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Show 1 . , . o- .J-' Wffil'll,W)''ll .ll "'J VkV IS 'if' I 4 V ' A . I .n.m.i-1 . A' .Mf 1 .1 : , ) 1. V -V' "Svl i ""' '-,-1 If- " I ! ' ' ' ' 'i I ' " ' i i ! ' ! ,' :, ' - ' ' ' : - - I J ifciiinWIMnW HHilfUfimlM 1 cafeteria and loung where live entertainment and dancing facade the tempting reaches of the newest and soon-to-be-faroured siding refuge of Utah. North of the Carter the Splroiwl racked cars and envdoped TREASURE MOUNTAIN'S Activity Center, sidings answer to the fun and games of Park City, houses a downtown-type ski shop, a specious and picnic-tabled Snow, Entertainment, Atmosphere Park City Todaj By GEORGE RATNE Chranlcl Staff Writer This la tha wcond in a MiiM of Utah aH teaturas. Th racant derslop-mant derslop-mant of Park City, from a mining ghot town to ono of tha wait' moat rustic . and intriguing winter playgrounds, play-grounds, is highlighted today. For those of us who at age 18 still bicker, . . but what's there for me in Park City," admittedly there may be little hope, save skiing. But it is not unwanted for even the past-puberty wage earner, or the new voter to raise this tired issue, and for these there is rebuttal the insurrection insurrec-tion of a "good 'ol town." CONSIDER a Main Street housing 35 saloons, each operating operat-ing 'round the clock. Consider the size of Park City, 8,000. This was Park City 40 years ago, and what it would seem today. We talked with several old Park City cronies who are veterans vet-erans of all-nite gambling, saloon raids, and ore mines of "the good 'ol days." Reportedly, every pool hall had drinks over the bar, although it was "rou tine" to be raided. A state law read no gambling, while a city ordinance asked owners to pay a tax of $25 per table, and $10 for each slot machine. NO WOMEN or children would go into a bar, but should a miner wish to mix with the other kind, there were "places like that too." Oh there were ladies teas, a band which played every Sunday, Sun-day, a Womans Anthenaeum, supposedly the 2nd oldest federated fed-erated womans club in the west, and still operating. There were even those who respected a 9:00 curfew, and who today will still swear "its a lot worse now with those kids who come up her for the 'bash'. "They let their hait down and act in a way they wouldn't dream of acting in their home towns." OF COURSE Park City's birth was a result of mining. Millions of dollars worth of ore has been and is still being taken out the hillsides. The Ontario, a mine claimed and worked by the late William Randolph Hearst and friend, the King and the Judge were among Park City's most famed and prosperous workings. And with mining must arise miners, that is the legendary "ten day miner." Here was a vagabond proletariate peculiar of the late 20's who, after working work-ing a camp would do either of two things get drunk and pick a fight with the forman, or simply leave town, his check cashed. The 10 day miner's circuit cir-cuit was usually to Butte, Park City, Eureuca, and to Grass Valley. Val-ley. Work was at a premium. But the city lay dormant for years to follow. Given as its excuses ex-cuses to a slack in prosperity is decrease in the price of metals, and the depression, although surprisingly sur-prisingly enough many ancestors of 1920 Park City still live there and have raised their children. 40 years ago the city was populated pop-ulated with Irish, Cornish, Nordic and southern Europeans, usually the best bootleggers. WHEN ASKED why Park City has not seen the wine, women, and song of yesteryear in so many a year, Mayor "Bill" Sullivan Sulli-van replied his city has always had the potential, but no coins. A recent $1,200,000 government govern-ment loan under the Area Redevelopment Rede-velopment Plan, probably the largest loan made under this plan, has shown an obvious im provement in recreation nil economic enhancement I Let's talk Park City tui : or this weekend. Ask to j at the Prospector, Pete j . Red Banjo, or another li : the Bucket. Talk Park Citji these kind of guys, some of o own. TOM DRURVS Shanani; Singers initiated the Prospetii opening the last two weekei This is a group which has a stage lights of Las Vegas, i will return to the deserts shortly. They have been dj recently appearing at the Sb This is a club typical li new Park, sporting 100 year d brick, thick red carpet, a mart: top back bar, or in short u |
