Fins, Family Fun & the Fabulous '50s
SCA's 20th Anniversary Conference and Reunion
Wildwood, New Jersey
September 18-21, 1997
Photo courtesy Chris Nichols
Located between flashy Atlantic City and Victorian Cape May, the towns collectively called the Wildwoods are known for their open beaches, great rides, and flamboyant motels. Beginning in the 1950s, the Wildwoods saw a decade of unprecedented growth, with motels adapting the style of the time now referred to as Populuxe, Googie, or Doo-Wop.
SCA's conference balanced the fun of the
resort with thoughtful analysis.
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Conference Presentations
| The Search for a Usable Past:
Retrieving, Re-using and Re-creating History Gail Hayman Cohen, Manager Main Street Wildwood The Wildwoods Then and Now: An American Original
Populuxe
Commercialuxe: The Doo-Wop Style in Wildwood
Disney's Boardwalk: The Wisdom of Wildwood?
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The SCA Tourist: In Search
of an Automobile Resort's Golden Age
Main Street: The Changing Face of Downtown Learning from the Wildwoods: Looking Back
to Move Forward Googie Preserved: Restoring the Past's
Future Dialing for Doo-Wop Dollars: Cultural and
Heritage Tourism as an Economic Development Tool |
