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Originally Posted by aussiemidgetfan
I know it is too late now, but are there provisions in American law for heritage listing of significant facilities such as this?
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This is not what you asked, but Hampton Inns has a national Save-A-Landmark competition. The site (Hamptonlandmarks.com) states that over $2 million has been spent to help refurbish landmarks since 2000. Winners are chosen by popular vote at the Hampton site. Late last year, Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas was one of the four winners from a list of 12 sites. Over 15,000 votes were cast in the competition. This goes to show what race fans can do if we put our minds to it and vote.
I thought it was really neat that a bullring was one of the winners. Race tracks are tourist attractions, and Riverside is more of a landmark than a lot of the things I have seen over the years which are advertised as landmarks.