Alton Blues - Illinois - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Long Sleeve T-Shirt Size:XL Curly Bill turning a polite

Curly Bill turning a polite farewell into a casual death sentence is peak conversational efficiency

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A 1950s-style illustration depicts a red-haired woman in a lavender dress and a man in a red cap roller skating against a blue background

Newporter Inn opened in Newport Beach during the early 1960s

The Newporter Inn

Alton Blues - Illinois - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Long Sleeve T-Shirt Size:XL Curly Bill turning a politeAlton Blues baseball club gave this Mississippi River town in Illinois its own squad, established in 1917. In an era when local ball clubs defined small town identity, Alton held its own among the regional teams. Some clubs fade from the record books but never leave the town's memory. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear. The Details: Arched distressed blue text reads "ALTON BLUES" above a