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Headliner, for those of the process of being refurbished around By Dave Wilson, you who may be saying “what liner”??, 1971, the damaged headliner was Baltimore Streetcar Museum is the ceiling. When 417 arrived at removed and most of it discarded. Two Car 417 is the oldest operating car The fragment of original headliner at left became the template for the replication. in the collection of the Baltimore Streetcar Museum (not the oldest, just the oldest operating). We believe that it was built as a horsecar around 1888. It was definitely rebuilt several times in its service life. It was converted to a cable car trailer in the early 1890's, and then to an electric car around 1894. It is being restored to its likely appearance of around 1896. This has been an ongoing restoration project at BSM for many years. I have personally been involved since around 1978, so you can see that this has not been a quick process. The car had a lot of problems due to it not being designed to carry a trolley base and pole. At one time the roof sag and body distortion was pronounced. We have had good luck with correcting these problems The restoration work has been focusing on the car’s interior lately, and I am happy to report that the reassembly is going reasonably well. Two major pieces of the project are complete; the 6 international, that is 100 or more miles in length, and lasts anywhere from one day to a short-stay "hop." It embraces a number of industries, including several that we recognize: railways, amusement parks, museums, retailers, restaurants and entire communities. Her definition of "cultural and heritage tourism," as a subset of travel and tourism, presents even more common ground: "(It) is a branch of tourism that includes experiencing the performing arts, museums of all kinds, science and nature centers, zoos, aquariums, historic homes and sites, religious sites, artists and artisans, state/national parks and monuments, heritage trails and byways, and the special character of a place" (boldface emphasis added). Finally, she offers that it should combine education, entertainment and preservation in a way that "is experiential, meaning it seeks to involve and engage the visitor." corner pieces were saved in order to the existing remnant headliner, and She then goes on, in 157 pages, to provide a record of the car’s ceiling informed me that it was bird’s eye present how you can elevate the decoration. maple, not the birch as I had thought. importance of heritage tourism as an Most of our wooden cars have a 3- This makes perfect sense in retrospect engine for revenue and economic ply birch veneer headliner. I assumed, since the lower ad rack area in 417 is development. Not surprisingly, the that like the other cars, 417’s headliner maple. Steve and his associates were longest chapter is devoted to was birch as well. Purchasing a 3-ply able to do the entire job of "Partnership Strategies to Build veneer that goes beyond the standard 4- manufacturing, decoration and Tourism Business." In it she describes a foot width is the primary issue in installation of the new ceiling. three-step process for creating a replacing damaged ceilings in our cars. partnership plan for your organization. The material size needed, while non- MARKETPLACE Each chapter ends with a block of standard, was of a size that I was certain recommended Action Steps you can employ to generate a sharper marketing that we could obtain, and a source for By James Porterfield single ply birch of the appropriate size focus with your facility. soon was identified. Laminating the Meanwhile, the book, clearly the single ply onto the plywood was how I It's not Lucius Beebe, but . work of a practitioner, is full of planned to go. the first few paragraphs of a checklists, useful observations and With that path set in my mind, I new book - Marketing Cultural & how-to tips. You may, for example, began to research the decorating issue. Heritage Tourism - illustrate why it want to compare your training program A word about the headliner decoration occupies a prominent place on my desk, for employees and volunteers who is in order here. 417’s decoration bypassing the nearby bookcase interact with the public with consists of a floral motif, rendered in altogether. McCormick’s 18 steps. Not leaf, ink and tinted varnish, in each of Starting with the "Introduction and surprisingly, many of her suggestions the 4 corners of the ceiling. Frankly, I Welcome," the book argues for heritage address your community at large, not had no idea of how the flower tourism as an avenue for growth, citing just your facility. decoration would be accomplished. All studies that show that heritage tourists You may not be surprised to learn I knew for sure is that it was beyond my are better educated, well-rounded that among drive-market and group talents. travelers who seek varied experiences travelers born since 1984, 7 in 10 have The internet is a wonderful thing. built around cultural heritage, and who been using Facebook for at least the Just type what you are looking for and spend more money than the average past two years when planning a trip.