Description: Il mondo di Yor is a 1983 Italian science fiction fantasy film that follows a prehistoric warrior named Yor who comes to question his origins, particularly with regard to a mysterious medallion he wears. When he learns of a desert goddess who supposedly wears the same medallion, Yor decides that he must find her and learn his true identity. Along the way, he encounters ape-men, dinosaurs, and a strange futuristic society. The film was originally made as a four-part miniseries for Italian TV, but was given a worldwide theatrical release, where, despite less than stellar reviews, did very well in box office sales.
Description: Davidson Military Academy is a fictional boarding school that played a key role in the 1978 horror movie, Damien: Omen II. It was a prestigious military academy for boys which numerous boys in the Thorn family attended. Scenes at Davidson Military Academy were filmed at Northwestern Military Academy in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The school was founded in 1988 by Harlan Page Davidson, and is presumably where the fictional school got its name.
Description: Louisiana has some brutally hot summer days, but thankfully, also has some beautiful lazy rivers that are perfect for tubing. Spending the day on the water is a great way to enjoy nature while relaxing and cooling off. A few of the more popular tubing runs are the Bogue Chitto, Amite, and Whisky Chitto rivers, so next time you're in New Orleans and looking for a day trip, look into hitting the water Cajun style!
Description: Griswold Manufacturing was an American manufacturer of cast-iron kitchen products founded in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1865. The company was considered a pioneer in the cookware industry, and for many years maintained a world-wide reputation for high-quality cast-iron cookware. By the 1940s, the company was facing competition from more modern products while struggling with internal labor disputes and declining quality. The family ran the company until 1946, when it was sold to an investment group. A decade later, the brand would be retired and the factory closed down. Today, Griswold pieces are collectors' items.
Description: The first big wave of skateboarding took place between 1959 and 1965, and then things kind of went quiet until major resurgence began in 1973 thanks to the introduction of urethane wheels. These new and improved composite wheels helped skaters ride faster and smoother, and coupled with the new dedicated trucks designed for skateboards, the second big wave of skateboarding was on!
Description: "You're a tribute to man's endurance; a monument to hope in size 12 pumps. I hope you do get out someday; there would be a battalion of men in hoopskirts right behind you." - Major Sidney Freedman. Corporal (later Sergeant) Maxwell Q. Klinger is a character from the M*A*S*H television series who was an orderly/corpsman, and later company clerk, assigned to the 4077th during the Korean War. Klinger was the first main character in the TV series who did not appear in either the novel or the subsequent 1970 film. Originally introduced as a bit character, Klinger was so well-received, that he was brought back as a recurring character, and by the beginning of Season 4 he was included along with the regular cast in the opening credits.
Description: Having opened in 1928, Flannery’s Restaurant was already a fixture on Route 1 in Penndel, Pennsylvania when the area really started to get built up following World War II. With more restaurants in town, owner Jim Flannery began looking for a way to get more attention from highway traffic passing through town. It took him a while to come up with an idea, but in 1967, Jim had a plan and put it in motion. He purchased a 1954 L-1049 Super Constellation, aka the Super Connie, and had it trucked to Penndel. It was mounted on pylons over the restaurant with its 72-seat interior now serving as the Constellation Lounge. The restaurant's new airborne cocktail lounge was a hit, and quickly became one of the region’s most recognized highway landmarks.
Description: The Pterodactyl Club opened in the mid-'80s in Charlotte, North Carolina as an alternative dance hall with a DJ spinning all the greatest non-mainstream music. Housed in an old steakhouse with 40 year old carpet on Freedom Drive, Pterodactyl Club had one of the smallest bars of any club, which made getting a drink a challenge. Within the first year, The Pterodactyl began featuring live bands and quickly became the go to spot to catch the coolest bands. From punk and hardcore to goth and metal and everything in between, this Charlotte nightspot hosted countless big name acts before they made it big.
Description: Atlanta Motor Lines, Inc. was founded in Atlanta, Georgia in 1944, and steadily grew to become a fixture in the U.S. trucking industry. For decades, Atlanta Motor Lines served a sprawling region across the American Southeast in addition to providing nationwide long-haul service. The company remained strong until abruptly shutting down in 1997 after 35 years of service, leaving a huge hole in Southeastern region transportation.
Description: Ronald Reagan was elected President of the United States on November 4, 1980. His triumph capped the rise of the new right/conservative wing of the Republican Party and ushered in a new era of governing. Reagan served as arguably the first true conservative U.S. president in over 50 years. Reagan advanced domestic policies that featured a lessening of federal government responsibility in solving social problems, reducing restrictions on business, and implementing tax cuts. Internationally, Reagan demonstrated a fierce opposition to the spread of communism throughout the world and a strong distrust of the Soviet Union, which in 1983 he labeled an "evil empire."
Description: Johnson Motor Lines was founded in Charlotte, North Carolina back in 1945. They maintained operating authority over several routes that ran from Louisiana all the way up the east coast to New England. Despite the company's strength and longevity, Johnson Motor Lines was one of the early trucking companies to fall within the first few months of deregulation in 1980.
