Society for Commercial Archeology

06/15/2026

The Spring 2026 SCA Journal is on the way! This time, we take a visit to Cuba, and more! 📬

06/14/2026

What about the signs?

06/13/2026

Join the SCA for our next ZOOM EVENT next Wednesday:

Christopher Clott – Unearthing Highway 41: An American Journey

Wednesday, June 17th at 8:00pm EDT

Come along for a virtual ride through eight states, from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to the southern tip of Florida. Visit huge cities and quiet hamlets; museums and roadside attractions; monuments and exciting new sites along America’s most important, historical and colorful North-South highway.

Over its 2,000-mile length, ranging from north to south, are major metropolitan areas, regional cities, small towns, farmland, and forests. Author Christopher Clott takes you on a lively journey to see all that is along the road and nearby as it passes through a varied eight-state section of the United States. The past and present are intermingled here within controversial historical and current issues that remain part of the American journey.

FREE
REGISTRATION REQUIRED

https://sca-roadside.org/zoom-event-christopher-clott-unearthing-highway-41-an-american-journey/

06/10/2026

See you soon, LA! SCA’S 2026 Road Trip in Los Angeles,
FROM GOOGIE TO GLAMOUR: LA’s Roadside Stars is one month away!

06/09/2026

We’re starting off Summer with the SCA Road Notes arriving in member’s mailboxes. This season we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Route 66! 📬

06/09/2026

This used to be a Long John Silvers. Actually the high reader sign to the left is still there. El Carbonaso Peruvian Restaurant is located at 2185 Union Boulevard in Bethlehem, PA.

06/07/2026

Tales of Survival

06/05/2026

Neon and preservation in the Big Easy!

When we talk about preservation, we often talk about houses, neighborhoods, architectural styles and historic building materials. But some of New Orleans’ …

06/05/2026

Ted’s Frostop is safe from demolition under the current proposal.
RCR Claiborne Venture III LLC has withdrawn its appeal of the Historic District Landmarks Commission’s April 8 decision denying demolition of the beloved 1955 diner. The New Orleans City Council had been scheduled to consider the appeal on June 4.

This is a major step in the right direction, but Frostop’s long-term future remains uncertain. PRC will continue to monitor the site and advocate for a creative path forward that preserves the building, the business, the signage and the public memory attached to this rare piece of New Orleans’ midcentury roadside architecture.

Learn more https://prcno.org/frostop-will-not-be-demolished-but-its-future-remains-uncertain/

05/31/2026

No joy no bliss