Category: 1950s
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The New Lagoon
This is the second in a two-part series about the 1953 fire and the “New Lagoon” that rose from the ashes. “We could see our entire business going down the drain that morning of the…
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The Fire Of ’53
This is the first in a two-part series about the 1953 fire and the New Lagoon that rose from the ashes. Lagoon, just like any business that’s been around for over 135 years, has had…
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Live At Lagoon, 1957!
Only a handful of concerts at Lagoon’s Patio Gardens were recorded and made available, and of those few, most are Stan Kenton concerts. The earliest of which is this three-volume series on compact disc from…
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Live At Lagoon, 1956!
Out of the hundreds of concerts at Lagoon’s Patio Gardens, some might assume there are many recordings of those concerts available. But in reality, they are extremely rare. For a long time, I thought Stan…
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5 Jul 1950: Bandits Crack Safe At Lagoon
Article published in Deseret News, 5 Jul 1950: FARMINGTON – Two armed men bound and gagged a nightwatchman, pried open a safe and escaped with 11 sacks of money early Wednesday at Lagoon resort, Davis…