Deer Valley in Park City in Summit County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Treasure Mountain Inn
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 20, 2025
1. Treasure Mountain Inn Marker
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Treasure Mountain Inn. . In May of 1964, plans were announced to construct Park City's first modern hotel, to be called the Treasure Mountain Inn. Excitement over the fledgling ski area, Treasure Mountains (aka Park City Mountain Resort), fueled a building boom. The Inn was erected along Upper Main Street where Welsh, Driscoll, and Buck's Mercantile once stood. Costing over $1,000,000, the Inn was easily the most impressive building on Main Street, a sharp contrast to the dilapidated mining-era structures around it. The Inn opened to visitors in February 1965, with a grand ceremony that attracted 4,000 visitors, including a ribbon cutting by 1948 Olympic skier 'Dev' Jennings and an opening address by US Senator Frank Moss. That day, hundreds of children enjoyed riding in Summit County's first elevator. The Inn introduced a new standard in lodging, using the most modern conveniences and a motif that saluted Park City's mining bonanza days. Today the Inn continues to operate as a hotel, and though modernized, a few treasures from its past can be found in its lobby and hallways. Still Main Street's largest structure, Treasure Mountain Inn serves to remind us of Park City's earliest ski days and captures the moment when we transitioned from a mining town to a world-class mountain resort community.
In May of 1964, plans were announced to construct Park City's first modern hotel, to be called the Treasure Mountain Inn. Excitement over the fledgling ski area, Treasure Mountains (aka Park City Mountain Resort), fueled a building boom. The Inn was erected along Upper Main Street where Welsh, Driscoll, and Buck's Mercantile once stood. Costing over $1,000,000, the Inn was easily the most impressive building on Main Street, a sharp contrast to the dilapidated mining-era structures around it. The Inn opened to visitors in February 1965, with a grand ceremony that attracted 4,000 visitors, including a ribbon cutting by 1948 Olympic skier 'Dev' Jennings and an opening address by US Senator Frank Moss. That day, hundreds of children enjoyed riding in Summit County's first elevator. The Inn introduced a new standard
in lodging, using the most modern conveniences and a motif that saluted Park City's mining bonanza days. Today the Inn continues to operate as a hotel, and though modernized, a few treasures from its past can be found in its lobby and hallways. Still Main Street's largest structure, Treasure Mountain Inn serves
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to remind us of Park City's earliest ski days and captures the moment when we transitioned from a mining town to a world-class mountain
resort community.
Erected 1984 by Park City Historical Society & Museum, Treasure Mountain Inn.
Location. 40° 38.49′ N, 111° 29.684′ W. Marker is in Park City, Utah, in Summit County. It is in Deer Valley. It is on Main Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 255 Main Street, Park City UT 84060, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Uinta Mountains, in the Wasatch Front, and in Greater Provo. It is also in the American Mountain West and in Colorado Plateau. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 131 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 4, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
