tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90830430357215773052024-03-13T21:11:42.982-07:00Utah's Present HistoryThis blog is dedicated to Utah and its present, past, and future history. I do this by rephotographing historic places around the state. When recapturing old photographs, I try to give a history on each place I find, in addition to what is being planned at the site for the future. I hope that by doing this, I can help to preserve some of the unique history that is found throughout the state of Utah. I hope that you enjoy!Chad Farneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555428005337298903noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083043035721577305.post-87753476306957704232013-09-09T19:02:00.001-07:002013-09-09T19:16:39.608-07:00The unexpected death that saved the Lion and Beehive Houses<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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When Mark Twain, Ulysses S. Grant, P. T. Barnum, and the emperor of Brazil all visited Salt Lake, they all had the luck of staying at what is now a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_National_Historic_Landmarks_in_Utah">National Historic Landmark</a>: the Brigham Complex, more commonly known as the Beehive and Lion Houses.</div>
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The best history of the Beehive and Lion Houses can be found on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beehive_House">Wikipedia</a>. It reads: <i>"The Beehive house was constructed in 1854, two years before the Lion House. The Lion House is adjacent to the Beehive House, and both homes are one block east of the <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2013/07/salt-lake-lds-temple.html">Salt Lake Temple</a> and Temple Square on the street South Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is constructed of adobe and sandstone.</i><br />
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<i>"Young was a polygamist, and the Beehive House was designed to accommodate him and his wives and his children by them. As Young's family grew, the Lion House was built to accommodate them and became his official residence after its construction. Upon completion of the Lion House, Young briefly shared the Beehive House with his senior (and only legally recognized) wife Mary Ann Angell (1803-1882), though she chose to make her home in a smaller private residence called White House on the property. Young's first polygamous wife, Lucy Ann Decker young (1822-1890), possibly due to her seniority, became hostess of the Beehive House and lived there with her nine children.</i><br />
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<i>"The Beehive House is connected by a suite of rooms to the Lion House. This suite included Young's offices and his private bedroom where he died in 1877.</i></div>
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<i>"The Beehive House served as the executive mansion of the Territory of Utah from 1852 to 1855 and was where Young entertained important guests. Beehive House was replaced as the Executive Mansion by the much grander <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Empire_architecture">Second Empire</a> [architectural style] mansion <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardo_House">Gardo House</a> which was not completed until after Young's death, at which time it was briefly occupied by Young's successor John Taylor and his successor Wilford Woodruff, while the Young family maintained Beehive House as part of Brigham Young's personal estate. There was much dispute and some litigation by Young's heirs as to what was Brigham Young's property and what was the church's property, and the home was among the properties in contention; title to Beehive House was ultimately given to Young's heirs who then sold the house to the LDS Church. As church property it was used as the official home of Church Presidents Lorenzo Snow and his successor Joseph F. Smith, both of whom died in the mansion. Smith, who died in 1918, was the last LDS President to practice polygamy at the time of his death and shared the residence with four of his wives.</i><br />
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<i>"After Joseph F. Smith's death the mansion became the home economics wing of <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2013/09/block-57-lds-church-administration-block.html">Latter-day Saints' University</a>, and then a dormitory for young women. The Young Women's organization of the Church also rented out rooms in the home for wedding receptions.</i><br />
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<i>"A beehive atop the mansion was used by Young to represent industry, an important concept in Mormonism. In fact, prior to statehood, the territorial government requested that the state be name Deseret, another word for 'Honeybee' according to Latter-day Saint belief. Instead the United States government chose to name the state Utah, after the Ute Indians, though the beehive was later incorporated into the state's official emblem." </i>Similar to the Beehive House, the Lion House derives its name from the large lion lying above the front doorway.<br />
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The preservation of the Lion House and Beehive House can be almostly completely attributed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_S._Jacobsen">Florence Smith Jacobsen</a>, a prominent Mormon who served as the LDS Church Curator, the LDS Young Women's President, and an avid supporter of historic preservation. The following story of Jacobsen (who is referred to as Sister Jacobsen, "sister" coming from the title that Mormon's commonly give to women) is from <a href="http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2013/04/02/guest-post-florence-smith-jacobsen-saving-our-material-heritage/">keepapitchinin.org</a>. There are several terms that are specific to the LDS church, and I have linked most of them to Wikipedia articles to help explain exactly what they mean.<br />
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<i>"The restoration of the Lion and Beehive Houses were particularly important projects to Sister Jacobsen. She remembered visiting her grandfather, Joseph F. Smith, in the Beehive House when he lived there as Church president and had fond memories of her experiences there. The Lion House was important to her in part because for years it was used to house young women as they attended college in Salt Lake City...</i><br />
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<i>"To help tell the story of Sister Jacobsen and the Lion House a few details need to be provided about President Henry D. Moyle. President Moyle was called to be a member of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)">Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</a> and ordained in April of 1947. In June of 1959 David O. McKay called him to be the second counselor in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)">First Presidency</a>, and upon the death of J. Reuben Clark in 1961, President Moyle became President McKay's First Counselor [essentially making him the next in line to become the Mormon president]. As an apostle Elder Moyle was involved with many of the Church's investments and monetary issues. These responsibilities increased when he became a member of the First Presidency. At that time he was also placed in charge of the Church's building program. In these capacities he played an important role in many of the redevelopment projects that took place in Salt Lake City in the 1950s and early 1960s. Among the projects that he helped to initialize were the expansion of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZCMI_Center_Mall">Z.C.M.I. Mall</a> and the downtown placement of the Federal Building. Several decades before the Conference Center was built he helped propose that the Church building a large church auditorium for General Conferences to replace the too-small <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-salt-lake-tabernacle-church-of-holy.html">Tabernacle</a>. He dropped this plan when the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Palace">Salt Palace</a> was proposed by community planners. When that project was proposed he suggested to the planners that the proposed 15,000-seat arena was too small and suggested that the capacity be increased to 25,000.</i><br />
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<i>"When it came to preserving old building of historical interest, President Moyle's opinion was exactly the opposite of Sister Jacobsen's. According to his biography President Moyle 'had little empathy' for the cause of historians and preservationists. When it came to historical preservation President Moyle's attitude seemed to be one of 'progress must progress.' He felt that the current and future needs and concerns of the Church were far more important than saving old buildings. Happily nothing came from President Moyle's off-hand remark that if the Beehive House and Lion House were taken down, a 'good building' could be put up on the site. At one point, speaking of the Lion and Beehive Houses, President Moyle was reported to have made a comment that they should be 'taken down, a good building could be put up on the site.'</i><br />
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<i>"The differing opinions of these two strong willed leaders on the importance of preserving these historical buildings led to a confrontation, the story of which thankfully has been preserved by the interviewing efforts of David O. McKay's biography Greg Prince. While working on his biography </i>David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism<i> Prince interviewed Florence and Ted Jacobsen. This interview gives us the extra detail of why President Moyle and perhaps other Church leaders felt some motivation to demolish the Lion House in particular, and it preserves for us an unusual story of general Church auxiliary leader standing up to and even defying a member of the First Presidency. After becoming the Young Women President, Sister Jacobsen put together a proposal for the restoration of the Lion House. She was told to give her proposal to President Moyle. Speaking of this meeting Sister Jacobsen told Prince that:</i><br />
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<i>"'I was appointed to go and see, not President McKay, but Henry D. Moyle who was a counselor. And Brother Moyle just said, "No way. We're going to tear that house down for a driveway from the parking lot underneath"</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #160606; font-family: Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><i>—</i></span><i>for the high-rise parking lot. He said, "That's all planned, Florence. That house is going to go down." I said, "President Moyle, you just can't do that." And he said, "Florence, all it does is remind people of polygamy." I said, "Well, I'm not ashamed of it. Are you?" And he said, "That's not a fair question." I said, "It's fair in my book." But he was just adamant that house was going to go down. Well about five months later he was gone. He died.'</i></blockquote>
<i>"After President Moyle's death Sister Jacobsen tried again, this time going straight to President McKay. She proposed to President McKay that they preserve and convert the Lion House into its present form as a restaurant and a banquet hall. She told him that 'We'll maintain the standards of the Church. There will be no smoking or drinking. We won't serve coffee. We'll just do what we should do, and it will be a beautiful center. And it will be wonderful for the weddings.' She reported that President McKay looked up at his counselors and he said, 'Brethren, I'm all for it. Will you sustain me in this?' President Tanner was a little reluctant. He said, 'I just think we're preserving too many old buildings.' But despite some concerns from President Tanner, Sister Jacobsen had the most important supporter necessary this time, President David O. McKay. The project was approved, the Lion House was preserved, and within a few years the Church's monetary investment in the building had been returned.</i><br />
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<i>"While I am not recommending or suggesting that it is okay to defy a member of the First Presidency, I find this an interesting story about how the pluck and determination of a historically minded woman paid off. In honor of Sister Jacobsen's 100th birthday, her role as a historical preservationist, and perhaps in honor of her pluck, may I suggest that those who have a chance to do so visit the Lion House in the near future and eat one of their famous 'Lion House Rolls' smothered in honey butter. My mouth is watering already."</i><br />
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While I do love the buildings, especially compared to what was supposed to go in their place (a driveway), I have never been impressed by their food. I say that with hesitation because I know a lot of people who love to eat at the Lion House. Last time I was there, when I asked if they have any vegetarian options, I was recommended the clam chowder. I began to stutter, not knowing how to respond, and the cook asked, "How vegetarian are you?" and then recommended a salad. I did enjoy the gardens in the back, and if like me you do not find their food particularly appetizing, you can at least eat it in some pretty gardens.<br />
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The Beehive House is currently one of the best ethnographic museums in Utah, giving visitors an idea of what life was like in Territorial Utah. Tours are available between 9 AM to 9 PM Monday through Saturday and begin every 10 minutes. The Lion House Pantry is open between 11 AM and 8 PM Monday through Saturday.<br />
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One of the biggest visual reminders of Brigham Young's Complex is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Gate">Eagle Gate Monument</a>, the large structure that spans State Street. Next to the monument is an excellent plaque that describes the history of the Monument. It reads:<br />
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<i>"The Eagle Gate marked the entrance to the homestead of Brigham Young. During the early settlement of the valley, Brigham Young was allotted the land lying athwart the mouth of City Creek Canyon. His New England heritage prompted him to desire the privacy given by a high wall around the property as well as for the protection it afforded.</i><br />
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<i>"Erected in 1859, the gate has through the years become the symbol of the man who built it. The original eagle and the supporting beehive were carved from five laminated wooden blocks and rested upon curved wooden arches, having their anchor on the cobblestone wall surrounding the estate. Large wooden gates closed the twenty-two foot opening at night, securing behind them the Beehive House, the Lion House, and the private offices between them, the beautiful flower gardens, the private school, and the barns, shed, granaries, silkworm cocooneries, orchards, and vegetable gardens.</i><br />
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<i>"In 1891 the gates were removed and the entrance widened into a street. At that time the eagle was sent east, electroplated with copper, and raised on new supports resting on cut stone pillars. in 1960, when the street was again widened, the wood under the copper plating had deteriorated and the eagle could not be remounted.</i><br />
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<i>"The bronze gateway, its eagle a scale enlargement of the original, has been erected as a tribute to the pioneers who founded this commonwealth."</i> The current eagle, which was put in place in 1963, has a wingspan of 20 feet and weighs 4000 pounds. The original eagle is currently on display at the <a href="http://www.dupinternational.org/dyn_page.php?pageID=11">Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum</a> located at 300 N. Main Street. That museum is one of the coolest I have ever been to and is free so I highly recommend you go and check it out (and make sure you look for the beautiful intricate yet somewhat disgusting <a href="http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/hair-wreaths-a-nineteenth-century-mormon-treasure-part-one/">wreathes made of human hair</a>).<br />
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Thank you to the following websites for assisting me while researching this subject: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beehive_House">wikipedia</a> (which provided two articles, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Gate">second being this one</a>), <a href="http://www.utah.com/mormon/beehive_house.htm">Utah.com</a>, the <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705369605/Lion-and-Beehive-Houses-are-gathering-places.html?pg=all">Deseret News</a> (which also provided two articles, the <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700020286/Historic-Eagle-Gate-a-prominent-Salt-Lake-landmark.html?pg=all">second being this one</a>), and <a href="http://www.markeroni.com/catalog/display.php?code=UT_MSM_00013">markeroni.com</a>.<br />
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LOST IN HISTORY: For years, travelers were required to pay a toll when passing through Eagle Gate to City Creek Canyon since State Street, north of South Temple and into the canyon, was a toll road. In what year was State Street finally opened to the public and the toll eliminated?<br />
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Answer to the <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2013/09/block-57-lds-church-administration-block.html">previous "Lost in History"</a>: The tallest building in Salt Lake City before the Church Office Building was the Utah State Capitol Building, which stands at 285 feet tall. The Capitol Building, which held the record for 57 years, held the record longer than any other building in Utah's history.Chad Farneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555428005337298903noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083043035721577305.post-62272351577794219082013-09-06T19:49:00.002-07:002013-09-06T19:49:11.296-07:00Block 57: The LDS Church Administration Block<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Since settling the Salt Lake Valley in 1847, Salt Lake has been the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly referred to as the LDS or Mormon church. As such, downtown Salt Lake has seen a steady change throughout its history as the LDS church grew and expanded and the need for an administration building steadily increased. One of the most prominent and continual changes can be found on Salt Lake's Block 57, the block just east of Temple Square, which historically was called the Church Administration Block.<br />
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The Deseret News reported, <i>"The first office building for LDS church leaders in Salt Lake was built in 1848 by Daniel H. Wells, superintendent of public works. It measured 18 feet by 12 feet and had a slanting roof covered with boards and dirt. Its exact location is unknown, but it was the church headquarters for two years.</i><i> The 'White House' or 'Mansion House' came next. It was constructed between 1848 and 1850 and was the home of President Brigham Young, on East South Temple Street, where the Elks Club building now stands [139 E. South Temple]." </i>After the White House, several different locations were used, such as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beehive_House">Beehive House</a> and the<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardo_House"> Gardo House</a>.<br />
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By the early 20th century, the LDS church realized that the President's Office did not provide adequate space for the growing church. Throughout the first years in Utah, the LDS church was bogged down by debt. By the beginning of the 20th century, with debts finally cleared, the LDS church began several ambitious construction projects on the Administration Block, including the Hotel Utah, the Deseret Gymnasium, and the Administration Building. Only after these projects neared completion did Joseph F. Smith, then-president of the LDS church, begin to consider a church office building. </div>
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Joseph Don Carlos Young, the son of Brigham Young, served as the architect and quickly began to draw out plans. A five-story neoclassical building was designed with 24 stone columns to give it a more classical feel. The same quarry was used that previously served to furnish the stone for the <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2013/07/salt-lake-lds-temple.html">Salt Lake Temple</a>. However unlike the Salt Lake Temple, which used loose boulders along the valley floor, the building that later became known as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Administration_Building">Church Administration Building</a> (or CAB) used stones carved from the granite cliffs. The largest stone weighed 8 tons; more than 6,200 tons of granite was excavated for the building. After 3 years of construction, the building was officially completed on Oct. 2, 1917.</div>
