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SCA Conference: Wildwood Daze!

Submitted by Richard Gilbert on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 22:52

To celebrate the founding of the Society for Commercial Archeology in 1977, we're throwing a 35th Anniversary celebration at the location of the largest concentration of mid-century resort architecture in the United States: ­Wildwood, New Jersey! Mark your calendars for the 2012 SCA Conference, "Wildwood Daze", to be held September 26-29, 2012.

View the 2011 Most Endangered List!

Submitted by Richard Gilbert on Wed, 05/18/2011 - 19:11

The Society for Commercial Archeology announces Falling by the Wayside, an annual list of the ten most endangered roadside places in the United States.

The list showcases the diversity of roadside places and highlights the issues and challenges facing preservation of these important resources. Threats can include natural weathering, economic hardship, neglect, abandonment, inappropriate zoning, lack of maintenance, demolition and even a setback to a project to preserve a roadside place.

Falling by the Wayside 2011: 10 Most Endangered Roadside Places

Submitted by Richard Gilbert on Sat, 11/06/2010 - 06:43
FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS of the Society for Commercial Archeology's first Falling by the Wayside 2010 listing, SCA announces the request for nominations for the 2011 list of the 10 Most Endangered Roadside Places. Please click here to read more about it, and to submit your nomination! Or, click here to download the Falling by the Wayside Nomination Form

The SCA goes hog wild in Arkansas!

Submitted by Richard Gilbert on Sun, 10/10/2010 - 17:04
The SCA's 2010 Conference, Odyssey in the Ozarks, was a huge success!

Small quantity of limited edition conference t-shirt for sale

Submitted by Richard Gilbert on Sat, 09/18/2010 - 05:25
Vintage Roadside, a t-shirt company celebrating roadside culture and the unique history of bygone businesses of the 1930s - 1960s, co-produced the limited edition t

Odyssey in the Ozarks, the SCA's 2010 Conference

Submitted by Richard Gilbert on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 13:35
Join us October 6-9, 2010 in Fayetteville, Arkansas!

Odyssey in the Ozarks: Symposium and Paper Session

Submitted by Richard Gilbert on Fri, 08/13/2010 - 22:36
Odyssey in the Ozarks, the Society for Commercial Archeology's conference, will include paper sessions and our legendary tours. The symposium and paper session, held Friday, October 6, 2010,  will include morning and afternoon paper presentations, an SCA business meeting, and “5-minute stories” at The Cosmopolitan Hotel.

A quick look at the 2008 SCA Conference...

Submitted by Richard Gilbert on Sat, 06/26/2010 - 05:31
In 2008 the SCA met in Albuquerque, New Mexico for its annual conference. In addition to two bus tours and a fantastic paper session, there was great networking, sight-seeing on Rt.

Building on the Scenery: Early Tourist Facilities of NW Arkansas

Submitted by Richard Gilbert on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 15:39

By Ralph Wilcox

In the early twentieth century, when tourists traveled to Northwest Arkansas, they were greeted by steep mountains and deep valleys that provided ever-changing scenery around each bend, especially in the rural areas of the state. Facilities that catered to motorists capitalized on the natural beauty of the area in their names and in the materials that were used in their construction. Tourist courts with names like the Sky Vue Cabins and Vista Courts sprang up along U.S. 71 south of Fayetteville.  In addition, in Eureka Springs on U.S.

Arkansas Roadside Favorite Five

Submitted by Richard Gilbert on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 14:26
By Ralph Wilcox Although Arkansas may not come to mind when people think of tourist hot spots, the state still has many excellent resources associated with early auto tourism. The state is crossed by many early highways that are still major routes today, including U.S. 70, U.S. 65, and U.S. 62, among others, which grew out of early routes such as the Bankhead Highway and the Ozark Trail.
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