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  Salt Lake City Real Estate Listings of Houses and Homes for Sale in Salt Lake County, Utah
Salt Lake City is Utah's state capital and the seat of Salt Lake County.
Salt Lake is home to several professional sports teams, including the Salt Lake Jazz, perennial contenders in the NBA; the professional hockey team, the Grizzlies; the Salt Lake Warriors, Utah’s indoor football team; the Utah Spiders, the top women’s semi-professional soccer team in the country; and the Salt Lake Stingers professional baseball team.
Salt Lake's public golf courses are some of the highest rated, best-maintained and most affordable public courses in the country.
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 Salt Lake City Utah Travel Writing and Photography by Lee Foster
Dominating the Salt Lake experience is the Mormon religion with its downtown Temple and its crucial role in the development of the West since the 1840s.
Salt Lake is often called, with due appreciation to history, the "Crossroads of the West." If you drive to Salt Lake from California, a 15-hour trek from San Francisco, you get some sense of the terrain that pioneer wagons took west from Salt Lake to California, following the Humboldt River and other water sources.
Salt Lake's and Utah's populations (171,000 in the city, 818,000 in Salt Lake County, and 2 million in the state) support many cultural activities, so there is demand for meeting places.
www.fostertravel.com /UTSALT.html   (3135 words)

  
 Union Pacific Park City Branch
Union Pacific took care of its competition in the Coalville coal trade on February 24, 1877 when it took control of the Summit County Railway, by purchasing from Brigham Young all of the road's first mortgage bonds and a majority of the capital stock.
Competition for Union Pacific's Summit County Railroad, and its lock on the Coalville coal trade came in late December 1879 when the second instance of the Utah Eastern Railroad was incorporated to build from Salt Lake City to Coalville.
The Salt Lake and Park City Railway was proposed as a subsidiary of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway as part of its expansion into the territory of Utah in 1881.
utahrails.net /articles/up-park-city.php   (10723 words)

  
 Buildings and sites of Salt Lake City, Utah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Salt Lake City, Utah is the most ethnically, politically, and religiously diverse city in the state of Utah.
These are often called "Salt Lake City", and they use the same road coordinate system originating on the southwest corner of Temple Square (South Temple street is 0 North/South, while Main Street is 0 East/West).
Cathedral of the Madeline - Salt Lake City's Roman Catholic cathedral in the lower Avenues.
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 ASEE PRISM - Feb 2004 - Soaring in Salt Lake City   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Mormon leader Brigham Young, who brought the pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley in 1847, used the honeybee as a symbol of the new state because early pioneers viewed the beehive as a symbol of industry and the virtues of thrift and perseverance.
It is salty sometimes because there is no outlet to the sea from the lake and the salts carried by its tributaries stay in the lake.
Floating in the Great Salt Lake with its feathery orange brine shrimp is one of those lifetime experiences that everyone should have.
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 Salt Lake City Notes
Salt Lake City rises at the edge of Utah's Wasatch Mountains.
The "City of Saints" grew from the toil and resolve of a hardy band of Mormon pioneers who had fled religious persecution previously suffered in eastern settlements.
No visit to Salt Lake City is complete without hearing the fabulous Mormon Tabernacle Choir sing, and that is possible during Thursday evening rehearsals and nationwide telecasts of Music and the Spoken Word each Sunday at 9:30am.
www.cstn.org /reports/namerica/usa/saltlakecity04.html   (806 words)

  
 Ogden Rails, Central Pacific and Southern Pacific
CP was leased to the Southern Pacific Co. on April 1, 1885, giving the SP complete control of Huntington's Central Pacific lines in California and Oregon, together with the Overland Route, between Sacramento and Ogden (the original Central Pacific), and the Sunset Route, between southern California and New Orleans (the original Southern Pacific).
Southern Pacific was hesitant to abandon and dismantle the entire Promontory Branch due to possible problems that might arise from its status as collateral for the 1899 mortgage for the reorganization of Central Pacific.
Sometime before 1882, and before its 1885 lease to Southern Pacific, CP increased the size of its yard and built a seven-stall roundhouse and turntable adjacent to the west side of its freight yard, all of which was north of the Utah Central crossing.
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 Salt Lake City Marathon: About Salt Lake City
Salt Lake lies in a mountain valley with the Wasatch Mountains to the east and north, rising above the city to 11,500 feet.
The eastern and northern portions of the city are located on a series of terraces, or former benches, which are known locally as “the benches”.
Utah’s population is 2,233,169 (2000 Census), and Salt Lake County’s population is 898,387.
www.saltlakecitymarathon.com /About_Salt_Lake_City.154.0.html   (1225 words)