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A common practice among the LDS church is to dedicate a building after its completion and before its use. Even though the CAB was finished in 1917, it was not dedicated until 1972. A series of events, such as the death of Joseph F. Smith and limited public gatherings due to the outbreak of the Spanish Flu, prevented the building from being dedicated after it was completed. After several years the dedication was altogether forgotten, and the oversight was only realized after close examination by church historians 55 years later.</div>
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For a complete history of the Church Administration Building, <a href="https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/salt-lake-city-place-which-god-prepared/12-house-presidency-history-church-administration">please refer to this excellent BYU article</a>. The building currently houses most of the offices for high ranking LDS individuals and is not open to the public, although it is occasionally used for various events and ceremonies, such as funerals and the location of a meeting between then-president Gordon B. Hinckley and past US president George W. Bush in 2002.</div>
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Initially, the Church Administration Building housed all administrative offices of the LDS Church, but as membership grew, LDS workers were scattered in office buildings throughout Salt Lake City, and some were located as far as Brigham Young University, 40 miles to the south in Provo. By the 1960's the CAB was completely inadequate, and the LDS church looked to expand its small headquarters.<br />
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Plans developed to construct a new office building, which later became known as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Office_Building">Church Office Building</a>, or the COB. Construction occurred between 1962 and 1972 at a cost of $31. When completed the building soared 420 feet, 28 stories, above the corner of State and North Temple. However, originally the plans called for a building 38 stories high. Feasibility in the plumbing and heating systems caused planners to ultimately cut the top 10 stories.<br />
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The saddest story regarding the construction of the COB was the complete disregard of historic buildings on the Administration Block. The COB required extensive excavation, at the time the largest in Utah's history, and several buildings were demolished to make room for the COB and eventual gardens. An excellent blog regarding the demolished buildings can be <a href="http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2010/07/21/wrecking-ball-blues/">read by clicking here</a>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LDS_Business_College"> The Latter-day Saints' University</a>, which included the LDS Business College Building, Barratt Hall, and the Brigham Young Building; the Genealogical Society Building; the Sherrill Apartments; and the Mission Home were all destroyed to accommodate the COB. That same year the Bishop's Building and the Deseret Gymnasium were demolished to make way for the gardens at Temple Square. I found it difficult to find any information on any of these building, but I did find an excellent source from Google Books about the Deseret Gymnasium that can be read by <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=9atYB9OxESIC&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=old+deseret+gymnasium&source=bl&ots=G-OKovRkDQ&sig=ZXQCNNsP32xKq4SCztW7J1o4b1I&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sdD8UYH8GcrkyAG3p4DgCA&ved=0CFwQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=old%20deseret%20gymnasium&f=false">clicking here</a>. Below are pictures of some of the buildings that were demolished:<br />
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The demolition of these buildings creates an interesting argument on the value of historical buildings and whether those buildings or the current gardens would have better served the missionary oriented goals of the LDS church. Millions of people visit Temple Square every year, several to walk around the beautifully manicured gardens. It could be argued that those same people would not have visited to see old historic buildings that were dwarfed by more important buildings at Temple Square, such as the Salt Lake Temple and the <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-salt-lake-tabernacle-church-of-holy.html">Tabernacle</a>. <br />
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Whether or not the demolished buildings would have served the gospel-sharing mission of the LDS church, the demolition of the buildings on the Administration Block set a horrible, anti-preservation precedent for the LDS church. This precedent led to the demolition of many historical buildings, such as the LDS Temple Annex, the Lehi Tabernacle, and the Sixth Ward Chapel. Ultimately I do not believe that the discussion should be about historical preservation versus modernization because I think that the two can and should coexist. It is simply a matter of creating priorities and preserving Utah's architectural heritage while creating a modern architectural heritage of our own. The gardens at Temple Square could have and should have been created with historical preservation in mind.</div>
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The Central Office Building has had a prominent role in Salt Lake, if not its skyline. Upon completion, the COB was the tallest building in Salt Lake at 420 feet. It was rumored for several years that buildings taller than 420 feet were not permitted as to allow the COB to be the tallest and most principal building in Salt Lake. Even though a taller building was finally built, the Wells Fargo Building, the COB still appears taller since it sits at a higher elevation. Interestingly <a href="http://www.slccouncil.com/agendas/2013Agendas/Apr2/040213D1.pdf">Salt Lake zoning laws</a> in the downtown area prohibit buildings over 375 feet unless additional setbacks are incorporated into the architecture and additional money is spent on "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 16px;">enhanced amenities," such as public art. As such,</span> it is likely that the COB will continue to soar over the central business district for some time to come.<br />
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One of the most enjoyable parts of the building are the observation decks located at the top. Visitors can enjoy views of Salt Lake and the Wasatch Front between 9 AM and 4:30 PM on Mondays through Fridays. A few years back, some adventurous individuals decided to take advantage of this opportunity and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASE_jumping">BASE jump</a> off of the observation deck. While it is illegal and they were eventually caught and charged, it did provide a really entertaining video.<br />
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Thank you to the following sources that assisted me during my research of the Administrative Block: the <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700021084/For-35-years-Church-Office-Building-has-been-symbolic-Mormon-headquarters-operational-center-for.html?pg=all">Deseret News</a> (which provided two sources, <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705372791/The-history-of-the-LDS-Church-Administration-Building.html?pg=all">the second being this one</a>), <a href="http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2010/07/21/wrecking-ball-blues/">keepapitchinin.org</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Office_Building">wikipedia</a> (which also provided two sources, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Administration_Building">the second being this one</a>), <a href="http://www.utah.com/mormon/church_office_building.htm">utah.com</a>, <a href="http://mysteryofutahhistory.blogspot.com/2012/11/lds-church-office-building-38-stories.html">mysteryofutahhistory.blogspot.com</a>, and <a href="https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/salt-lake-city-place-which-god-prepared/12-house-presidency-history-church-administration">BYU</a>.<br />
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LOST IN HISTORY: In 1972, the COB stole the record of "tallest building in Salt Lake City" from a building that held the record for 57 years. What was that building? As an additional hint, it was not the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker_Center">Walker Building</a> (which would have been my first guess).<br />
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Answer to the <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-grande-dame-hotel-utah-aka-joseph.html">previous "Lost In History"</a>: The animal that started calling the Joseph Smith Memorial Building home in 1984 was the peregrine falcon. If you would like to watch the falcons, you can check out<a href="http://wildlife.utah.gov/dwr/learn-more/peregrine-cam.html"> these video cameras</a> that have been set up in the two nesting boxes near the top of the building. Also, as you travel south on State Street, there is a street sign near the Joseph Smith Memorial Building warning motorists to be aware of people slowing down in their cars to view the falcons.</div>
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The block directly east of the Salt Lake Temple is historically not considered part of Temple Square. However after the purchase of Main Street between North Temple and South Temple by the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called Mormon or LDS) in 1999 that block feels very much a modern extension of Temple Square. All of the buildings currently standing on that block have deep Mormon ties, and as such are relevant to the posts about Temple Square. The Joseph Smith Memorial Building, originally called the Hotel Utah, is the most striking of all of the buildings to me. It is the only building in Salt Lake that I remember visiting during various vacations throughout my childhood to Utah. It holds a very fond place in my memory and my heart.<br />
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Prior to the construction of the Hotel Utah, the northeast corner of Main and South Temple was the location of the LDS Church's general tithing office, a bishop's storehouse, and a printing location for the Deseret News. <br />
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The idea of the Hotel Utah was first conceived in 1909. While the LDS church was the main investor, it was the brainchild of several prominent Salt Lake businessmen, both Mormon and non-Mormon. Plans for construction were quickly assembled. Within two years the the 10-story building was completed. The building had a concrete and steel structure and was covered with white glazed terra cotta and brick.<br />
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At the time of its completion, the Deseret News claimed, <i>"There are larger hotels than the Utah, and there are those which cost more money, but there is not a hotel from the Atlantic to the Pacific which has the elegance, the comfort and the general beauty possessed by the Hotel Utah."</i> The <i>Hotel Monthly</i> magazine echoed, <i>"No other hotel anywhere in the world has a more interesting or beautiful setting." </i>Below is a picture of the main lobby.<br />
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The Hotel played an important role in early Utah social life. <i>"The largest and finest bar in the West"</i> was installed in the basement to help pay for the cost of construction. Due to its central location at South Temple and Main, it become a convenient location for gatherings, and latter became a location for parties during prohibition and the jazz era of the 20's and 30's.</div>
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The Hotel hosted every president from Taft in 1911 to Ronald Reagan in the 1980's. Taft, who was the heaviest president ever, lodged in the $6-a-day Presidential Suite. Records from his stay show that for breakfast "Big Bill" ate broiled sirloin steak, bacon, eggs, cantaloupe, sliced peaches, potatoes mashed in cream, toast, rolls, and coffee. The meal cost $2.15.<br />
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The hotel went through several renovations after its construction. By 1925 the Hotel had added an additional 164 rooms. In 1940 an underground parking garage was added, which <a href="http://www.hotelutah100.com/?p=1252"><span id="goog_1966572121"></span>some claim<span id="goog_1966572122"></span></a> to be the first of its kind in the US. In 1961 the restaurant on the roof of the building was enclosed to provide year around dining. Air conditioning was added in 1967. In 1974 the East and West wings were expanded towards the north to accommodate 160 new guest rooms, a grand ballroom, a spacious exhibit area, smaller meeting rooms, and another restaurant. Evidence of this expansion can be seen upon close examination of the building. If you look at the wall on the west side of the building while standing in Main Street Plaza, you may notice that the bricks about 2/3rds of the way from South Temple suddenly turn to a slightly different shade of white, although they are hard to notice unless you know to look for them.<br />
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In January, 1978 "the grande dame" was named to the National Register of Historic Place, for, as the state-prepared nomination form says, its uniqueness, <i>"architectural beauty, historic location, and tradition [that] makes it the best known hotel in Utah."</i></div>
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In 1987, the Hotel closed for extensive renovations. The building reopened in 1993 as the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. Then-president of the LDS church Gordon B. Hinkley decided to name the building after Joseph Smith because Utah's capital had several locations named in honor of Brigham Young yet none in honor of Mormonism's founder. Today, the building continues to serve the LDS Church and includes the <a href="https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/The_FamilySearch_Center_in_Salt_Lake_City,_Utah">FamilySearch Center</a>, the <a href="http://utahtheaters.info/TheaterMain.asp?ID=298">Legacy Theatre</a>, <a href="http://www.templesquarehospitality.com/jsmb/">three restaurants</a>, and several rooms that can be rented for receptions and weddings.</div>
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2011 was the 100 year celebration of the building. <a href="http://www.hotelutah100.com/">An excellent website</a> was developed where people can record their memories about the Hotel Utah. The stories are touching, and I encourage you to go through and read a few. A quick blurt from one of the stories from 1934 goes, <i>"We stayed at the Hotel Utah that night and it seemed like the spacious beauty of Heaven."</i><br />
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Thanks to the following websites for their assistance in researching the Joseph Smith Memorial Building: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Smith_Memorial_Building">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="http://hotelutah100.com/">hotelutah100.com</a>, and the <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700142277/Hotel-Utah-100-years-of-history.html?pg=all">Deseret News</a>.</div>
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LOST IN HISTORY: On a yearly basis, the Joseph Smith Memorial Building is in the news because of a specific animal that started calling the building its home in 1984. What is the animal?</div>
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<a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2013/07/salt-lake-lds-temple.html">Answer to the previous "Lost in History"</a>: Three temples located in Utah were announced after construction had begun on the Salt Lake Temple but were completed before Salt Lake Temple finished in 1893. These were the temples located in St. George (1884), Logan (1884), and Manti (1888)<br />
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On the 24th of July, 1847, pioneers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly known as Mormons or LDS) arrived in the Salt Lake Valley. A mere four days latter, the 28th of July, Brigham Young, the leader of the Mormons, drove his cane into a spot of ground and declared that the location would be where the LDS members would build the Salt Lake Temple.</div>
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Constructing the temple was a long, 40 year affair. Truman O. Angell, Sr. was named head architect of the building. He traveled to Europe to study the cathedrals located around the continent. Young gave Angell a very rough sketch of the building that he wanted constructed. <i>"Brigham Young drew upon a slate in the architect's office a sketch, and said to Truman O. Angell: 'There will be three towers on the east, representing the President and his two counselors; also three similar towers on the west representing the Presiding Bishop and his two counselors; the towers on the east the Melchisedek priesthood, those on the west the Aaronic priesthood. The center towers will be higher than those on the sides, and the west towers a little lower than those on the east end. The body of the building will be between these.'"</i> </div>
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Young originally called for the site of the temple to be forty acres but later reduced it to ten acres to make it compatible with the ten-acre blocks proposed for the city. The reduction in the lot size left the Salt Lake Temple on what is the northeast quadrant of the present site rather than what would have been the middle of the originally proposed forty-acre site.</div>
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The temple holds a central location in Salt Lake geography. Salt Lake is laid out in a grid with South Temple and Main Street, which previously was called East Temple, serving a zero. Every block traveled from those roads, the address increases by 100. It can be a horribly confusing system for visitors, but once you finally figure it out, it makes it incredibly easy to get around anywhere in the Salt Lake Valley. It also makes it so that every address in Salt Lake Valley refers to how far that location is from the Temple. For example, 900 E 900 S is nine blocks east and nine blocks south of the Temple and Temple Square.</div>
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In 1852, construction began on the 14 foot wall around the temple block, now known as Temple Square. During a conference held in October 1852, Heber C. Kimball asked whether the temple should be built using sandstone, adobe, or <i>"the best stone we can find in these mountains."</i> The congregation voted for the best stone possible. In the mid 1850's, deposits of granite were discovered in Little Cottonwood Canyon, twenty miles southeast of Salt Lake City, and it was determined that it should be quarried for the temple's construction. The temple site was dedicated on Fedruary 14, 1853. Some claim that the photo below is a image of the groundbreaking ceremony.</div>
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The Utah War started in 1857, sending US troops to Utah. To protect the temple grounds, pioneers covered the temple foundation to make it appear as if it were a farm. After the tensions eased in 1858, the foundation was uncovered only to discover that several of the sandstone blocks originally used had cracked. These stones were removed and replaced with granite stones from the Little Cottonwood Quarry. Rebuilding the foundation proceeded slowly; the foundation did not reach ground level until 1867, fourteen years after the original cornerstones were laid. The picture below shows Temple Square and the temple's foundation in 1867.</div>
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In 1869, a solution was found to the extremely long trip required to haul stone by oxen. In 1869 the transcontinental railroad had been completed at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory,_Utah">Promontory Summit</a> and in that same year a rail line called the Utah Southern was completed towards Utah County. Near the south end of the Salt Lake Valley, this rail line curved towards the east, <a href="http://www.rideuta.com/mc/?page=Projects-Frontlines2015">following the current TRAX line in Draper</a>, to make the Little Cottonwood Quarry more accessible. Shipping the stone blocks to the temple via rail car rather than oxen saved considerable time and dramatically sped up the temple's construction.</div>
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Construction steadily continued until April 6, 1892, when LDS members gathered at Temple Square to hear "The Capstone March" played by a local band. That day the capstone, the circular ball on the center eastern spire, was placed. The ball was hollowed out and filled with scriptures, books, and historical mementos, including music, coins, photographs, and <i>"a polished brass plaque inscribed with historical information."</i> Later that day the 12.5 foot tall statue of the Angel Moroni, the first on any temple in Utah, was placed atop the 210 foot tall eastern spire. </div>
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After construction was completed, then-president of the LDS church Wilford Woodruff asked that the interior of the temple be completed within one year. Carpenters, artists, glassblowers, and seamstresses worked almost constantly to complete the project within the proscribed timeframe. Woodruff dedicated the temple on April 6, 1893, exactly forty years after the cornerstone was laid. At the time of construction, the temple cost $3.5 million to complete.</div>
