ZOOM RECORDING: Evan Stern – The Voices of Route 66
Recorded Wednesday, December 10, 2025: In the fall of 2021, Evan Stern grabbed a microphone and took two months to drive Route 66 from Oklahoma to the Santa Monica Pier. Along the way, he spoke with over 100 people for his podcast Vanishing Postcards. In The Voices of Route 66, Evan combines personal reflections with select
ZOOM RECORDING: Andrew and Kelsey McClellan: The Golden Age of Sign Design – The Rediscovered Sketches of Beverly Sign Co.
Recorded Wednesday, November 12, 2025: Join Andrew and Kelsey McClellan, the Chicago sign painters who operate Heart & Bone Signs, as they discuss their sign preservation efforts as well as their journey into self publishing the book, The Golden Era of Sign Design. Watch Video
ZOOM RECORDING: Heather David – Motel California: The “Motel” Celebrates 100 Years!
Recorded Wednesday, October 15, 2025: 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the WORLD’S FIRST MOTEL. Join Heather David, author of Motel California as we take a virtual road trip and celebrate sparkling blue pools, flashing neon signs, automatic ice machines, and bleached white towels. Watch Video
ZOOM RECORDING: Steven Spiegel – The Wonderful World of Disney Neon
Wednesday, September 17, 2025: Join Steven Spiegel, an Executive Story Lead for Walt Disney Imagineering, as he details the history of neon in the Disney theme parks around the world. Learn when neon first appeared in Disney parks, and how the medium influenced park architecture, visitor experience, and overall storytelling. Watch Video
ZOOM RECORDING: Rolando Pujol: The Great American Retro Road Trip
Recorded Wednesday, August 13, 2025: Join Rolando Pujol as he introduces his new book, The Great American Retro Roadtrip: A Celebration of Roadside Americana, a coast-to-coast celebration of the nostalgic pleasures of America’s vintage signs, quirky roadside attractions, and offbeat fast-food relics.
Dr. Patrick’s Niagara Recap Part 2
Everybody, back on the bus! Part 2 of guide Kevin Patrick’s Niagara Conference recap covers the third day tour of the New York side of the falls. Read Recap
Dr. Patrick’s Niagara Recap Part 1
Tour guide extraordinaire Kevin Patrick’s idiosyncratic and marvelously detailed recap of SCA’s 48th Annual Conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Part 1 covers first day tour of the Canadian side of the falls. Read Recap
ZOOM RECORDING: Marcia Bricker Halperin: When We All Met at Dubrow’s Cafeteria
Recorded Wednesday, July 16, 2025: Join Marcia Bricker Halperin, a lifelong Brooklynite, who has been photographing the character and landscape of New York City since the 1970s. Her debut book of photographs, Kibbitz & Nosh: When We All Met at Dubrow’s Cafeteria, was published by Cornell University Press in the Spring of 2023. Watch Video
