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Aquilon Dance Club Cleveland
From 1987 to 1997, Aquilon, known as The Lift on Sunday nights, was the trendiest club in Cleveland's dance scene. It was located on Merwin Avenue in the Flats, right beneath the Detroit-Superior Bridge, later becoming The Smart Bar. -
Baltimore Hustlers ABA
The Baltimore Hustlers were the relocated Memphis Sounds and were scheduled to play in the American Basketball Association in 1975. Shortly after the team's new nickname was announced it was changed to the Claws in response to local opposition as well as pressure from... -
St. Louis Bombers
The St. Louis Bombers were charter members of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946. In 1949 they joined the National Basketball Association when the BAA merged with the National Basketball League. The Bombers left the new league after one season. -
Bush Stadium - Indianapolis
Bush Stadium, not to be confused with the similarly named ball park in St. Louis (with a slightly different spelling), was located in Indianapolis in the city's Riverside neighborhood. Built in 1931, it was the home of the baseball Indians (AAA), as well as... -
New York Apples
The New York Sets were charter members of World Team Tennis??(WTT) in 1974. Their nickname was an attempt to fit in with the football's Jets, baseball's Mets, and basketball's Nets. In 1976, they acquired superstar Billie Jean King and won the WTT title that... -
Denver Dynamite Helmet
The Denver Dynamite??were one of four teams established for the inaugural season of the Arena Football League in 1987.??The franchise suspended operations for the 1988 season but returned in 1989 playing until 1991. Their home field was McNichols Arena.?? -
I Survived McAlpin's Moonlight Madness Sale
It was the biggest event of the year, after the Christmas holiday of course, at this Cincinnati-based department store chain. Each spring, shoppers would descend on McAlpin's to pick up the craziest bargains in town. Although the store would have deals throughout the day, during... -
San Diego Jaws
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, where they became the Jaws. A year later, they were the Las Vegas Quicksilvers, before returning... -
USA Soccer Stars and Stripes
Soccer IS an American tradition. Celebrate! -
Outrigger Restaurant
The Outrigger Restaurant was a tiki themed bar and eatery established by actress Frances Langford and her husband Ralph Evinrude. It was located near Port St. Lucie in Jensen Beach, Florida. It opened in 1961 and closed in the late 1980s. -
Giggles Cookies
Giggles were a sandwich cookie sold in the 1980s that came in vanilla and chocolate varieties. While some found the smiling faces endearing, others found them a little creepy. -
Toledo Storm Hockey
The Toledo Storm played in the East Coast Hockey League (now simply the ECHL) from 1991 to 2007. They won back-to-back Kelly Cups in 1993 and 1994. In 1996, the team made hockey history as Erin Whitten, one of the team's goaltenders, became the... -
KWK 1380 AM
Taking to the airwaves on 1380 AM in 1925, KFVE became KWK in 1927. From 1978 to 1984 it broadcast a rock & roll format with the slogan "the rockin' best." In 1979 it started simulcasting on 106.5 FM. -
Cleveland Stokers
The Cleveland Stokers played in the United Soccer Association (USA) in 1967 and the North American Soccer League (formed when the USA merged with the National Professional Soccer League) in 1968. They played their home games at Cleveland Stadium. The biggest highlight of their... -
Indianapolis Olympians
The Indianapolis Olympians were formed in 1949, the same year the combined Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League became the National Basketball Association or NBA. They folded in 1953. Pro basketball would not return to the city until 1967 when the... -
Druther's Restaurant
Druther's Restaurant was a fast food chain in Louisville that began as Burger Queen??in 1963, with its roots going back to 1956 in Winter Haven, FL. The name change came in 1981 to better reflect the restaurant's offerings which came to include chicken and... -
Akron CoFL Vulcans
The Vulcans played in the Continental Football League (CoFL), a tier below the NFL and AFL, for part of the 1967 season. Akron was excited to have a pro football team, but the fun only lasted four games before the team ran out of... -
Indianapolis Caps Football
The Indianapolis Capitols played in the??Continental Football League (CFL) in 1968 and 1969 before moving to the Atlantic Coast Football League for 2 seasons starting in 1970. They won the CFL championship in 1969, the final season of that league. -
Nashville Elite Giants
The Nashville Elite Giants were a Negro league baseball team that played from 1920 to 1950, both independently and as part of several different leagues. The team called several cities home over the years, including Baltimore, Cleveland, Columbus, and Washington. The played in Nashville... -
Plantation Paradise
It was the place "where pineapples grow." A Highway 27 institution in Florida, Plantation Paradise, colloquially known as Pineapple Paradise, was a popular attraction Lake Placid on the road from Orlando to Miami.