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While constructing the Temple, the Mormon pioneers crafted several symbolic features into the building's stones. One of the most prominent is the Big Dipper, which is on the west side of the building. The constellation references how the temple can help people find their way back to heaven. One of my favorite symbolic additions are the "moonstones", stones with the moon cut into them, near what would be the top of the 1st floor. These stones, which represent life in all of its phases, if followed from right to left successively represent the moon's new, first-quarter, full, and third-quarter phases. If you'd like to read more about the symbolism in the building, click <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_Temple">here</a>.</div>
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While Temple Square is the most popular tourist attraction in Utah, only Mormons with a temple recommend can enter inside of the building. <a href="http://dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V29N03_9.pdf">In 1911 a man named Gisbert Bossard took several photos inside the temple</a>. The photos were given to Max Florence who attempted to sell them in New York while conducting a series of lectures using the photos. This controversial issue died once a buyer could not be found, and the LDS church published the book <i><a href="http://archive.org/details/houseoflordstudy00talm">House of the Lord</a></i>, which contained higher quality photos of the temple's inside. Currently photos of the interior can be seen in the South Visitors Center and a very elaborate diorama of the inside of the building can be viewed at <a href="http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=10952281">this KSL site</a>.</div>
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A common rumor associated with the Salt Lake temple is that Brigham Young had the foresight or revelation from God to keep the pillars hollow, which were later used as elevators. Unfortunately, this is just an urban myth and is not true. The areas were kept hollow for elevators, but the technology was already know by the temple's builders. In fact, the technology existed long before the construction of the Temple; the Palace of Versailles had an elevator installed as early as 1743. </div>
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Another common rumor about the Temple are about the numerous tunnels leading to and from the Temple to various locations around Salt Lake City. <a href="http://www.utahstories.com/2010/08/26/what-lies-beneath/">Utah Stories</a> did an excellent summary of the tunnels, discussing that there are tunnels and many are used on a daily basis by temple patrons. There is the possibility of other tunnels, which is not unusual of any city older than 100 years. Finally, Utah Stories discusses additional tunnels found around Salt Lake City, including the tunnel from the City and County Building to what was previously the jail, now currently the public library.</div>
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Probably the most fantastic legend regarding the temple is about the statue of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Moroni">Angel Moroni</a>. Rumors claim that the statue is made of pure gold, although it is actually made of bronze and covered in gold leaf (one story I heard claims that someone once tried to steal the statue using a helicopter because they thought that it was solid gold). Many claim that the gold came from the Lost Rhodes Mine, a mine somewhere in the Uinta mountains. <a href="http://www.cs.utah.edu/~robison/treasure/stories/rhodes.html"> One website </a>states, <i>"The story begins with Brigham Young adopting and baptizing Chief Wakara, of the Ute Indians, as a member of the Mormon Church. Wakara made an agreement with Brigham that he could designate one man as his representative and Wakara would show him where a fabulous gold mine was located. Brigham designated Thomas Rhoades as his representative. Wakara took Rhoads to the secret place where the gold was hidden, only after he and Brigham had agreed that no other man would ever know it's location.... According to the story the mine was located in the Unita Mountains, in an area approximately 75 miles long from Hanna to White Rocks."</i> Legend says that the mine brought a bounty of gold wealth to the early Mormon church, but all attempts to find it since have been fruitless.</div>
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Thanks to the follow sites that assisted me in researching about the Salt Lake Temple: <a href="http://www.utah.com/mormon/salt_lake_temple.htm">Utah.com</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_Temple">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/salt-lake-city-place-which-god-prepared/4-design-construction-and-role-salt-lake-temple">Brigham Young University</a>, <a href="http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/additional-resources/background-on-the-salt-lake-temple">mormonnewsroom.org</a>, <a href="http://www.holyfetch.com/talk_faves/temple_elevators.html">holyfetch.com</a>, and <a href="http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/pioneers_and_cowboys/templesquare.html">Utah History to Go</a>.</div>
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LOST IN HISTORY: Although the Salt Lake Temple was the first temple that the Mormon pioneers in Utah started constructing, it was not the first to be completed. Which temples in Utah were completed before the Salt Lake Temple?</div>
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<a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2013/07/salt-lake-assembly-hall-at-temple-square.html">Answer to the previous "Lost In History"</a>: The historical item that was attached to the center spire of the Assembly Hall was the angel attached to the top of the<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauvoo_Temple"> Nauvoo Temple</a>. Although this angel is often associated with Moroni due to Moroni's prominence atop LDS temples, the angel was of no individual in particular. As opposed to the current image of the angel Moroni, which stands vertically, the angel atop the Nauvoo temple laid horizontally.</div>
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Finding ample meeting space was a constant struggle for the early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (also referred to as the LDS or Mormon church). <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-salt-lake-tabernacle-church-of-holy.html">After building multiple tabernacles and boweries</a>, the pioneers finally constructed the Tabernacle which currently sits on Temple Square in Salt Lake City. The Tabernacle could not be adequately heated during the winter and consequently in 1877 the old (or adobe) tabernacle was demolished in order to construct the Assembly Hall.<br />
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During construction, the building was often referred to as the "new tabernacle." Then president of the LDS church John Taylor corrected the confusion by naming it the "Salt Lake Assembly Hall" in 1879. Every member of the Latter-day Saint community was asked to contribute the equivalent of one day's pay or one day's labor to the construction of the building. The building originally was meant to hold around 3,000, but it currently only sits around 1,400, less that the old, adobe tabernacle that was razed. People from Provo may recognize the building because the Assembly Hall was used as a blueprint for later construction of the <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2011/02/university-center.html">Provo Tabernacle</a>.<br />
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The building has several architectural features that I have found confusing, one being the prominent <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_David">star of David</a> over the entrance. The year the building was finished, 1880, was the "jubilee year," or 50th anniversary of the founding of the LDS church. Consequently builders decided to incorporate the star in reference to the Israelite jubilee celebrations in the Old Testament. An additional oddity are the spires, several of which are truncated. These spires previously served as chimneys. Finally, I have often wondered about the incorporation of the large flowers around the ceiling. These flowers are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calochortus_nuttallii">sego lilies</a>, the Utah state flower and an important food source for early pioneers. Murals of important figures and locations in the LDS church were previously painted on the ceiling, although these have since been removed.<br />
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Extensive renovations occurred between 1979 and 1983, which mainly consisted of making the building and its roof more structurally sound. Like the Tabernacle, the Assembly Hall has mainly served as a meeting hall and a location for musical concerts. It still fulfills that purpose today, serving as the location for the <a href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsburger/56322082-53/june-park-concert-concerts.html.csp">Temple Square Concert Series</a>, meetings, and overflow for General Conference, a bi-annual LDS meeting.<br />
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Thank you to the following sites for resources and information regarding the Assembly Hall: <a href="http://www.utah.com/mormon/assembly_hall.htm">Utah.com</a>, <a href="http://elliottrl.tripod.com/ah/">elliotti.tripod.com</a>, <a href="http://www.byujourneys.org/blog/assembly-hall/">byujourneys.org</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_Assembly_Hall">Wikipedia</a>, and <a href="http://ldsarchitecture.wordpress.com/2012/03/21/salt-lake-assembly-hall-exterior/">ldsarchitecture.wordpress.com</a>.<br />
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Answer to the previous "Lost In History": The ingredient that was included in the plaster for the Tabernacle ceiling to make it harder was cattle hair.Chad Farneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555428005337298903noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083043035721577305.post-91797454522878203542013-06-28T22:03:00.001-07:002013-06-28T22:04:46.850-07:00The Salt Lake Tabernacle: the Church of the Holy Turtle or an Architectural Masterpiece?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When determining where to begin in highlighting Salt Lake's history, an obvious answer emerged: religion. Salt Lake's history is founded on religion. I want to highlight several of the religious buildings throughout the town, both Mormon and non-Mormon. It is only appropriate to start the discussion about religion with a discussion on Temple Square.<br />
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For the first installment about Temple Square I want to highlight the Tabernacle. Discussion regarding some type of assembly hall amongst pioneers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS or Mormons) begun almost upon arriving in Salt Lake Valley in 1847. Temple Square was designated as the location for the future Mormon temple and as a result, an assembly hall at Temple Square logically followed.</div>
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The first type of structure built was a bowery, located in the southwest corner, around the area where the Assembly Hall is currently located. A bowery is an open sided building with a roof of branches to provide some type of covering. The first bowery was assembled on July 31, 1847 by pioneers returning from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_Battalion">Mormon Battalion</a>. This bowery was replaced with another in 1849. </div>
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In 1852, the first tabernacle at Temple Square, called the Old Tabernacle or sometimes the Adobe Tabernacle, was constructed in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_Assembly_Hall">Assembly Hall</a>'s current location. Even though it was able to hold 2,000 to 3,000 people, it was too small even before it was completed. To hold the ever-increasing Mormon crowds, a third bowery was constructed outside the Old Tabernacle in 1853. The Old Tabernacle was razed in 1877 for the construction of the Assembly Hall. BYU compiled an excellent history of the Old Tabernacle and boweries located at Temple Square, which can be read <a href="https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/tabernacle-old-and-wonderful-friend/thesis/3-buildings-temple-block-preceding-tabernacle">here</a>. Below is a picture of the Old Tabernacle and the third bowery.<br />
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Construction of the Tabernacle started in 1863. The building was designed to lie on the center line axis of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_Temple">Salt Lake Temple</a>. One source that I found stated that the inspiration for the Tabernacle came from a similar building that was once proposed while the Mormon pioneers were living in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauvoo,_Illinois">Nauvoo</a>, Illinois. A more entertaining story (and possibly more common) is that Brigham Young came up with the idea while contemplating over an egg shell cracked in half length wise.</div>
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Stone for 46 supporting piers was cut from Red Butte Canyon, on the east side of Salt Lake City, and lumber was hauled from the Wasatch Mountains. Young wanted a self-supporting domed building to allow for clear sight lines. To accomplish this, large pieces of timber were steamed while being weighted on both sides. Skeptics argued that the whole roof would collapse upon removal of the scaffolding. In place of nails, which were a rarity at the time, the Tabernacle was constructed using wooden pegs which were bound with rawhide. Its seating capacity was 8,000, although it currently holds less due to the extra legroom between pews that was added during the 2005 renovations. The pioneers, trying to make the craftsmanship look as exquisite as possible, painted the pew benches to look like oak and the pillars to look like marble. Construction continued until 1875. Below are pictures from inside the ceiling, which is 9 feet thick.<br />
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One of the most noteworthy pieces of the Tabernacle is the organ. Construction of the organ continued after the completion of the Tabernacle. The organ was completed in 1870. Originally it held 700 pipes; with time it expanded, and currently there are 11,623 pipes, making it one of the largest organs in the world. <a href="http://theatreorgans.com/laird/top.pipe.organs.html">One source</a> I found stated that it is the 12th largest while <a href="http://sacredclassics.com/bigpipes.htm">another</a> quoted it being the 16th. One interesting note is that the pipes on the facade are actually made of wood and not metal.<br />
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Another incredible part of the building is its amazing acoustics. The elliptical domed shape of the Tabernacle allows for incredible amplification of noise. On tours, LDS missionaries will drop a pin while standing at the pulpit. The slight noise from this pin drop can be heard at the back of the building. In 1870, the gallery, more commonly known as the balcony, was added to additionally aid the acoustics. Currently, some argue that the building is acoustically perfect.</div>
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According to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_Tabernacle">Wikipedia</a>, <i>"The structure was an architectural wonder in its day, prompting a writer for </i>Scientific American <i>to comment on 'the mechanical difficulties of attending to the construction of so ponderous a roof.' Some visitors around the beginning of the 20th century criticized it as 'a prodigious tortoise that has lost its way' or 'the Church of the Holy Turtle,' but </i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_lloyd_wright" style="font-style: italic;">Frank Lloyd Wright</a><i> </i>[who is arguably the most famous American architect ever]<i> dubbed the tabernacle 'one of the architectural masterpieces of the country and perhaps the world.'"</i></div>
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While the Tabernacle has had several significant purposes, such as the home of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_tabernacle_choir">Mormon Tabernacle Choir</a> and the <a href="http://www.utahsymphony.org/">Utah Symphony Orchestra</a> before the construction of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abravanel_Hall">Abravenal Hall</a>, the building was often associated the bi-annual conference held by the LDS church, commonly referred to as General Conference. By the end of the 20th century, the LDS church had far outgrown the building, and in the April 1996 conference, then President Gordon B. Hinckley announced the construction of a new 26,000 seat conference center which would be located at the block north of Temple Square. This building, now called the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lds_conference_center">LDS Conference Center</a>, was finished in 2000. </div>
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The building is a one-of-a-kind example of early Mormon pioneer architecture and is open for tours on a daily basis. You can attend the Mormon Tabernacle Choir practice, which is usually Thursday evenings between 8 and 9:30 PM, and the Sunday broadcast of the Choir performing with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_and_the_Spoken_Word">Music and the Spoken Word</a> which is the oldest continuous nationwide network broadcast in the world and the third longest running US television series. Organ recitals are at 12 PM Monday through Saturday and 2 PM on Sundays. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, an additional organ recital occurs a 2 PM Monday through Saturday.<br />
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Thanks to the follow sites for assistance and information regarding the Tabernacle: <a href="http://www.utah.com/mormon/tabernacle.htm">Utah.com</a>, <a href="http://www.lds.org/locations/temple-square-salt-lake-city-tabernacle">lds.org</a>, <a href="http://mormonsoprano.com/2008/08/30/history-of-the-salt-lake-mormon-tabernacle/">mormonsoprano.com</a>, and <a href="http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/pioneers_and_cowboys/templesquare.html">Utah History To Go</a>.</div>
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LOST IN HISTORY: Skeptics argued that the Tabernacle roof would collapse upon removal of the scaffolding. Several measures were instituted to assure that this did not occur, including plastering the roof to give it additional strength. This plaster contained a very unusual ingredient. What was it? The answer will be included in the next "Lost in History" segment.</div>
Chad Farneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555428005337298903noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083043035721577305.post-69914614928716290032013-04-28T19:56:00.003-07:002013-04-28T19:58:22.103-07:00Urban Myth 3: Gilgal Garden and the Joseph Smith SphinxFor my third and final urban myth, I wanted to focus on an often circulation story about a sculpture in Salt Lake City that is a sphinx with the head of Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism. Unlike the previous urban myths, this is not a myth at all; it is actually a real place. The sphinx of Joseph Smith is located in what I would argue is the most quirky sculpture garden in Utah: Gilgal Gardens.<br />
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The history of the Garden on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgal_Sculpture_Garden">Wikipedia</a> reads: <i>"Thomas Child, a masonry contractor and Bishop of the 10th Salt Lake LDS ward, conceived of a symbolic sculpture garden that would be a retreat from the world and a tribute to his most cherished religious and personal beliefs. He began building the garden in the back yard of his family home in 1947, when he was 57 years old, and continued to pour his time and money into the work until his death in 1963. Child named the garden Gilgal after the Biblical location where Joshua ordered the Israelistes to place twelve stones as a memorial. The name 'Gilgal' is sometimes translate to mean 'circle of standing stones,' an appropriate appellation for a sculpture garden. Gilgal is also the name of a city and a valley in The Book of Mormon, a sacred scripture in Mormonism.</i><br />
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<i>"Many of the sculptures and quotations found at Gilgal refer to LDS themes: the restoration of the Priesthood, the great Mormon migration west, and the many similarities Child saw between the ancient Israelists and his LDS forefathers.</i><br />
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<i>"Although Child was not a classically trained artist, he went to great lengths to obtain and shape the perfect stones for his beloved garden. He created a complete workshop in his yard for handling and cutting the stones, proudly stating that all the finish work for his statues was completed on the site. </i><br />
