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Polo Grounds
The Polo Grounds was the name of four different stadiums in upper Manhattan in New York City, the first of which opened in 1880. The most famous incarnation opened in 1909 and was completely rebuilt in 1911 after a catastrophic fire. That Polo Grounds... -
New Orleans Zephyrs
Formerly the Denver Zephyrs, this Pacific Coast League team moved to New Orleans when the Colorado Rockies began play in Major League Baseball in 1993. In 2017, they sought a name with more local flavor (a zephyr is a western wind). To that end,... -
Nite Owl Theatre
Night Owl Theatre was a horror movie TV show that ran for 17 years starting in 1974. -
Minnesota Kicks Soccer
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... -
Commodore 64
Introduced in 1982, the Commodore 64 is the single best selling computer model of all time. Along with the Apple II, it helped usher in the era of home computing for millions. -
Zantigo Mexican Restaurant
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... -
Busch Memorial Stadium
Busch Memorial Stadium, also known as Busch Stadium II, was the primary sports stadium in St. Louis from 1966 until 2005, hosting both the baseball and football Cardinals. -
Ben Crazy
One of the most popular recurring sketches on the Hoolihan and Big Chuck Show (and later Big Chuck and Lil' John), Ben Crazy was a parody of the 1960s-era medical drama??Ben Casey.?? -
Cleveland Buckeyes - Circle Logo
The Cleveland Buckeyes played in the Negro American League from 1942 to 1950. For most of their existence the played their home games at League Park. -
Columbia House
Penny for your thoughts! Buy 12 CDs or tapes (or LPs), for a penny and buy just four more at "regular club prices." Not many did that last bit. -
Waddle's Restaurant
Waddles Restaurant was opened in 1945 by Gene and Nathan Waddle. A family-style restaurant, it served delicious meals for 60 years. In the early days of the landmark flagship location of Waddles restaurant, it was known as Waddle's Coffee Shop and offered drive-in-style food... -
Minnesota Metropolitan Stadium - Two Color Print
Opened in 1956, Metropolitan stadium was built in the hopes of attracting a Major League Baseball team and also, possibly, a National Football League (NFL) team to Minnesota. The AAA??Minneapolis Millers??played there from 1956 through 1959. In 1960, the Washington Senators moved to the... -
Buzzard's Nest Records
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 "The Walrus" 102 FM
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 - Connie Mack Stadium
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... -
WFNX Boston
WFNX was one of the nation's first stations to adopt a modern rock format. Flipping from classic rock, and the call letters, WLYN, WFNX not only gained fans in Boston, but became one of the most revered and respected alternative radio stations in the... -
Pittsburgh Hornets
The Pittsburgh Hornets started as the Detroit Olympics in the International Hockey League (IHL). In 1936 they moved to Pittsburgh and joined what would become the American Hockey League (AHL). In 1956 they suspended operations as their home arena, the??Duquesne??Garden, was razed as part... -
Earl Scheib Painting Your Car
Earl Scheib??would paint any car, any color. Earl Scheib's was founded in 1937 as a company that specialized repainting and collision repair of automobiles and at it's peak it had??locations in 23 states.??The company eventually ceased operations nationwide on July 16, 2010. -
Pittsburgh Pisces Basketball
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... -
Denver White Elephants Baseball
The Denver White Elephants were a barnstorming baseball team comprised of African Americans. A semi-pro squad, they started playing five years before the formation of the Negro National League. In addition to playing games around the West, they participated in??The Denver Post??Tournament, which in...

