ZOOM RECORDING: Daniel Vieyra and Mark Havens – Wildwood: Looking Back to America’s Promised Future
Recorded Wednesday, May 17, 2023: Join architect and preservationist Daniel Vieyra and photographer Mark Havens as they present the rich midcentury modern motel architecture of Wildwood, New Jersey from two distinct viewpoints.
ZOOM RECORDING: Thomas Zeller – Consuming Landscapes: What We See When We Drive and Why It Matters
Recorded Wednesday, June 21, 2023: Join Thomas Zeller as he presents a talk based on his book, “Consuming Landscapes: What We See When We Drive and Why It Matters.” Zeller explains how what we see while driving reflects our view of societies and ourselves.
ZOOM RECORDING: Daniel Vieyra and Mark Havens – Wildwood: Looking Back to America’s Promised Future
Recorded Wednesday, May 17, 2023: Join architect and preservationist Daniel Vieyra and photographer Mark Havens as they present the rich midcentury modern motel architecture of Wildwood, New Jersey from two distinct viewpoints.
ZOOM RECORDING: Susan Bregman – Straight Outta Worcester: The Story of Candlepin Bowling
Wednesday, April 12, 2023: Join author and photographer Susan Mara Bregman for an affectionate look at one of America’s quirkiest pastimes – candlepin bowling.
Amused in the Alleghenies: SCA 46th Annual Conference and Tours
On May 31, 2023, the Society for Commercial Archeology welcomed registered members to a 3-day conference in Erie, Pennsylvania. Reception, tours, presentations, a cool downtown and good company. We can’t wait to see everybody again next year in Nashville!
ZOOM RECORDING: Joel Baker – The Fall and Rise of the American Giant
Wednesday, March 15, 2023: Join Joel Baker, founder in 2012 of American Giants, as he discusses the history of the roadside giants known as “Muffler Men,” and his teams efforts to restore these American Giants. Watch Video
ZOOM RECORDING: Brian Butko – Greetings from the Lincoln Highway
Join Brian Butko, author of 4 books on the Lincoln Highway, as takes us on tour of the fabled highway from New York to San Francisco, past mountaintop lookouts, through the gumbo of Iowa, and stopping at vintage cafes and cabin courts. We’ll learn where the road went in 1913, and why, and how that all
ZOOM RECORDING: Bill Swislow – Roadside Art Environments
Join SCA board member, Bill Swislow, as we look at some of the country’s oddest roadside attractions, the ones so eccentric that calling them works of art is the only way to do them justice.
