By Mona Hadler – When news broke in 2009 that General Motors was closing its Pontiac division, historic photos of the automobile were legion in the press and key among them were images of the dramatic Pontiac hood ornaments such as the amber-headed chieftain that took center stage.

By Douglas Towne – Amy Elliott and her co-producer, Elizabeth Donius, surveyed fifty small towns across the country which boast the "world's largest" something. This article originally appeared in SCA Road Notes, Winter 2004. World’s Largest had its debut in 2010 at the SXSW Film Festival.

FULL ARTICLE By Douglas Towne – The internet is rife with dubious claims of eagles swooping down to carry away small children. Overlooked, however, is the day a raptor saved a Phoenix man’s life with its wing.

By Ronald Ladouceur – Should we let ghost signs fade or should we repaint them? This is not an easy question to answer. Repainted ghosts can anchor a neighborhood’s rehabilitation effort. But repainting also means the ghosts are no longer ghosts.

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!

By Andrew Wood – Early twentieth-century motels reflect an emerging Age of Mobility that promised perpetual motion through a fluid continuum of consumer experiences.

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 the popularization of George Washington’s house.

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.

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 Online.