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The SCA hosts pop-up events and conference tours all year round. We invite you to join us on our next adventure.
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COMMERCIAL
ARCHEOLOGY
Ready to Hit the Road?
The SCA hosts pop-up events and conference tours all year round. We invite you to join us on our next adventure.
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Advocates for
America’s
Roadside Heritage
The Society for Commercial Archeology is a national organization devoted to celebrating the 20th-century American roadscape.
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What will you get? The prestigious SCA Journal twice a year, our SCA Road Notes newsletter four times a year, password access to all articles published to this website, discounts to our annual events and conferences – plus the good feeling that comes with being a part of a great cause. All for just $45 annually ($35 for students).
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This fall, SCA members enjoyed an exclusive hard hat tour of Eero Saarinen’s 1962 masterpiece, the TWA terminal at JFK, soon to be the TWA Hotel. Where are we going next? See upcoming events.
The Society for Commercial Archeology is a national organization devoted to celebrating the 20th-century American roadscape.
And we want you to join us.
What will you get? The prestigious SCA Journal twice a year, our SCA Road Notes newsletter four times a year, password access to all articles published to this website, discounts to our annual events and conferences – plus the good feeling that comes with being a part of a great cause. All for just $45 annually ($35 for students).
See what we do, subscribe to our free email newsletter and follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
News & Advocacy
SCA Weekly News Review: 11/5-11/11/18
Once again, it is Raina Regan's turn to tour us about. We recommend enjoying her recap with a nightcap.
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SCA Weekly News Review: 10/29-11/4/18
With a preservationist’s eye, SCA president Michael Hirsch offers up his spin on the news of the roadside.
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SCA Weekly News Review: 10/22-10/28/18
The real story behind Ms. Claybelt and five other roadside revelations curated by SCA board member Emily Taggart Schricker.
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SCA Weekly News Review: 10/15-10/21/18
News of the week ... a few days late. Another curious collection curated by our Captain of Quirk, Jeremy Ebersole.
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SCA Articles
5 Favs in Indiana
FULL ARTICLE by Raina Regan – A vintage “Five Fav”. If you love roadside architecture, you’ll have plenty to explore in central Indiana. Here are a few off-the-beaten-path roadside icons worth a visit in the Hoosier state.
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Favorite 5: Toronto
FULL ARTICLE by Peter Glaser – A vintage “Five Fav” (then known as a “Favorite 5”) from back in the day when our newsletter was printed in black+one. Revisit Sam the Record Man, “The Goof” and other Toronto delights.
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Pontiac Hood Ornaments: Chief of the Sixes
When news broke in 2009 that General Motors was closing its Pontiac division, historic photos of the automobile were legion in the press and
key among them were images of the dramatic Pontiac hood ornaments such as the amber-headed chieftain that took center stage.
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SIZE DOES MATTER! – SCA Member Produces “Giant” Documentary
Amy Elliott and her co-producer, Elizabeth Donius, surveyed fifty small towns across the country which boast the "world's largest" something. This article originally appeared in SCA Road Notes, Winter 2004. World’s Largest had its debut in 2010 at the SXSW Film Festival.
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Ain’t No Valley Higher: The Spin on the World’s Largest Revolving Sign
FULL ARTICLE By Douglas Towne – The internet is rife with dubious claims of eagles swooping down to carry away small children. Overlooked, however, is the day a raptor saved a Phoenix man’s life with its wing.
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Miss Alma Makes a Bee Line: A Story of One Woman and Two Auto Trails
As the first female transcontinental highway booster, Alma Rittenberry had promoted her Jackson Highway not only as a memorial to the former President nicknamed “Old Hickory,” but as a progressive path to get farmers out of the mud and a source of “financial and cultural gain” for the North and South.
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