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Mormon Economics in Early Utah

July 17, 2018 by Tom Bennett Leave a Comment

Utah is defined by two factors; natural beauty and Mormonism. No matter how the state evolves and changes, Mormonism was the reason for the founding of the state. After the Mormon pioneers were driven from Missouri and Illinois, they headed west, many on foot, to the deserts of what was then Mexico. Prophet Brigham Young saw a location that would be a gathering place for the … [Read more...]

Allll Aboard! Bamberger Railroad Connected SLC and Ogden

July 12, 2018 by Connie Lewis Leave a Comment

Boyd and Gail Thomas eloped in 1944. They took the train from Salt Lake to Ogden, and kept their marriage a secret for as long as they were able. Their means of transportation? The Bamberger Railroad. Bamberger Railroad started in 1891 with money from Simon Bamberger’s coal and mining operations in Utah. Originally called the Great Salt Lake and Hot Springs Railway, the … [Read more...]

Plum Alley: Chinatown was Downtown

July 11, 2018 by Brian Fryer Leave a Comment

It is easy to see what has been dubbed Salt Lake City’s Chinatown while driving down State Street in South Salt Lake. The shining red, gold and blue towering traditional Chinese archway marks the entrance to a collection of Chinese restaurants and a large Asian market. What is less recognizable is the location of Salt Lake City’s original Chinatown which was established in … [Read more...]

Utah’s Hidden History

July 9, 2018 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Welcome to our hidden history issue! You might have picked this magazine up thinking you would find only pages of summer patios and parties. Nope! That’s what you call a bait and switch. It’s a device commonly used in publishing. Better known in online publishing as “click bait”. But not quite, because in the center of this booklet you will find incredible restaurant patios. … [Read more...]

At Rest Far From Home: German Prisoners of War Were Killed After Germany Surrendered

May 24, 2018 by Arvid Keeson Leave a Comment

At Fort Douglas Military Cemetery, dead warriors rest in peace. Amongst the quiet rows are nine white grave markers with distinctly German names: Otto Bross … Ernst Fuchs … Gottfried Gagg ... They all have the same date of death—July 8, 1945. This is no coincidence. For the past seven decades these weathered tombstones have borne silent witness to a war crime committed in … [Read more...]

#MeToo Pioneer Style

February 20, 2018 by Kristen Clay Leave a Comment

Stories of sexual assault, harassment and misconduct by politicians and people of influence seem to permeate the headlines with alarming increase. Unfortunately, many stories of this nature could almost be written on a template where only the names of the perpetrator and victims change. Consider the story of John W. Dawson, Utah’s third Territorial Governor. Although, it took … [Read more...]

Salty Songs About SLC

December 18, 2017 by Arvid Keeson Leave a Comment

"I left my heart in..." We all know how that song lyric goes. But Salt Lake City crooners can take heart—there are songs that celebrate SLC as well. Songwriter Doug Wintch added to the list when he wrote Salt Lake City in 2013. Wintch said he based his song on “a guy who used to sit at the bar down at D.B. Cooper’s and cry into his beer over a long lost high school … [Read more...]

The Deseret Alphabet—Brigham Young’s Most Expensive Failed Experiment

December 13, 2017 by Alyssa Bray Leave a Comment

“The advantages of this alphabet will soon be realized, especially by foreigners … It will also be very advantageous to our children. It will be the means of introducing uniformity in our orthography, and the years that are now required to learn to read and spell can be devoted to other studies." ~Brigham Young, delivered in the Salt Lake City Tabernacle on October 8th, … [Read more...]

Trades of History

November 21, 2017 by Alyssa Bray Leave a Comment

In a society where technology is capable of out-dating itself within a couple of months, it is too easy to forget that the foundation of today’s advancements were forged in the shops of tradesmen. American colonists established communities with a strong sense of self-sufficiency. If you needed something, you made it or you hired someone to make it for you. Dozens of trades … [Read more...]

Adobe Brick is Where Salt Lake Met the Mud

November 16, 2017 by Jeff Kramer Leave a Comment

Salt Lake Valley is home to a punctuated and heterogeneous clash of architecture. Its booming expansion rendered a diversified display of structural and cultural evolution. I was born and raised in Utah since 88’—and in this short time, I have seen the rise and urbanization of Riverton, the Jordans, Bluffdale, Sandy, Draper, pushing westward into Daybreak, and overtaking … [Read more...]

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