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railway to carry swimmers between the resort and the water. Saltair was forced to close during World War II, which forced the rationing of fuel and other resources while it took many of the resort's paying customers – and vital employees – out of Utah. Reopening after the war, the resort found the same situation that it had faced in the 1930s. There were so many other entertainment options, closer to home, and the public was no longer in the habit of going "all the way out there". The resort closed in 1958, causing the railroad to cease passenger operations at the same time.
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Saltair thus had to survive solely against strong competition, and in a dwindling market. Disaster struck in 1931, in the form of a fire that caused over $ 100,000 in damage, then again in 1933 as the resort was left high and dry when lake waters receded, forcing the construction of a miniature
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A new pavilion was built, and the resort was expanded at the same location by new investors, but several factors prevented the second
Saltair from achieving the success of its ancestor. The advent of motion pictures and radio, the
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The Salt Lake, Garfield & Western still exists as a common carrier shortline railroad, providing switching service in the Salt Lake City area. However, the tracks no longer reach to the resort itself.
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