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<i>"The finished statues are likewise unconventional, even eccentric: a sacrificial altar, a shrine to Child's beloved wife Bertha, even a sphinx with the face of Mormon prophet Joseph Smith, Jr. Child, who shared the garden with thousands of visitors over his lifetime, knew that not everyone would appreciate his particular vision. His primary concern, however, was the the garden would succeed in marking people think: 'You don't have to agree with me,' he said. 'You may think I am a nut, but I hope I have aroused your thinking and curiosity.'</i><br />
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<i>"Until 2000, the Garden was owned by the late Grant Fetzer family. Fetzer was a neighbor who bought the property after Child's death in 1963. Only open on Sundays, the garden was visited and often vandalized by late night trespassers. The family, tired of keeping up the garden considered making it the centerpiece of an apartment development. Later a plan was floated by a Canadian company to teach down the garden and put in condominiums.</i><br />
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<i>"Instead, a group of citizens called the Friends of Gilgal Garden, headed by Hortense Child Smith, the widow of Child's son, purchased an option to buy the property provided they could raise funds by January 10, 2000. The group arranged a $400,000 commitment from Salt Lake County and $100,000 each from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation, covering the lion's share of the purchase price. However these commitments were conditioned on the garden becoming a city park, which Salt Lake City Council was reluctant to take because of a budget crunch. The property was eventually purchased for $679,000 and turned over to the city. On October 21, 2000, Gilgal Garden reopened as a city park. At a ceremony celebrating the occasion, Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson called the Garden 'an absolute jewel.'"</i><br />
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Gilgal Garden, the only <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visionary_art">visionary art environment</a> in Utah, is located at 749 E 500 S in Salt Lake City. It is sandwiched between two houses and is incredibly easy to miss if you don't know its there. In fact, I have talked with several locals that did not even know that it exists. The Garden is open from 8 AM to 8 PM from April to September and from 9 AM to 5 PM from October to March.<br />
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My favorite art piece at the Garden is one of Child himself. Child created a statue of himself with brick pants. He pieced all the bricks together before firing to make sure the statue would look correct, he disassembled the bricks, and numbered each one. However, during the firing, the numbers ran off. Child had to reassemble the brick pants much like a jig-saw puzzle in order to put the statue back together.<br />
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Below are several pictures of the Garden. Immediately below is the location of the garden, between the two houses on the north side of the road. As I said earlier, it can be easy to pass by.<br />
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Similar to <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2013/02/urban-myth-salt-lake-citys-hobbitville.html">Hobbitville</a>, there are several stones throughout the Garden with sayings carved into them. Most of the sayings are scriptures from the Mormon Canon (the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price)<br />
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The piece below is a representation of a sacrificial altar.<br />
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The famous brick pants.<br />
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An archway with a very large keystone and four books representing the Mormon canon.<br />
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At the Gardens are a couple of really cool bird houses.<br />
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Gilgal's wife. Yes, it does look as spooky in real life.<br />
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A representation of Daniel 2<br />
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Gilgal Garden is one of my favorite place in Salt Lake, simply because of it one-of-a-kind quirkiness. It is a beautiful area and a fun place to visit. If you would like more information about the Gilgal Garden or would like to make a tax deductible donation, please visit the <a href="http://www.gilgalgarden.org/index.html">Friends of the Gilgal Garden website</a>.<br />
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While researching Gilgal Gardens, I came across some really cool artwork by Ryan Perkins. I wanted to include his piece entitled "The Man Child (in Gilgal)" which is an image of the statue of Child wearing the brick pants.<br />
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LOST IN HISTORY: Thomas Child was the bishop of the ward that met at the 10th Ward Meeting House. This building still stands. Where in Salt Lake is it located? As an additional help, there is an image of the building behind the statue of Child wearing the brick pants.<br />
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According to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_City_Cemetery">Wikipedia</a>, <i>"The Salt Lake City Cemtery is in the Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah. Approximately 120,000 persons are buried in the cemetery. Many religious leaders and politicians, particularly many leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) lie in the cemetery. It encompasses over 250 acres and contains 9 1/2 miles of roads. It is the largest city-operated cemetery in the United States. </i><br />
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<i>"The first burial occurred on September 27, 1847, when George Wallace buried his child, Mary Wallace. The burial was two months after the Mormon pioneers had settled the Salt Lake Valley. In 1849, George Wallace, Daniel H. Wells, and Joseph Heywood surveyed 20 acres at the same site for the area's burial grounds. In 1851, Salt Lake City was incorporated and the 20 acres officially became the Salt Lake City Cemetery with George Wallace as its first sexton.</i><br />
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<i>"As of mid 2012, only 1,000 cemetery plots remain unsold. Cemetery officials predict that the cemetery will be completely sold out in 10 years."</i><br />
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Below is the <a href="http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tJwwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rkoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6886%2C4607337">entrance to the Cemetery</a> at the corner of 4th Ave and N and the Sexton's house which is located behind the arch.<br />
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One of the most often cited urban myths in Salt Lake is that of the "Grave of Emo." According to <a href="http://www.enjoyutah.org/2011/09/utahs-mysteries-and-urban-legends-emos.html">Enjoyutah.org</a>, <i>"Urban legend tells us that if you light a candle and walk backwards around the grave three times, when you peer into the crypt you will see the face of Emo the Ghost. Every person you talk to in Salt Lake City 'knows somebody who knows somebody' who has tried this ritual, and has seen Emo."</i><br />
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The grave at the center of the legend is that of Jacob E. Moritz, a prominent politician in early Utah history and founder of the Salt Lake Brewery, one of the largest breweries outside of Wisconsin in its day. In 1910, Moritz grew ill and returned to Germany where he died. Due to his connection to Utah and its history, his ashes were shipped back to Utah and placed in an urn inside the crypt bearing his name in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.<br />
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Because of all of the visitors to his gravesite, the urn with his ashes was eventually removed and replaced with an empty bottle. No one really knows where or when the legend regarding the ghost of Emo got started. The only thing that I have read that relates Moritz to the fabricated ghost of Emo, who supposedly was a serial killer or a child molester, is that Jacob E. Moritz name spelt out includes "EMO" (<i>jacob</i>EMO<i>ritz</i>).<br />
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On Halloween when I went to the cemetery to test out the legend, I was not sneaky enough and was quickly caught by security. They politely told me to leave the cemetery, so I have yet to actually try to the legend. If you would like to give it a try, the crypt is located in the Jewish section of the cemetery, and the exact location of the gravesite can be found <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdWAeuf5JaUFA0nU1cmRhsFR5YV28lqQYxc67-BSnKk-cdpn5_EAn7REhL6rZP9ZafCIEk7oFaK9ikqm_VWOWd0UJZ605L3_9x8JgYpGsymvVCSxduBoVkb-bMDpJ3_8YZeqn_Ezkdxw/s1600/Emo%2527s+Grave.png">by clicking here</a>.<br />
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Below are pictures of the crypt, the replacement urn, and the M on the front of the crypt. If you look close enough at the 'M' you can see that someone has engraved 'EMO.'<br />
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The reason that I first went to the Salt Lake City Cemetery was the rumor that someone buried there had "taken by the beast 666" inscribed on her gravestone. This myth is true and is the gravestone of Lilly E. Gray. When looking for the grave, the grounds keeper who directed me where to go pointed out very clearly that the grave is located in the Mormon section of the cemetery and not the Catholic side.<br />
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The only thing in inscribed on Gray's tombstone, beside her name, date of birth, and date of death, is "Taken by the beast 666." The most surprising thing to me upon finding the location is that she died in 1958; I was expecting her to have died in the late 19th century. Little is known about Lilly. She moved to Salt Lake around 1950, around the same time that she married Elmer Gray, who is also buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery but far away from Lilly.<br />
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The most common assumption is that Lilly's husband, Elmer, suffered from some severe mental problems. Since he was the only surviving relative of Lilly, it was his responsibility to plan all of the funeral arrangements, including the headstone. The best example of Elmer's insanity can be found in Elmer's <a href="http://images.archives.utah.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/328/id/7155">request to the Utah State Board of Parols for parol</a>. In it, Elmer states that he was held for 10 years by "Democrat kidnappers and their friends" and that his parents died of grief after the kidnappers murdered his wife. Although the request was written 3 years before marrying Lilly, it can be assumed that his erratic and crazy behavior continued for several years, resulting in the odd tombstone.<br />
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Lilly's grave (which is located in the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdWAeuf5JaUFA0nU1cmRhsFR5YV28lqQYxc67-BSnKk-cdpn5_EAn7REhL6rZP9ZafCIEk7oFaK9ikqm_VWOWd0UJZ605L3_9x8JgYpGsymvVCSxduBoVkb-bMDpJ3_8YZeqn_Ezkdxw/s1600/Emo%2527s+Grave.png">X1 section of the Cemetery</a>) can be a little difficult to find. The easiest way to find it is by going to the Catholic area (Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemeter), which is the most eastern part of the Cemetery. The hill is somewhat steep, and at the top of the slope is a section of tall pine trees in a row. Go to the third tall pine from the east (not counting the little tiny one furthest east) and continue up the cemetery in a straight line north from that tree. The tombstone is pretty small and lies on the ground so keep an eye out. I have always seen things left at the site (flowers, pennies, cigarettes, candles) and people often visit. Below is a picture looking south with Lilly Gray's tombstone in the foreground and the large pines in the background.<br />
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The Salt Lake City Cemetery is an incredibly interesting place full of history. The<a href="http://www.enjoyutah.org/2011/08/salt-lake-city-cemetery-utahs-hidden.html"> EnjoyUtah.org</a> site has several stories about the Cemetery. For example, the site discuses the potential burial site of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundance_Kid">Sundance Kid </a>(of Butch Casidy and the Sundance Kid fame), <a href="http://www.richardpaulevans.com/angel-statues">the Christmas Box Angel monument</a>, the location of the burial sites of several Mormon prophets and leaders, a scavenger hunt, and the story of Jean Baptiste, a early cemetery worker who stole clothes from the bodies of hundreds of people that he buried; Baptiste was later banished to Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake as a result. It is kind of a crazy story, and interestingly BYU just came out with a movie about Jean Baptiste, which you can find below.<br />
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LOST IN HISTORY: It is interesting that with all of the LDS prophets that are buried in the Cemetery, the prophet that established Salt Lake City, Brigham Young, is not. Brigham Young is buried in a different part of Salt Lake. The Lost in History question for this post is where in Salt Lake was Brigham Young buried?Chad Farneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555428005337298903noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083043035721577305.post-3389407612222905202013-02-28T20:09:00.001-08:002013-02-28T21:02:38.425-08:00Urban Myth: Salt Lake City's Hobbitville (aka Allen Park)Salt Lake City is a city of stereotypes. Most people have some idea about Salt Lake before ever visiting. I wanted to start of by dispelling some of those stereotypes, or at least a few urban myths. <br />
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When living down in Utah County, the most common myth that I heard multiple times about Salt Lake City was in regards to Hobbitville. Hobbitville is a supposed neighborhood in Salt Lake City that is inhabited completed by little people (some people call them midgets, but I will call them little people in this post). Rumors are that the neighborhood is located somewhere within the Sugar House area. I had heard that the area is full of little tiny houses. However, you would have to be extremely careful if ever trying to get into Hobbitville because the residents are extremely protective and would yell at you and chase you out of the area.<br />
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I don't know how this myth ever got started. I think it probably worsened when TLC started a show called <i><a href="http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/little-chocolatiers/">The Little Chocolatiers</a> </i>about a little person couple from Salt Lake City that ran a chocolate shop. I heard from multiple sources that the couple from this show lived in Hobbitville. <a href="http://utahadventures.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/hobbitville/">Local adventure seekers that love to share the lore of their dance with death by the hands of little people</a> have only added to the legend. One <a href="http://www.enjoyutah.org/2011/09/utahs-mysteries-hobbitville.html">website</a> that I found state that "<i>Legend has it that if you run through 'Hobbitville' at night, magical creatures and evil hobbits will come out and lock you in their tiny cages."</i><br />
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So now for the truth: Hobbitville doesn't really exist. Sorry everyone. I was pretty disappointed myself because it sounded like a really cool urban myth. That being said, the urban myth is only half false. Hobbitville has an actual location, it just isn't full of little people. The place that everyone supposes is Hobbitville is actually called Allen Park.<br />
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Allen Park is located directly across from Westminster University on 13th East in Salt Lake City and is situation along the Emmigration Creek. <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/allen-park-aka-hobbitville-is-a-historic-bird-sanctuary-community">Examiner.com</a> has a great history of the place. Their page reads:<br />
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<i>"Allen Park was established in the 1930s by Dr. George Allen and his wife Ruth Larsen Allen as a bird sanctuary. For nearly 30 years, Dr. Allen collected more than 700 bird and wildlife specimens from around the world and housed them in Allen Park.</i><br />
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<i>"The bird sanctuary was open to the public every Sunday until Dr. Allen's death in 1961.</i><br />
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<i>"In order to help financially sustain Allen Park, Dr. Allen began to incorporate rental residences into the neighborhood and he built or relocated several small structures to Allen Park in the 1930s and 1940s. Some of the cabins were built by local craftsman in exchange for free medical care by Dr. Allen.</i><br />
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<i>"Allen Park became home to many nature lovers. The houses are small, even by historic standards, so most of the individuals living in them were single without families or children.</i><br />
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<i>"Allen Park continues to be a nature lovers rental paradise. Not as many bird species reside in Allen park today but it is home to many waterfowl and peacocks. it is also one of the few rental places that is within Salt lake City that still has the feeling of living in a wooded cabin near a peaceful stream."</i><br />
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I found <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/sugar-house-s-allen-park">another interesting article</a> about the residence that Allen built. "<i>In keeping with the rustic natural habitat, Allen built several log cabin dwellings on the property, including his own lodge-like residence, unique in its construction without the use of metal nails and thought to be the only one of its type in the US. Originally consisting of 24 rooms, it was partially reduced in size by a 1981 fire. Allen resided there until his death in 1961."</i><br />
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When I went to Allen Park, I ran into the current manager of the property, who I believe is Allen's daughter. She lamented the fact that they can't keep up the property like they used to in the old days and that they can't afford several of the exotic birds that used to be housed on the property. She was an extremely nice lady and I couldn't figure out why everyone said that Allen Park is so unfriendly. I asked her if I could walk around and she obliged. <br />
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As I began to talk down the road, I said hi to the grounds keeper. He gruffly rumbled back a hello. I asked him how he was doing. He stammered out an "I've doing okay, considering the circumstances." He paused a good ten seconds and said quite loudly, "I would be better if people would just leave us the f*** alone!" I ignored the statement that was clearly directed towards me and started walking deeper into the property. As I traveled further from the man (into a dead end), he continued to scream profanities at no one in general. It was very unnerving, but once I got deep enough into the property, the distance drowned out his voice.<br />
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Allen Park is enchanting. I almost felt like I was in Narnia. There are lamp posts throughout that have sayings and quotes on them. Also throughout there are several cool cement pieces that have quotes. All of the buildings and structures have a unique, made-by-hand look to them. Emigration creek wanders throughout the area, making it even more stunning.<br />
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I do have to say that the people there were all very private. I felt somewhat imposing just walking through and taking pictures. I did receive permission from Allen's daughter to walk through. There are several no trespassing signs posted throughout. I do believe that the legends that have grown around the unfriendliness of the area probably stem from the grounds keeper, who scared me quite a bit. <br />
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There aren't very many birds left, only a few peacocks, chickens, turkey, and geese. Most of these birds are caged right along 1300 East. If you are walking down 13th East, it is hard to miss them on the east side of the street.<br />
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I was very disappointed when trying to research Allen Park with the complete lack of photographs, both current and historic; everything I could find was taken from directly on 13th east. As a result I have included several photos of Allen Park. Once again, it is private property so if you would like to do some exploring, make sure you have permission.<br />
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Allen Park is very easy to miss. There are a couple of pillars on 13th East (at around 1850 S) that mark the entrance. They are in a state of disrepair.</div>
