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  Salt Lake City Public Library - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Salt Lake City public library system began in 1896 when Utah was admitted to the union as a state.
The Salt Lake City Public Library's main branch building is an architecturally unique structure in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Salt Lake City main library is a 240,000 ft² (22,300 m²) five-story tall, wedge-shaped building.
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 MSN Encarta - Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City is the international headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormon Church.
The population of Salt Lake City was 181,743 in 2000, an increase from the 1990 population of 159,936.
In 2003, the city’s population was estimated at 179,894.
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 Salt Lake City and County Building - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The building was originally constructed between 1891 and 1894 to house offices for the city and county of Salt Lake and replace the Salt Lake City Council Hall and Salt Lake County Courthouse, both erected in the 1860s.
During the late 1800s and early 1900s the City and County Building was the symbol of non-Mormon citizens' open defiance of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Salt Lake City and County Building's central clock tower is topped with a statue of Columbia and rises 256 feet (78 m) from the ground.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Salt_Lake_City_and_County_Building   (1403 words)

  
 PI-60 - Utah Geological Survey
The Salt Lake City and County Building was built between 1892 and 1894 and completely restored between 1986 and 1989.
On July 25, 1892, the cornerstone for the City and County Building was set in place and in December 1894 the dedication ceremony took place amid crowds cheering, banners streaming, and musicians performing.
Offices in the building were divided down the center hall, with the county's on the south and the city's on the north.
geology.utah.gov /online/pi-60/pi60st22.htm   (433 words)

  
 Salt Lake City - Wikitravel
Salt Lake City is the capital and largest city of Utah, a state located in the United States.
Salt Lake City is well-known as the center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, although less than half of the city's residents are members.
I-215 forms a 270° loop around Salt Lake City, and is referred to as the "Belt Route." The section west of I-15 is often referred to as the "Western Belt Route" and the section east of I-15 as the "Eastern Belt Route".
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 Salt Lake City   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
This building and others (including the Mormon Tabernacle, home of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir) are located on Temple Square in Salt Lake City.
Salt Lake City Utah, founded by Brigham Young and a group of heroic pioneers, home of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church), future site of the 2002 Winter Olympics, and located in the high desert Great Basin region between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California.
This building is a sacred place to members of the Mormon Church and they believe that inside buildings such as this, families and marriages can be joined together for eternity.
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 Constitution Was Framed in City and Country Building
The Salt Lake City Hall at 120 East First South was a two-story building, sixty feet square, erected during 1864-65 of sandstone from Red Butte Canyon east of the city.
At the invitation of Salt Lake City and County officials it was held in the new building.
Salt Lake City residents apparently loved the old building and opted to restore it as the seat of city government (while county officials decided to build a new county complex at 21st South and State streets and move to it rather than remain in the City and County Building).
historytogo.utah.gov /utah_chapters/statehood_and_the_progressive_era/constitutionwasframedincityandcountybuilding.html   (2552 words)

  
 Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, Utah - Capital city of the state of Utah.
Salt Lake City, ranked as one of the best environments for business, has a robust central business district that includes the Salt Palace Convention Center, the Delta Center, Gallivan Plaza, Hansen Planetarium, and the Romanesque-styled Salt Lake City and County Building.
Antelope Island, the largest island in the lake, is accessible by traveling north of Salt Lake City on I-15 to Exit 335 and west on state Route 106/127 over the causeway to Antelope Island State Park.
travel.utah.gov /destinations/saltlakecity.html   (1530 words)

  
 About Salt Lake City.
The city's population declined from 163,033 in 1980 to 159,936 in 1990 as residents moved to the suburbs.
Salt Lake County is governed by a county mayor elected to a four-year term and a nine-member county council.
The city's economy was strengthened with the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869 and a railroad connection from Salt Lake City to the transcontinental railroad in 1870.
www.saltlakecityutah.org /aboutsaltlake.htm   (2792 words)

