A Runaway Train and Escaping Visions
Last week’s Way We Were told the story of a 1970s plan to redevelop the area around…
Posts by Author: David Hampshire
The Great Train Fantasy
“Big Plans for Main Street,” The (Park City) Newspaper’s lead headline blared on March 2, 1977. Five…
Saltair: The Coney Island of the West
In June 1946, Park City restaurateur J.E. Jenkins, also known as photographer Pop Jenks, decided to treat…
Vanishing Bull: The Saga of a Celebrated Sign
In September 1976, during a remodeling of the Red Banjo Pizza Parlour at 322 Main Street, workmen…
Tank Attacks Daly Avenue Homes
On the morning of September 12, 1979, Daly Avenue residents Lauren Weitzman and Jane Singer were getting…