Otto Carpenter: The Man Behind Snow Park
In 1946 Otto Carpenter and Bob Burns opened Snow Park, Park City’s first alpine ski area. In…
Posts by Author: David Hampshire
Could the Silver King Aerial Tram Carry Skiers?
In an essay called “The Hidden Life of a Miner,” Park City historian Gary Kimball recalled overhearing…
Park City’s Music Man, part 2
This is the second of two articles about Parkite Jim Santy, continued from last week. Above all…
Park City’s Music Man, part 1
This is the first of two articles about Parkite Jim Santy. “I’ll be a resident of this…
Happy Birthday, Thelma!
On August 10, 1923, this item appeared in the Park Record: “At the L.D.S hospital, Salt Lake,…
Ernie’s Spur-of-the-moment Rodeos
Every July the Oakley Rodeo attracts hundreds of professional contestants and thousands of spectators to a four-day…
One Small Town, Two Newspapers
On May 26, 1983, forty years ago this week, The Newspaper, a brash upstart weekly that gave…
Recycling Revisited
The simplified version of Recycle Utah is that Scott Becker launched Park City recycling in 1989. But…
The Ghost of Easy Street
Above Shoe Tree Park, just east of the Poison Creek Trail, an electrical box clings to a…
The Park City Bottling Works, A Soda Pop Legend
Dig deep enough into the hillside below the Fireside Condominiums parking lot – site of the old…
The Resort Ride True to Its Name
In July 1978, less than a year after they opened the Alpine Slide, developers Wally Wright and…
That Fateful Night
Forty years ago this week, on a Sunday afternoon, July 19, 1981, the Beach Boys were playing…
Joe Biden No Stranger to Park City
Since he became vice president in January 2009, Joe Biden has made at least three trips to…
Rossie or Rossi: Who’s to Blame for Butchering the Name?
On August 25, 1983, the Park Record published a terse one-sentence letter-to-the-editor scolding the paper for calling…
A Runaway Train and Escaping Visions
Last week’s Way We Were told the story of a 1970s plan to redevelop the area around…
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…