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The bird cages abut the street and the birds seem to really enjoy humans. Here are a couple of photos that I took of them:</div>
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This turkey was especially photogenic and followed me around his pen for several minutes.<br />
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After walking down the lane, this building is the first one that I came across. I think it used to be a place where people would have bonfires.</div>
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After continuing on a little further I came across these cool fountains. I have ridden my bike to this part during the summer and I don't think that they are even actually turned on.</div>
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The fountain stand directly in front of the main house that Allen built several years ago, which currently has some cool bird figurines of it.</div>
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The house below is located next to Allen's original house. This house is called the rooster house, named for the rooster painted on the front of the house.</div>
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I thought that the following two houses are very unique. The owners had to park on this side of the river and then walk across a cool wooden bridge to the other side of the stream to get to their house.<br />
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Several of the homes have a very unique, hand made feel, such as large stones that says "Mary Rose" or hand crafted walk ways.<br />
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I found several references to a pond or pool that was located in Allen Park. Below is the area that surrounds the pond, including an old cement dear that was missing its head. The pond is currently empty and I don't know whether it is full during the warmer months of the year.<br />
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Below is a walk way leading down to Emigration Creek.<br />
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Below is an old well. It is currently filled in, but it is several feet deep and I believe that it is the original well for the property.<br />
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This is a view from the end of the street looking back towards 13th East. The street that travels through Allen park ends at a roundabout. <br />
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Below is a view of Emigration Creek, just west the old Garfield Elementary building on 15th East.</div>
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One of the most interesting parts of Allen Park are all of the hand made light posts throughout the property. Most of the posts have interesting quotes on them.<br />
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Below is the lamp post that is located in the middle of the roundabout at the end of the road. On one side it says, "God's in his heaven all's right with the world," on another it says, "Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground," the third side it reads, "Intelligo ut credam," and on the final side it reads, "Pour down your warmth great sun."</div>
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In addition to the light posts, there are several large cement blocks with quotes on them. Below are a few of them.<br />
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Yes, the block below does say, "Lo, the poor indian whose untutor'd mind." I don't know what the rest says because it is covered by snow.<br />
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So as a summary, Allen Park: still a cool place even though the residents are normal sized.</div>
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After several years of posts from Utah County, I am taking the blog up north, to Salt Lake City. I wanted to start with one of my favorite places in Salt Lake, the Garden Park Ward Building.<br />
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After moving to Salt Lake, I had an incredible experience as I was riding my bike around one day. I came across a church building and I felt like I had found a secret garden. The building, the Garden Park Ward, was hidden in the middle of a neighborhood, but had the most incredible grounds I had ever come across for a church building. Here are some pictures from 1939 and what it looks like today:<br />
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The chapel is located at 1150 E Yale Ave in Salt Lake City.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> </span></span>Outside of the chapel is a plaque that reads:<br />
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<i>"The historic Garden Park Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is situated where the Red Butte Creek flows into the Salt Lake Valley. Brigham Young in 1857 conveyed his deeded property to his younger brother, Lorenzo Dow Young. In 1880 it was acquired by Lorenzo's daughter, Josephine Young Carter, who transferred 21 acres, including this site, to Le Grand Young. Le Grand was Brigham Young's nephew and general legal counsel to the LDS church. Le Grand and Lorenzo planted trees, many of which remain on this site. In 1918 it was sold to John C. Howard who enlarged the home and added the walls and smaller buildings. The estate was bought in 1928 for the Garden Park Ward Chapel, which was dedicated April 2, 1939 by President Heber J. Grant.</i><br />
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<i>"The chapel stands on a foundation constructed for the Howard mansion. The oak grove, the giant trees, the stream and pond, walks, walls, and gardens provide a place of worship with historical ties to pioneer days.</i><br />
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<i>"President Gordon B. Hinckley 15th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints rededicated the Garden Park Ward building and grounds on January 20, 2008. This was President Hinckley's last public appearance prior to his passing on January 27, 2008."</i><br />
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The final picture of the three that I posted above is what is called the Scout House or is sometimes known as the Carriage House. I do not know if this was the original house on the property that was later enlarged by John Howard or if it was constructed at the same time as the chapel. The picture above is from 1941, which leads me to wonder at what time it was enlarged, since it currently includes an additional wing that was not included in the original rendering.<br />
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One interesting part of the building can be seen in the picture above of the chapel. Unlike most LDS chapels, rather than having pews, the chapel has seats. They remained after the 2008 renovation and are still in place.<br />
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The best part of the chapel are the gardens in the back. It is an extremely popular place to take wedding photos and it is common to find a bride or two roaming around. I love to go and sit by the pond or lay under one of the huge trees. The chapel is available for wedding receptions, but only for those individuals that live within the stake boundaries. Anyone can take photos, as long as it is on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Saturday. For more information, please visit <a href="http://gardenparkward.org/">gardenparkward.org</a>.<br />
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Below are several photos of the building and the grounds.<br />
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LOST IN HISTORY: The Red Butte Creek, which flows through Garden Park Ward, has been scene to a recent environmental controversy. What environmental issue recently occurred (within the last 5 years) happened on Red Butte Creek? If you get tired of searching, you can read a good article about it <a href="http://www.sltrib.com/lds/ci_15319943">here</a>.Chad Farneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555428005337298903noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083043035721577305.post-15166580007192674152013-02-02T20:58:00.001-08:002013-02-02T20:58:14.795-08:00Provo Center StreetI have enjoyed my time in covering historical buildings in Provo and much of Utah County. While looking through photos of downtown Provo, I came across some photos of several historic buildings downtown that I wanted to share.<br />
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The picture below is from the corner of Freedom Blvd and Center. A plaque on the corner building reads: <i>"In October 1875, President Brigham Young executed a deed of trust to establish an academy. First classes were held in January 1878. Warren N. Dusenberry, principal. Karl G. Maeser became principal April 1878 to 1892. <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2011/04/little-byu-history-for-you.html">First school held on this site in Provo's first brick structure</a>. Destroyed by fire in 1884. Classes continued in temporary quarters, then ZCMI warehouse until education building was dedicated 1892. During those years, A. O. Smoot, president of trustees, arranged financing. Benjamin Cluff, Jr., [romo[a; 1892-1903. Academy changed to Brigham Young University 1903."</i><br />
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A view of Center Street, looking east, from 100 West</div>
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A view of Center Street from 100 West, looking West. A plaque on the corner building reads: <i>"R. Spencer Hines, a pharmacist who made his money in the Tintic mines, constructed this building in 1885 as a drug store and saloon (The Palace) and rebuilt it to its present shape in 1890. Hines was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.), the first fraternal order formed in Provo, an organization which utilized the second floor of this building during 1890-93. In 1893 the second floor was rebuilt to create a rooming house. The drug store continued in operation and eventually became known as Hedquist Drug Store, Ivan's Drug, Stone Drug, Sanitary Cafe, Cozy Cafe and Provo Pharmacy. Restaurants, such as the Vienna Care, have operated in the former saloon area."</i></div>
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A plaque on the second building from the corner, the Southworth Block, reads: <i>"Built in 1900 by Henry L. Southworth, this building was known historically as the Southworth Block and originally housed four businesses with a public hall of the second floor. Some of the businesses that operated in this building include the Palace Meat Market, Pal Butcher Shop, the Boston Store, theHub Clothing Co., the Cystal Restaurant, Leven's Men's Store, Heindsleman's, Daynes Optical, and the Hyde House which rented out rooms on the second floor. This building was restored in 1990."</i></div>
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Buildings located around 350 W Center Street.</div>
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A building located around 50 W Center Street.</div>
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The following two photos are of the Utah County Clothing House, which was located on the northwest corner of 200 West (Freedom Blvd.) and Center Street, where the Utah County Convention Center is currently located. The first photo is from 1900 and the second from a latter date.</div>
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A view of Center Street from around 200 West (Freedom Blvd), looking east:</div>
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Historic buildings located on the west side on University Ave between Center and 100 North:</div>
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The Union Block, located around 50 W Center, and other buildings located next to the Union Block:<br />
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The building located at Center and 300 West which has recently been remodeled and turned into <a href="http://themadisonprovoutah.blogspot.com/">the Madison</a>:<br />
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The building located at Center Street and Freedom, where <a href="http://www.binghamcyclery.com/">Bingham Cyclery</a> is located:<br />
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The building located at the corner of 200 West and Center, where Smoke Break is located:<br />
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LOST IN HISTORY: Provo is currently constructing a<a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2011/06/pioneer-park-in-provo.html"> splash pad at Pioneer Park</a>, on the west side of downtown. The splash pad will reference different people that have been instrumental in the history and foundation of Provo. I found at least four groups of individuals that will be referenced in the cement work around the splash pad. What are the four groups?<br />
<span id="goog_886384172"></span><span id="goog_886384173"></span><br />Chad Farneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555428005337298903noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083043035721577305.post-52946621423150823042013-01-27T14:39:00.003-08:002013-01-27T14:40:35.885-08:00Knight Block<br />
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The most recognizable historical business building in Provo is probably the Knight Block, located on the Northeast corner of Center and University Ave. The building was built by <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2011/10/knight-mansion.html">Jesse Knight</a>, who at the time was the wealthiest business man in Provo. He made his fortune from mining claims in the <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2011/04/downtown-eureka-part-1.html">Eureka</a> area. He was instrumental in the construction of several business and houses throughout Provo and has been highlighted in a number of previous posts.<br />
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Before the Knight Block was constructed, the Northeast corner of Center and University was where the Provo Cooperative Institution, or the Co-op, was located. The picture above is second Co-op building and the original Co-op building can be found in the picture below. The Co-op was demolished when the Knight Block was constructed.<br />
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According to the <a href="http://www.provo.org/commdev.landmarkslist_main.html">Provo City website</a>, the Knight Block was <i>"constructed in 1900 on the site of the Provo East Co-op Mine owner and entrepreneur Jesse Knight built it as the headquarters for his commercial enterprises. Richard C. Watkins, a Provo and Ogden architect, designed the Knight Block. Knight hoped the new building would be the most imposing business structure in Provo. With <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2011/02/university-center.html">the tabernacle</a>, <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2012/07/utah-county-courthouse.html">court house</a>, and the <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2013/01/university-and-center-provos-most.html">Provo Commercial and Saving Bank</a> sharing the corner of University and Center, the Knight Block became a community landmark. The building was divided into public and private places. The public place on the street level featured large plate glass windows that show cased the Schwab Clothing Store. The upper, private part of the building was visually different from the lower level."</i><br />
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According to a <a href="http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19840120&id=uJg_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=EIMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2812,1516961">Deseret News article</a> featured in the post about the <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2012/08/what-this-country-needs-is-good-5-cent.html">Gates-Snow Building</a>, the Knight Block was purchased by the Provo Town Square Associates. Its restoration was completed in 1984. While that restoration was only completed 40 years ago, another possible restoration is in the works, if the <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/660227336/New-high-rise-buildings-in-downtown-Provo.html?pg=all">University Tower </a>is constructed. The University Tower is a proposed 10 story building which will be located between the Knight Block and Wells Fargo Tower that is located at 100 North and University Ave. The agreement, which was initially signed in 2007 but has staled due to the economy, would also restore the facade of the Gates-Snow Building and add 2 additional four story buildings to Center Street, one between the Knight Block and the Gates-Snow and the other just to the west of Los Hermanos, the old Ottavio's. All three buildings will be interconnected.</div>
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The Knight Block was designated on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Below are some additional photos of the building throughout the years.</div>
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LOST IN HISTORY: Jesse Knight was famous for his mining claims in Eureka. Unfortunately, Eureka is a shell of its former self and Main Street is filled with abandoned store fronts. Besides the gas station and mining museum, there is one attraction to Main Street, a cabin of a famous Mormon pioneer. Whose cabin is located on Main Street in Eureka?</div>
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In April of 1917, a group of artisans in Provo decided to add an innovative, concrete fountain to the intersection of University Ave and Center Street. The fountain marked what became a meeting place for Provo residents; several community events were organized and held around the fountain, including bike races, hikes, and pageants. The fountain was eventually removed in 1931.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/article_fed83db1-ab3f-5c69-bdc4-e5679d95e097.html">Daily Herald wrote an excellent article</a> about the fountain. One of my favorite stories recounted in the article is how the fountain was used to "duck," or throw people in the fountain, several Provo High School students who did not show up to a mandatory day of service. I also enjoyed the story about a group of kids who would hold onto car bumpers in the intersection and get a quick ride down the street.<br />
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The fountain was eventually moved because it was a traffic hazard. Automobile accidents were extremely common around it, especially in the winter time when the fountain froze over and the ice spilled onto the street. Since University Ave is a state highway, the state offered to remove the fountain. Although several individuals wanted to move the fountain to a local park as a commemoration of the horse and buggy era, the city accepted the states offer when no funds could be found to move the fountain. <br />
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In the first photo of this post, you can see one of the most prominent buildings in Provo, the First National Bank Building (which may be known as the Commercial and Savings Building), which is currently part of <a href="http://www.provotownsquare.net/Provo_Town_Square/Provo_Town_Square_Home.html">Provo Town Square</a>. Below is a picture of the building from 1880 and what it currently looks like.</div>
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<i>"Businessmen A. O. Smoote organized the First National Bank of Provo in 1882 and constructed their first building on this site in 1884. In 1894 the Provo Commercial and Savings Bank took over First National. Reed Smoot, president, had organized the new bank in 1890. Provo Commercial and Savings constructed this building in 1904. Like the Knight Block, the architect for this building was Richard C. Watkins. Watkins also designed College Hall and other commercial buildings on University and Center during the real estate boom in Provo at the turn of the century. The new bank resembles the Knight Block and is late Richardson Romanesque-Commercial. The ground level has been altered, eliminating the large arched window. Look especially for the capitals on the free standing and engauged columns. They have some of the finest hand carved masonry work in provo. The carving which are also are Richardson Romanesque inspired, included Gothic creatures and naturalistic designs such as leaves. The second level has remained essentially intact."</i></div>
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As nerdy as it sounds, I got really excited when I read that the building is in the Richardson-Romanesque style because my favorite building in Salt Lake, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_City_and_County_Building">City and County Building</a>, is also Richardson-Romanesque. One additional historical note is that the first building at this site held class for Brigham Young Academy after the Lewis Building was destroyed in 1884.</div>
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LOST IN HISTORY: The other day I read about a building in Provo that has been lifted off its foundation and is resting on stilts about 5 feet of the ground so that a 38 foot basement can be dug. Which building is it? As a couple extra hints, it is located in the vicinity of the First National Bank Building and it has been covered in a couple of previous posts. If you would like to see pictures of it rest on stilts, take a look at the <a href="http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=132990&page=142">Skyscraperpage Forum</a>.</div>
