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Show i I L - L J photo by Teri Gomes Bill Ligety and Abbey Whitney check out oldies. Tour will focus on history Next Friday, Sept. 21, members of the Utah Heritage Foundation will be on hand to recognize preservation efforts in Park City. A tour of new and historic buildings is planned by local Foundation board members Abbey W hitney and Bill ligety. "The tour will begin at 5:30 p.m.," said Whitney. "We'll start at the City Hall building, one of the two buildings which will receive awards from the Foundation this month. There maps will be distributed and refreshments will be served. We'll then move up to the Masonic building, the other Foundation "In this particular case, a good portion of the money will be funneled directly back to the Park City schools." ligety added that the Utah Heritage Foundation would submit both the City Hall and Masonic buildings for national recognition. It was this same group that drew the attention of the National Trust for Historic Preservation to the restored Miners Hospital, which last year won an award. The library was the only recipient of such an award west of the Mississippi. award recipient, for an explanation of the restoration work done there. "After that guests can go on a self-guided tour to both the Blue Church Lodge and the new Main Street Marketplace Mall." The event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by a number of Park City real estate interests who will see part of their donations used to establish a preservation education program at local schools. "So often when people give money to organizations they're never quite certain how it directly effects the community," said ligety. |