Jail Break
In May, we put out an article on Alex Hamlin, who was a barber in Park City…
Mischief
The Drunken Doctor
This is the ninth and final article in a series on Prohibition in Park City. Many Parkites…
Prohibition Approaches Park City
This is the first article in a series on Prohibition in Park City. Nationwide Prohibition was ratified…
That Fateful Night
Forty years ago this week, on a Sunday afternoon, July 19, 1981, the Beach Boys were playing…
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 Problem Pizza
June 11, 1997. Any Utah Jazz fan alive at the time remembers. And current fans surely know…
Taking It Too Far
Joe Brandl was a popular figure in Park City from the 1890s through 1910. A butcher for…
Scared of a Little Soap
When most people think of Halloween, they think of Trick-or-treating. They focus on going door-to-door asking for…
Standing Ground Against Insufficient Evidence
This story is continued from June 19, 2019. Reeling from the death of his five-year-old daughter, Rockport,…
John Alvus Reed’s Wild West
It is often said that losing a child is the most enduring pain a parent can suffer. …
From Frontier Justice to Justice of the Peace
Through films, reality TV, and media the phrase ‘snitches get stitches’ has entered the lexicon of everyday…
Changing Standards for Milk
Public health became an increasingly prevalent concern in the United States in the late nineteenth century. As…
Prohibition and the Central Hotel
268 Main Street is one of Park City’s oldest buildings. Originally constructed in the early 1880s, it…
The Mysterious Case of William Kennedy
Deep in the middle of the night in mid-July of 1882, men were roused from their sleep…
Bridget Sweeney…Poisoner!
In November 1887, citizens of Park City were shocked to learn of the attempted poisoning murder of…
When Bobby Came Marching Home
In the late 1800s the United States was testing its imperialist might and Spain struggling to hold…
Bootleggers Pay with Banana Splits
If you were hiking in the mountains one summer day and you stumbled upon a still supervised…
Park City’s Porcupines
Barney Riley was appointed to a brand new Park City night watch along with two others in…
Fools on the Slopes
April Fools’ Day is next Wednesday, are you ready for some clowning around? “In the rest of…
Vanished, Never to Be Seen Again
Like most intriguing small towns Park City has had its share of mysteries. Some of those mysteries…