ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book explains the theory that a heritage industry had formed at Checkpoint Charlie, one which had gone largely unnoticed by Berlin's government and residents until conflicts arose surrounding the drama students dressed as soldiers and the opening of the private Berlin Wall memorial. It describes Alexandra Hildebrandt's efforts to construct Checkpoint Charlie is still alive. The book explains the construction of Checkpoint Charlie as a victim site has failed. This case study is therefore an example of the unsuccessful production of certain aspects of the past as heritage, something which has not been frequently explored in Anglo-American research. It explains the formation of a heritage industry at Checkpoint Charlie is that there is still a deficit of regulation, though the development of the "Berlin Wall Memorial Concept" offered a unique opportunity to bring all of the stakeholders together at one table.
