1997 - Wildwood, NJ: Fins, Family Fun, and the Fabulous '50s

1997 – Wildwood, NJ: Fins, Family Fun, and the Fabulous ’50s

Located between flashy Atlantic City and Victorian Cape May, the towns collectively called the Wildwoods are known for their open beaches, great rides, and flamboyant motels. Beginning in the 1950s, the Wildwoods saw a decade of unprecedented growth, with motels adapting the style of the time now referred to as Populuxe, Googie, or Doo-Wop.
1996 - Los Angeles: Life in the Past Lane

1996 – Los Angeles: Life in the Past Lane

Check out the great tour guide created for this conference in what many consider to be the holy grail of roadside architecture: Suburban Metropolis.
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1995 – Chicago: Preserving the Recent Past

Do you have details or photos of our 1995 conference in Chicago?  Let us know by emailing utba@sca-roadside.org.
1994 - Rapid City, SD: Granite Faces & Concrete Critters

1994 – Rapid City, SD: Granite Faces & Concrete Critters

Our 1994 tour took us to the Badlands and Black Hills of South Dakota. Don't miss the great tour guide here!
1993 - Frazer, PA, The Diner Experience: A Century of American Ingenuity

1993 – Frazer, PA, The Diner Experience: A Century of American Ingenuity

The SCA visited to verdant Delaware Valley from June 17-19, 1993 to learn about (and enjoy the fruits of) the quintessential American diner experience. Don't miss the amazing resource we put together for this tour here!
Fall 1991 - Dallas: The Big D

Fall 1991 – Dallas: The Big D

On October 5, 1991, the SCA enjoyed a tour of Texas' largest city and some of its niftiest roadside architecture. We put together a nice tour guide for this tour as well.  Check it out here!
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1991 – Ames, IA: Lincoln Highway Conference

The SCA celebrated one of the nation's most glorious roads by joining in on the Lincoln Highway Conference in 1991. Do you have details or photos of this event?  Please let us know at utba@sca-roadside.org.
1990 - Pittsburgh: Highways to History

1990 – Pittsburgh: Highways to History

On October 6, 1990, the SCA met in Western Pennsylvania, traveling from Pittsburgh to Bedford along the Lincoln Highway and returning along the Pennsylvania Turnpike through the valleys and ridges of the Allegheny Mountains. Don't miss the great tour guide here!