HISTORIC PRESERVATION FROM ECONOMIC POINT OF VIEW IN THE U.S.A. : Main street program (Part 1)

Abstract

One ofthe problerns in t血e fie 且 d ofJap 跚 ese hisloric preserva ¢ ion is the lack of ecommic point or ▼iew ． On the contrary ， the National Trust for HiStoric Preservation takes into account economic pointS in the Main Street Progra 凪 The Program iS to de▼elop a comprehen 団 ve revitalization st 職 tegy t t would stimu te eoonomic de▼ el叩 ment wilhin the context of hisloric preservation ． The historical significance of the Main Street Program iS that it reflectS a groWing c 皿cern among grassroots gro叩 s to preser ▼ e their ow 皿 historic her耽age ． This paper， as an introduction to the Program， makes clear what IS the lain Street Program and the transformatien of the relationship be¢ ween pub 置 ic and private Iooking through tlle history at the inception ． Keywords ： histeric preservatiOn ， Main Street bogram ， NatiOnal Trnst for HiStoric Preservan ' on in the U ． S． A