  
 Salt Lake City Utah - Utah.com
Settled in 1847 by pioneers seeking an escape from persecution, the city is the worldwide center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormons.
Salt Lake City's Temple Square can be appreciated by all for its beauty and historical significance, as well as for the religious significance it holds for Mormons.
Salt Lake combines the amenities of a major metropolitan area with the friendliness of a small, western city.
www.utah.com /cities/slc.htm   (596 words)

  
 Salt Lake County - Utah Education Network
Salt Lake County is bordered on the east and west by mountains creating a valley.
Salt Lake City is also home to the Utah Symphony, the Utah Jazz, and the University of Utah.
The Utah State Capital was constructed on the north bench of the Salt Lake Valley overlooking the city center.
www.uen.org /counties/salt_lake.html   (389 words)

  
 City County Building and Court House - Photo Gallery
The City County Building is one of the most notable structures in the Salt Lake Valley.
Salt Lake City Library (73 pictures) The City Library is one block east of the City County Building.
Salt Lake Jail (02/26/2001) The demolition crew was preparing for the destruction of the Salt Lake Jail.
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 Visit Salt Lake - An Official Salt Lake Visitors Guide
Salt Lake is Utah's largest city in a large region of the interior west and serves as the industrial, financial, and commercial center of Utah.
The average July daytime-nighttime temperature range in the city is 33° to 18° C (92° to 64° F), and the average January range is 2° to -7° C (36° to 19° F).
Downtown Salt Lake City is noted for its wide streets and spacious blocks, a legacy of the Mormon settlers who laid out the city in 1847.
www.visitsaltlake.org   (555 words)

  
 Seeing Salt Lake City:The Legacy of the Shipler Photographers
In between the two is an array of beautiful and informative portraits of Salt Lake City as it emerged to become a regional capital.
As one example of the Shiplers' legacy, the elevated view of the Salt Lake City and County Building to the left was taken by Harry Shipler in 1913.
Ted C. Wilson, mayor of Salt Lake City from 1976 to 1985, is director of the Hinckey Institute of Politics at the University of Utah and a former fellow of the John F. Kennedy Institute of Politics at
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 ASLA: The Physical Fitness of Cities: Vision and Ethics in City Building
The Physical Fitness of Cities is a two-part cultural program being held in conjunction with the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, February 8-24, and the 2002 Paralympic Winter Games, March 7-16, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The historic building, which houses Salt Lake City government offices, is a backdrop for Salt Lake's games and will host daytime and evening events on Washington Square.
Salt Lake's new public library, designed by Moshe Safdie, will be under construction a few yards away and will give participants a chance to see the infrastructure of a state-of-the-art public facility in its early form.
www.asla.org /nonmembers/opportunities/olympic02.htm   (619 words)

  
 Salt Lake City Metro News
Idahoan Donna Eggleston stays at one of two spots when she visits Salt Lake City to research her family history: the Inn at Temple Square and the Plaza Hotel at Temple Square.
SALT LAKE CITY -- Rebel Bail Bonds has filed a lawsuit contending the state Department of Insurance was wrong to have temporarily suspended its right to issue more bonds.
SALT LAKE CITY -- People convicted of felonies would never be allowed to hold any elected office in Utah under a measure planned for the upcoming legislative session.
www.topix.net /metro/salt-lake-city-ogden-ut   (892 words)

  
 Salt Lake City and County Building Project Brief
DIS performed extensive dynamic analyses of the building subjected to various earthquake input.
Since the building is doubly symmetric in plan, it was possible to divide it into quadrants and use sub-structuring techniques for the development of the structural model.
The building quadrant models were analyzed and the required substructure properties extracted; then the detailed tower model was incorporated with all four quadrants to form a simple linear elastic model.
www.dis-inc.com /slcbrief.htm   (234 words)

