News & Advocacy

On October 30, 2018, the SCA hosted an exclusive members only pop-up hard hat tour of the new TWA Hotel at JFK Airport in Jamaica, NY. The hotel’s lobby is the original TWA Terminal, designed in 1962 by Eero Saarinen (of St. Louis Arch fame), faithfully restored. The new hotel will include 50,000 square feet of first-class event

Long time SCA member Keith Sculle forwards the story of the “been here so long we’re hip again” Goldpanner Chevron in Fairbanks, and Jeremy Ebersole, now on break from his Master’s, adds four more quirky finds.

Will the U.S. Senate designate Route 66 a National Historic Trail and fund restoration of the NY State Pavilion at the 64/65 World’s Fair? How is the movie Green Book leading to an examination of discrimination against travelers of color nationwide? And will a classic Maryland diner become the "Mary Jane Diner?" Read this week’s news

Michael Hirsch takes another turn. From Vegas to Vancouver, here are five new articles for fans of the roadside.

This week, Emily Taggart Schricker takes us on a journey from the citrusy brightness of Orange County to the dark stretches of Route 66.

This week’s news recap courtesy of our favorite stressed-out left coast grad student, Jeremy Ebersole.

Once again, it is Raina Regan's turn to tour us about. We recommend enjoying her recap with a nightcap.

With a preservationist’s eye, SCA president Michael Hirsch offers up his spin on the news of the roadside.

The real story behind Ms. Claybelt and five other roadside revelations curated by SCA board member Emily Taggart Schricker.

News of the week ... a few days late. Another curious collection curated by our Captain of Quirk, Jeremy Ebersole.