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Category Archives: SCA Journal Online

RECAP: The Golden Age of Air Travel

Past Events, SCA Journal OnlineBy SCAJune 20, 2022Leave a comment

Join SCA board member Tim O’Brien as he recaps the many, many highlights of our summer tour, “The Golden Age of Air Travel.” As you will see, an amazingly good time was had by all.

A Good Night’s Sleep

SCA Journal OnlineBy SCAJune 6, 2022Leave a comment

By Lyle Miller – The sign beckons you, the building interests you, and the office welcomes you, but the room itself defines most of your motel lodging experience …

Valentine Diner catalog view, 1940s

Landrum’s – The Biggest Little Diner

SCA Journal OnlineBy SCAApril 4, 2022Leave a comment

FULL ARTICLE by Mella Rothwell Harmon – Landrum’s Diner in Reno, NV, is small, just 240 square feet, yet it plays an unusually large role in local history.

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