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SCA WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW: February 22, 2026 - Society for Commercial Archeology Bringing Them Back

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ZOOM RECORDING: Christine Henry & Pete Morelewicz - All Aboard for a Squishin’ Mission - Society for Commercial Archeology Recorded Wednesday, February 10, 2026: Join Christine Henry and Pete Morelewicz, by day a historic preservation professor and a graphic artist, as they discuss the history of squished pennies, their c...

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SCA WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW: February 8, 2026 - Society for Commercial Archeology Hanging Onx

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SCA WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW: February 1, 2026 - Society for Commercial Archeology This Week: Neon, Motels & Diners

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SCA WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW: January 25, 2026 - Society for Commercial Archeology Just folks loving signs

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SCA WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW: January 18, 2026 - Society for Commercial Archeology Very important places

Very important places.

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SCA WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW: January 11, 2026 - Society for Commercial Archeology We are not alone.

We are not alone. sca-roadside.org/sca-weekly-n...

SCA WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW: December 28, 2025 - Society for Commercial Archeology Open for appreciation

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JOURNAL EXCERPT: Ruminating on the Ruins of Fort Dells - Society for Commercial Archeology By Kevin Patrick: There is a romance to ruins that mirrors the arc of life from inception to the apogee of achievement, and then the inevitable fade to decay. The apogee of achievement for this nature...

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SCA WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW: December 21, 2025 - Society for Commercial Archeology You tax dollars at work

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SCA WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW: December 7, 2025 - Society for Commercial Archeology Matters of Survival

Matters of survival

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SCA WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW: November 30, 2025 - Society for Commercial Archeology Points of Interest

Points of interest

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JOURNAL SNEAK PEEK: Astral Fountains and Rocket Throwers - Society for Commercial Archeology By Gloria R. Nash: The 1964–65 fair’s theme, “Peace Through Understanding,” focused on achieving world peace through global interdependence. Exhibits featured 80 nations, 24 states, and 45 corporation...

The Fall 2025 SCA Journal is in the mail. 64 glorious pages! Here’s a sneak peek of Gloria Nash’s article on the remnants of the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair for all (with full text for members). sca-roadside.org/astral-fount...

SCA WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW: November 23, 2025 - Society for Commercial Archeology Living artifacts

Living artifacts sca-roadside.org/sca-weekly-n...

BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture Adventures in sign painting craft, community and culture with BLAG (Better Letters Magazine), the only print and online publication dedicated to the trade.

For SCA fans seeking co-conspirators, we recommend BLAG, an international organization devoted to celebrating sign painting craft, community, and culture. bl.ag

SCA WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW: November 16, 2025 - Society for Commercial Archeology Ruination and survival

Ruination and survival.

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SCA WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW: October 12, 2025 - Society for Commercial Archeology Movies and more

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SCA WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW: September 28, 2025 - Society for Commercial Archeology Resisting extinction

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How a simple question about American hotels led to ‘the greatest immigration story never told’ | CNN The biggest name in hotels isn’t Hilton or Marriott, according to a new film. It’s Patel.

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SCA WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW: September 21, 2025 - Society for Commercial Archeology Still alive

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SCA WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW: August 17, 2025 - Society for Commercial Archeology A brighter future

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ZOOM RECORDING: Rolando Pujol: The Great American Retro Road Trip - Society for Commercial Archeology Recorded Wednesday, August 13, 2025: Join Rolando Pujol as he introduces his new book, The Great American Retro Roadtrip: A Celebration of Roadside Americana, a coast-to-coast celebration of the nosta...

Enjoy a hot August retro road trip with The Retrologist, Rolando Pujol: sca-roadside.org/zoom-event-r...

SCA WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW: August 10, 2025 - Society for Commercial Archeology Mostly stories of salvation

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The SCA Timeline & History | Society for Commercial Archeology In 1976, the idea of forming an organization dedicated to commercial archeology is discussed. A year later, the SCA incorporated! Learn more about us here!

What a long, strange trip. Check out the SCA timeline as we close in on 5 decades of fun, scholarship, and roadside adventure. sca-roadside.org/the-sca-time...

ZOOM RECORDING: Marcia Bricker Halperin: When We All Met at Dubrow's Cafeteria - Society for Commercial Archeology Recorded Wednesday, July 16, 2025: Join Marcia Bricker Halperin, a lifelong Brooklynite, who has been photographing the character and landscape of New York City since the 1970s. Her debut book of phot...

Enjoy last night's touching Zoom presentation - the SCA’s 62nd – by photographer Marcia Bricker Halprerin.
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SCA WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW: July 13, 2025 Historic 7Up Bottling sign, salvaged mere days before arson fire, will be gifted to museum’s neon plaza collection

SCA WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW: July 13, 2025
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Dr. Patrick’s Niagara Recap Part 2 - Society for Commercial Archeology Everybody, back on the bus! Part 2 of guide Kevin Patrick’s Niagara Conference recap covers the third day tour of the New York side of the falls. Read Recap

Everybody, back on the bus! Part 2 of guide Kevin Patrick’s Niagara Conference recap covers the third day tour of the New York side of the falls. sca-roadside.org/dr-patricks-...

Dr. Patrick’s Niagara Recap - Society for Commercial Archeology Tour guide extraordinaire Kevin Patrick’s idiosyncratic and marvelously detailed recap of SCA’s 48th Annual Conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Read Recap

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SCA WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW: June 29, 2025 - Society for Commercial Archeology Colorful, sometimes defiant

Colorful, sometimes defiant! sca-roadside.org/sca-weekly-n...

GALLERY: SCA’s 48th Annual Conference in Niagara Falls - Society for Commercial Archeology The SCA welcomed more than 80 guests to its first international conference in the roadside mecca of Niagara Falls. Featuring tours of both the American and Canadian roadside, we explored all kinds of ...

Photos from the SCA’s 48th annual hoot of a conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario: sca-roadside.org/gallery-scas...