A Brief History of The Canyons
People have been skiing in Park City since at least the 1890s. Skiing was a local affair…
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“America’s Most Daring Skier” Right Here in Park City
With homage to its storied mining origin, Park City Mountain Resort is littered with place names directly…
It Covered the Town
Coal was an important resource for mining communities. Not only for the mines and their machines, but…
Salvation – J.W. Young Brings the Rail
John Willard Young (JW) was the third son of Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angell. He was…
Housing Reform in 1901: NYC v. Park City
The Park City Museum is currently hosting the traveling exhibit, Jacob A. Riis: How the Other Half…
Black Jack Murphy: Why the Nickname?
The Park City Museum recently hosted a lecture on a series of murders in Park City, the…
Movies on Main
When thinking about film in Park City, most people imagine the Sundance Film Festival, or perhaps the…
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…
Eleanor Bennett
More than 30 years ago I got a phone call from Eleanor Bennett. She befriended me because,…
A Local Voice
KPCW's broadcasting of news, weather, and music is thanks to many different voices. Randy Barton, current host…
The Three Homes of KPCW
This is the first article in a four-part series. On July 2, 1980, KPCW went live with…
A Tunnel to Free the Ore
In 1939, the Bureau of Reclamation (BoR) proposed delivery of one million acre-feet of water annually from…
Echoes of the 1918 Spanish Flu Appear Today
School closed, public gatherings banned, restaurants and businesses shuttered, people sick in our community from a new…
Behind Closed Doors
Sex work was an active business in Park City from the 1880s until 1955. The most well-known…
We Get Things Done
The Keetley Depot in its original state before being moved to Park City. The Parkite seniors were…
It’s a Road You’ll Have to Walk Someday
In November of 1946, “two ski lovers and sportsmen,” Otto Carpenter and Bob Burns, approached Mel Fletcher,…
Build It and They Will Come
The title of this article may remind readers of the movie “Field of Dreams” - a magical…
The Swimming Pools of Park City’s Past
Children enjoy the Park City Racquet Club’s swimming pool during the summer of 1988. The year before,…
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 Tragedy of the Truscotts
“It seems almost a libel on our city government, on the fire department, and on the entire…
The Dream Team
Welcome back to our second article on the Oak Saloon, one of Park City’s most popular saloons…
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…
Drying Up the “Wettest Spot in Utah”
Many argued that the prohibition of intoxicating beverages, implemented throughout Utah in 1917 and nation-wide in 1920,…
“King Booze” Dethroned and Dead
The 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibiting the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic…
Park City’s Whistle Woes
In 1902, Park City installed a bell in the tower at City Hall (now the Park City…
Light Up the Night
Throughout the early twentieth century, the Park Record would slip into its pages brief mentions of towns…
A “Hummer” of a Tournament
In August 1914, Park City played host to the state firemen’s tournament and convention. Businesses and homes…
The Muddle of Snyder’s Addition
In 1872, enterprising Mormon pioneer George Snyder and his sixth wife Rhoda began homesteading the area that…
Rectangles, T’s, and Pyramids
Each summer, the Park City Museum hosts its annual Historic Home Tour featuring different neighborhoods around town.…
Growing Up in a Mining Town
A voice often missing in history is that of the child. Though in recent years there has…
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…
The Madam of Park City
Our series on women’s history would be remiss not to touch upon prostitution. It was a fact…
Women’s Athenaeum Club of Park City
In recognition of Women’s History Month, we’ve been learning about women in Park City. Today we look…
In Plain Sight
Everyone parking off Swede Alley behind the Marsac Municipal Building should know there are two remnants of…
Park City in 1915
As 2015 draws to a close, we recognize that, like any year, it had its ups and…
Game of Phones
Park City grew rapidly in its early days and was flush with new money from silver mining. …
The Upper End of Town
When silver was first discovered in Summit County in the late 1860s, miners lived near the original…
Step Right Up!
Come one! Come all! To the greatest show on Earth! Anytime the circus was coming to town,…