Saltair Pavilion, Near Salt Lake City
Colorado Springs, CO: Denver & Rio Grande R.R., (c.1895). Cabinet card. Albumen photograph [10 cm x 13 cm] / [4" x 5"] on a dark gray mount [18 cm x 20 cm] / [7" x 8"] Blind stamp at the center of the lower margin. Denver & Rio Grande R.R. backstamp. Minor discoloring to the upper right corner of the mount. Title in the negative. Item #8071
Nice view of the original Saltair. Founded by Mormon leaders and the Salt Lake, Garfield and Western Railway, as an alternative to the "Gentile" resorts on the Great Salt Lake, Saltair has been the most successful of all of these resorts, and now in its third incarnation, after the previous were both destroyed by fires. Saltair also played a starring role in the horror film, 'Carnival of Souls.' The Denver & Rio Grande was founded by visionary General William Palmer in 1870 as the nation's first narrow-gauge railroad, Colorado's 'Baby Road' became a vital link in the national transportation system.
Price: $100.00