Historic Trolley Station Turned Boutique
- Historic 1900s Trolley Station
- Shopping Center
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Trolley Square
602 E 500 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(801) 521-9877
Tag Archives: Tourist Attractions
This Is The Place Heritage Park
Living History Attraction
The West…just as it was! Step back in time with a visit to This Is The Place Heritage Park. The non-profit This Is The Place Foundation manages Utah’s premier living history attraction, our historic 450-acre Utah State Park. Our mission is to preserve and promote the heritage and history of Utah. You’ll find it alive in storied accounts of the settlement of the West, told by our knowledgeable interpreters in a setting of original and replica historic homes. You’ll also see artisans and interpreters demonstrate 19th Century frontier life in a working environment. While you look on, the blacksmith explains his trade while he creates items used elsewhere in the Village, and the furniture maker turns ordinary wood into a masterpiece!
A lively variety of domestic skills are demonstrated in Village homes. You can watch wool being carded and spun into yarn that will be colored with a kaleidoscope of dyes made from native plants, many grown right here at the Park. At another historic building, candles are being dipped layer-by-layer over a small open fire in the backyard, and quilting demonstrations are sure to leave you warm at heart!
A visit to the Park is not a tour of historic artifacts behind velvet ropes and glass, but a true experience of life as it was in the early days of the West. The Native American Village offers a window to a world long since gone, where members of Utah’s indigenous tribes interpret the history of their native people. You can also enjoy the Park from the comfort of one of our three replica trains and see and hear the history of the settlement, or simply spend the day walking the quiet streets on your own.
Elsewhere in the 450-acre Park is our Visitors’ Center, the welcome center of the Park. There you’ll find one of our newest attractions, the Heritage Park Preview exhibition, along with one of Utah’s finest gift and souvenir shops. The ZCMI Mercantile inside the Park is filled with old-fashioned gifts and candy and is sure to be one of your most memorable shopping experiences during your visit.
This Is The Place Heritage Park
2610 East Sunnyside Ave
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
Kingsbury Hall
University of Utah
Kingsbury Hall serves its dual mission as a university and community performance venue by presenting a robust slate of national touring productions and showcasing productions by students in the College of Fine Arts; over 180 performances annually take place in its 1900-seat auditorium.
- Performing Arts Center
- Dance, Music & Theatre
- Live Staged Productions
Kingsbury Hall Event Calendar
Performance Showtimes
Kingsbury Hall
University of Utah
1395 Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City, UT
Union Pacific Railroad Station
The Salt Lake City Union Pacific Depot is a spacious building located in the new Gateway District, next to the Jazz Basketball Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Built from 1908 to 1909 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Originally called the Union Station, it was jointly constructed by the San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad and the Oregon Short Line, both later wholly owned by the Union Pacific at an estimated cost of $450,000. Both railroads’ initials were prominently displayed on the front of the building.
The sandstone building is constructed in the French Second Empire style and includes a terrazzo floor and stained glass windows. One ceiling mural by San Francisco artist Harry Hopp depicts the driving of the Golden Spike north of Salt Lake City at “Promontory Summit,” signifying the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869. Another mural by San Francisco artist John McQuarrie shows the 1847 arrival of Mormon pioneers to what is now Salt Lake City.
Several side rooms were originally used for separate male and female waiting areas. The depot once housed an emergency hospital, lunchroom, baggage rooms, and offices for both of the original railroads.
In January 2006, three floors of the old Union Pacific depot re-opened as a restaurant and music venue fittingly called The Depot. The Depot brings a wide variety of musical talent to Salt Lake City.
Union Pacific Depot
18 N Rio Grande St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
The Canyons Summer & Winter Resort
“So large and varied is Canyons that every level of skier will find not just some terrain, but a bewildering amount of it.”
–Tony Chamberlin, Boston Globe
300 new acres of skiable terrain, enhanced resort village, first heated seat orange bubble lift in North America and plenty of restaurants.
Winter Activities
Snowboarding Events
Spring Concert Series (March)
Summer Activities
Summer Concert Series (July, August)
July 3rd Celebration Fireworks & Concerts
Mountain Bike Races
Trail Runs & Mountain Marathons
The Canyons Village at Park City
4000 Canyons Resort Dr. Park City, UT 84098
Saltair
Intended from the beginning as the Western counterpart to Coney Island, Saltair was one of the first amusement parks, and for a time was the most popular family destination west of New York. The first Saltair pavilion and a few other buildings were destroyed by fire on April 22, 1925. 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 Great Depression, and the interruption of the “go to Saltair” routine kept people closer to home. With a huge new dance floor – the world’s largest at the time – Saltair became more known as a dance palace, the amusement park becoming secondary to the great traveling bands of the day, such as Glenn Miller.
The Great SaltAir
12408 W Saltair Dr. Magna, UT 84044
Peteetneet Museum & Cultural Arts Center
The hills around Peteetneet provide a fun location for free Snow Sledding/Tubing during the winter.
PETEETNEET MUSEUM & CULTURAL ARTS CENTER
10 N 600 E, Payson, UT 84651
The Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center was named after the Ute Indian Chief, Peteetneet, who lived near the creek that runs through what is now called Payson. Although he died on December 23, 1861, the Peteetneet School, which was erected in 1901, was named in his honor. This building is a historical landmark in Payson. The Victorian-style building served as an elementary school until 1988.
Rio Grande Depot
Rio Art Gallery
Located in the grand lobby of the old Rio Grande Depot, the Rio Gallery was established as a service to Utah artists, providing a free venue for emerging as well as established artists to gather and educate the community through their artwork.
Rio Grande Depot History
It was a busy place – with the huffing of locomotives pulling in and out, the echoing hubbub of the grand lobby, steps hurrying across the marble floor, the calls of baggage handlers, passengers at the ticket counter, people chatting in the coffee shop.
Built for $750,000, the depot was the main jewel of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad—and a worthy challenge to new Union Pacific Depot, which cost a mere $300,000. Railroads were big business in those days. And a fierce competition raged between the D&RGW’s George Gould and UP’s E. H. Harriman.
The main Rio Grande line ran to Denver through Carbon County and Grand Junction. Spur lines ran to several mining areas and to Ogden. But the Union Pacific controlled the rail traffic to the Pacific. So George Gould decided to build his own line to San Francisco. He succeeded, but the line cost twice as much as he had planned–$75 million—and sucked his family’s fortune dry. He lost his railroad empire shortly after.
Utah Division of Arts & Museums Website
Gallery Event Calendar
Rio Grande Depot History
300 South Rio Grande Street
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
The Depot
The Depot is one of Salt Lake City’s most unique venue spaces. Located in the Union Pacific Station at The Gateway District.
- Live Music Venue
- 3 Event Floors
- DJs
- Touring Bands
- All Age Venue
The Depot
13 N 400 W Salt Lake City
(801) 456-2800
Los Angeles Street, Downtown LA, Los Angeles, California USA
Traveling around using Google Street Maps is always an interesting experience, and you don’t even need a car, plane, taxi, lodging, or fuel. Not only can you look around in places you have never been before and possibly never will be, but you never know what you will come across. From what appears to be UFO sightings to ghostly personages lurking in alleyways, bikini-clad girls, and places you may never dare drive on your own. It’s always a fun way to pass some time and discover something new!
Asian Girl, Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, California January 2015
Los Angeles & 6th Street, Los Angeles, California January 2015
Homeless. Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, California January 2015
Homeless. Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, California January 2015