  
 3PD Archives: Salt Lake City   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Salt Lake City takes its name from a vast, ancient lake that is home to one of the world’s great migratory bird refuges.
Salt Lake City International Airport is just a 15-minute ride or drive from the heart of downtown.
Downtown Salt Lake City averages about 9.5 inches of snow in February, while snowfall in the surrounding higher terrain is often measured in feet.
www.hemispheresmagazine.com /three/2002/saltlakecity.htm   (2625 words)

  
 ArchitectureWeek - Environment - Brownfield Recycling - 2001.0627
Numerous cities across the country have "rolled up their municipal sleeves" and, with or without outside help, have tackled their unused areas.
As the centerpiece of Salt Lake City's recently approved Gateway District Land Use & Development Master Plan, The Gateway is the first phase of a multiyear commitment to develop 650 acres (265 hectares) in the urban core, the largest redevelopment project in the state's history
Salt Lake City's Union-Pacific railroad depot had been a classic urban brownfield, polluted by decades of industrial use.
www.architectureweek.com /2001/0627/environment_1-2.html   (911 words)

  
 Ski Touring, Shopping and Other Activities in Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City Golf Division (485-7730) runs nine public golf courses offering winter discounts, such as 18 holes and a cart for $28.
The Salt Lake Gallery Association sponsors a Gallery Stroll on the third Friday of the month (first Friday in December) from 6–9 p.m.
The Visit Salt Lake Connect Pass ($31 adult, $22 kids ages 3-12, $22 ages 65 and older) is valid for entry to five of 12 attractions, many very kid-pleasing, for three consecutive days.
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 California State Railroad Museum Foundation - River City Depots
Thus, the lack of a formal depot in Sacramento is entirely plausible in the late 1850s and early 1860s; enclosed passenger stations had begun appearing along America’s existing railroads only a decade or so earlier.
Known as Arcade Station, this new "through" depot involved a complete reworking of trackage; trains would be able to arrive and depart without the constant need for back-up movements or other switching, as had been the case before this time in the stub-end depot on Front Street.
A popular spot for residents and tourists, the depot remains a wonderful train-watching location—situated alongside the Union Pacific Railroad’s former WP main line in the heart of California’s Capital City.
www.californiastaterailroadmuseum.org /doc.asp?id=145   (1822 words)

  
 Salt Lake City, Utah - Downtown, Native Americans, Business
City blocks that are arranged on a grid pattern extend from the 10-acre Temple Square.
The 1990s brought an expanded airport, a downtown courts complex, and transportation improvements to the Salt Lake area—such as the light rail TRAX and the I-15 freeway project.
Salt Lake City and Utah are recognized on a regular basis as a great place to live and work.
www.lifeinthevalley.com /salt_lake_city.html   (1664 words)

  
 Salt Lake City Utah
The Great Salt Lake, from which Salt Lake City derives its name, is the last remnant of Lake Bonneville, an inland sea which once covered most of Utah and Nevada.
Today Salt Lake City and the surrounding region is one of the great metropolitan complexes of the west.
However, the surrounding valley is immense with a population well over a million and the development continues beyond the Salt Lake valley, extending between the cities of Ogden and Provo, a distance of over 100 miles.
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 Coffee Depot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The depot was originally built by San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad in 1904, and taken over by the Union Pacific in 1921.
In 1973, Union Pacific was considering demolition of the depot.
The Union Pacific depot was then added to the National Register of Historic Places, on June 6, 1977, thanks to the National Park Service.
www.coffeedepot.tv /history.html   (317 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | The Depot gives Salt Lake a shot in arm
Lisa Miller and her husband, Richard, are among some of the first patrons at the Butterfly Restaurant's opening night in The Depot in Salt Lake City last Friday.
The nightclub opened in the historic Union Pacific Depot at The Gateway this week and is poised to bring back the city's music and socializing vital signs with three floors, a five-star restaurant and a state-of-the-art sound system and stage.
The Depot sports four subwoofers under the front of the stage for the low-end sound frequencies, and there are 10 linear speakers hung on the sides of the stage for the high-end mix.
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 As long as rivers run - Salt Lake, Rapid City, Chicago, Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington DC
On the 18th of October I flew from Calgary in Canada to Salt Lake City.
Salt Lake City is the home of the Mormons, so I had to visit Temple Square, the centre of the Church of Jesus
When the bus arrived in Rapid City at 9am it was cold and it had snowed overnight.
www.travelblog.org /North-America/United-States/blog-102949.html   (3584 words)