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<i>"August 20, 1812, the Board of Education agreed 'that a high school be established in Provo city.' The so-called high school began with 'one year' then 'two years' and then more until it became a four-year school. At the close of the school year of 1920-21, Provo graduated students from the public high school for the first time in the city's history. A high school yearbook of 1918 lists the names of eight students who were in the eleventh year. The ten-year period, following the close of World War I, was a time when the high school grew rapidly. In the spring of 1924, there were 65 graduating students, and at the close of the school year of 1924-25, one hundred-sixteen pupils graduated. By 1956 more than 1,000 students attended school at Provo High School. The last graduating class of 1956 had 336 students. More than thirty-five class groups emerged into life from this edifice."</i></div>
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The high school was eventually moved to the corner of University Ave and Bulldog. After the school was moved, the original building was demolished and replaced with the Provo City Hall, which includes the main police and fire station. Below are pictures of what the school looked like after construction and what it currently looks like.</div>
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Chad Farneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555428005337298903noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083043035721577305.post-73010885258360662692013-01-05T09:22:00.002-08:002013-01-05T09:22:12.632-08:00An Opera and a Beer in ProvoThere has been a lot of talk recently in Utah news about the <a href="http://www.utahperformingartscenter.org/">new performing arts center that will soon be coming to Salt Lake City</a> and even the <a href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment2/55358876-223/hale-theater-theatre-facility.html.csp">possible relocation of the Hale Center Theatre from West Valley City to Sandy</a>. With all of the talk about performing arts, it is interesting to note that Provo used to have one of the premier Opera Houses along the Wasatch Front. The Provo Opera House was located about 50 North 100 West.<br />
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<i><a href="http://archive.org/details/provothegarden1888eng">Provo: the garden city of Utah: its resources and attractions</a></i> stated about the opera house, <i>"Perhaps no other city of double its population in the United Sftates has so fine a building of amusement as Provo. The Provo Opera House has a seating capacity of 900, and cost over $30,000. Like all other public institutions in Provo, everything is new and contains all the modern advantages in the line for which it was erected. It may be unnecessary to state that a city with such a building has a good record among traveling theatrical companies for the number of its amusement-loving inhabitants."</i><br />
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The best information that I could find on the Opera House was from the <a href="http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/BYUPhotos/id/285">BYU website</a> where the picture was originally published. The site states, <i>"Although plays, debates, and lectures were held in College Hall, the old Opera House in downtown Provo (constructed in 1888 on First West between Center Street and First North) was the scene of many large-scale BYU productions, such as operas and major drama, before 1920. Later the seats were removed and the building was used for dances and boxing and wrestling matches. According to Professor J. Homer Wakefield, who took this photograph, it was the site of<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Dempsey"> Jack Dempsey</a>'s boxing debut. In the 1920s it was converted to a National Guard armory, and it was razed in the 1950s."</i><br />
<i><br /></i>Who can enjoy a good night at the opera without a large drink of beer? Well, for those lucky opera goers, the Palace Saloon was located directly across the street. There is a complete lack of information about the Palace Saloon on the internet. In fact, when googling "Palace Saloon Provo," only six results were provided, five of which were photographs from photo databases. The Palace Saloon was located on the west side of 100 West between Center and 100 North. What surprised me even more than the lack of information on the internet is that the building is still standing, just to the south of where <a href="http://sammyspieshake.com/">Sammy's</a> is located.<br />
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Sorry the above picture is such poor quality; I promise that it isn't from the 1970's. For some reason, I didn't take a picture of the building face on and had to use the picture from Googlemaps. Below is a better picture of what the building currently looks like.<br />
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One of the pictures that I came across while researching the Palace Saloon was a great flicker account in which old historic buildings are combined with modern pictures of the same building. Here is the picture I found. If you want to look at some more buildings in downtown Provo, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisbateman/with/4412401573/#photo_4412401573">check out chisbateman's photostream</a>.<br />
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LOST IN HISTORY: Time for the second installment of Lost In History, an interactive part that I am going to include and the conclusion of the posts to help the blog be more interactive. Once again, if you have any comments or ideas for rewards or giveaways that could be given to the first person who responds, let me know. For todays Lost In History, I thought that the lack of information about the Palace Saloon was unfortunate. However, it reminded me of perhaps the biggest connection that Provo has to saloons. Provo's most notable resident around the turn of the 19th century was an individual who was famous for having the only "saloon-free and prostitute free" mining camp in the US. Who was he and what connection did he have to Provo? To help you out, he did built several houses around Provo which have been featured in previous posts, and as an additional hint, his name is on the most notable historical business building in Provo.<br />
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This building used to sit on the corner of 500 West and Center Street, right where the Fresh Market (previously Albertsons) parking lot is. I found a really interesting book called <i><a href="http://archive.org/details/provothegarden1888eng">Provo: The Garden City of Utah: Its Resources and Attractions</a></i>. It was published in 1888 by the Provo Chamber of Commerce as a means of informing people as to what Provo had to offer. About the Provo Foundry it reads:<br />
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<i>"It should be stated here also that the largest operating
company for the manufacture of machinery and the working of brass and iron in
Provo city, is the “Provo Foundry and Machine Company,” of which an
organization was effected in January of 1886…. The main building
occupied by the works of the company is 80x32 feet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is two stories high and is built of adobe and brick.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A commodious moding room in the rear of
the building is 60x40 feet, besides engine rooms and shops which are usually
constructed of such works.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
company has all the latest and most improved machinery—planers, turning lathes,
power drills, and furnaces necessary for brass and iron casting, and the baking
of cores for hollow iron works, with wide capacity, and facilities which do not
include those used in the manufacture of machinery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At present, but a limited number of workmen are employed by
reason of the heavy cost of pig iron now imported from the east.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This difficulty will, however, be
overcome at no distant day, as the company heretofore mentioned, which has in
its possession the largest iron beds in the country, but a few miles from this
city, contemplate the erection of furnaces for the manufacture of pig iron as
soon as possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The foundry
company has been thoroughly successful in its work, and is daily turning out
machinery and castings fully equal to those produced by eastern institutions of
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I had a very difficult time finding any information about this building or company. I believe the company was owned by a man with the last name Pierpont, who built and owned several of the homes around Provo. The Foundry produced heating and plumbing pieces, many that are still being used in houses around Provo. Although the second photo is from the 1920's or 30's, I do not know when the building was finally demolished.</div>
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Around the corner from the Foundry at 630 W 100 N is a really cool row of buildings called the Silver Row Apartments. Here is a picture of it from around 1900 and what it looks like now:</div>
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<i>"Built in 1890, the Silver Row Apartments were very representative of the times in the state of Utah. Row houses, such as these, were prevalent in the larger cities of Utah and represent much of the lower-income residential architecture of the time period. Few of the these examples remain today, making these apartments a valuable and significant asset to the state of Utah's history. The Silver Row Apartments were disgnated to the provo City Historic Landmarks Registry on April 26, 1996.</i></div>
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<i>"The original owner of Silver Row was David P. Felt. Felt was born in Salt Lake City in 1860. After marrying Nora Civish, Felt relocated to Provo, Utah. Silver Row was built by him about 1890."</i></div>
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There are a couple of other places in that neighborhood that I wanted to include. Here is an image from 1900 of the Bullock House, which was located just west on the Foundry between 500 and 600 West on Center Street, where the Fresh Market parking lot that currently is located:</div>
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Below is the 3rd Ward LDS Assembly Hall, located at 500 W and 100 N in Provo. The building is currently part of <a href="http://www.discoveryacademy.com/">Discovery Academy</a>, a residential treatment center.<br />
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Below is Center Street at 700 West, facing west. These houses pictured in this photo can still be found at the location, although trees have grown along the sidewalk, completely obstructing the view:</div>
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Finally, the Strickland Residence, which was located at on the Southwest corner of 500 West and 100 North. <br />
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I was originally confused about where the Strickland residence was located at. I finally found some old maps labeled the "Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps." I was able to find the residence on the Sanborn Fire Insurance Map #10. Its octagonal shape was easily distinguishable on the corner or 500 W and 100 S, located just north of the Foundry. Below is the image that I am talking about.<br />
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I really enjoyed looking at the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. If you are interested in researching about downtown Provo, or any other cities in Utah such as Salt Lake or Ogden, I would recommend checking out the Insurance Maps. The best place is to go to the <a href="http://mwdl.org/">Mountain West Digital Library</a> and search "Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps." You will have to be specific about what city you want because there are almost 2,000 results from multiples years from places like Ogden, Provo, Salt Lake, Milford, Lehi, and many others.<br />
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The map that I included above is from a set from 1900 which shows several of the buildings located around the downtown Provo area, from 600 West to 400 East and from and from 600 North to 700 South. Several of the buildings are labeled, and some you can distinguish by the shapes of the building, such as the octagonal shape on the Strickland residence. In the Maps Center Street is 7th (and 100 North is 8th, 100 South is 6th) and University is J or Main (I is 100 West, K is 100 East; as a reference if you ever look at any other old maps, you may see University Avenue listed as Academy Avenue). I encourage you to do a little bit or research ourself and learn more about the historical buildings in Provo area, or really any area in Utah, that may be of interest to you.<br />
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As a final note, even though there are a couple more posts about historical buildings in downtown Provo, this is the last post about historical houses in Provo. As I was researching this, I came across an interesting blog about historical homes in Utah County called <a href="http://utahvalleyhouses.blogspot.com/">Utah Valley Homes</a>. I hope you enjoy it as well.<br />
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I wanted to start some type of trivia/riddle/interactive puzzle somewhere in each post to try to involve readers and get them interested and involved in history. I decided to call it "Lost in History." I would love to offer some type of prize of reward, but since I am a poor college student, I don't have anything. I might try to collect stuff as I travel around Utah photographing places, so if you have any suggestions, let me know. Also, let me know what you think about this new section and any suggestions or comments you may have.<br />
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LOST IN HISTORY: The most popular "Utah's Present History" post, by far, about Provo has been the one about the <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2011/05/utah-state-hospital.html">Utah State Mental Hospital</a>. Although the Hospital is not located in downtown Provo, it is part of the Sanbourn Fire Insurnace Maps from 1900. There are 25 sheets altogether, coving all of downtown, and a little more. Which sheet is the Mental Hospital located on? As an additional hint, you may want to follow the directions above about finding historical buildings around Provo (look at the paragraph below the Sanbourn Fire Insurance Map picture)<br />
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Chad Farneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555428005337298903noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083043035721577305.post-62892366622187390682012-12-23T16:48:00.001-08:002012-12-24T09:53:39.367-08:00The Old Provo LibraryWhen I think of historical buildings in Provo, one that immediately comes to mind is the Brigham Young Academy, which currently serves as Provo's library. The Academy has only been used as the city library since 2001. So where was Provo's library located before 2001?<br />
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According to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provo_City_Library">Wikipedia</a>, the <i>"Provo City Library was founded in 1905. It first opened in the basement of the <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2012/07/utah-county-courthouse.html">Provo City courthouse</a> in October of that year and operated until 1908. During its operation in the courthouse, it acquired 1,423 books donated by individuals in the community. Soon after that, the collection doubled to 3000 volumes by April 1908. On December 1, 1908, the library moved into a new building provided by a grant of $17,500 from Andrew Carnegie. Over the years, the library grew in size, by obtaining approximately 65,000 volumes and 125 periodical subscriptions.</i><br />
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<i>"In February 1997, a $16 million library bond passed which allowed the library to move to a bigger location. The bond helped preserve and renovate the historical Brigham Young Academy building. On July 9, 1999, city officials broke ground to initiate renovations for the new library, and then on September 8 2001 the library began full operations."</i><br />
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The Carnegie Library that was built in 1908 was located at the Northwest corner of 100 East and Center Street. This building was enlarged and modernized in 1939, which is why it currently has an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_deco">art deco </a>type look as compared to its original look. The City Center building that the library moved to in 1989 was located at 425 W Center Street, the current location of the <a href="http://www.coveycenter.org/">Covey Center</a>. Below are a couple of pictures of the Carnegie library from 1908 and what it looks like today:<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Carnegie">Andrew Carnegie</a> changed the library system across the United States by donating millions towards the construction of 2,509 libraries. T<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Carnegie_libraries_in_Utah">wenty-three such libraries were built in Utah</a> including the <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2011/03/springville-carnegie-library.html">Springville Library</a> which I previously did a post about. If you would like to read more about Carnegie Libraries, check out <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_library">this Wikipedia article</a>.Chad Farneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555428005337298903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083043035721577305.post-13209098405910946182012-11-04T07:37:00.000-08:002012-11-04T07:37:18.521-08:00Historic Downtown Provo... but for how long?I love downtown Provo. I think that has a great charm and is really fun and entertaining to walk around. However, if I currently have one major issue with downtown Provo, it is the dramatic rate at which historic buildings are being demolished. I wanted to address some of Provo's architectural gems that have been lost over the last couple of years.<br />
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The first is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Roberts">Hotel Roberts.</a> The hotel Roberts was built in 1882 on the corner of 200 S and University Ave. For several years, Hotel Roberts was the center of social life in Provo. Between 1900 and 1926, the hotel went through several renovations and additions which gave it the mission-style look it retained throughout the rest of the century. In 1919 the hotel was purchased by Mark Anderson and remained in the family until 1995. In 1995, the hotel was sold due to the high cost of upkeep. The hotel was purchased by Jo Ann and Scott Mills who had the intent to restore it. However, due to a lack of investors, profound structural and water damage, and being a locale for transients, the Provo city condemned the building and demolished it in 2004. Here is what it originally looked like (it didn't get the mission style look until 1926, which is why it looks different in the first photo) and what it looked like with the mission style exterior:<br />
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Since its demolition, the lot has stood empty. Here is what it currently looks like:<br />
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The LDS church recently purchased this block in order to do some type of visitors center or other type of development in relation with the Provo tabernacle which is being restored as a temple. While it is nice to see some going in at the vacant lot, it would have been wonderful to somehow include the old historic building in the new design. For more pictures of the Hotel Roberts, click <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/595104036/Provos-Hotel-Roberts-is-razed.html?pg=all">here</a>.<br />
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Next on the list is the St. Francis Catholic Church. The church was constructed between 1923 and 1936 and is the only know mission style structure in Provo City (Hotel Roberts does not count because it was not originally constructed as in the mission style). In 2000, the parish moved to Orem in hopes of selling the property, and use the money to build a new church. That seemed possible in 2007 when a developer offered to buy the property if allowed to demolish it and replace it with condos. The one problem was that the building needed to be removed from the Provo's historic registrar, which prevented its demolition. The city voted 4-1 in favor of the new condo project, the building was subsequently demolished, and the developer eventually pulled out. Now citizens in Provo are left with an empty lot and Utah Valley Catholics are still worshiping in a basketball gym in Orem where they have been located since 2000. Here is what St. Francis looked like before demolition and what it looks like today:<br />
