Remember old-fashioned service stations? Many have gone the way of the general store with a comic book rack. But in Broad Brook, near Ellington, Connecticut, one red-roofed structure ("Broad Brook Garage" is what is lettered on the sign) still remains.
And for those interested, the Society for Commercial Archaeology (SCA) is a national organization devoted to the buildings, artifacts, structures, signs, and symbols of the 20th-century commercial landscape. The SCA offers publications, conferences, and tours to help preserve, document, and celebrate the structures and architecture of the 20th century: diners, highways, gas stations, drive-in theaters, bus stations, tourist courts, neon signs, and a lot more. For details see www.sca-roadside.org.
