Showing posts with label Antiquities Act. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Antiquities Act. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Nine Famous Movie Sets Thanks to the Antiquities Act-- Part 2

5.  ACADIA NATIONAL PARK:  "Pet Semetery"

6.  CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK:  "Exorcist"  The infamous steps in Georgetown.

7.  ARCHES NATIONAL PARK:  "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"

8.  ZION NATIONAL PARK:  "Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid"

9.  GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK:  "Vacation"

--DaCootSet


Monday, July 18, 2016

Nine Famous Movie Sets Thanks to the Antiquities Act-- Part 1

From the August 28, 2014, Preservation Blog "9 Iconic Movie Sets, Starring the Antiquities Act" by Denise Ryan.

The Antiquities Act is considered America's first preservation law.  The 1906 law protects historical places across the U.S., many that have been featured in Hollywood blockbusters.

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK:  "Star Wars"  It was the desert planet Tatooine.

DEVIL'S TOWER NATIONAL MONUMENT:  "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"

STATUE OF LIBERTY NATIONAL MONUMENT:  "Titanic", "Day After Tomorrow," "Splash,"

ELLIS ISLAND:  12 million immigrants came through here 1892-1954.  "Godfather"

--CooterMovie