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Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
Cincinnati's third foray into the American Hockey League, following the Mohawks in the '50s and the Swords in the early '70s, the Mighty Ducks played at the Cincinnati Gardens from 1997 to 2005. -
Kon Tiki - Cleveland
Steve Crane was an actor turned restaurateur. After opening the highly successful Luau restaurant in Beverly Hills in the late 1940s, he started the Kon Tiki chain in 1958. Most of these were located inside Sheraton hotels across the U.S. -
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - Baseball
Atlanta-Fulton County was built to attract pro baseball and pro football to Georgia's capital and largest city. It was proposed in 1961 and ground was broken in 1964 almost immediately after an unidentified Major League Baseball team agreed to move to Atlanta provided a... -
Cincinnati Stingers
The Stingers were Cincinnati's only major league hockey team. The team played at Riverfront Coliseum (now U.S. Bank Arena) from 1975 to 1979, and they were members of the World Hockey Association (WHA). When the WHA merged with the National Hockey League in 1979,... -
Dixie Flyers
The Nashville Dixie Flyers??were a professional minor league ice hockey??team in Nashville, Tennessee, playing??in the Eastern Hockey League??from 1962 until 1971. -
The Miracle at Richfield
The Cavs went from 6 and 11 in November of 1975 to making their first ever play-off appearance in April of 1976. They miraculously beat the Washington Bullets 4 games to 3, capturing Game 7 at home in the Richfield Coliseum. -
Kentucky Colonels 1975 ABA Champs
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... -
Fotomat
What could be more convenient? Drive up to the little booth, drop off your film, come back the next day and see your pictures. Mail them to friends and family! Established in the early 1960s in Southern California, Fotomat grew to over 4,000 locations... -
Louisiana IceGators
The original Louisiana IceGators played in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) from 1995 to 2005. Their home ice was the Cajundome in Lafayette, LA. A new IceGators franchise debuted in the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) in 2009 but moved in 2016 to... -
Philadelphia Fury
The original Philadelphia Fury competed in the North American Soccer League from 1978 to 1980, succeeding the Philadelphia Atoms who folded in 1976. The current incarnation competes in the National Independent Soccer Association, using the same logo and colors. -
New Orleans VooDoo Football
The New Orleans VooDoo played in the Arena Football League starting in 2004. After Hurricane Katrina damaged their home arena in 2005, the team suspended operations. They returned in 2007 for two seasons before folding. The franchise was revived in 2010 when the Bossier-Shreveport... -
Detroit Vipers
The Detroit Vipers played in the International Hockey League. The team moved to the Motor City from Salt Lake City in 1994, where they were known as the Salt Lake City Golden Eagles. The Vipers played at The Palace of Auburn Hills until they folded... -
The Hawaiians Football
Often misidentified as the Honolulu Hawaiians, this charter member of the World Football League (WFL) was known simply as The Hawaiians. Though crowds were small, the team avoided many of the financial problems that plagued most of the league's other teams. In 1975, the WFL's... -
The Igloo
Home to hockey's Penguins from 1967 to 2010, the Civic Arena was nicknamed "The Igloo." It was also home to the ABA's Pipers and Condors in the late '60s and early '70s, as well as the indoor soccer Spirit in the '80s and the... -
Chilly Billy's Vamp
Bill "Chilly Billy" Cardille was Pittsburgh's horror TV host from 1964 to 1983 on WIIC, Channel 11 (now WPXI). Like many such personalities across the country, Cardille had other jobs at the TV station and took the movie host job as a side gig.... -
Stages Nightclub
Stages Nightclub opened in the 1970s in Granite City, IL, across the river from St. Louis, MO. It became a top venue for local, regional, and national acts. A young John Mellencamp played there on August 3, 1979. A trio calling themselves The Police... -
Amy Joy Donuts & Coffee Shoppe
Amy Joy was a family-owned donut shop in Cleveland that first opened for business in 1952. It's original location was on Mayfield Road, with smaller satellite spots located in area landmarks such as Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. It closed in 2018. -
Minnesota Metropolitan Stadium
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... -
Houston Buffaloes Texas League
Established in 1888, the Houston Buffaloes were the city's minor league baseball team until the Major League Houston Colt .45s began play in the spring of 1962. The team played in the AA Texas League for most of its existence, moving up to the... -
Raleigh IceCaps
The Raleigh IceCaps played in the East Coast Hockey League (now known as simply the ECHL) from 1991 to 1998. Their home ice was Dorton Arena in Raleigh. The team was forced to move to Augusta, GA, when the NHL's Hartford Whalers moved to...

