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Aerial photograph of Salt Lake City from 1950. Salt Lake City features the distinct Mormon Grid, with 660-foot, 10-acre blocks, yet the ubiquitous superblock still makes an appearance at the Salt Palace Convention Center. Temple Square, the heart of…
Aerial photograph of Salt Lake City from 1950. Salt Lake City features the distinct Mormon Grid, with 660-foot, 10-acre blocks, yet the ubiquitous superblock still makes an appearance at the Salt Palace Convention Center. Temple Square, the heart of…
A drawing of the 5th and 6th South interstate interchange system by Design Engineer Herbert M. Fehmel, created in service for the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT).
First page of the Salt Lake City Freeway Highway Agencies program from the 1959 groundbreaking ceremony, held on January 28, 1959 at Sixth West & Fourth North.
Second page of the Salt Lake City Freeway Highway Agencies program from the 1959 groundbreaking ceremony, held on January 28, 1959 at Sixth West & Fourth North.
Third page of the Salt Lake City Freeway Highway Agencies program from the 1959 groundbreaking ceremony, held on January 28, 1959 at Sixth West & Fourth North. Features an illustrative drawing of the intended placement of the freeway in correlation…
Photograph of Lamont B. Toronto, Secretary of State, standing atop a bulldozer during a blizzard at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Salt Lake City Freeway, 1959.
Photograph of a crowd gathered around Lamont B. Toronto, Secretary of State, giving remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Salt Lake City Freeway, 1959.
Photograph of Lamont B. Toronto, Secretary of State, at the steering wheel of a bulldozer at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Salt Lake City Freeway, 1959.
Photograph of heavy machinery at the interstate construction site during tree removal.
Photograph of workers and supervisors at the interstate construction site during tree removal.
Photograph of survey workers at the interstate construction site during tree removal.
Photograph of semi-trucks on dirt roads during the construction of Interstate-15 (I-15) in 1959.
Road Commission Resident Engineer Ed Kennelly and Information Officer Horace Gunn stand before the retaining wall construction site next to the Se Rancho Motor Lodge in 1959.
A drawing of the 5th and 6th South interstate interchange system by Design Engineer Herbert M. Fehmel, created in service for the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT).
A drawing of the belt route and Salt Lake interstate network by Design Engineer Herbert M. Fehmel, created in service for the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT).
Photograph of parked cars lined up along both lanes of a three-lane highway for the dedication of Interstate-15 (I-15). Passengers are visible sitting in the parked cars while some are standing outstide of their cars. Two standing persons hold…
Photograph showing the construction of an underpass between Fourteenth North and First South in Salt Lake City in 1961.
Photograph of demolition and tree removal for freeway development at 1st South and 14th North in Salt Lake City taken 1959.
Photograph of a man guiding traffic during interstate construction in Salt Lake City 1961.
Photograph of retaining wall construction for the interstate next to the Se Rancho Motor Lodge in 1959.
Photograph of cars driving Interstate-15 in Salt Lake City after completion in 1968.
A full page op-ed (opposite the editorial page), published in 1998, advocating against freeway expansion plans and advocating action on supporting a monorail project in the Salt Lake Metropolitain Area.
Street view: Fourth (4th) South Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Photograph of historic 300 South looking west from State Street, revealing unpaved roads with heavy use marked by wheel/tire tracks. Horses and wagons are visible to the left. A trolley…
Street view: North Temple looking west from historic Seventh (7th) West, April 3, 1933.
Aerial view of the D&RGW Railroad yards in Salt Lake City, looking north. The 4th South viaduct through the middle of the yard is in the center of the photo
Interior scene of people walking through a car dealership talking with one another in groups while looking at cars that are on display. Signs read, "The 59 Ford brings Thunderbird elegence to the low price field" and "Ford trucks cost less."
Photo shows the Hotel Utah Motor Lodge in the 1950s or 1960s, Salt Lake City, Utah