Area Description

Park City has been called the best-preserved mining town in the West. After the discovery of silver in 1868, the small mining camp grew into a rough and ready boomtown where miners, gamblers, merchants, saloonkeepers and ladies of the evening from almost every country put Park City on the world map. After the city's 1884 incorporation, mining flourished until the 1930's and gradually declined into the 1960's. The first ski resort was started in 1946 and in the early 1960's the now Park City Mountain Resort saved the city from ghost town status.

Today Historic Main Street is renowned for its great restaurants, art galleries, shopping and a mixture of restored historic buildings and complementary new construction. The Historic District has a unique blend of restored historic homes and new homes of similar scale. Situated between the Park City Mountain Resort and Deer Valley, Old Town is the center of visitor activity with a personality that would make our founders feel right at home.