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Show Put another nickel in Besides being Park City's oldest saloon, The Club, on Main Street, can also lay claim to having the town's oldest jukebox. A genuine Wurlizer Phonograph with a "Radionic" tone arm, it was purchased in Brigham City seven years ago by Club owner, Joe Buehler. Built in the late 1930's. the 400 watt machine still does a fine job of reproducing the thick. 78 rpm records, on a turntable that raises a foot in the air to meet the tone arm. Another indication of the jukeboxes' age is the fact that it offered customers six plays for only 25 cents. For nostalgia fans, some of the 24 selections it offers include "Tweedle Dee" by Georgia Gibbs on Murcury Records. "1 never had a dream come true" by the Ink Spots, from the Columbia picture, "Talk About a Lady." "Sweet Leilani" fox trot, from the Paramount film Wai-kiki Wai-kiki wedding, as played by Don Redman and his Orchestra on Blue Bird Records. And "Teton Mountain Stomp" by Schroeder's Playboys Play-boys on the Western Jubilee label. Purchased for $250. Buehler finds the neon jukebox fits well along side the other antiques that populate the turn of the century bar. Built in the late 1800's. the Club had a reputation for gambling, prostitution and illegal ille-gal whiskey, especially during the days of Prohibition, under the ownership of Jack "Heinie" Hernon. Even though the saloon had been shut down for about five years when he bought it in 1973. Buehler foound the old gaming tables, badly deterior-atedc. deterior-atedc. were still upstairs. Born and raised in Ogden, and still a tavern owner there, he set about restoring The Club to its previous condition, including the polishilng of the ornate, pressed tin and copper ceiling. He views the ceiling, as well as the jukeboxl, as a way to perpetuate an important historic histo-ric representative of Park City's past. And. if the bartender's not busy, he notes he can be talked into demonstrating the marvels of the old Wurlizer. "Bring down your old 78's that you found in your grandmother's grand-mother's closet ... those old record play great." Joe Buehler t . . ..-Ws-i. ,- .. . . |