SCA News Fall 2002

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  • 2002 SCA Conference in Reno, NV, “Reno or Bust: Sin and the American Roadside” Recap
  • In Memoriam, Sidney Navratil, William Rosenberg
  • Chicago Architecture Foundation hosts  tour of Chicago’s roadside attractions, “A View from the Road” by Mary Ludgin
  • New exhibit “The Tourist Frontier: Early Auto Touring in California” premiers at Golden State Museum (Sacramento, CA)
  • Cultural Heritage Commission of Los Angeles seeks protection of trailer park (Los Angeles) – CNN.com
  • Los Angeles Conservancy and Friends of Johnie’s Broiler host benefit concert for Johnie’s Boiler (Downey, CA)
  • American Sign Museum Begins Preparations for move from Las Vegas to Cincinnati (Las Vegas, NV)
  • The American Diner Museum moves to Lincoln, RI.
  • 130-year old hot sauce bottle unearthed (Virginia City, NV) – Neill Herring
  • Park Theater owner illegally removes sign (Palo Alto, CA) – Palo Alto Daily News
  • DogPatch USA amusement put to bid on Ebay but failed to sell (Marble Falls, Arkansas)
  • Ohio Bicentennial logo painted on barns across state (Ohio)
  • Chandler, AZ, reverses ban on neon signs – Doug Towne
  • Wienermobile ticketed for driving on banned road (Virginia) – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel