The Seventies

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 Hawaii Leis were charter members of World Team Tennis??(WTT) in 1974. They were one of the state's first pro sports franchises along with The Hawaiians football team that also began play in 1974. The Leis spent two seasons in the Aloha State before...

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...

The Cincinnati Comets were a soccer team, the city's first pro club, that played in the American Soccer League from 1972 to 1975.

The Cornwall Royals were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1969 to 1981 and then the Ontario Hockey League from 1981 to 1991. They were based in Cornwall, Ontario and won the Memorial Cup Championship in 1972, 1980, and 1981. OS16146

Fontaine Ferry Park opened in 1905 at the end of West Market Street in Louisville. It closed in 1969 after a riot on opening day left the park heavily damaged. It re-opened in 1972 as Ghost Town on The River. A year later the...

The Calgary Cowboys began as the Philadelphia Blazers in the inaugural season of the World Hockey Association in 1972. The team moved to Vancouver in 1973, keeping their nickname. In 1975 they moved to Calgary and became the Cowboys. They folded in 1977.

The Las Vegas Gamblers were the valley's first pro hockey team and were members of the Pacific Southwest Hockey League (PSHL) from 1968 to 1971. Their home ice was the a place called the International Ice Palace, a venue that was in a strip...

After beating San Francisco in the league championship series, Pittsburgh went on to win the 1971 world championship.??

Dayton's public TV station, Channel 16, was originally licensed as a commercial broadcaster called WKTR. The station, licensed to Kettering, went on the air in 1967 and was an independent station, though it sometimes carried programs from ABC. The station was to be sold...

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 Toronto Blizzard joined the North American Soccer League in 1971 as the Metros, before becoming Metros-Croatia in 1975. They became the Blizzard in 1979 and kept that name until they folded in 1984. In 1983, they played in the Soccer Bowl but lost...

The King set up a residency at the International Hotel in Las Vegas and played there annually from 1969 to 1976, He sold out every show.

The phrase "Best Location in the Nation," seems to have been coined in the 1940s. Still very popular in the 1960s and 1970s, it comes from the fact that Cleveland is 600 miles from 60% of the U.S. (and a good chunk of Canada).

Woodsy Owl first appeared in 1971 and asked Americans to take better care of the environment by disposing of trash properly. An updated version of Woodsy was developed in the 1990s.

This legendary dessert (and one of our favorite things) was first served in 1970. It's the one and only Frisch's Hot Fudge Cake! Enjoy this new Frisch's design from Old School Shirts!

Built in 1912 as Redland Field, the Cincinnati Reds home ballpark was renamed Crosley Field, in honor of the team's new owner, in 1934. It was the home of the Reds until 1970 when they moved into Riverfront Stadium. One of the most iconic...

Kemp Hill Music was a chain of record stores in the Washington, D.C. area. Founded in the 1970s, it grew to over 30 locations. The last one was located on Branch Avenue in Prince George???s County. It closed in 2017.

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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...

After beating Cincinnati in the league championship series, Pittsburgh went on to win the 1979 world championship. The team called itself The Family after a popular song of the day. That same year, the city's football team also won a world championship, making Pittsburgh...

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 Euclid Beach Band consisted of lead vocalists Richard Reising and Pete Hewlett. In 1978, they released "There's No Surf In Cleveland," both a tribute to and parody of the Beach Boys, which became a local hit.

Johnny Bench's Home Plate Restaurant opened in the mid '70s at the corner of Colerain and Springdale Avenues near Northgate Mall. In 1977, Johnny Bench's Homestretch opened in Florence. Homestretch closed late in 1978, and Home Plate shut down a few months later when??Frisch's...

The Chicago Ravens were founding members of the??International Women???s Professional Softball Association??(WPS) in 1976.??The team played at the Windy City Softball Complex, a facility with temporary seating for 4,000 fans in suburban Bridgeview, Illinois.??

The King set up a residency at the International Hotel in Las Vegas and played there annually from 1969 to 1976, He sold out every show.

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...

The Data East video game company was founded in 1976 in Tokyo, Japan, just before the home video game system explosion. Among its most popular titles were Burger Time, Robocop, and Cobra Command. The company went out of business in 2003.

Holiday Hill amusement park opened in 1955 on Lambert Road, just east of St. Louis Lambert International Airport. It featured a roller coaster, kiddie land, miniature golf course, swimming pool, and arcade. Increased competition, limited space, and other, unforeseen, circumstances, led to the park's...