Trolley Square - Salt Lake City, Utah - Utah Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

The marker states: Trolley Square site of the LDS tenth ward square until 1888 when it was purchased and used as a territorial fairgrounds through 1901. Trolly-car barns and repair shops were built 1908-1910 under the direction of E.H. Harriman for Utah Light and Railway Company. These barns housed Salt Lake City buses until 1970. Renovation 1972.

Marker Name: Trolley Square Marker Type: City Addtional Information: Trolley Square has been part of Utah’s heritage since 1847, when Mormon leader Brigham Young designated the area as the Tenth Ward. The ten-acre block later served as fairgrounds, until Union Pacific magnate E. H. Harriman chose the site for his state-of-the-art trolley car system. He invested $3.5 million to construct the unusual mission-style carbarn complex in 1908. Within six years, more than 144 trolleys served the valley from the site until the transit line was discontinued in 1945. The old and decaying carbarns were saved from demolition in 1972 when they were transformed into Utah’s only festival marketplace. Relics from the turn-of-the-century were rescued and used in constructing its unique stores. Trolley Square was registered as a historic site by the state of Utah in 1973. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The Square quickly became and remains one of the state’s most popular attractions, offering unique shopping, dining and entertainment in a charming, historic atmosphere. County: Salt Lake City: Salt Lake Group Responsible for Placement: Division of State History Date Dedicated: 1996 Marker Number: S-29 Web link(s) for additional information: http://www.trolleysquare.com/history.php

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