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The Liberty Park Tennis Bubble needs your support. The bubble is under attack from a neighbor that claims the bubble blocks his/her sight of the mountains. There will be a meeting of the Historical Landmark Commission […]

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Here are two photos of the City Creek Development being torn apart that I took yesterday 1/9/08. The planning commission signed off yesterday on letting them start work on the below ground parking garage. If you have any construction/destruction photos of happenings around town email them to me mark@soldonsaltlake.com for consideration for this […]

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The developer only cares about the bottom line and does not listen to the people who will be living in the development. There is a company that has proven an exception to this rule and now they need your help to design a new neighborhood center in Salt Lake
 
The Kentlands Company, is a company […]

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The area above Foothill Dr is referred to by a few different names and has a few small neighborhoods within it. The area includes St Mary’s, “above the zoo”, and “by the H rock” neighborhoods.
 
Recently, the neighborhood was given a lift by the addition of 12.6 acres of land preserved in perpetuity for open […]

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The Harvard Yale Area of Salt Lake is probably best known for its large mature trees. The area gets its name from the two streets that wind through the area; Harvard and Yale. This neighborhood has some of the most architecturally significant homes in the valley. Here you will find large old homes […]

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Holladay residents like the area for its location close to downtown and close to the mountains.  The area has large mature trees.  This is unusual for the Salt Lake valley because when the pioneers got here in the 1800’s there were very few trees in the valley.  Holladay is also known for its large lots […]

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West Valley City   West Valley City is located just west of Salt Lake City and is about 10-20 minutes from downtown Salt Lake City.  West Valley is a young city.  It saw most of its growth after WWII and was incorporated in 1980.  The majority of homes were built in the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s. […]

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Sugar House

Sugar House is likely Salt Lake’s most popular neighborhood. For the purposes of this article, the boundaries of Sugar House go from 1300 South to 2700 South and 700 East to 2000 East.
Sugar House has a lot of 1950’s style bungalows that have been updated. The highlights of Sugar House are […]

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Rose Park Rose Park, is located in the North West corner of the valley, North of 600 North and West of I-15.  Rumor has it that Rose Park gets its name from all the beautiful Roses that use to grow in the are but I can not verify that.
The majority of homes in Rose Park […]

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Murray
Murray…its what’s happening! It does not feel right to say. Nonetheless, there is a lot happening in Murray.
Murray use to have a smelter with large smoke stacks. Now it has Intermountain Medical Center, a $560 million mega-hospital on 100 acres. And Inverness Square, a 119-unit townhouse development with […]

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