Treasure Mountain Inn

In May 1964, plans were announced to build Park City's first modern hotel, the Treasure Mountain Inn, as excitement over the fledgling ski area Treasure Mountains, also known as Park City Mountain Resort, fueled a building boom. The inn rose on Upper Main Street where Welsh, Driscoll, and Buck's Mercantile had once stood, and at a cost of over $1,000,000 it became the most impressive building on Main Street, standing in sharp contrast to the dilapidated mining-era structures around it. It opened in February 1965 with a grand ceremony attended by 4,000 visitors, including a ribbon cutting by 1948 Olympic skier 'Dev' Jennings and an opening address by US Senator Frank Moss, while hundreds of children rode in Summit County's first elevator. The inn set a new standard in lodging with modern conveniences and a motif honoring Park City's mining bonanza days, and it continues to operate as a hotel whose size, surviving historic features, and place on Main Street reflect the town's transition from a mining community to a world-class mountain resort.

Park City, Utah · United States