SOCIETY for
COMMERCIAL
ARCHEOLOGY
Advocates for America’s
Roadside Heritage
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SOCIETY for
COMMERCIAL
ARCHEOLOGY
Advocates for
America’s
Roadside Heritage
Membership is your ticket to tours, conferences, pop-ups, publications, articles, and more.
Join the SCA
SOCIETY for
COMMERCIAL
ARCHEOLOGY
Advocates for
America’s
Roadside Heritage
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The SCA is the oldest national organization devoted to the signs, structures and experiences of the 20th-century American roadscape.
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Albany Pop-Up Tour a Huge Success – See story and photos.
The SCA is the oldest national organization devoted to the signs, structures and experiences of the 20th-century American roadscape.
Subscribe to our free email newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. And become a member, enjoy our great publications, SCA Journal and Road Notes, and join us on our next adventure!
Albany Pop-Up Tour a Huge Success – See story and photos.
The SCA is the oldest national organization devoted to the signs, structures and experiences of the 20th-century American roadscape.
Subscribe to our free email newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. And become a member, enjoy our great publications, SCA Journal and Road Notes, and join us on our next adventure!
Upcoming Events
Mike’s Upper East Side Pop-Up Tour
October 12, 2019: Join the Society for Commercial Archeology for a pop-up event in New York City on October 12, 2019, as we follow our president, Michael Hirsch, in search of his Manhattan Five Faves.
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2020 TWA Hotel and Queens Regional Tour
June 5-7, 2020: Celebrate the SCA’s next regional tour by flying back to the 1950s in mid-century style in Queens, NY! We’re holding this event in conjunction with Beth “Mod Betty” Lennon’s Retro Roadmap.
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WRAP-UP: Wacky Wisconsin – SCA’s 42nd Annual Conference
“Wacky Wisconsin” – SCA’s 42nd Annual Conference – brought together roadside enthusiasts, historic preservationists, and academic scholars interested in commercial roadside artifacts from across North America.
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News
SCA Weekly News Review: August 18, 2019
Five stories for you, including one on lovely loos.
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SCA Weekly News Review: August 11, 2019
From humble Hawaii to soaring Cincinnati, Raina takes us on a coast to (way far out west) coast tour.
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SCA Weekly News Review: August 4, 2019
Where Billie Holiday sang is now a bank ... and five other stories that remind us why we devote ourselves so passionately to the celebration of America’s roadside heritage.
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SCA Weekly News Review: July 28, 2019
Emily shares six items this week, including the story the country’s last remaining Woolworth’s lunch counter, where burgers are served with a side of Civil Rights history.
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Articles
Bringing Back Broad
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE by Emily Taggart Schricker – In March 2019, SCA members were treated to a tour of three historic buildings situated north of Philadelphia’s City Hall – the Studebaker Building, the Divine Lorraine Hotel and the spectacular Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House.
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SCA Wisconsin Dells Field Trip Guide
The SCA is proud to present Kevin Patrick’s Field Trip Guide to “Wacky Wisconsin.” Read online. Also available as a PDF download.
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Close Cover Before Striking
FULL ARTICLE By Diane DeBlois In the period between World War I and II, cigarette smoking was commonplace, and the most popular advertising giveaway was the matchbook. The following samples illustrate some businesses that catered to tourists.
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