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Next is the Kress Building. I have looked for a long time and have always struggled finding information on the Kress Building, when or why it was built. It was located on the corner of 100 W and Center Street. A few years back, Nu Skin presented a proposal to build a large addition to their office building. The addition would come at the cost of five historical buildings, including the Kress Building and the Firmage Building, in addition to closing 100 West between Center Street and 100 S. Once again, Provo City Council had to take these buildings off the historical register in order for them to be demolished. The Council voted to take them off, stating that the large amount of changes to the facade of the Kress and Firmage Buildings over the years had resulted in them no longer being historical. Here is a picture of the buildings, the Kress Building during demolition, and what the new addition will look like:<br />
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Courtesy of the <a href="http://www.utahheritagefoundation.com/news/uhf-blog/downtown-provo-quickly-losing-historic-character.html">Utah Heritage Foundation</a>. As a reference, the Firmage Building is where Bio Medics is located and the Kress Building is the large three story building between the Firmage Building and Nu Skin's office tower<br />
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I really like the old lettering that you can see in the middle of this photo. The 'ess' of 'Kress' is visible over what was the door.<br />
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If you would like to watch a video of the demolition of the Kress Building, click <a href="http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/provo/article_7ceb157a-d5de-5741-a79a-51cd7d514b57.html">here</a>.<br />
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Continuing on down Center Street, you will notice two additional holes, one at where Lloyd's Business Machines stood and the other at the Roasted Artichoke Building. Here are pictures of what they looked like before:<br />
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Both buildings were demolished because they were dilapidated. In their places stands dirt lots. In addition to these two, a large section of Center west of Freedom (where Atchafalaya was located) was demolished to make room for the new convention center.</div>
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While the historic nature of downtown Provo could be an excellent asset, Provo is currently treating it like a burden. The <a href="http://www.utahheritagefoundation.com/news/uhf-blog/downtown-provo-quickly-losing-historic-character.html">Utah Heritage Foundation wrote an excellent article</a> on the subject. It seems that Provo City and developers are attempting any way possible to remove buildings from the historic registrar, whether that be allowing them to be altered and thus no longer historic, allowing them to fall apart, or simply demolishing them to build the next big thing. </div>
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I understand the need for progress and totally support it. However, progress and preservation do not need to be competing entities, as they currently are in downtown Provo. I find it saddening that so many historic buildings are being demolished for the next shiny building, when there are so many empty lots and parking lots around downtown where a new building could just as easily be built. I hope that in the future, preservation and progress will be able to work together and Provo will keep its historic charm.</div>
Chad Farneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555428005337298903noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083043035721577305.post-6947362615014763562012-08-10T12:35:00.002-07:002012-08-26T13:54:23.557-07:00"What this country needs is a good 5-cent cigar"After all of this history regarding history about Provo, you are probably wondering where all the pioneers and their relatives bought the most fashionable armoire or the most up to date French fauteuil (or essentially where they brought their furniture). Today's post is meant clean up that question, and all of the answers revolve around the Gates-Snow (sometimes written as Gates/Snow) Building in downtown Provo. Here are some photos of the Gates-Snow Building from 1900 and what it looks like today:<br />
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The best history of this building is reported by the <a href="http://www.provo.org/commdev.landmarkslist2_main.html">city of Provo's website</a>. They state: "When Provo residents wanted to buy furniture in the 1880s and 1890s, they had two large choices--Snow Brothers and Taylor Brothers.<br />
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"In 1887 the newspaper declared, 'There appears to be just enough competition' between the Snows and the Taylors. In 1889 the Snow Brothers expanded their store and moved from the first floor of the Academy boarding house to the old Factory store across the street from the courthouse. They added a story to the building.<br />
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"In May 1889 the Salt Lake newspaper declared, 'Snow Brothers, the furniture deals, are now established in the new quarters--prouder than ever.' The next year Snow added J. F. Gates as a parter [as a side note, I <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2011/11/couple-more-houses-in-provo.html">previously covered Jacob F. Gates actual house</a> in a post, although unfortunately it was at some time torn down and replaced with an apartment complex]. The new company tore down the existing building and completed a three story building. The paper bragged that it could be expanded to a five story building.<br />
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"The business' success did not last. In 1890 a depression hit Provo, Utah, and the rest of the United States. The impressive building was completed in October 1890. By April 1891 the store was going out of business.<br />
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"According to the Daily Enquirer, 'Owing to the stringency in business circles, the Gates-Snow Furniture Company has decided at least temporarily to suspend business and rent their large building.' The owners planned to rent the bottom floor as two stores, the second floor as offices, and the their floor for lodge rooms.<br />
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"In 1898 Jesse Knight purchased the building for $3,600. In 1902 Gates and Snow dissolved their furniture partnership, and M. Snow continued to sell furniture.<br />
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"In the 1890s walking by the Gates-Snow Building could be a 'shocking' experience. According to the Daily Enqurier, the steel front 'was strongly charged with electricity... on account of defective wiring.' As a rest, 'a great many persons standing on the wet ground and coming in contact with the building received an electric shock. The defect was soon remedied.'" On an additional note, according to <a href="http://www.frommers.com/destinations/provo/1548010029.html#ixzz21hcXN81p">this website</a>, it has one of the best tin-pressed fronts in the state.<br />
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While searching for more recent history regarding the building, I came across an incredibly interesting article from the Deseret News from 1984 about the Gates-Snow Building and several other very recognizable, historic buildings in downtown Provo. Here is what it said:<br />
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ceremonies for Provo Town Square were barely over Thursday when developers
announced the purchase of six more buildings in downtown to continue the
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"Provo
Town Square Associates has been busy in Provo for the past year renovating nine
buildings in downtown Provo on Center Street and University Avenue.</div>
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multimillion-dollar project has revealed the historic past of Provo and boosted
what was once a faltering downtown business economy.</div>
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"Craig
Call, amaging partner for the project, has restored the Knight Block, Avenue
Block and Union Block and the six new buildings to be renovated will mean a
majority of downtown Provo will soon look like it did at the turn of the
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up boards and new merchants filling up freshly stained shelves.</div>
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"The
Gates/Snow Building, 43 E. Center, Princess Theatre, 25 E. Center, Utah Office
Supply Building 69 E. Center, Sweetbriar Shop, 82 W. Center, Palace Drug and
Saloon, 104 W. Center, Farmer and Merchants Bank Building, 290 W. Center, have
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The Gates-Snow Building was restored, in addition to several of the other buildings that were mentioned in the previous article. However, one that was not was the Princess Theatre, located at 25 E. Center, which has an interesting connection to the Gates-Snow Building. The following photo from 1971 was the only one that I could find of the theatre. You can see the Princess Theatre, which later became the Uinta Theatre on the right hand side of the photo:<br />
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In 1991 the Uinta Theater was demolished, and a advertisement painted on the wall of the Gates-Snow Building that had previously been hidden was exposed. It is an advertisement for cigars and if you look closely you can see that it says "a great 5 cent cigar."<br />
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The advertisement has come up in recent controversy because of a proposed development at the Princess Theatre lot. Currently, nothing has been built on the parking lot where the theater once stood, but <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/695255607/Effort-afoot-to-save-Provos-5-cigar.html">recent plans </a>have called for a new building up to 11 stories tall. Some individuals are concerned that the building will once again cover the sign and are pushing for the developers to design the building is such a way that the sign is still visible and to restore it as well.<br />
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To finish off, when the <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/695255607/Effort-afoot-to-save-Provos-5-cigar.html">Deseret News first published the story in 1991</a>, a Thomas Riley Marshall was quoted saying that "what this country needs is a good 5-cent cigar." Whether the country actually needs a good 5-cent cigar of not, I think that downtown Provo definitely benefits from this uncovered piece of history, and I for one hope that it remains as a show of previous life in Happy Valley.</div>
Chad Farneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555428005337298903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083043035721577305.post-37275541430434439472012-07-22T18:56:00.004-07:002012-07-22T18:56:53.605-07:00Utah County CourthouseIt has been a long travel through Provo. If you haven't noticed, most of the city has been covered except for one gaping hole: Center Street. Provo's Center Street may be the most historical area in Utah County, and since it is also the most overwhelming, I have avoided it untill now.<br />
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One of the most prominent buildings on Center is the Utah County Courthouse. The history of this building is best reported by <a href="http://www.utahcountyonline.org/CountyInfo/HistoricCountyCourthouse.html">Utah County Online</a>, which I will be using as my main source. Here is what they say about the building:<br />
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"In 1860, $2,000 was appropriated to build a courthouse. This was Provo's first building constructed to be used as a courthouse. The one-store brick structure was started in 1866 and finished in 1867 at a cost of $5,092.16. It was built on First West between First and Second North.<br />
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"It served as a jail and courthouse for five years and then was sold to the <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2011/03/largest-producer-of-wool-fabric-west-of.html">Provo Woolen Mills</a>. A notable event in the history of this building was the trial, conviction, and execution of Chauney M. Millard on January 26, 1869. He was executed for the murder of two herders north of Utah Lake while people, filling the square, watched."<br />
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Here is a picture of the original courthouse from 1866 (and if you would like to see the block where the Courthouse used to stand, <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2011/03/largest-producer-of-wool-fabric-west-of.html">click here</a>):<br />
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"In 1870, Provo City posted bids for the construction of a new courthouse. The work on this building began in 1872 and was completed in 1873 at a cost of $21,478.80. Brigham Young was at the dedication of the Courthouse on October 14, 1873."<br />
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"The building was constructed facing north on Center Street on City and County land. The contractors were paid one-third in cash, one-third in grain, and one-third in shares of the Provo Woolen Mills stock. By 1919, the courthouse was found to be too small for the needs of the growing city and county, and plans were then made to construct a new and larger city and county building. It was razed between 1919 and 1920 when the present Courthouse building was begun in 1920.<br />
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"While the present Courthouse was under construction, court sessions were held on the third floor of the Knight building.<br />
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"In the early part of 1919 the citizens of Utah County and Provo City respectively voted bonds for the erection of a joint city and county building to be built in Provo. The agreement between the two corporations was that the County should pay for two-thirds of the building and occupy a corresponding portion of it, while the city should pay one-third of the building.<br />
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"The city and County officials jointly engaged Joseph Nelson of Provo as the architect for the building...<br />
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"It was decided that a tour of the West Coast be taken to see what had been done in other communities in the way of administrative buildings. On July 9, 1919, a party of city and county officials and the architect left for California. Visits were made to various localities of interest from Los Angeles on the south to Everett, Washington, on the north. This trip largely determined the type, size, and cost of the building that was to be erected....<br />
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"The work was begun in the spring of 1919 and competed in the late fall of 1926, so that the time consumed in the work is a little more than six and one-half years" at a cost of $576, 495.30.<br />
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Here is a picture of the building in 1926 and what it looks like today:<br />
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On the Utah County Online website, there is an interesting quote from the architect regarding the sculpture found in the pediment (the triangle part above the pillars where the entrance is). He said, "The building is a courthouse, therefore, quite consistently, Justice stands with her balances resting upon the law, in one hand, and with her sword in the other. The building is also to house the city and county offices, therefore, on the right hand of Justice sits a woman representing the County, supporting with one hand a shield bearing the inscription, 'County of Utah' and in the other a cornucopia, or horn of plenty, overflowing with the good things produced in the region. Then the various arts and industries are represented at her side. Her horticulture is represented by the fruit trees; her dairying and stock raising by the front quarters of an animal projecting beyond the tree; her lining by the pick and shovel at the side of the tunnel entrance to the mine in the mountain; and further down, her sheep raising and poultry farming, respectively.<br />
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"On the other side of Justice sits likewise Provo City, enthroned and supporting a shield with the inscription 'City of Provo,' emblazoned thereon. She is flanked by the hard and viol, the vase, the cogwheel, a stack of books, and an artist's palette; these represent her arts, her industries, and her educational advantages."<br />
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Behind the Courthouse is one of the coolest trees I have ever seen in my life. It is an Ulmus Americana. The odd thing about the tree is that rather than growing up, it grows outward. The branches are spread out over a large area and metal poles have been placed to help support the massive limbs. When I took these pictures, there was a fence up around the tree, but generally there is not, and I've been told that County employees enjoy sitting on the benches underneath the tree. Here are some pictures of it:<br />
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The plaque below the tree reads: "The exceedingly rare Ulmus Americana tree (also known as a White Elm or a Weeping American Elm) was planted in 1927 by Moroni Wilford (Roni) Christopherson of Spanish Fork, Utah. Roni was an employee of Utah County for twenty-seven years.<br />
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"Sometime in 1927, the county commissioners sent Roni and Elmer Pulley to Ogden to buy trees, shrubs, and flowers for the Utah County Couthouse grounds as a landscaping project. The nursery owner gave Roni this tree as a gift. The tree was an experimental ornamental tree created by budding different trees together.<br />
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"Roni chose to plant his gift tree east of the new Utah County Courthouse where people could stop and admire its beauty. The nursery owner came to Provo several times to check the tree in its growing state. The nursery owner called the tree a Weeping American Elm."<br />
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I want to conclude this post with a bit of a picture mystery. While surfing on a construction website, I came across the following picture of the Provo City Offices:<br />
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Someone asked where this building was located. I thought that it was located on the corner of University Ave. and Center Street. You can see a building to the right which is the County Courthouse and the mountains in the background clearly distinguish its location on University. However, I am confused as to why this building would have ever been built since Provo owned a portion of the County Courthouse (unless the offices were built before the Courthouse was). I also have yet to hear any confirmation that University and Center is the location of this building. If you have any information, feel free to share.Chad Farneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555428005337298903noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083043035721577305.post-76415555446213804532012-07-13T11:42:00.000-07:002012-07-13T11:42:12.406-07:00Power, Pools, and PioneersOne of the most prominent buildings in Provo is the Provo Power Company Building, located near the corner of Freedom (200 West) and 800 North. Here is what the building looked like in 1949 and what it currently looks like:<br />
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The photo was hard to reproduce due to the growth of the trees in the area. I tried to get some good photos of the building and have added them below.<br />
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The best history that I found of the Provo City Power Company Building is on the <a href="http://www.provo.org/util.about_us.html">Provo City website</a>. It states:<br />
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"Provo's quest for public power is rooted in the Great Depression of the 1930's when banks, businesses and utilities were failing across the country. many citizens believed the time had come for Provo to gain control of their electric utility, as Logan, and other western cities had previously done. prominent civic leaders envisioned a municipally owned electric utility as a vehicle to enhance city funds and to provide local jobs to the community..."<br />
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"On October 1, 1936 Provo residents voted affirmatively to issue bonds for the construction of a Provo Power Plant. Lawsuits and delay tactics on the part of Utah Power & Light waylaid construction of the power plan until 1940. At the dedication of the Power Plant on April 1, 1940, Provo's residents realized their dream of a locally owned, locally controlled power utility.<br />
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"From 1935 until 1940, resident's need for electricity increased by 80 percent. The postwar years through the rest of the 40's and 50's brought a building boom and again more power needs. By 1947 it was evident that the plant would need to be expanded. The construction was completed in 1949, nearly doubling the plant."<br />
