The Seventies

Sandy's was a hamburger chain founded in Peoria, Illinois in 1956 by four businessmen who originally planned to open a McDonald's franchise. After a disagreement with McDonald's head Ray Kroc, the four men struck out on their own, naming their burger joint Sandy's. The...

Rip City is one of several nicknames for Portland. It was coined in 1971 by Bill "The Schnoz" Schonely who was the play-by-play broadcaster for the city's NBA team, the Portland Trail Blazers in 1971. The term, in only its second season, was close...

Sam Boyd Stadium was completed on October 23, 1971, and was originally known as??Las Vegas Stadium.??The name was changed to the??Las Vegas Silver Bowl??in 1978. In 1984, it was renamed the??Sam Boyd Silver Bowl in honor of Sam??Boyd,??a major figure in the hotel and??casino??industry...

Hook's Drug Stores??was an Indianapolis, Indiana-based pharmacy chain founded in 1900 by John A. Hook. In 1994 it was acquired by Revco, who in turn were bought by CVS in 1997. It also ran SupeRX Drug Stores before selling those stores to Kroger in...

The Cleveland Rebels played in the Basketball Association of America,??forerunner of the NBA, for the 1946/47 season. The city would return to the NBA fold in 1970 with the formation of the Cavaliers.

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).

After spending one season in Minnesota, the Muskies of the American Basketball Association moved south to become the Miami Floridians for the 1968-69 season. They were known simply as the Floridians for their final two seasons starting in 1970. • Ceramic• 11 oz mug...

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...

The International Hockey League (IHL) was, along with the American Hockey League (AHL), the sports top developmental circuit. Founded in 1945, it started in smaller markets, but eventually had teams in big cities, some with NHL teams. Over expansion and financial strains caused the...

It;s 11:58 EST on a tuesday in 1987, these words echoed across the nation. RIP OS18225

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...

One of the pioneers of electronic handheld games, Tiger was founded in 1978. Among its most popular offerings were the original Furby, Giga Pets, and the 2-XL Robot.

Hudepohl, proudly brewed in Cincinnati,??introduced its light beer, Hudy Delight, in 1978 and the new brew quickly gained a following for its crisp taste. Celebrate America and a great beer in this design from Old School Shirts!

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 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

??WPTY, Channel 24, began broadcasting on September 10, 1978. It was the first independent TV station in Memphis. In 2013, the station changed its call letters.????

The Dayton Rockettes were one of eight charter franchises in the Women's Professional Basketball League starting in 1978. Their home court was Hara Arena. The Rockettes moved to D.C. in 1979 to become the Metros.

Nightmare Theatre??was Seattle's signature late night horror movie program. Airing from 1964 to 1978 on KIRO-TV, Channel 7, its cast was mostly made up of performers from the PJ Patches kids show. Nightmare Theater host The Count, became a cult celebraty in the Pacific...

The original Cleveland Force were charter members of the first Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) in 1978. They folded in 1988. In 1989, the Crunch were formed as an expansion team and in 2002 were renamed the Force. READ MORE

The Indianapolis Daredevils, better known as the Indy Daredevils, played in the American Soccer League in 1978 and 1979.

The Screamin Demon (later just the Demon) was a looping shuttle coaster (one that does not make a complete a circuit) that opened in 1977 at Kings Island just north of Cincinnati. It moved to Camden Park in New Jersey in 1988 and closed...

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...

Elvis played his second-to-last concert at??Riverfront Coliseum??in Cincinnati on June 25, 1977.

Artists Raphaela Pivetta, Charles McKenna,?? and Robin Hirsch opened the Cornelia Street Cafe in 1977 at 29 Cornelia St., between Bleecker and West Fourth streets. Back then it was a small art gallery and performance space. With only a??toaster oven, a cappuccino machine, and...

While it was known for most of its existence as the St. Louis Arena, from 1977 to 1983 it was known as the Checkerdome. Opened in 1929 it closed in 1999, replaced by the Kiel Center (now the Scottrade Center). Over the years it...

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 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...

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.

When it was completed in 1976 it was "the biggest mall, in all the world." It thrived for years but started to decline at the beginning of the 2000s, finally succumbing to other area shopping centers as well as Internet retailers. The mall was...