Once Upon a Time in Park City
Forty-two years as a film festival, thirty-nine years in Park City, twenty-nine years as The Sundance Film…
Recreation
A Man with a Dream
On Friday, May 8, 1953 the two largest mining firms in the Park City district, the Silver…
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,…
Saltair: The Coney Island of the West
In June 1946, Park City restaurateur J.E. Jenkins, also known as photographer Pop Jenks, decided to treat…
The Legacy of Lagoon
Utah’s Lagoon Park is one of the ten oldest amusement parks in the country.[1] The earliest version…
From Seaside to Slopeside: America’s Amusements
Coney Island stirs up images and memories of a place known worldwide, either by those who went…
A Coney Island Adventure
Water amusement parks have long been a popular source of recreation. Utah’s most famous was Saltair, on…
Pitch ‘Em, and Have Some Fun!
Park City loves to play. In fact, Park City was reborn after the collapse of the mining…
Park City’s First Playground
For many of us, it’s impossible to remember our childhoods without recalling time spent at a playground,…
A Public Library for Park City
“It seems evident to all that there is a crying need in our town, a live town…
Taking Flight with Their Little Red Wagon
In celebration of “the power of imagination on wheels,” the last Wednesday of March each year is…
A Jolly Jaunt to Brighton
Did you all get to take advantage of our beautiful surroundings this past summer? Hiking, mountain biking,…
Total Eclipse of the Sun
Are you doing anything for the eclipse on Monday, August 21, 2017? Many people, Americans and international…
Wager for a Long Walk
How far would you hike for $50? In 1913, Annie and Teenie Wilson, Mazie Kerr, and Freida…
Skating in Our Winter Wonderland
A cold breeze on your face, the sound of blades gliding on ice, a wintertime classic: ice…
A Happy Few Hours
July of 1918 was a busy month. July 9 saw the worst train wreck in the country’s…
Devoted to Dancing
Though her time in Park City was short, the final piece in our Women’s History Month series…
Park City’s Snowball Express
Thanks for coming back to learn about the history of “ski trains” in Park City. Preparations for…
Park City Ski Trains, All Aboard!
Dating back to the 1930s, Park City promoted itself as a destination for winter sports. The Salt…
Presidents and the Park
In honor of President’s Day next Monday, let’s look at Park City’s presidential connections. Our local history…
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…
A Smashing Good Time
Whether it’s racing them, fixing them, or simply taking them out for Sunday drives through the country,…
Miners’ Union Day
Parade, festivities, mucking and drilling contest…no Miner’s Day is complete without all of these activities! In the…
You’ll Get A Psy-kick Out of This
“I am practically a stranger in your midst, so don’t compare my work with any other so…