizzard of 1978 and the White Hurricane, the storm blasted the area from Wednesday, January 25 through Friday, January 27, 1978. The cities of Milwaukee,...

The Phoenix Hill Tavern opened in 1976 and quickly became one of the most popular and successful nightclubs in the city, along with sibling property Jim Porter's Good Time Emporium. The Tavern hosted a variety of nationally touring musical acts from Meat Loaf to...

The World Series of Rock was a summer concert series held at the old Cleveland Municipal Stadium from 1974-1980. Co-sponsored by Belkin Productions and WMMS, each concert featured multiple acts throughout the day. The Rolling Stones played it twice ('75 and '78) as did...

Pipers was the original nickname of Pittsburgh's American Basketball Association team. They began play in 1967, the league's inaugural season. After winning the championship, they moved to Minnesota, then moved back to Pittsburgh the following year. A year later they were the Pittsburgh Condors....

Opened in 1978, it was one of the first dedicated water parks in the United States. It quickly became for its array of thrilling, yet dangerous, rides and attractions. Multiple injuries to patrons and several subsequent lawsuits forced the park to close in 1996....

The Memphis Tams, formerly the Memphis Pros from 1970 to 1972, played in the American Basketball Association from 1972 to 1975, changing their name to the Sounds for their final campaign. In 1975, the team moved to Baltimore to become the Claws but folded...

Forbes Field was the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1909 to 1970. From 1922 to 1939 it was also the home field of the Homestead Grays, who played in several different Negro leagues. The Pittsburgh Steelers played there from 1933 to 1963. In...

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.

The original Cleveland Barons were members of the American Hockey League from 1937 until 1973 and were one of the league's most successful franchises. However, they were unable to compete with the major league Cleveland Crusaders of the World Hockey Association (owned my the...

The Minnesota Kicks played in the old North American Soccer League??(NASL) from 1976 to 1981. Popular for most of their time in the Twin Cities, the team was sold after the 1980 season to a new ownership group. After losing over $2 million the...

Night Owl Theatre was a horror movie TV show that ran for 17 years starting in 1974.

Zantigo was a chain of fast food Mexican restaurants that served fresh and tangy delicacies from 1976 to 1987. It was famous for its chili, taco burritos, taco salads, cheese chilitos, and cheap chips & cheese that were to die for according to former...

The Pittsburgh Condors, originally called the Pittsburgh Pipers, were charter members of the American Basketball Association in 1967. After winning the league's first championship, they moved to Minnesota, only to move back the following season. The year after that they adopted the Condors nickname...

Buzzard???s Nest Records was a Columbus-based record store chain that operated from 1972 to 1992. At its peak, it had a dozen locations in and around Columbus as well as three in Florida. There was talk of reviving the chain in 1995 but the...

WLRS took to the airwaves in 1964 under the auspices of the Louisville Radio School, thus the call letters. It was one of the few stand-alone FM stations in Kentucky, meaning it did not have an AM sibling station. By 1978, it had developed...

Shibe Park was the home of the Philadelphia Athletics starting in 1909. In 1938, the name of the park was changed to Connie Mack Stadium as the Phillies became the A's roommates for the next 16 years, until the latter moved to Kansas City...

The Pittsburgh Pisces were the fictional basketball team featured in the 1979 film The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh.?????Filmed on location in the Steel City, the movie starred real-life basketball legends Julius "Dr. J." Erving (then of the Philadelphia 76ers), Meadowlark Lemon (of the Harlem...

Bashford Manor Mall opened in 1973 and was named for the surrounding neighborhood of Bashford Manor. At its peak it had 85 stores. The mall closed in 2003 and the site is now occupied by a Lowe's and a Walmart.

The Aces were founded in Quebec City in 1928 as an amateur hockey club. They joined the American Hockey League in 1959. In 1967, the became the minor league affiliate of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers. In 1971, the Flyers decided to move the team...

The Oakland Oaks were a basketball team co-owned by singer Pat Boone. They began in 1967 as charter members of the American Basketball Association. They went from worst to first in 1969, capturing the second-ever ABA title. In 1970, the team moved east to...

The Baltimore Clippers played in the American Hockey League (AHL) from 1962 until 1976 and the Southern Hockey League for one season, 1976-77. Their home was the Baltimore Civic Center.

The Fresno Falcons were a minor league hockey team founded in 1946. The played in several leagues over the years but spent most of their existence in the played in the Pacific Southwest Hockey League (1972-1995). They joined the West Coast Hockey League (WCHL)...