SCA Articles

By Heather David – In 2007, the Las Vegas Neon Museum consisted of little more than a random assortment of rescued signs in a dirt lot. Visiting was still an incredible experience. It has only gotten better!
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By Andrew Wood – Early twentieth-century motels reflect an emerging Age of Mobility that promised perpetual motion through a fluid continuum of consumer experiences.
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FULL ARTICLE By Justin Gunther – Why did Mount Vernon become such a popular design source? How did the house become a national symbol, one providing inspiration to building designers across America? This article examines those questions by tracing
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By Erika Nelson – Lucas, Kansas, a small farming community of 430 people nestled in the Geographic Center of the United States, is not dying. I believe this is due, in part, to S.P. Dinsmoor’s Garden of Eden.
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FULL ARTICLE By Irene Lule – The SCA Archive now housed at The University of Texas at Austin documents the activities and business of the organization from its inception to the present, and is now available at Texas Archival Resources
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FULL ARTICLE Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation, Christine Henry, reveals some of the secrets behind her article in the Spring 2018 Issue of the SCA Journal, “Getting to the Bottom of Ohio’s Mysterious Blue Hole.”
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FULL ARTICLE By Heather M. David – As part of The San Jose Signs Project launch in May 2017, 25 San Jose signs were selected around which to build a one-day driving tour. Here are five of my favorites.
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By Christine Rae Henry – The Blue Hole, touted as one of Ohio’s natural wonders, has always loomed large in my imagination. Located just east of the town of Castalia, only six miles south of the shore of Sandusky Bay
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FULL ARTICLE Historic preservation planner, Chris Berger, answers a few questions regarding his article in the Spring 2018 issue of the SCA Journal, “Fountain of Youth-Themed Cyclorama Awaits New Life in Florida”
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