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Réf.
41464
Type
conference item
Titre
Historic preservation and interpretation in the shadow of two United States icons: Abraham Lincoln and Route 66
Langues
English
Auteurs
Dyson, Carol J.
Date
2008
Pages
10 p.
Titre de conférence
16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’
Lieu de conférence
Québec, Canada
Date de conférence
29 sept – 4 oct 2008
Mots-clés
commemoration / heritage at risk / tourism / spirit of place / preservation / historic sites / conservation of cultural heritage / historic buildings / interpretation / intangible heritage
Pays mentionnés
United States
Monuments et sites
Historic Route 66 Highway, USA / Abraham Lincoln, USA
Résumé en anglais
Springfield, Illinois, in the U.S.A claims twointernationally visited historic spirits of place: Historic Route 66
Highway and Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War president. BothLincoln and Route 66 are associated with significant historic places
and new museums here. Each year an International Route 66 festivalis held, a new Lincoln museum is visited by half-a-million visitors a
year, and 2009 will see a major bicentennial celebration of AbrahamLincoln’s birth.
Yet what are the relationships between spirit of space,commemoration, and tangible authenticity? While tourism grows on
the historic highway, the small motels of Route 66 are beingdemolished and were named an “11 Most Endangered Historic Site”
by the National Trust in 2007. Meanwhile, with oncomingbicentennial celebrations, Lincoln-oriented historic sites and places
are undergoing major changes. Contrasts and similarities with howtwo historic spirits of place are being commemorated, interpreted,
reinterpreted, appropriated, and recontexturalized is the subject ofthis paper.
Highway and Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War president. BothLincoln and Route 66 are associated with significant historic places
and new museums here. Each year an International Route 66 festivalis held, a new Lincoln museum is visited by half-a-million visitors a
year, and 2009 will see a major bicentennial celebration of AbrahamLincoln’s birth.
Yet what are the relationships between spirit of space,commemoration, and tangible authenticity? While tourism grows on
the historic highway, the small motels of Route 66 are beingdemolished and were named an “11 Most Endangered Historic Site”
by the National Trust in 2007. Meanwhile, with oncomingbicentennial celebrations, Lincoln-oriented historic sites and places
are undergoing major changes. Contrasts and similarities with howtwo historic spirits of place are being commemorated, interpreted,
reinterpreted, appropriated, and recontexturalized is the subject ofthis paper.
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