  
 Salt Lake City and County Building (Washington Square) - Government - Salt Lake City, UT, 84111-3102 - Citysearch
Salt Lake City and County Building (Washington Square)
You have Mayor Rocky Anderson to thank if the Salt Lake City and County Building, aka Washington Square, has seeped into your consciousness in the past year or two.
It has also been occupied by the county, but Salt Lake City is now the sole owner.
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 salt lake city county jail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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Salt Lake County Mayor Nancy Workman pleaded not guilty Monday to felony charges of misusing public funds.
The widow of Richard Ricci, who was wrongly suspected in the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart and died while being held in prison, has settled her wrongful death lawsuit against the Utah Department of Corrections for 0,000....
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 Salt lake city utah county Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Your Salt Lake City and County, Davis County, Utah County, UT Property...
Salt Lake City is the Utah state capital and seat of Salt Lake County.
SALT LAKE CITY The Salt Lake County Council has adopted a policy that would admit fewer prisoners to the Salt Lake County Jail because officials say it could save $2.1 million next year.
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 Utah Heritage Foundation
The Salt Lake City and County Building is one of Salt Lake City 's most beloved landmarks.
In the late 1980s, it became the first building in the world to be retrofitted with base isolators.
During an earthquake, the building will gently float on 440 steel and rubber “slinkies.” Utah Heritage Foundation's one-hour guided tour of the City and County Building begins with the base isolators beneath the building and ends in the clock tower high above.
www.utahheritagefoundation.com /tour/guided.php   (1075 words)

  
 Salt Lake Metro - Arts & Entertainment: Our Picks
A non-denominational service and chuckwagon breakfast is Salt Lake’s way of saying farewell to Carrie and Elisia as they continue their Rainbow Ride across the country.
Salt Lake City’s First Annual Jewish Film Festival will be held May 15-20 and will feature 14 Jewish features, short films and documentaries from around the world.
Loring Leeds, a City of Hope patient who credits the organization’s doctors with saving his life through gene-transfer therapy, is the keynote speaker at the ninth annual Food for Hope dinner.
slmetro.com /2004/2/ourpicks.shtml   (739 words)

  
 Salt Lake City News
Local news for Salt Lake City, UT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Zygote Media Group, Inc., provider of world-class 3D biomedical models, images and animations, today announced a 30 per cent discount on its 3D human anatomy...
SALT LAKE CITY A fire broke out at an Alta Ski Resort condominium early Sunday morning.
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 Cupolas of Capitalism - State Capitol Building Histories (T-V)
The circular cupola is a modified replica of the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens.
Info on the current restoration and new building construction is available from the Utah Capitol Capitol Preservation Board.
Other good building articles and links are available from the Lynchburg, VA based News and Advance newspaper website.
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 Salt Lake City Marches for Peace   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
January 18, 2003, saw a gathering for peace in Salt Lake City.
Beginning at the Jubilee Center, a crowd of hundreds assembled; they marched (in a jubilant but orderly fashion) down Second East to Washington Square and met in front of the Salt Lake City and County Building.
By the time the speakers began, between one and three thousand concerned citizens, old, young, in between, of every race and gender and type, stood in the bright and beautiful day to hear folk songs, rousing speeches, poetry, and personal experiences.
www.humanistsofutah.org /2003/SLCMarchesForPeace_Feb-03.html   (159 words)

  
 Salt Lake City Travel Guide | Fodor's Online
Nestled at the foot of the rugged Wasatch mountains and extending to the south shore of the body of water for which it's named, Salt Lake City features one of the most scenic backdrops in the country.
As the capital of progress-minded Utah, it is emerging as a prominent population and economic center of the Rocky Mountains.
Smog occasionally bedevils the town, and crime is on the upswing, but for all intents and purposes, Salt Lake maintains the charm of a small, personable city.
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 City and County Building | Salt Lake City Sights & Activities
The seat of city government is on Washington Square, at the spot where the original Mormon settlers circled their wagons on their first night in the Salt Lake Valley.
Said to be modeled after London's City Hall, the structure has details common to the Romanesque Revival style.
After Utah achieved statehood in 1896, the building served as the capitol for 19 years until the current capitol could be built.
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