It s gone. At least for Angela Jensen, Alex Sparks and the countless residents who cycled in and out of this bohemian icon, it is gone, and with it not only the opportunity for community, but also for affordable living in a city growing anxiously in anticipation of an onslaught of population.
China Blue or the Blue, as it was fondly called sits at 959 E. 200 South in an historic district on Salt Lake s east-central community among five homes targeted for demolition to make way for new, multi-family apartments. When the owners lost their fight with the city, they painted it white. The psychedelic murals didn t fare any better, lost somewhere under layers of coverup.
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A nonprofit arts group has unveiled its big plans to convert a 121-year-old church into a performance and creation space on Salt Lake City’s west side.
The Utah Arts Alliance gave tours to the media and public Friday of what it’s calling the Art Castle, in a Victorian Gothic building that was once the 15th Ward meetinghouse for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Art Castle, said Derek Dyer, the alliance’s executive director, will be an incubator for creative businesses and groups. It also will be a community art center, including an outdoor sculpture garden and amphitheater. And it will include an immersive art attraction, similar to the walk-through exhibition Dreamscapes that the alliance now runs at The Gateway.
SALT LAKE CITY The Salt Lake City Council is still weighing the fate of five historic homes in the city that would be demolished under a proposal for a new townhome complex following a public comment meeting Tuesday.
The council approved the motion to make a rezoning decision within the area of Lincoln Street (950 East) and 200 South to a future date, following about an hour of public feedback during the meeting. A spokesperson for the city said the final decision on the entire proposal could be made as early as the council s next meeting, which is scheduled for later this month.
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Sacrificing Main Street’s run-down Utah Theater for a residential skyscraper project is supposed to bring other benefits to Salt Lake City.
As part of a controversial pact to “sell” the vacant 102-year-old relic to co-developers Hines and The LaSalle Group for zero dollars, city leaders who agonized over giving up on fixing the building sought guarantees in return: affordable homes in the resulting tower, a midblock walkway cutting west off Main and a new pocket park in a part of downtown where public open space is scarce.
Another big condition for the city’s land discount was perhaps the hardest to fulfill: Create a digital repository to fully capture the crumbling grande dame of Utah’s performing arts past for future generations before she gets demolished.
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SALT LAKE CITY â Even a pandemic canât stop the building boom in Salt Lake City.
Several high rises are currently under construction, including a 700 room, 28 story Hyatt Hotel on West Temple, and two residential towers on State Street.
Elsewhere in the city, dozens of mid-rise apartment buildings have popped up in recent years, and more are on the way.
But as the boom continues, some say itâs taking a toll on history.