R. L. Polk & Co.'s Salt Lake City City Directory 1904: Containing a complete alphabetical list of business firms, corporations and private citizens; a miscellaneous directory of city, county, state and United States officers, churches, public and private school clubs, secret and benevolent societies, etc. Also a complete classified business directory.

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R. L. P O LK & CO ’S Salt Lake City Directory. 1 9 0 4 . S T R E E T A N D A V E N U E G U ID E . T h e a r r a n g e m e n t o f t h i s S t r e e t a n d A v e n u e G u id e is c o p y r i g h t e d b y R . L . P o l k & C o . A ll R ig h ts R e se rv e d . N U M B E R IN G OF H O U SE S. EXPLANATORY. The s tr e e t s y s te m o f S a lt L a k e C ity is u n iq u e a n d o rig in a l. The T e m p le B lo c k is ta k e n a s th e c e n te r . T h e b e g in ­ n in g o f a ll r e g u la r s tr e e ts is th e s o u th ­ e a s t c o r n e r o f th e T e m p le B lo c k ( B r ig ­ h a m Y o u n g M o n u m e n t.) , T h e s tre e ts r u n n i n g n o r t h , e a s t, s o u t h 'a n d w e s t o f t h i s b lo c k a r e N o r t h T e m p le , E a s t T e m ­ p le (o r M a in s tr e e t) , S o u th T e m p le a n d V y est T e m p le s tr e e ts , re s p e c tiv e ly . T h e n e x t s t r e e t s n o r t h , e a s t* s o u t h a n d w e s t p a ra lle l w ith th e a b o v e -n a m e d s tr e e ts a r e ^ P ir s t N o rth , F i r s t E a s t (o r S ta te s tr e e t) , F i r s t S o u th a n d F i r s t W e s t, r e ­ s p e c tiv e ly , a n d so o n in r e g u l a r o r d e r o f n u m b e r in g t o t h e l im i ts o f th e c ity , a ll th e e ig h t- r o d s tr e e ts . T h e n a r ro w e r s y s te m o f s tr e e ts in th e n o r t h e a s t s e c t i o n o f t h e /C ity a r e n a m e d a s f o llo w s : C o m m e n c i n g o n- t h e n o r t h s id e o f S o u th T e m p le s t r e e t , t h e f ir s t s tr e e t ru n n in g n o rth , e a s t o f F i r s t E a s t (o r S ta te ) s tre e t, is A s tr e e t, th e se c o n d p a r a lle l th e re w ith , B s tre e t, th e n e x t C, a n d so o n to th e e a s te r n lim its o f th e c ity . The sam e s y s te m of s tre e ts at r ig h t a n g le s w ith th e a b o v e a r e n u m ­ b e re d : T h e firs t s tr e e t n o r th a n d p a r a l­ le l w ith S o u th T e m p le s tr e e t b e in g F i r s t s tr e e t,, t h e n e x t S e c o n d , a n d so o n to t h e n o r t h e r n l im i ts o f t h e c ity . 5 In b l o c k s o f 660 f e e t t h e r e i s a l l o w e d to e a c h s id e o f th e b lo c k . B l o c k s o f 330 f e e t h a v e f i f t y n u m b e r s d o each sid e ,. C e n te r s tre e t an d o th e r s tr e e ts r u n n in g n o r th e r ly and! s o u th e rly in P l a t “ E ” h a v e o n e n u m b e r to e a c h 10 0 n u m b e r s ro d o f fro n ta g e . C o m m e n c in g at th e in itia l s tre e ts ( M a in a n d S o u t h T e m p le ),, t h e n u m b e r * in g e x te n d s ( a lo n g e a c h s tr e e t) e a s t, w e s t, 'n o r t h a n d s o u t h , t h e e v e n n u m ­ b e rs a lw a y s o n th e r ig h t a n d th e o d d n u m b e r s o n th e le ft, lo o k in g a w a y f r o m th e in itia l s tre e t. C o m m e rc ia l s t r e e t and! a ll o t h e r s t r e e t s r u n n i n g t h r o u g h a n y b lo c k , b u t n o t e x ­ te n d in g to th e in itia l p o in t, a r e b e re d s e p a ra te ly , b e g in n in g w ith a n d n u m b e rin g a c c o rd in g to th e num ­ N o. 1 above s y s te m . A —r u n s n o r th f r o m E a s t S o u th T e m ­ p le ; 1 b lo c k e a s t o f S ta te . A —- ( L i n c o l n P a r k a d d ) r u n s e a s t f r o m 1 1 th t o 1 3 th E a s t ; 2 b l o c k s s o u t h o f R o ­ p e r s tre e t. A — ( W e s t G r a n d V ie w a d d n ) r u n s e a s t f r o m 9 th t o 1 1 th E a s t ; 1 b l o c k s o u t h o f 1 1 th S o u t h . A B E R D E E N — r u n s W e s t f r o m 2 n d) t o 3 rd W e s t; 1 b lo c k s o u th o f 9 th S o u th .