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Show 'T- - X . r CC3f- i3; v$ ' h?l kVV . 3 V !Nv' X' tfVv. 5 ' .. tw ll: fiv?,r VlrT ? A tw v XX x ,n ; 4 v j .'Ml- '- ,. si v. ' CV X tV s ! ?t'&StV' 1L 4 Jil'V i.TTT .N ,, :i y . A - VV s, ' nJ ? ... . Kt. J, - - H' "- wCt - ' VA '"H $T .i ' Pajsons Utah Ae. and Main St. is a century i a - 1 t V A .r. xI'X-- . V I f 4K At jrr-- gazebo, hub of the city. turn-of-th- Shawn Kirk, ' jo ?iVWV.R' VWMiu0M'vV t I' J 9 left, Billy Carlton rest before trek nome. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Don Kirk, Mrs. Jose Ann Carlton. Town square revisited By Hazel S Parkinson their sneakers wouldnt get wet. If they did, the effect was Lifestyle Staff Writer PAYSON The crossroads of the West as far as are concerned is Mam Street and Utah Avenue the center of town. cooling. Fay-somt- at This hub of activity actually is a shopping park, architlook. ecturally designed with a tum-o- f Focal point is a quaint and charming gazebo, which is beginning to have a warm, weathered look. Inside is a drinking fountain with cool running mountain water. On the other side is a telephone booth. Surrounding the gazebo is a maze of spindled wood and concrete benches. Trees, small, but growing, provide some shade. Shrubs and flowers add color and beauty. The hub is the hub. An Eye View to a Its place relax, to collect thoughts, to meet friends, to watch people, to see police cars come and go, to watch clouds, to watch the Spanish Fork wind (as the townfolk say) rustle the tree leaves, to watch business men and women scurry; a place to see who comes and goes from the stores, library, barber shop, pharmacies, laundry, police and city offices, all within the eyes view. But on a hot August afternoon when temperatures soar to near the 100 degree mark, it was the children, not the adults, who ignored the heat and enjoyed the crossroads. Adventuresome boys rode their bikes through a shalbrick-linelow, draining receptacle gambling bowl-shape- Dispel Boredom Some found the library the place to dispel boredom seeking adventure, love and courage from the written word. Others paused at the gazebo to call moms to pick them up or to get a dnnk of water, then rested before the trek home either in an automfcobile, bicycle or on foot. For those with money, the lure of a cold soft dnnk or ice cream was great. Some gave in. Some did not The shopping park was the dream come true of the Chamber of Commerce. Their aim was to give the downtown an uplift creating new interest and pnde m the community and giving odds that it would generate increased Denise Lamb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Bert Lamb, finds water in S bt Salt ak t business. A special improvement bond for $175,000 provided materials. Most of the labor was donated. Two blocks around the gazebo the streets take on the charm of the gas light era. The project was completed two years ago. Idea Paid Off I culvert cooling. Its the kids who enjoy shopping park on a hot day. jDiiestyle J Women Section Sunday Morning, August 26, V Food Family Page One 1973 Businesses spent another $250,000 fixing up and painting store fronts keyed to the same architectural theme. The idea paid dividends. Sales were up- 20 percent in There were more new homes (including mobile r period than in homes) added m the town m the the previous 30 years, and 800 new telephone hook-up- s - 1972. two-yea- have been completed in the past 24 months. David Nelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nelson, tries skill at riding bike through bowl-shape- d draining receptacle at Main St., L'tah Ave. City completed the attractive shopping park in 1971. f TTI I! -- & . The gazebo tain and houses a drinking foun-- 1 Mrs. Rocky telephone. Tribune photos by Tim Kelly W n v Kirk takes advantage of things and helps son, J. C., get a drink. Brian Femelius, Benjamin W. Morris read. Parents are the Jerry Ferneliuses, Bill Morrises, Rick Staheli, son of Mr. and Mrs. Doug Staheli, uses bench tops as gymnastic balance beam. A '1 s 0 |