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…
Fire
History Lived
Many people can reminisce about the history through which they have lived. This writer, for example, has…
The Drunken Doctor
This is the ninth and final article in a series on Prohibition in Park City. Many Parkites…
That Fateful Night
Forty years ago this week, on a Sunday afternoon, July 19, 1981, the Beach Boys were playing…
A Fiery Anniversary
The Silver King whistle started to blow a warning at 8:45 p.m. on a cold night, January…
Edward LeCompte, Pioneer Doctor to All
When the 1918 flu epidemic reached Park City, the town went under quarantine at the insistence of…
Parkites Treated to Rare Display of the Aurora Borealis
Seeing the aurora borealis, or northern lights, is high on many people’s bucket lists. The vast majority…
The Tragedy of the Truscotts
“It seems almost a libel on our city government, on the fire department, and on the entire…
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…
Park City’s Whistle Woes
In 1902, Park City installed a bell in the tower at City Hall (now the Park City…
The Other Brigham Young
We’ve all heard, of course, of Brigham Young. One of the founding members of the Church of…
Meet the Gregors
Park City has seen plenty of doctors throughout its history. Regular readers of this column, visitors to…
Park City’s Grand Opera House
As Park City grew from an up-and-coming camp into a successful mining town, theaters, opera houses, and…
Down But Not Out
This past May the 85-foot-tall head frame of the Daly West Mine collapsed. This "hoist" was the…