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Near the power plant are located quite a few other historical spots. Next to the Power Plant is the Provo City Recreation Center. This building is currently undergoing a huge transformation, as <a href="http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/provo/article_5cf2086d-4e3d-5051-9ae8-edfcbed1659b.html">Provo recently voted on a bond to build an entirely new recreation center</a>. Here are two photos of what the area previously looked like and what the area looked like last year.<br />
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More updates about the Recreation Center can be found <a href="http://provomayor.blogspot.com/2012/03/lets-get-vertical-recreation-center.html">here</a>, <a href="http://provomayor.blogspot.com/2012/05/rec-center-construction-photos.html">here</a>, <a href="http://provomayor.blogspot.com/2011/04/recreation-center-update.html">here</a>, and <a href="http://www.utahurbanforum.com/provo-recreation-center-t81.html">here</a>.<br />
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Located by one of the corners of the fence surrounding the water park is an interesting plaque. It is labeled "Craghead field"and reads:<br />
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"This was the former site of Craghead Field and the location of the Western Boys' Baseball Association LIttle League World Series in 1961. Named after Jack Craghead, owner of Craghead Plumbing, this field was home to the American and Central Boys Caseball Leagues. Jack served as coach, league president, district director, and general tournament chairman for the 1961 WBBA World Series.<br />
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"While serving as tournament chairman, Jack spent countless hours contacting local business for donations to renovate the facility. This effort resulted in the construction of a new backstop, outfield fenching, dugouts, a scoreboard, and concession stand with announcers booth above. At the time, it was considered one of the best little league or youth ballparks in the west.<br />
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"Craghead Field remained in use until a new youth baseball four-plex was built at Fort Utah Park in 1994. The Jack Craghead family felt that this splash pool addition would be an excellent use as a continued recreational site for the youth of today and the future."<br />
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Located just to the west of the water park is the Provo Pioneer Museum. Here is a picture of it from 1937 and what it looks like now, in addition to some photos of the pioneer village which is located next to it:<br />
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The plaque in front of the museum states that it was "constructed by Provo City, assisted by Provo Daughters and Sons of Utah Pioneers and the Works Progress Administration, 1935-1937." An additional plaque in front states "Provo was settled by Mormon Pioneers March 12, 1849. East of this monument a second fort was built in April, 1850. It was here that the settlers were threatened with massacre by Chief Walker and his band of indians, but were saved by Chief Sowiett's stern warning, 'When you attack you will find me and my braves defending.'" The picture of the carving of the Indian chief above is of Chief Sowiett.<br />
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According to a <a href="http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/provo/pioneer-village-opens-to-community/article_3afe212e-c10a-567d-b350-0f36ad40a073.html">Daily Herald article</a>, the pioneer village "originally opened in 1931 under the care of the George A. Smith chapter of the Sons of Utah Pioneers (SUP); by 1998 the chapter was dissolved and the village deteriorated. By 2006, with just a few of the chapter left, they joined with the Brigham Young chapter and the village got a new lease on life." <a href="http://www.provo.org/commdev.landmarkslist_main.html">The village contains the Haws cabin</a>, built by Oliver Haws in 1854, and the Turner cabin, built by John W. Turner in 1853. The Turner cabin is one of the oldest structures still existing in Utah. The Turner cabin was the first moved to the site and the village slowly formed around it. In addition, the village contains a one-room schoolhouse, which was originally a shed until 1883 when the city of Provo purchased it, and one of two remaining oxen lifts of that particular style in the United States. The lifts were used to hoist an ox so a blacksmith could shoe it.<br />
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Additionally on the site is an interesting stone. You can see the stone directly in front of the Museum in the first picture above. Here is a close-up:<br />
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The plaque below it reads:<br />
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"Old Tabernacle Lintel Stone. This sandstone lintel capped the front entrance of the Provo Meeting House (Old Tabernacle), once a landmark of the Tabernacle Block.<br />
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"The building was dedicated by apostle John Taylor, August 24, 1867 at services conducted by President Brigham Young. It was dismantled in 1918-18 by George Albert Clark and sons. The Clark family donated it to the Sons and Daughters of Utah Pioneers of Provo for preservation. Stone placed here July 24, 1954."<br />
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If you would like to read more about the Older Tabernacle, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9083043035721577305#editor/target=post;postID=6270184385986628691">click here</a>.<br />
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I can't leave a post about this area without talking about the <a href="http://clubs.byu.edu/organization/NDc1MjUwNTUtMDAwMC0xNTgzNg==/profile">Quill and the Sword Club at BYU</a>. The club mainly involves Medieval recreation, which means mostly sword fighting. Individuals from the club can be found sword fighting at the park near the Pioneer Museum throughout the year. And finally, speaking of the Quill and the Sword Club, check out this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgnXSHuSRd0">awesome video</a> about a flash mob that involved a similar club at BYU Idaho.Chad Farneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555428005337298903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083043035721577305.post-30258142230230126492012-06-05T22:56:00.003-07:002012-06-05T22:58:14.965-07:00Who's house stood where your apartment is located?Have you ever wondered what Provo looked like before all the apartment buildings appeared? My favorite neighborhood in Provo is the <a href="http://joaquinjournal.blogspot.com/">Joaquin Neighborhood</a>, which is roughly bound by University Ave., Center Street, 800 North, and 900 East. The neighborhood holds Provo's most historic collection of houses. However, the area has recently been overrun with college students, who have moved into the houses and the many new apartment complexes.<br />
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Over the years many of the houses, especially in the northern part of the Joaquin Neighborhood have been demolished and replaced with apartments. I love the historic houses, and I often wonder what the area looked like before the apartments were constructed. I found one specific house especially interesting<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> —</span>it is located at 640 N University Ave. <br />
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Here is what it looked like previously and what it looks like today:<br />
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I find this specific house so interesting because it was the house of Gerrit de Jong, Jr., for whom the De Jong Concert Hall was named. The concert hall is located in the Harris Fine Arts Center (the HFAC) at BYU. De Jong was the first dean at the College of Fine Arts at BYU. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_de_Jong,_Jr.">Wikipedia</a> states that "even though he was dean of the College of Fine Arts, and very skilled in this area, he spent most of his career teaching foreign languages. He spoke so many languages that he would joke that it was as logical to ask him how many languages he spoke as to ask him how many songs he could play on the piano.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span><br />
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"He was known as Mr. Portuguese and in his time was probably the most knowledgeable professor at BYU in the subject of Portuguese and Brazilian literature." De Jong also wrote LDS Hymn #11 "Come Sing to the Lord."<br />
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If you would like to see what other places around Utah used to look like, check out the website <a href="http://www.historicaerials.com/">historicaerials.com</a>. The website contains pictures of the Wasatch Front from multiple years between the 50's all the way up to today. It is an amazing website (I would actually describe it as addicting) and I recommend you check it out if you want to know how development around Utah has progressed over the years.Chad Farneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555428005337298903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083043035721577305.post-79421081846023395652012-05-24T16:38:00.004-07:002012-05-24T16:38:47.247-07:00Where Your Grandpa Lived When He Went To BYUThere is a cool building located at 800 N and University in Provo that has always confused me a little bit. I first went there in about 2004 when I was trying to apply for the art program, since thats where the fine arts department was located for some reason. It is the Amanda Knight Hall. However, the story of this building actually begins with another building located nearby, the Allen Hall (located at 700 N 100 E in Provo).<br />
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The Allen hall was one of the first dormitories at BYU. The Allen Hall, named for Ray Eugene Allen and his wife Inez Knight, was built in 1938. Inez Knight was the daughter of Jesse Knight, a prominent Provo business man that has been covered in several previous posts (such as <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2011/10/provo-center-street-part-1-of-many.html">this one</a> and <a href="http://utahspresenthistory.blogspot.com/2011/10/knight-mansion.html">this one</a>). He partially funded the construction of Allen Hall and additionally the Amanda Knight Hall.<br />
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Allen Hall was so successful that BYU decided to build an additional dormitory for women, which would become the Amanda Knight Hall. The Knight Hall, built in 1939, was named after Jesse Knight's wife, Amanda.<br />
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The Allen Hall was switched to a female dormitory around the time of WWII due to the large influx of women at the BYU campus. In the 60's, both halls were converted into dormitories for missionaries while the LDS church's Language Training Mission (which I assume is what is now the MTC) was under construction. Since that time, I believe that both buildings have had sort of a hodge podge of uses (as was seen by the Knight Hall being the home of the visual arts department). Allen Hall is currently the location of BYU's Museum of People and Cultures.<br />
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Here are pictures of both buildings (Allen Hall is first, from 1938, and then follows the Knight Hall, from 1939) and what they look like today:<br />
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Whenever I think of the Knight Hall, I always think about feminism. I was reading a blog online that said how BYU does not value women and as an arguing point stated that no buildings on campus were named after women. Someone shot back, stating that BYU does value women, as seen by the two buildings on campus that are named after women (the Knight Hall and the Harman Building, which if you even know where that one is, kudos to you). I found it ironic and ridiculous that the argument to defend BYU and that it respects women was based on the idea that two of the nearly 100 buildings on the BYU campus are named after women (although not all of the rest of the nearly 100 buildings are named after men). Based on the criteria of the original post, it could be argued that most universities across the nation don't respect women due to their lack of buildings named after women (for example, the University of Utah). I think that both sides of the argument were poorly defended and whenever I see the Knight Hall, I am reminded of the stupid argument.Chad Farneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555428005337298903noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083043035721577305.post-1109785458413834502012-05-13T22:05:00.001-07:002012-05-13T22:05:40.170-07:00Which Mormon Temple is the Ugliest?To me, Provo and Mormonism go hand in hand. BYU has a huge impact on the town, as does the Missionary Training Center (the MTC, where most Mormon missionaries go before they actually leave to go on what is termed their "mission"), which technically is part of BYU. Just up the hill from the MTC is the Provo temple. Here is a picture of it from 1972 and what it looks like today:<br />
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The best information regarding the Provo temple is found from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provo_Temple">the Wikipedia</a> article that follows:<br />
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"The Provo Utah Temple was the 17th constructed of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...<br />
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"Since Provo's early years, a hill just northeast of downtown Provo was known as "Temple Hill." Instead of a temple, however,<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9083043035721577305#editor/target=post;postID=6872774405075755869"> the Maeser Building</a> was built on the hill in 1911 as a part of Brigham Young University campus. A 17-acre block of property at the base of Rock Canyon was chosen as the site for the Provo Temple.<br />
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"The LDS temple in Provo was announced on August 14, 1967, and a groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 15, 1969 with construction beginning soon thereafter. Emil B. Fetzer, the architect for the Ogden and Provo temples, was asked to create a functional design with efficiency, convenience,and reasonable cost as key factors.<br />
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"The Provo Temple is one of the busiest temples the LDS Church operates. Because of its location, the temple is frequented by students attending the nearby Church-owned Brigham Young University. The temple also receives many missionary patrons since an LDS Missionary Training Center is just across the street.<br />
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"The exterior design of the Provo Temple (along with the original design of its sister temple in Ogden, Utah) has its roots in scriptural imagery. The broad base and narrow spire represents the cloudy pillory and the fiery pillar (respectively) that the Lord used to guide the Israelites through the wilderness under Moses."<br />
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The main reason that I wanted to include the Provo temple is because of the controversy surrounding the architecture of the building. The Ogden and Provo temple are essentially identical (you can tell the difference in photos because the Provo has larger mountains in most of its photos). As was stated in the Wikipedia article, the temple was designed to symbolize a cloud by day and a pillar of fire at night. However, it is generally considered among Mormon circles to be the ugliest of all temples. In fact, many people joke that it looks like a birthday cake (which it does) or a rocket ship. Although it is one of the busiest temples in the world, rarely does anyone actually get married there because it is considered so "ugly". Mormon couples often prefer to travel to other temples, such as one in American Fork or the Salt Lake Temple.<br />
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I bring this up for two reasons. The first is because the temple has been in the news a lot lately, due to the construction of a new temple in Provo. It was decided that the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9083043035721577305#editor/target=post;postID=6270184385986628691">tabernacle which burnt down a year</a> and a half ago is going to be restored into a temple. The tabernacle will be renamed the <a href="http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/provo/it-s-not-the-templenacle-new-provo-temple-named/article_d8fa00a0-cb28-5374-89d4-d9a1d6e59d96.html">Provo City Center Temple </a>and I have yet to find out if the original Provo temple will be renamed. I am torn that the tabernacle will be turned into a temple, mainly because it used to be such an important part of the community. Members from several churches used it from time to time. As a temple, it will only be available for Mormon members with a recommend. That being said, I prefer that the tabernacle, which is a beautiful building, be restored than what would likely occur in most situations, which is that it would be demolished and replaced with an ugly building. I am glad that the tabernacle will remain to be a beautiful reminder of the Provo's history, and as a result I prefer it being turned into a temple rather than demolished. Also, my sister told me that when the tabernacle is restored, the LDS church is going to attempt to replicate a lot of the pioneer era craftsmanship that existed in the original building.<br />
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The second reason that I discuss the Provo temple is because of a possible renovation which is has been rumored that will occur at the Provo Temple. Currently, the Ogden temple is undergoing an extensive renovation (they essentially demolished the entire building except for the skeleton and are reconstructing it). Here is what it will look like when completed (and remember, originally it looked exactly like the Provo temple, minus the mountains):<br />
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I find it extremely interested that the Ogden temple is currently undergoing renovation because although it was not stated, I assume that it is because of how "ugly" it is. Some believe that the Provo temple will undergo a similar renovation as well (<a href="http://www.mormondialogue.org/topic/55825-provo-temple-ii/">here is one of many discussions about it</a>), and I would assume that it would look just like the Ogden one. I am guessing that this renovation would occur once the tabernacle restoration is completed, so that there is at least one temple in Provo at all times. However, the <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700010478/LDS-Church-isnt-planning-to-renovate-Provo-Temple.html">LDS church stated in 2010</a> that the Provo temple will not be renovated (although it will be interesting to see if they hold firm to that statement). I am very happy (as is <a href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/53879379-82/provo-temple-lds-building.html.csp">this columnist</a>) that it isn't being renovated. I agree that it may be ugly, but it has character. I like the ugliness and want it kept that way. I don't mind them changing the Ogden temple, but I don't think that they should get rid of both of the birthday cakes. I feel like it is a little slice of history, albeit ugly, similar to how the Provo tabernacle is a slice of history of when it was constructed.<br />
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I have to add one final thing about the temple. Just up the road from it is <a href="http://www.rockcanyonutah.com/">Rock Canyon</a>, which may be my favorite place in Provo. It is a beautiful canyon with some nice hiking and running trails. Also, it is a great place to go rock climbing. If you have a chance, I recommend going and checking it out. It also has some of the best views of Utah Valley that I have ever seen.<br />
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<br />Chad Farneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555428005337298903noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083043035721577305.post-56171786376039514942012-05-13T14:01:00.002-07:002012-05-13T14:01:21.501-07:00Tape ArtI wanted to put a plug in for the art that I have been doing. I have posted a couple things on here from time to time, but I feel like it relates quite a bit to the blog because my art (which is made out of tape) centers on historic and culturally important places around Utah. You can see it at chadfarnes.com. Also, I have recently put a lot of it up for sale. If you would like to check that out, visit madetostick.etsy.com. I hope you like it and feel free to share it with your friends!<br />
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Here are a couple of pieces that I have done:<br />
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The Park Building at the University of Utah</div>
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The Salt Lake City and County Building</div>
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Gooseneck State Park </div>
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Indian Paintbrush, a flower commonly found throughout Southern Utah </div>
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