R. L. Polk & Co.'s Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County, Utah) City Directory 1959: Containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business places, including a complete street and avenue guide, and much information of a miscellaneous character; also the yellow pages with a special advertising section and a complete classified list

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10 INTRODUCTION S A L T L A K E C IT Y T em p le S q u a re, S a lt L ak e C ity (D a ta S u p p lie d T h rou g h C o u rtesy of S a lt L ak e C ity C h am ber of C om m erce) SALT LAKE CITY is located nearly on the 41st degree north latitude, and corresponds to New York City, Madrid, Naples, Istanbul and Peiping. The elevation of Salt Lake City at Temple Square is 4,330.35 (U.S.G.S.) feet above sea level. Salt Lake City’s clim ate is mild. The precipitation average is 16.1 inches, and the mean annual tem ­ perature is 52 degrees F. The area of Salt Lake City is 55 square miles. The city is laid out to a considerable extent is square blocks of ten acres each. The principal streets are 132 feet wide.