  
 Salt Lake City Hotel - Local Events - Econo Lodge
The Salt Lake City Econo Lodge is only 7 blocks away, and our complimentary shuttle is available to take you to and from the Temple grounds.
Salt Lake City's only open-air contemporary destination that delivers the ultimate in shopping, dining and entertainment.
The historic Salt Lake Tabernacle on Temple Square--the building for which the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is named--is currently being renovated.
www.cottontree.net /saltlakecity/events.htm   (364 words)

  
 SALT LAKE CITY NEWS SALT LAKE CITY UTAH'S CAPTIAL: SALT LAKE CITY, UT: UTAH | HavenWorks.com/utah/salt-lake-city !-)
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"The president left his ranch in Crawford, Tex. [Texas], to fly to Salt Lake City [Utah], where he told an audience from the Veterans of Foreign Wars that the sacrifices of Americans in Iraq would be remembered just as the heroism shown in World War II and Korea was commemorated."...
"Elizabeth Smart, the Salt Lake City teen kidnapped at gunpoint from her bedroom nine months ago, was found alive today with a drifter who once worked for her family as a handyman."...
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 Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
The first transcontinental railroad was completed when the rails of the Union Pacific, reaching westward from Omaha, Nebraska, and those of the Central Pacific Railroad, reaching eastward from Sacramento, California were joined, completing the coast-to-coast connection.
The crew of the Union Pacific, which was composed largely of Irish immigrants and Civil War veterans, had to contend with Indian attacks and the Rocky Mountains.
Railroad to the Pacific." by Horace Greeley, 1859.
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 Utah Transit Authority
Federal railroad regulators have approved Union Pacific's sale of a railroad right of way to the Utah Transit Authority for commuter-rail use along the Wasatch Front.
UTA negotiated with the nation's largest railroad for use of its north-south main line between Brigham City and Payson, as well as the abandoned line into Sugar House from South Salt Lake and a line from Midvale to West Jordan and South Jordan.
These include the Denver & Rio Grande Western route from North Salt Lake to Roy, the Sugar House rail spur from South Salt Lake to southeast Salt Lake City, rail from Point of the Mountain in northern Utah County to Orem, and an abandoned rail spur from Spanish Fork to Payson.
www.trainweb.org /utahrails/rr/uta.html   (490 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | First Night: Salt Lake City's festivities start in midafternoon
So, having the band play this year's First Night Salt Lake City takes on a deeper meaning.
"The kids will be able to make these things and use them during their twilight parade that will begin at the Union Pacific Depot and end at the First Night main stage near the corner of West Temple and 100 South," said von Harten.
While the Salt Palace and Abravanel Hall will feature many First Night activities, other venues such as the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints buildings, will also host First Night performances.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,635171023,00.html   (474 words)

  
 Salt Lake Running Company » Event Calendar » Salt Lake City, UT
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If you pre-registered by mail, your race packet, including your race number and T-shirt may be picked up at The Union Pacific Depot, 400 West South Temple, Thursday, May 5, 10am-6pm and Friday, May 6, 10am-6pm.
In that event, there will be no refunds, rather, your entry fee will be used as a donation to the Komen Salt Lake Race for the CureĀ®.
www.saltlakerunningco.com /event225.htm   (358 words)

  
 Salt Lake City Tourist Attractions
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www.planetware.com /tourist-attractions/usa/salt-lake-city-us-ut-sl.htm   (43 words)

  
 Deck Salt Lake City
POCATELLO - A lot has changed since Richard Harmon worked for Union Pacific Railroad in the Gate City.
After moving to Pocatello from Glenns Ferry, Harmon was a train dispatcher here from 1959-1961.
His job was to control rail traffic west from Pocatello, all from his base in the Pocatello depot.
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