10-30-2004, 03:05 PM
Obviously, any funders would have to ask "what's in it for me?" Would the thing turn a profit or have some other benefit? Places like Williamsburg and Plimoth Plantation have local "hooks" and in fact so does the Renaissance Faire in northern California (Francis Drake was here!) - until land prices in northern California got the upper hand. It would be tougher to find funding for a Roman city without some kind of local hook.<br>
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The other possibility of it is as a non-profit playland, funded by a group of hobbyists. Other groups, such as the SCA, have similar dreams, and one supposes that if several groups band together they can have a multiperiod Disneyland.<br>
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A place in California or the SW that appropriate (not necessarily Italian) weather, was far enough in the boonies to be affordable, possibly near an Indian casino if you wanted to draw in tourists...<br>
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Remember Disney. He chose Anaheim because he could get an orange grove on the cheap, and the weather was good, and the nearness of Hollywood didn't hurt.<br>
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How many acres do you think you would need? It would be helpful to draw up a plan, maybe make a scale model, involve some historical archtects and builders... <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p088.ezboard.com/bromancivtalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=dsunlin>dsunlin</A> at: 10/30/04 5:11 pm<br></i>
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The other possibility of it is as a non-profit playland, funded by a group of hobbyists. Other groups, such as the SCA, have similar dreams, and one supposes that if several groups band together they can have a multiperiod Disneyland.<br>
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A place in California or the SW that appropriate (not necessarily Italian) weather, was far enough in the boonies to be affordable, possibly near an Indian casino if you wanted to draw in tourists...<br>
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Remember Disney. He chose Anaheim because he could get an orange grove on the cheap, and the weather was good, and the nearness of Hollywood didn't hurt.<br>
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How many acres do you think you would need? It would be helpful to draw up a plan, maybe make a scale model, involve some historical archtects and builders... <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p088.ezboard.com/bromancivtalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=dsunlin>dsunlin</A> at: 10/30/04 5:11 pm<br></i>
