THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! Get ready for a great time! Announcing the SCA 2024 Road Trip: A Walk Through Nashville’s Neon Canyon. September 20-22, 2024. An amazing 3 days of neon, music, food, fun and history. More Info | Details and waiting list at Eventbrite
ZOOM RECORDING: Join Marisa Scheinfeld, author of The Borscht Belt: Revisiting the Remains of America’s Jewish Vacationland for an illustrated lecture with photographs of abandoned sites where resorts, hotels and bungalow colonies once boomed in the Catskill Mountain region of upstate New York. Recorded November 29, 2023.
Join Cara Rodway, Head of Research Development at the British Library as she delves into the motivations driving this rapid expansion and its implications for consumer behavior. We will explore why motels thrived during this era, shedding light on business strategies and shifts in consumer preferences. Recorded October 22, 2023.