It Could Have Been Worse
Welcome back to the “smashing” conclusion of our series on Park City’s only runaway train. The action…
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Living a Nightmare
Welcome back to the second article on the Friday April 26, 1968 derailment of the Park City…
Runaway Train
The term “runaway train” conjures up thoughts of panic, as well it should. When we hear it,…
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…
803 Norfolk and the History of Quarantine in Park City
Quarantine as we understand it was first implemented in Venice in the mid-14th century. In an effort…
The Larremores and 733 Woodside Avenue
The house at 733 Woodside Avenue stands out from its neighbors. While its floor plan is, at…
Historic Home Owner a Busy Parkite
Most of Park City’s historic houses follow a handful of standard architectural forms. The hall-parlor, noted for…
Park City Grew Into an Elegant Town
Three major factors are usually necessary to successfully usher a silver mining town beyond the immediate boom…
Back on Track
Welcome back to our story about the March 9, 1964 derailment of the Park City local. We…
Off the Rails
The term “off the rails” barely needs an explanation. The phrase makes it clear that a calamity…
Food Will Win the War
Victory gardens first became popular in World War I, when wartime propaganda conceived of by the United…
A Celebration of Spring
It’s officially May and spring is in the air. It’s the time of year when various cultures,…
Tank Attacks Daly Avenue Homes
On the morning of September 12, 1979, Daly Avenue residents Lauren Weitzman and Jane Singer were getting…
The Park City Lineman
“I am a lineman for the county, and I drive the main road searching in the sun…
A Public Library for Park City
“It seems evident to all that there is a crying need in our town, a live town…
An Earth-shaking Experience in San Francisco Felt by Parkites
In the pre-dawn hours of April 18, 1906, San Francisco was jolted awake by a violent earthquake.…
Taking Flight with Their Little Red Wagon
In celebration of “the power of imagination on wheels,” the last Wednesday of March each year is…
Pioneers in Aviation
There is little doubt that R. T. Freng’s heroic actions on the evening of March 11, 1929…
A Journey Interrupted, part two
Welcome back to our second article on the first plane crash in Park City’s history. Last week…
A Journey Interrupted
Our story begins on Sunday morning March 10, 1929 in the Mission Hills District of San Diego,…
Air Mail One Legacy of WWI
Air travel throughout the United States today is so ubiquitous it’s taken for granted. On a personal…
If You Can’t Enlist, Invest!
When the United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917, thus entering the already years-old…
A Valentine’s Day Greeting
The above Valentine was sent to Elizabeth Nancarrow from her cousin Annie Bishop, ca.1910. It was included…
On My Honor, to Do My Best
The 108th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America is on February 8. The organization was created…
Live with One Leg or Die with Two
It’s no secret that mining was a dangerous occupation. Risk factors included “miner’s consumption” (silicosis), lung damage…
Eight-hour Day with No Cut in Pay
Labor unions and activists spent decades organizing workers all over the country to advocate for living wages,…
Riding a Bucket in a Blizzard
Imagine this scene: it is winter 1916 and a heavy storm is dumping snow and ice onto…
The Changing Nature of Women in the Workforce
The Park City Museum is currently hosting The Way We Worked, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian…
The Way Women Worked
The Park City Museum is currently hosting The Way We Worked, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian…
The Way We Were: 1917
We bid 2017 goodbye on Sunday night. What can we say but, “what a year”? As is…
Paving the Way to a Modern City
While mining put Park City on the map, it took plenty of work over the years to…
The Erasure of a Community
The 1880s were a watershed decade for Chinese residents of the United States. The 1882 Chinese Exclusion…
Where the Action Was
Park City in the 1960s was a town in transition. As the mining industry was no longer…
The Tragedy of the Truscotts
“It seems almost a libel on our city government, on the fire department, and on the entire…
Six-thousand Dead Sheep
Does anyone know the Utah legend from 1968 about the thousands of sheep that mysteriously died in…
Working to Secure a Better Life
Howard Coleman came to Utah in search of a better life. As a black man and son…
Working Above Ground in a Mining Town
Park City was a town forged from the mines, but not everybody worked below ground. In order…
Strike Three
On November 17, 1941, a B-18 Army bomber fell from the sky above Park City, engulfed in…
A Silver Lining
Just after midnight on November 17, 1941, Park City witnessed the fatal crash of B-18 Army bomber…
A Hell of a Roar
As the old proverb says, “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” Unless it is a…