Utah Heritage Foundation

Presented by Salt Lake City Film Center in partnership with the Utah Heritage Foundation, University of Utah College of Architecture + Planning, AIA Utah, and APA Utah.

Sponsored by 3form.

This new series celebrates the creative spirit of architecture and design.  Our first selections explore how important both are to our everyday existence and how we engage with the designed world around us.  Please join us in this exciting new partnership to view the films and participate in discussion led by the partners involved.

All films are free and open to the public, and all will start at 7:00 PM at the Salt Lake City Main Library, Nancy Tessman Auditorium, 210 East 400 South.

Preview all four films in the series.

September 20  My Playground

MY PLAYGROUND explores the way Parkour and Freerunning is changing the perception of urban space and how the spaces and buildings they are moving on are changing them.

Back on May 19, Salt Lake City Planning held a workshop with property and business owners, nearby residents, stakeholders, and other interested parties to discuss how to make 400 South a more inviting, livable corridor through good planning.  With large maps and markers, participants were able to describe their perfect neighborhood.  They included ideas about future land use, historic preservation, housing, transportation, jobs, walkability and transportation, and more.

This work is taking place thanks to a grant to the city from HUD to focus efforts on building better community around the three TRAX stops on the boulevard.

Of course, there are likely hundreds of historic properties within the 1/2 mile wide corridor that is being studied.  Many of those that exist today are in direct conflict with the city's zoning which allows up to 7 1/2 stories within the transit corridor, which is one block on either side of the transit line on 400 South.

UHF members, trustees, and staff will be headed to Cedar City and beyond this year to experience preservation in Iron County on our 2011 Road Trip on Saturday, June 25.  We hope you'll consider joining us for this one-of-a-kind, behind-the-scenes guided tour of some of the renowned and lesser known historic sites.  We've got a full day lined up along with some fun surprises and special guests.

It's also a BIG weekend in "Festival City USA" (Cedar City's moniker) with the opening of the Utah Shakespeare Festival on Friday, June 24, and a weekend-long music festival, Groovefest. 

So if you're a fan of live music, live theater, and preservation, this trip is for you.  "To be or not to be" on our Road Trip?  That is the question.  If you want to be, check out the full line-up on our website and register today.  For the first time, we are offering a children's rate so we hope you'll make it a family outing!

We hope you will join us at the opening celebration for the Dr. Stanley Taylor House, a project recently completed by the Housing Authority of Salt Lake City.

SB 243 Substitute – Historic Areas or Sites Amendments

If you’ve been keeping up with our advocacy alerts, you may already realize that Senate Bill 243 has morphed several times during the session, leading preservationists across the state from one confusing proposal to another.  Each time it changed though, similar questions arose time and time again:  Isn’t this only about Yalecrest?  Does the bill only affect Yalecrest?  Can you get it only to affect Yalecrest?

At the end of the day, the bill was narrowed such that it directly affected the Yalecrest Neighborhood during a one-year moratorium period.  From the wide ranging scope that SB 243 started with, the result that was arrived at by sponsor Sen. Niederhauser (R-Sandy) is likely the least impactful possible.

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Ogden’s time as the railroad hub was in its infancy when the first train pulled into town in 1869.  But business owners were already crafting ways to capitalize on this very new and exciting time to make money.  Allen Joseph Stout, Jr., a nephew of Hosea Stout, an early Utah settler and general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was in his early 20s and ready to jump on the railroad’s success.

In c. 1870, Stout started a saloon simply called, Stout’s Saloon, on lower 25^th Street.  This was a time before hotels, businesses, and taverns filled the street.  Stout’s business venture is significant today for two reasons.  First, it was an early tavern on 25^th Street, whereas others before it were located at the depot or on Main St. (now Washington Blvd.).  We now associate 25^th Street more with the history of taverns than other streets, which should be linked back to Stout.  Second, Stout’s Saloon was one of earliest of the many Mormon-owned saloons along 25^th Street during the nineteenth century.  As Ogden historian Val Holley notes, there was no “firewall” between Mormon and gentile business interests in the business district during that time.  Everyone had equal access to making money.

The September 18, 1876, Ogden Junction reported that the saloon kept by A.J. Stout had been damaged by a fire, and referred to “sneaking incendiaries who, under cover of darkness, set fires to burn up the property of citizens of Ogden.”  How unfortunate!

Congratulations to the Friends of Gilgal for an outstanding event on Sunday, Sept. 12, recognizing the 10th anniversary of the saving of the garden. From kids activities, speeches from Mayors Corroon and Becker and family members of the builder Thomas Child, to artists, gardeners, wafting music, and light refreshments, they planned an excellent event that drew a consistent crowd.

The following photos by UHF.

Tuesday, August 10^th is the last day you can register for the guided tour in Wayne County with UHF.

The trip is on Saturday, August 14 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
You won’t want to miss our annual member’s trip with the Board of Trustees as guests from the region and UHF Central and Southern Utah Field Rep Susan Crook join us to provide insight to significant places throughout the county.

Plus it’s one of the only chances you’ll be able to go behind-the-scenes at Fish Lake Lodge and receive a limited edition print copy of the Fish Lake history.

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Kick-off Reception for Preservation in Dixie

Wednesday, December 9