The industrial archaeology of entertainment

Hall, M

Abstract

This chapter outlines the case for an industrial archaeology of entertainment complexes by identifying some primary characteristics. As is appropriate to the discipline, there is a material bias to this case - an eye for buildings, iconography and a sense of what might be left behind. There is an emphasis on lineage, and a nod to the comparative method by looking at destination resorts both in their heartland of North America and on the far frontier of the form, in southermost Africa.

• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2005
• Deposit Date: Jan 19, 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 261-278
• Book Title: Industrial Archaeology : Future Directions
• ISBN: 9780387226088
• Keywords: industrial archaeology; entertainment complexes
• Publisher URL: http://books.google.com/books?id=2pq42eXWrDgC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA261#v=onepage&q=&f=false