Lynx Langford: The Park Record’s Typesetting Maestro
The words were not his. But it was his responsibility, for about half a century, to make…
Business
From Ranching to Dancing, part 2
Welcome back to our second and concluding article regarding the history of square dancing in Park City.…
From Ranching to Dancing, part 1
In 1949 Judd and Beth Flinders purchased a 900-acre dairy farm in the Kimball Junction area of…
Full of Character
Carrie Vivian Hodgson arrived in Park City in 1904 and ran a jewelry store at 363 Main…
Last Call at Down Under
This article is continued from last week. “In all the years I worked at the Claimjumper, I…
The Locals’ Spot
It wasn’t a tourist magnet like, say, the Alamo (now the No Name Saloon). Most visitors walked…
A Legendary Meal
On Mother’s Day years ago, the most coveted reservation in Utah was a table at the Flinders…
Love and Partnership in Life and Business
This is the first article in an occasional series covering the history of the Flinders Ranch, the…
Solon Spiro Gets Married
Solon Spiro is best known in Park City for his development of the Silver King Consolidated Mine…
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…
Preservation of the McPolin Farm, part 1
One of the places that everyone passes while driving into Park City is the McPolin Farm. Considered…
Making A Difference
Meeche White grew up with three cousins who are deaf. Her experiences with them in school gave…
Howard M. Berry Recalls Stores About Town in the 30s and 40s
The following is an excerpt from an oral history conducted by Dalton Gackle with interviewee Howard M.…
Barber, Brawler, and Bootlegger Alex Hamlin
This is the fourth article in a series on Prohibition in Park City. Alex Hamlin, referred to…
Who’s to Blame for the Flu Game?
This story is continued from last week. After episode 9 of The Last Dance aired, everyone wanted…
The King Answers the Colonel
This is the second article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
Taking It Too Far
Joe Brandl was a popular figure in Park City from the 1890s through 1910. A butcher for…
The Colonel
On January 8, 1908, 57-year-old mining promoter Nicholas Treweek filed a lawsuit in United States Circuit Court…
John Joseph Daly
Many of Park City’s famous mine owners shared several similarities: a lack of extensive formal education, their…
Salvation – J.W. Young Brings the Rail
John Willard Young (JW) was the third son of Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angell. He was…
The Great Train Fantasy
“Big Plans for Main Street,” The (Park City) Newspaper’s lead headline blared on March 2, 1977. Five…
The Three Homes of KPCW
This is the first article in a four-part series. On July 2, 1980, KPCW went live with…
My story: Jennie Judge Kearns
(Seventh in an occasional series about founders of the storied Silver King Mine.) What a lucky thing…
The Big Merger at Park City
In late May 1907, The Silver King Mining Company was no more. Born was the Silver King…
Changing Standards for Milk
Public health became an increasingly prevalent concern in the United States in the late nineteenth century. As…
North Park Still Central to Park City’s Story
Once considered “North Park” or the outskirts of Park City, the land by the mouth of Thaynes…
A Parkite’s Letter Makes A Long Journey
By October 1919, World War I had officially been over for nearly a year and life, at…
The Erasure of a Community
The 1880s were a watershed decade for Chinese residents of the United States. The 1882 Chinese Exclusion…
More Tales of the Barn
Originally homesteaded by the Harrison McLane family in 1886, the farmland on SR 224 that also hosts…
Tales of the Barn
When Park City Municipal bought the McPolin Osguthorpe farm in 1990, I was newly elected to the…
The Aftermath of the Great Fire of 1898
Flames ravaged the town on June 19, 1898, as seen here from Hillside Avenue and upper Main…
Food for Thought
Welcome back to the next article in our series on the history of Deer Valley. Last week…
Passing the ‘Golden Rule’ Along
In 1944, in anticipation of a post-war economic downturn, the Safeway Company initiated a cut-and-run maneuver and…
The Golden Rule
Today "350 Main" is known as one of Park City's finest restaurants. Let's explore this building's illustrious…
“Let the Beauty of Your Adornment Be the Workmanship of Your Own Hands”
The Industrial Revolution produced new technologies that rapidly changed everyday lives in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Inventions…
“She Seeks to Excel”: A Month-long Look at Women’s History
March has been designated Women’s History Month since 1987. This month’s series of “Way We Were” articles…
Utah’s First Ski Condo Hotel
Throughout the 1980s, Park City rapidly grew into a recreational area, and real estate values soared in…
Bison: American Imagery, National Identity
As the Park City Museum is currently hosting The Bison: American Icon exhibit, this week’s Way We…