Buildings and sites of Salt Lake City

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Central downtown Salt Lake City as viewed from the north facing south

Salt Lake City, Utah has many historic and notable sites within its immediate borders. Although the entire Salt Lake City metropolitan area is often referred to as "Salt Lake City", this article is concerned only with the buildings and sites within the official city limits of Salt Lake City.

Neighborhoods and councils[]

Rose Park during the winter
See also: Salt Lake City, Utah - Neighborhoods
See also: List of Salt Lake City neighborhoods

Parks and attractions[]

Hogle Zoo

Olympic attractions[]

Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Cauldron Park

Buildings[]

Religious, particularly LDS buildings, are prominent in Salt Lake City.

Settled by Brigham Young and 147 other pioneers on July 24, 1847, these Latter-day Saints were fleeing persecution after the death of Joseph Smith. Young originally intended the city and territory to be a religious theocracy. Although the government has long been secular, and even though less than 50% of residents in Salt Lake City are LDS, the city has a large number of religious buildings.[citation needed] It is the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Unless noted, all of these buildings are in or around Downtown Salt Lake City.

Religious[]

Church Office Building

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)[]

Other faiths[]

Government[]

Utah State Capitol

Educational/arts[]

Abravanel Hall
The interior of the Salt Lake City Public Library

Commercial[]

One Utah Center
Rio Grande Depot

Residences[]

Fraternal[]

First condominium in the United States[]

Main article: Graystone Manor

Monuments[]

"This is the Place" monument
  • Brigham Young Monument - monument south of the to Brigham Young and the original 147 pioneers.
  • Eagle Gate - gate remnant to the original city wall.
  • Seagull Monument - LDS monument celebrating the Miracle of the Gulls.
  • This Is The Place Monument - monument high in the east near Hogle Zoo commemorating Brigham Young's words when entering the valley: "This is the right place, drive on."[3]

Transportation[]

A FrontRunner diesel train
  • FrontRunner - UTA commuter rail system that runs the entire length of Salt Lake County, extending north through Davis County to Pleasant View on the northern edge of Weber County and south to Provo in the center of Utah County, on a route roughly paralleling Interstate 15. FrontRunner has two stops within Salt Lake City: Salt Lake Central (Salt Lake Intermodal Hub) and North Temple.
  • TRAX - Utah Transit Authority (UTA) light rail system running nearly the entire length of Salt Lake County. The north-south line begins at the Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub (Salt Lake Central) in the western part of Downtown Salt Lake City and runs south to the center of Draper. There are also lines that run east to the University of Utah, west to the Salt Lake City International Airport, west to West Valley City, and southwest to South Jordan. There are currently[when?] 23 TRAX Stations within the limits of Salt Lake City proper.
    • 900 East & 400 South, 900 South, 1940 W North Temple, Airport, Arena, Ballpark, Central Pointe, City Center, Courthouse, Fairpark, Fort Douglas, Gallivan Plaza, Jackson/Euclid, Library, North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe, Old GreekTown, Planetarium, Power, Stadium, Temple Square, Trolley, University Medical Center, University South Campus
  • S Line - UTA operated streetcar (formerly known as Sugar House Streetcar) opened for service in December 2013 and connects the Sugar House area of Salt Lake City with the city of South Salt Lake, as well as the TRAX system. Phase I of Sugar House Streetcar has 3 stops within Salt Lake City, but Phase II (all of which will be in Salt Lake City) has a yet to be determined route and number of stops.

References[]

  1. ^ https://umfa.utah.edu/collections
  2. ^ https://umfa.utah.edu/collections
  3. ^ 'This is the place': Historic monuments of Salt Lake Valley's 'Pioneer View'

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