Category Archives: News

Vintage Roadside, a t-shirt company celebrating roadside culture and the unique history of bygone businesses of the 1930s – 1960s, will produce a limited edition t-shirt for the SCA’s Odyssey in the Ozarks conference in October. In addition to researching … Continue reading →

It started around a table in a motel room in Albuquerque. Sitting at the table was the SCA board, some who had met for the first time in person. After introductions and chips and salsa, the board set to brainstorming … Continue reading →

That’s right, SCA has succombed!  If you are a member of Facebook (and who isn’t?), please click here to join our group.  And, if you’re not yet on, this should be all the incentive you need!  We try to post … Continue reading →

The Society for Commercial Archeology Announces: Falling by the Wayside: 10 Most Endangered Roadside Places, 2009 Call for Nominations Standing along our nation’s highways, main streets and rural country roads is the physical evidence of our early road culture, the … Continue reading →

This just in… In spite of its designation as a landmark by the Landmarks Preservation Board, the former Denny’s that stood at the corner of 15th Avenue NW and NW Market Street came down today, thanks the board’s recent reversal … Continue reading →

Getting all fired up and ready to go to Albuquerque? Here’s a little vintage inspiration for you to hit the road: http://www.highwayhost.org/NewMexicoSCA/newmexicopostcards.htm

Here’s a very interesting article about a restored retro motel on Route 66 in Tucumcari, New Mexico: Retro revival taking place on Route 66 by Kevin Hamm Kevin’s article is about the purchase and renovation of the Motel Safari in … Continue reading →

Just in time for a relaxing read on the beach comes the Spring 2007 issue in which Guy Carwile investigates the Borden’s Ice Cream store in Lafayette, Louisiana while Virginia Price digs into the past looking at the reconstructed fort … Continue reading →

SCA is pleased to announce that its members can now subscribe at a significant discount to American Road, the leading magazine dedicated to roadside culture! If you’re an SCA member and have been procrastinating about subscribing to this informative and … Continue reading →

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