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Ty’s Garden Dedication in Memory of Dr. Ty Harrison

October 22, 2019 by Lynne Olson Leave a Comment

Dr. Ty Harrison's Story A special unveiling took place on October 11 of a monument to a man who touched countless lives, and had more titles than the letters in his name. The eastern edge of Hidden Hollow Nature Preserve in Sugar House was officially renamed and dedicated to Dr. Ty Harrison, Emeritus Professor of Biology at Westminster College, an environmentalist, … [Read more...]

Sugar House—Furniture Capital of the West

October 20, 2019 by Lynne Olson Leave a Comment

Furniture Capital of the West Sixty years ago, Sugar House was known as the "Furniture Capital of the West,” with 21 home furnishings stores in the business district. Today, there is only one full-line furniture store left—Sterling Furniture Company. Coincidentally, thousands of individuals are moving into the new apartment buildings in downtown Sugar House and along the … [Read more...]

Sculpture Memorializes a Man and His Mission in Sugar House

October 2, 2019 by Claire McArthur Leave a Comment

Jim Kirkman and Sugar House

Jim Kirkman Jim Kirkman was known as many things to his friends and family in Sugar House: Master Gardener, educator, an encyclopedia of desert knowledge, an archaeologist with a reverence for what came before us—and a selfless individual always willing to lend a hand. Kirkman passed away in May from cancer, but his legacy lives on in the form of a sculpture crafted from … [Read more...]

From monuments to murals, Sugar House public art continues to thrive

August 18, 2019 by Brian Fryer Leave a Comment

It's known as the Sugar House Monument: an art deco obelisk with bronze statues and flowing water features at its base. Fifty-five feet high and 60 ft. wide, the monument is a cultural marker for Sugar House residents, and was likely an abomination to traffic engineers with its placement in the middle of the busy intersection of 2100 South and 1100 East, at least until the … [Read more...]

Liberty Wells Historic District

July 24, 2019 by Paige Wiren Leave a Comment

Liberty Wells before it was Liberty Wells In 2011, two Salt Lake City neighborhoods officially merged to become the Liberty Wells Historic District, but the story of the area’s development begins in the 1800s.  Imagine it’s 1875. You have journeyed  to 900 S, the southern edge of the city. The urban blocks, the original Plat of the City of Zion, are 10-acre squares. … [Read more...]

Trek reenacts arrival of first Utah Mormon pioneers

July 2, 2019 by David E. Jensen Leave a Comment

Trek reenacts arrival of first Utah Mormon pioneers on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 7:00 am beginning at Donner Park and ends at First Encampment Park.

Walking in the footsteps of Utah Mormon pioneers—covered wagons not included  On July 22, 1847, after traversing hundreds of difficult miles, a determined group of Mormon pioneers guided the first covered wagons into the Valley of the Great Salt Lake. Pulled by weary oxen, they rolled ponderously down the rocky escarpments of Emigration Canyon to what is now called First … [Read more...]

Sugar House Salt Lake City High Rise Development Fire Safety

February 16, 2019 by David E. Jensen Leave a Comment

  With so much development in such a small space, how safe is Sugar House, Salt Lake City? Like a giant crooked finger, the easternmost end of Elm Avenue (2165 S) in Sugar House Salt Lake City tries to point toward Highland Drive, but it veers off into a service road for deliveries to the Vue Apartments instead. Critics contend that this narrow, restricted … [Read more...]

Homeless in Sugar House: The Problem Does Not Go Away, Only Moves Around

December 13, 2018 by David E. Jensen Leave a Comment

  For decades, Salt Lake City’s Rio Grande district carried the reputation of a scary and blighted area, rife with drugs and crime. Once a bustling transit hub during America’s train era, the district slowly disintegrated into a derelict haven for prostitution and criminal activity, as a highly concentrated and dangerous transient population threatened the … [Read more...]

Impact Fees in Sugar House

October 3, 2018 by George Chapman Leave a Comment

Will Impact Fees Help Mitigate Sugar House Development Problems? Impact fees are one-time charges imposed by a city on new development projects to help fund the cost of providing infrastructure and services to that new development. A project, or portion of a project, must be deemed necessary to ensure the level of service provided in the new development area matches what … [Read more...]

Great West Food Desert: City Seeks to Improve Food Options on Westside

June 25, 2018 by Lynne Olson Leave a Comment

Food deserts are areas occupied by people lacking the income to buy healthy food or do not have access to foods that are considered part of a balanced diet. By U.S. Department of Agriculture standards, the west-side of downtown Salt Lake City is a food desert. Whether the SLC Redevelopment Agency's proposal to build a permanent, year-round public market for Salt Lake City will … [Read more...]

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