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Orlando Apollos
The Orlando Apollos were charter members of the short-lived Alliance of American Football (AAF), a league that launched in spring 2019. It folded halfway through its inaugural season. At the time of the league's demise, Orlando had the best record and is considered to... -
San Diego Sockers 70s Logo
The original San Diego Sockers began as the Baltimore Comets in the old North American Soccer League (NASL) in 1974. The team moved to San Diego in 1976, becoming the Jaws. A year later, they were the Las Vegas Quicksilvers, before returning to Southern... -
Parkmoor Restaurants
Parkmoor was a beloved restaurant chain that operated in the Midwest starting in the 1960s. Famous for its Dixie fried chicken, folks still talk about their food to this day, -
50th Anniversary WHA
Encouraged by the initial success of his American Basketball Association (ABA), which challenged the National Basketball Association (NBA), Gary Davidson and his cohorts turned their attention to hockey. On November 1, 1971, Davidson announced the formation of the World Hockey Association (WHA) to challenge... -
Idora Park
Idora Park began welcoming visitors in 1899 and was a beloved destination for folks in the Youngstown/Warren area for generations. However, a devastating fire in 1984 destroyed the park's signature ride, the Wildcat roller coaster. The park soldiered on for one more season before... -
Philadelphia Atoms
The Philadelphia Atoms were an American soccer team based out of Philadelphia that played in the North American Soccer League (NASL). Get this for any Old School Shirt soccer fan! -
Tiger Red Cream Soda
Tiger Red Cream Soda was popular in the '70s and '80s throughout Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Southern Indiana. -
WQMF Weasel
Wacky T. Weasel is the former mascot of rock station WQMF. -
Baltimore Terrapins
The Baltimore Terrapins??were one of the most successful teams in the short-lived Federal League??of professional baseball which operated in 1914 and 1915. It competed with the American and National League as a third major league. -
Michigan Stags Hockey
The Michigan Stags played in the World Hockey Association arriving in Detroit in 1974. They were previously the Los Angeles Sharks from 1972 until their move to the Motor City. Halfway through their only season in Michigan they moved to Baltimore and became the... -
Sid & Marty World
The World of Sid and Marty Krofft??was an indoor amusement park??in Atlanta, Georgia that was based on the various TV shows??produced by the sibling duo Sid and Marty Krofft. It was located in what is now CNN Center.?? -
The Beef Corral
Beef Corral was a chain of fast food restaurants founded by former Cleveland Browns players and brothers Ed and Dick Modzelewski in the late 1960s. It grew to over a dozen locations in Northeast Ohio in the '70s but went out of business in... -
Burger Queen's Queenie Bee
Queenie Bee was the the beloved mascot of the Burger Queen fast food chain. She retired in 1981 when the chain changed its name to Druther's. -
Burger Chef 80s Final Logo
Burger Chef was a fast-food hamburger chain that started in Indianapolis in 1958. At its peak in the mid 1970s, it was second only to McDonald's in the number of nationwide locations. The chain even made inroads into Canada. In 1982, the chain was sold... -
Fun Forest Seattle Center
A holdover from the 1962 World's Fair, Fun Forest ??was the place to go for thrill rides. It closed forever on January 2, 2011. -
Toronto Toros
After only one season, the Ottawa Nationals relocated to Toronto in 1973 for the??second season of the??World Hockey Association (WHA). As the Toronto Toros they found success on the ice and at the gate, making the playofffs in their first two seasons in their... -
Memphis Pros
The Memphis Pros were originally the New Orleans Buccaneers, a charter member of the American Basketball Association. After three years in New Orleans, they moved to Memphis in 1970 and became the Pros. They were later known as the Tams, and finally the Sounds... -
Pick-n-Pay
A fondly remembered supermarket chain in Cleveland, the origin of Pick-N-Pay can be traced to 1928 and the opening Edward Silverberg's Cleveland Heights dairy store. In 1938, he opened a supermarket on E. 185th Street which he called Pick-N-Pay. In 1940, he changed the... -
Philadelphia Soul
The Philadelphia Soul were members of the Arena Football League form 2004 until the league's collapse in 2019. -
Jim Spagg's Portland Call-In
Holy Moly Gargonzoli!??Though he was born and raised in Cleveland, Jim Spagg gained fame in Portland, OR hosting a local cable access show.

