Richard Arthur Gardiner was born at Salt Lake City, Salt
Lake, Utah 22 Oct 1885. His parents were Alfred Gardiner and Susanna James.
He married Claire Agnes Midgley 27 Jun 1906 at Salt Lake
City, Salt Lake, Utah. Richard ran the amusement park in Liberty Park, Salt
Lake City. He is featured in many news
articles in the Salt Lake City area.
Richard known as "Art" had four children from his first
marriage and was a stepfather to two children when he married Wave Hinkley
Snow.
First wife: Claire Agnes MIDGLEY b. 22 Nov 1886 d. 22 Mar 1958 m. 27 Jun
1906 Richard Arthur GARDINER
1. Richard Arthur Gardiner II, Peggy Gardiner (Richard's Wife)
2. Mildred Gardiner (Lund)
3. Louise Gardiner (Hall)
4. Shirley Gardiner (Coombs)
Liberty Park, a home away from home for Art Gardiner:
For information on his wife Wave
April 23, 1923, Deseret News:
August 28, 1928 Deseret News:
July 11, 1932, Deseret News Classified Section:
September 20, 1932, Deseret News:
Aug 7, 1946, Deseret News:
April 12, 1947, Deseret News:
September 22, 1951, Deseret News:
April 13, 1957, Billboard Magazine:
Spring Issue 1969 • Jacksonville, Illinois • Vol. 54 No. 1 NEWS FROM THE RIDES Our Front Cover OUR front cover proudly displays Art Gardiner's No. 5 BIG ELI Wheel in operation at Boise Funspot, Boise, Idaho. If a picture is worth a thousand words, as they say, then this fully loaded ride, complete with waiting line, should help answer any questions our readers may have about the continued popularity of the BIG ELI Wheel. Read more about this amusement operation, and the people behind it, on the Women's Page of this issue. While Mr. Gardiner does not himself, qualify for this particular positioning, those who know Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner are aware of how very difficult it is to separate one from the other, even for an article in BIG ELI NEWS.
Richard Arthur Gardiner (Art):
