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Show 1 CITY NAIL City Mrf lnapJi in C5 w fcMttav4 lfeajeo) atfkeafc Jke 1 urn, oUMy aaiel ferea) area fjaa ff Lattost tneteai Uttt Man a Worid) MkNIMMt Mfl. H NB Bf WW wtftt tfyina) to foiM t union Wage m S2.7S par day for an eigfct " "t- A MM rtetCrty HaN. MAIN FURNITURE AND HARDWARE This ww one th l.O.O.F. Hall wnera dencet werg held amy Saturday night. It M alio uaad at an L.D.S. meeting had until tha naw Ward m buih. Historic notes: Bea Kummar Lrkr'V Art: Patricia Smith Wmlhi WASHINGTON SCHOOL Th buHdinf waa buHt in 1885 and by 1SS7 than war 500 student. Tha Ontario, Catholic. Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson wart aarly day ichooli and thota itill in um wera comolidatad whan tha Manac tchtot was built in 1936. Many plant have baan discussed for this old landmark land-mark but to far nothing hat baan dona. UNION PACIFIC DEPOT Tht Utah Eastern Railway firtt raachad Park City in 1881 and this station wts built in 1885 and originally painted bright yellow. It was on of tavaral dapoti including tht Rio Grand Western and tht Danvar and Rio Grand depots CATHOLIC CHURCH Though tavaral parrishes ara oldar than St. Mary's, this is th oldast Catholic Church in Utah, built in 1883. Th Parrish was established by Pope Leo XIII on January 27. 1878. offer Mass in Simmons Hall where th Claim-jumper Claim-jumper now stands. THE RAD DON HOUSE This home was built by the Raddons (owners of the Park Record) shortly after th fir of 1898,. It was vacant when purchased by John Price and fully restored. KIMBAL ART CENTER Originally known as the Kimball Livery stable, later la-ter the Kimball garage and in 1976, it became tha beautiful Kimball Art Center. CHINA BRIDGE Park City had two wooden bridges by that name when it was t bustling bust-ling community of 10,000 people. The Chinese community of 300 was situated around poison creek in the fully the bridge went over; (Look pas the Mt. Air Variety toward to-ward Swede Alley.) The first bridge was a bright red one large enough for two teams of horses to cross. It was badly burned in the fir of 1898 and a second bridge took its place in 1906. This bridge was torn down when it became be-came unsafe and was replaced by 44 strong steps to the school in 1954 These are the China Stairs. COALITION BUILDING Built .n the early 1900't the Coalition housed bint and chutes for ore brought down from the Silver King Mine where it was dumped into railroad cars for shipping. ship-ping. The tramway is 7,300 ft. long strung over thirty-nine steal, towart which are still standing, although al-though the cable was removed re-moved when the' train no longer came to tha station. JEFFERSON SCHOOL The first school to stand on this site was built in 1887 and served until it was torn down in 1902 to make way for a three story Jefferson school which served until schools consolidated in 1936. The Jefferson House stands on the original foundation which is a part of the Treasure Mountain Inn Condominiums. Condo-miniums. IMPERIAL HOTEL The Bogent. owners of the Bog an Mine, built the Imperial at a boarding house for miners around 1904. It served as an emergency hospital during tha flu epidemic of 1918. In 1940 the roof burned and whan it was rebuilt they left off the 6 dormers. It was condemned in 1974 but has tinea been restored and again functions as a hotel. STAR HOTEL Tha facade of tha Star covers the historical home of Joe Grover. Chinese antra preneur and owner of 500 buildings in Park City. During tha depression depres-sion a naw facade wat built by labor in trade for meals. It hat always functioned func-tioned at a hotel. Cr I THE PARK RECORD yVyt The Record started as the My'v Frxii i(l S;fes- '"'"g Record in Feb- 3 ' V - I r iT ruery, 1880. Tha name was 3p J iiti ' -3 cr,angd to the Park Record BHl ACr?;; ? IkITK November 8. 1884. James ks fff?rl ' 1 'Xr Shupbach wat tha firtt editor. ,ETj : TX J I I ' L . f --J !& Several followed and on f5- ' in1 y( y t .j1 December 6, 1884. the mast ill if- I"1 ' 4t - j ' rrS hMd ri Butar-Reddon, edi IvjLii fs?jw arr 44fci3, tors and publishers, and this 'I IJjl h 1 J iiHieal the real beginning of feSisyfti i MP Rddo"', v:E.0' - jlV v' aiNagfc SM!B continuous service. In 1956 it 1 - CMlUJr:lH wat told to H. C. McConoughy MINFR'S JARGON ARY Shaft - Vertical elevator shaft (hole). Slope - Area of around where work it being done. Raise - Vertical hole from one level to tha other. Portal - Surface opening to underground levels. Level - The location of work geographically. The 1200 level meant 1200 feet from the surface and to on; Drift - A horizontal tunnel run to locate the fissure and ore bedding. Winze - A tunnel that it run at an angle to tha ore. Single Jack - An axe like hammer used to drive steel into the rock for blasting or for building supports. Double Jack - Sam at above, except weighing twice at much ( 8 to 12 pounds or mora) tha weight wat on both sides of tha handle. Jaaa, Hammer - Hydraulic dt for nap iiaaj gear puehed and aui dad with tha stomach. . Buzzy Drilling Machine - Improved version of the 'Widow Maker" using water to reduce dust. Widow Maker - Dry drilling machine. Mock - Residue from the workings taken from the dnfts. ttope. etc. Mucking Machine - Raplaoai hand muck int. runt on track, tcoopt up tha myefc ma) alwfnpa into tba) mma cavi. Idiot ttttti ftitvgi ft ape. f : . , DoMout UuaWy Utt dwfvaatiM ptaaa formmartio at hwwjtveinuatty SILVER WHEEL THEATRE The Egyptian Theatre was built in 1926 by John Rugar, and was the firtt telking movie house in Park City. It was built on the site of the old Dewey Theatre which collapsed from the weight of the snow one night shortly after the theater had doted for the night ... . . . - THE PAHK RECORD Icon! ) and in 1976 wat sold to Richard' M. Buys. The Park Record hai been published weakly since the vary aogm- ning and is the oldest continuous con-tinuous weekly in the state. THE ALAMO This Spanish-Victorian building build-ing features a most interesting ceiling when viewed from tha nude. It wat once aha Utah Power and Light etfice and a -?;. )atalBiri.r,'.r.1.i.f.:. m m m ave Jfcai' m"m ' e m at at |