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Category Archives: SCA Journal Online

JOURNAL SNEAK PEEK: The River Attractions of Niagara Falls

SCA Journal OnlineBy SCAMay 7, 2025

By Peter Glaser: In the lead-up to 2025’s SCA conference in Niagara Falls, Canada (but with a day spent on the American side), this article explores the classic river attractions at the Falls and along the Niagara River. While some of these charms pre-date the automobile era, they prospered with its arrival and remain largely unchanged today.

JOURNAL: Lost Photos, Found Memories: Niagara Falls

SCA Journal OnlineBy SCAMay 6, 2025

By Edward Engel: In anticipation of us making our own memories at this June’s SCA Conference, presented here are a baker’s dozen of vintage Niagara Falls vacation photos from the SCA Journal series, “Lost Photos, Found Memories.”

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JOURNAL SNEAK PEEK: The Diner of Tomorrow…Today!

SCA Journal OnlineBy SCANovember 20, 2024

By Richard J. S. Gutman: In this article, the leading authority on the history and architecture of diners, Richard Gutman, details and comments upon his research and several of the more than 1,000 items he has collected and which are now part of the The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan.

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