The Stairs of Park City
10.02.08 by Kendall CardUnlike most towns, aside from Main Street and lower Park Avenue, old town Park City is void of sidewalks.
Built in a canyon with the majority of Old Town spread up the mountain side to the west that is the flank of Park City Mountain Resort, the challenge is how to get from cross street to cross street to make your way to and from Main Street where all the action is.
The answer is a number of stairs that leave Main Street or Park Avenue and climb the mountainside, stopping off at each cross street. Each stairway has it’s own character, some being covered by trees, others adjacent to homes and other buildings.
Often times vacationers don’t know that these stairs exist and become frustrated with driving the few blocks to main street from properties like Upper Norfolk or perhaps Top of Main.
So when you come to Park City this winter or perhaps next summer, be sure to walk to main street and check out a few of the stairs that give a unique experience of seeing Park City.
A little random but relevant… Old Town is a great area to stay for easy access to Main Street which has loads of restaurants, shops, clubs, and art galleries (see Park City Guide for a few of Utah Vacation Homes’ favorites). As Kendall discribes there is network of stairs throughout Old Town linking the residental streets to Main Street and Park Ave where the action is. Upper Norfolk and Top of Main A are two of several homes and condos Utah Vacation Homes has in Old Town.
10.21.08 at 4:33 pm