Description: Spencer Gifts was founded in 1947 in Easton, Pennsylvania by Max Spencer Adler as a mail-order catalog selling an assortment of novelty merchandise. The company would later move to Atlantic City, and in 1963, opened their first retail store in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. By the late '60s, Spencer Gifts had over 450 stores across America, and the gag gifts and oddities had been joined by rock tees, black light posters, and adult novelties. As a result, kids wanted to check out the cool stuff inside, but parents routinely steered them away while passing by in the mall. This design is representative of the '80s rebrand that most teens from the '80s and '90s probably remember.
Description: The Bayside Tigers are the school team for the fictional Bayside High School in the 1989 teen sitcom, Saved by the Bell. During the show's initial run from August 20, 1989 to May 22, 1993, we learn that Bayside has football, basketball, wrestling, swimming, and track team, as well as a cheer program to support all of the schools athletic endeavors.
Description: Speed Racer, also known as Mach GoGoGo, is a Japanese manga series that was written and illustrated by Tatsuo Yoshida. It was originally serialized in print in Shueisha's 1966 Shōnen Book, and was later released in tankōbon form. The series was adapted into anime in 1967, with 52 episodes aired on Japanese television between April 1967 and March 1968, and in syndication in America at approximately the same time. The stores center around teenage race car driver named Speed who goes on adventures with his girlfriend, his candy-crazed brother whose best friend is a monkey, and his mysterious brother, Racer X. His father, Pops, created the car he races in, the Mach 5.
Description: Founded in Illinois in 1952, Chicken Delight grew during the 1960s into a massive chain with over 1,000 locations. The advertising jingle "don't cook tonight, call Chicken Delight" emphasized their free delivery services and convenient take-out dinners and was widely used in radio and TV ads. By the late '60s, emerging chains were taking market share from Chicken Delight at an accelerated pace. This is largely attributed to the fact that while competing chains ensured that all franchise locations met their standards for a uniform experience, Chicken Delight outlets lacked this oversight, and customers were quick to notice. By the late '70s, Chicken Delight ceased to exist in America, but continued to thrive under new ownership in Canada.
Description: Southern Death Cult was a British post-punk/gothic rock band that formed in Bradford, Yorkshire during the early '80s. The group's name derived from an old term for the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex, a mound-building Native American culture. The band was together between 1981 and 1983, only releasing one record, a single called 'Moya/Fatman' a.k.a. The Southern Death Cult 7" in 1982 on Situation Two Records.
Description: Based in Arlen, Texas, Dale's Dead-Bug is an extermination company owned and operated by Dale Gribble. The company is proudly unlicensed and uninsured, and they pass the savings on the customer. Dale is usually the only one working, though he has occasionally enlists the help of family and friends on bigger jobs. Dale's company vehicle is the Bugabago, a white '90s minivan with a large fiberglass queen ant lying dead on the roof. While others may choose to incorporate in states like Delaware, Dale chose to register Dale's Dead-Bug as a corporation in Liberia.
Description: While it may be hard to believe now, back in the '70s, Seattle's Capitol Hill only had a smattering of places to eat, and the quality of these establishments is up to conjecture. Charlie Quinn decided to change this by opening Charlie's on Broadway in 1976. This was an era when state liquor laws required bar areas to be separate, which is the reason behind Charlie's odd dual-entrance setup. While laws changed, Charlie’s welcoming vibe and famous Pepper Pot Soup stayed the same for nearly 40 years.
Description: Kidd Video (originally in development as Hot Rocks) is an American Saturday morning live action/cartoon that originally ran from 1984 to 1985. In the show, four teenage band members are taken into a strange dimension called "The Flipside" and become cartoon characters, forced to fight the Master Blaster and his gang, the Copy Cats. The show featured then-current music videos from various artists, making it a music video show within the show.
Description: The 3rd Armored Division (also known as "Spearhead", 3rd Armored, and 3AD) was an armored division of the United States Army. Unofficially nicknamed the "Third Herd", the division was first activated in 1941 and was active in the European Theater of World War II. The division was stationed in West Germany for much of the Cold War and also participated in the Persian Gulf War. On 17 January 1992, still in Germany, the division ceased operations. In October 1992, it was formally inactivated as part of a general drawing down of U.S. military forces at the end of the Cold War.
Description: Ed Bacon opened his western store, Bacon's Boots & Saddles, in Globe, Arizona back in the early '50s, and while they sold all the typical western apparel and related goods, it was Ed's traditional hand crafted saddles that he was probably best known for. With unparalleled attention to detail, Ed hand-tooled every saddle, hand-stitched every seat and hand-shaped every cantle, all to customer specifications. Ed Bacon was a true artisan, creating a dozen or so custom saddles a year with his son Earl well into the 2010s despite swindling cowboys and working ranches in the area. Handmade saddles like those procured at Bacon's typically outlast the cowboys who own them, and most are handed down through generations like a classic car.
