Showing posts with label Park City. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Park City. Show all posts

Sunday, January 22, 2012

#31 Park City Egyptian Theater


Before the Egyptian, the Dewey Theater stood here until the roof collapsed from too much snow.  This theater was completed in 1926 and became the first theater in Park City to play recorded sound along with the films. Egyptian styled buildings became popular in the '30s after the discovery of King Tut's Tomb in 1922. There are eight Egyptian theaters remaining in the US and Canada, and two of them happen to be in Utah. The other one being Peery's Egyptian Theater located in Ogden.  It is probably one of the more well known out of all of them though due to its location and part in the Sundance Film Festival.



Friday, January 20, 2012

#29 St. Mary's Catholic Church

St. Mary's Catholic Church is situated at the southern end of downtown Park City. It was built in 1883 and is the oldest Catholic Church and School Building in Utah still in use to this day.  Irish immigrants who worked the coal mines made up a large portion of the population back then and almost all of whom were Catholic. A fire significantly damaged much of the building in 1951, but it was rebuilt by miners who were out of jobs. 




Tuesday, January 17, 2012

#27 Miner's Hospital

The desire for a hospital in Park City began as a need due to the long distance that the miners had to travel to Salt Lake City to receive treatment, which was about 30 miles.  The location was actually donated but was deemed a suitable fit because of the amount of sunshine it received and it was far enough from downtown to keep fire danger at a minimal as fires back then were a serious threat.

The hospital was run as the Miner's Hospital for 30 years, then changed hands about every ten. It also served as a private clinic, bar and restaurant, and a youth hostel.  Then in 1981, in order to preserve the building, it was moved to its present location and restored to house the city's library. Today it houses a community center and was used as a welcome center for the 2002 Winter Olympics.