UTAHNA PARK    339 South Main Street    Opened: 1904    Closed: 1906    CASINO PARK    Opened: 1906    Closed: 1907

The Utahna Park had an arched entrance that was located at approximately 339 South Main Street. The Utahna Park consisted of an open air theater as well as an octagonal dancing pavillion, ferris wheel, bowling alleys, and an amusement parlor. The theater opened first with the other attractions opening shortly after.

On Sunday night, May 15th, 1904 there was a concert at the new park and the Utah State Band played to a crowd of nearly 2,000. To keep the peace and preserve order, policemen were on the park grounds. The following day marked the first day the Utahna Park was open for business.

The Utahna dance hall and its manager, W. R. Gourley, were in trouble with the law many times and Mr. Gourley was arrested on more than one occasion.

In May of 1906, improvements took place at the Utahna Park which included increasing the seating capacity to 1,500 and on May 23rd the park reopened as the Casino Park.

Early in December 1906, Samuel Newhouse purchased seven acres in downtown Salt Lake City for about one million dollars. The Casino Park occupied part of this property. The park was given until April 1st, 1907 to vacate the premises.

Eventually two building were erected on the block where the Casino Park once existed, the Boston Building and the Newhouse building.