Friday, December 8, 2017

Why historic preservation is important to future tourism

Paradise Motel Café, Tucumcari, New Mexico
(Route 66 News) ... The consultant, showing unusual candor, laid out the fact Joplin remains at a competitive disadvantage with Route 66 tourism because of its lack of historic properties.
The city of Edmond, Oklahoma, seeking to market itself to Route 66 travelers some years ago, discovered this shortcoming. It’s hard to keep historic-minded tourists if no historic properties exist.
Once a historic property is torn down because of redevelopment, you can’t get it back. Continued

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