Description: Like most places, cannabis wasn't legal in Hawaii for most of the state's existence. Also like most places, that didn't stop industrious individuals from growing and harvesting cannabis on the down low. Puna Moon Farm is one such operation that became synonymous with high quality weed offered under their Puna Luna label, most of which was sold on the mainland. Grown in the lower Puna region of the Big Island, which is regarded as one of the best places in the Islands to grow cannabis, the unique terrain and volcanic soil of the archipelago were known for their sweet flavor, spicy-citrus aroma, and beautiful flower buds laced with orange threads.
Description: Zombie Holocaust (Italian: Zombi Holocaust) is a 1980 Italian horror film directed by Marino Girolami. The film is about a team of scientists who follow a trail of corpses in New York to a remote Indonesian island where they meet a mad doctor (Donald O'Brien) who performs experiments on both the living and dead in his laboratory. The team face both zombies and cannibals in an attempt to stop the doctor. The film was re-edited and released theatrically in the United States in 1982 under the title Doctor Butcher M.D.
Description: B.W. Belyea founded Belyea Truck Company on December 8, 1921 in Los Angeles, California with his brothers. While Belyea started out as a general cartage carrier working with the railroad to move rail freight to offline destinations, he soon found that he had a knack for handling cargo that other carriers turned down. By the late '30s, Belyea had a reputation for moving things that others say can't be moved. From 148-foot girders and a steam locomotive to a 115-ton kiln and the mirror for what was the world’s largest telescope, when customers inquired about moving something, Belyea's reply was always just “where you want it?”
Description: Johnson Motor Lines was founded in Charlotte, North Carolina back in 1945. They maintained operating authority over several routes that ran from Louisiana all the way up the east coast to New England. Despite the company's strength and longevity, Johnson Motor Lines was one of the early trucking companies to fall within the first few months of deregulation in 1980.
Description: San Francisco's Glen Park Hardware was founded by Ed Josephson in 1963 at 685 Chenery Street in a building that was constructed in 1900. Josephson ran his hardware store until selling it to Hal and Susan Tauber in 1978. The Tauber's ran it until retiring in 2016 and selling the business which could change hands a few times before it's closure in 2024. Glen Park Hardware was where locals went for everything from bug spray and screws to plumbing parts and tools, as well as advice, making it much-loved part of the neighborhood for 61 years.
Description: The '80s remain unparallelled when it comes to ridiculous comedies, and 1986's One Crazy Summer is a shining example of the genre. This zany American romantic comedy film focuses on art school hopeful Hoops McCann as he struggles to complete his college application. Resigning himself to a summer of boredom, McCann agrees to go along with his best friend, George Calamari, on a family trip to Nantucket, Massachusetts. After McCann and Calamari cross paths with a rocker chick being pursued by bikers, it suddenly looks like it's going to be one crazy summer.
Description: Leonard Brothers Motor Express was founded in 1923 by brothers Walter F. Leonard and Edgar A. Leonard in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Their initial dedicated express routes were between Greensburg, Jeannette, Irwin, and Pittsburgh, though inside of a decade, had expanded their coverage all the way to New York City and points in between. This makes Leonard Brothers one of the first interstate trucking companies in America, and one that was still hauling well into the late '80s, though by then they had already shortened their name simply to Leonard Express.
Description: Krush Groove is a 1985 American musical comedy-drama film about a guy named Russell Walker who starts a hip hop record label called Krush Groove. Walker signs all of the hottest acts to his label, and when one of his groups has a hit and he doesn't have the cash to press records, he borrows money from a street hustler. The movie received a mixed reception, but the fact that it is a who's who of 80s hip hop with various groups and performers making appearances, some portraying themselves, and some as fictional characters, has made it a popular time capsule.
Description: If you grew up in the Pacific Northwest in the '70s and '80s, odds are that your mom took you to get a pair of shoes from Sportswest at least once. Whether it was a pair of cleats for football or a pair of high tops to skate in, Sportswest was known for their large selection of athletic footwear and discount pricing. Of course, they weren't just about shoes, and actually were a complete sporting goods store stocking everything from golf clubs and basketballs to fitness equipment and kayaks and everything in between. By the time the '90s rolled around, other discount sporting goods chains had moved into the market, and ultimately absorbed Sportswest and their 30+ retail locations.
Description: Fender's International Ballroom, commonly known as Fender's Ballroom, was an all-ages music venue located in the dance hall of the old Lafayette Hotel in downtown Long Beach that first opened their doors in 1984. Hosting veritable who's who of '80s punk and hard rock bands, the club brought in a young crowd who was hungry for live music outside of the mainstream. Despite its popularity and success, neighbors and businesses were quick to join forces to get the club closed down, and in 1989 they finally succeeded after several concert attendees were cited for malicious mischief.
Description: Village Inn Pizza Parlor was a chain of pizza restaurants that is believed to have been founded in 1963, however there are a few competing origin stories out there. Some say that the chain was first established in North Carolina in 1967, while another account suggests that the chain's origins began in Arizona in 1966. What we do know is that by 1969, the chain had over 70 locations across America, all with an iconic steeper-roofed architectural design. The restaurants appear to have been inspired by the design of Foxy's Restaurants, as both featured an A-frame style with a mix of rock and siding materials. While the chain is now long gone, several Village Inn Pizza Parlor locations are still in business today.
