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Show xpil :: emttim Mai Sites SIB v , , . - ' ' ' " i ' iT"""....,,, ' : " v.... . J - I, ..... - i.' I It .: ;J If- i 1 f 1 . 1 : If r M 1 . I : - r ' v,f.": !; ftv; '.j . ' : 1 : '! -. '1 t.W ; v.s k:s,;s '-4. 'f-i ' i ' 1 mH4' I ; . .' V, 1 ' "; - !IMMMmm l The Frankel Building Editor's note: Each week throughout the centennial centen-nial year an historic sit in Park City will be identified with a descriptive plaque. By the end of the year the numbered markers will ackt as a self-guided tour of Park City. This week's centennial site is the Frankel Building, 368 Main St. The original building on this site was levelled in the 1898 fire which burned most of the structures on Main Street. This lot stood empty until 1907, when this one story brick structure was built for prominant Park City merchant Julius Frankel. His men and boys clothing store was housed here and was a thriving part of Park City's commercial district for several decades. Renovation of the building in 1966 created the Silver i Palace saloon.; In the; .1970s the Mount Air Variety store was located here, until the structure was converted to a restaurant in 1980. The lower level, accessed by steps on the south side of the building, has also served as a separate restaurant. In 1983 the building reverted to its original use as a clothing store, with a partitioning of the ground level to also accommodate a shoe store. . The Frankel Building is a typical example of mining town vernacular commercial design, and features the large display windows and recessed entryway seen in most commercial buildings of its time in Park City. The brick walls illustrate the post-1898 fire preoccupation with building with more fire resistant materials. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
