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You in Seattle: American Roadside in the Space Age
SCA CONFERENCE
August 18-21, 2004
Seattle, Washington
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Wednesday, August 18
1:30 - 4:30 pm
SCA Board Meeting, Hotel
Ändra
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Opening Reception, Cinerama
Theatre
Thursday, August 19
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tour 1: All Aboard for the Future! A Tour of Century 21
Climb aboard the historic Monorail
and cruise to the Century 21 Fair Grounds with your special historian
conductors. Once at the fairgrounds, we ascend the Space Needle, Seattle's
most iconic landmark. A great gift shop with Century 21 memorabilia awaits
us at the bottom. We enjoy lunch at Frank Gehry's Experience
Music Project, an amazing tribute to Jimi Hendrix. Then the World's
Fair historian leads us on an insider's tour of the center - visiting
the Federal Science Pavilion of Yamasaki (architect of the World Trade
Center), the historic amusement park, public art, and much more. Take
the Monorail back downtown for dinner on your own.
8:00 - 10:00 pm
Tour 2: Neon by Moonlight
Drive by the best of Seattle's Fair-era neon on the fleet of
historic buses.
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Used with permission.
Friday, August 20
8:00 - 9:00 am
Coffee and Muffins, Hotel Ändra
9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Symposium and Paper Session, Hotel Ändra
Keynote
address by Walter Crowley, Seattle's leading historian of the post-War
era. Crowley will highlight the ups and downs of the World's Fair and
the good and bad that followed including the Boeing Bust, the Turbulent
Sixties, the rise of the computer age and onslaught of the coffeehouse.
Mr. Crowley's books include National
Trust Guide to Seattle and Seattle in the Sixties.
12 noon - 1:30 pm
Lunch, SCA Annual Meeting and 5-Minute Stories, Hotel Ändra
1:30 - 3:30 pm
Paper Session continues, Hotel Ändra
4:00 - 6:00 pm
Enjoy one of two walking tours:
Walking Tour 1: Historians lead you through Terra Cotta Seattle, visiting the best architecture of Seattle's early automobile age including the ornate Fifth Avenue Theatre and Paramount Theatre.
Walking Tour 2: Historians guide you through On the Waterfront, where you will explore Seattle's rough and tumble past and its trade and tourism present along the waterfront and at Pike Place Market (America's oldest continuously operating Farmer's Market).
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8:00 - 10:00 pm
Optional Friday Evening Special Event
Ferry boat cruise to Bainbridge Island and back, with Seattle
historians narrating the voyage on the region's water highway.
Saturday, August 21
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tour
3: Spending Time on 99
Highway 99 was the expressway to adventure in the pre-Interstate age -
north to Canada, out to the forests and mountains or south to golden California.
It was the major north-south arterial during the Fair era and its fading
motor courts, drive-in restaurants, and roadside culture capture the spirit
of an age when the family automobile offered a window to the world. This
tour starts at Everett and heads south for Seattle and Tacoma, with two
historians of the highway guiding our way, with plenty of stops at favorite
roadside attractions along the way including lunch at the legendary Dick's
Drive-In on its 50th birthday.
The conference headquarters will be the Hotel Ändra, located at 2000 4th Avenue, in the heart of downtown Seattle, within an easy walk of Pike Place Market, Belltown, and the Monorail at Westlake Center. A block of rooms is being held at the Hotel Ändra for the SCA for a nightly rate of $149 to $169. Make reservations by calling Hotel Ändra toll-free at 877-448-8600; be sue to identify yourself as an SCA attendee.
Seattle is a popular destination in the summer, so you are encouraged to make your reservations early. For alternate accommodations, contact the Seattle Convention and Visitor's Bureau.
Most major airlines offer flights to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Downtown Seattle hotels are an approximately 25-minute drive from SeaTac, including the Hotel Ändra, which can be reached by the Gray Line Airporter Shuttle Service ($11 each way, by Shuttle Express, or by cab (Approximately $30). Amtrak has regular service into King Street Station in downtown Seattle.
The bluest skies you've ever seen are in Seattle goes the song, and while that is not always true it is always sunny and mild through much of the late summer. You can expect sunshine and afternoon temperatures in the low 80s, with cooler evening, particularly on the waterfront. And while August is the dry season, be prepared for some rain - it's Seattle, after all.
SCA Commemorative T-shirts featuring the conference logo are offered. There will be a limited supply so you are encouraged to order in advance. Unsold shirts will be available for purchase on Friday, August 20, at the paper session.
Comstock Historic District Commission
Historic Reno Preservation Society
National Automobile Association (The Harrah Collection)
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Nevada State Historic Preservation Office
Preserve Nevada
Reno Historical Resources Commission
Society for Commercial Archeology