The Gateway District is a large open air retail, residential and office complex in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The complex is centered around the historic Union Pacific Depot in downtown Salt Lake City. It currently contains over 105 stores and restaurants.
The Salt Lake City Union Pacific Depot is a spacious building on the western edge of downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. Built from 1908 to 1909, it harkens back to a more prosperous era in the history of American railroad travel. Originally called the Union Station, it was jointly constructed by two Union Pacific affiliates, the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad and the Oregon Short Line at an estimated cost of $450,000.
The sandstone building is constructed in French Second Empire style, and includes a terazzo 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.
The Salt Lake City and County Building is a historic landmark formerly housed offices for Salt Lake County government as well, hence the name. It was designed to rival the Salt Lake Temple as the city's architectural centerpiece. It is even thought that the building's clock tower and statues were designed to mimic the temple's spires and statue of the angel Moroni. The Salt Lake City and County Building's central clock tower is topped with a statue of Columbia and rises 256 feet from the ground. The building's primary axis runs north-south, and large entrances mark each cardinal direction. On the south wing (over the Mayor's office) is a bronze statue of the goddess Justice.
The Salt Lake City Public Library system's main branch building is an architecturally unique structure in Salt Lake City, Utah. Located at 210 East 400 South across from the Salt Lake City and County Building and Washington Square, and the grounds around the building is sometimes referred to as Library Square.
The Salt Lake City main library is a 240,000 ft, five-story tall, wedge-shaped building. The library has a collection of over 500,000 books as well as subscriptions to over 60 newspapers and magazines and 163 internet capable computers. There are several shops on the square as well as the studios of radio station KCPW. Library Square is paved with limestone from Israel.
Did you know? The popular television show The Amazing Race featured Salt Lake City and surrounding areas in their 8th season. The Salt Lake City main library was used as a checkpoint for contestants during their visit.
The Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Cauldron Park is a plaza located at the south end of Rice-Eccles Stadium on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. Rice-Eccles Stadium was the site of the Opening and Closing ceremonies of the XIX Olympic Winter Games. The park contains the cauldron that was lit during the duration of the games. It was created by WET Design of Los Angeles, California and built by Arrow Dynamics of Clearfield, Utah.
Memory Grove Park located next to the Utah State Capitol building is a beautiful oasis situated on the foothills of Salt Lake City. Memory Grove Park celebrates the lives of Utah veterans who died during World War I, World War II and Vietnam. On the east bank is the Freedom Trail. On the west, the paved path goes all the way up to City Creek Canyon. The park is dog-friendly as long as pets are leashed—however, owners may unleash dogs in the canyon.
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