Before Remodeling, Hotel Utah, exterior [02]

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Title Before Remodeling, Hotel Utah, exterior [02]
Photo Number p0283n03_01_364
Description Photo showing the exterior of the Hotel Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, taken before 1970s remodeling
Keywords Hotel Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah); Public accommodations; Grand hotels; High-rise buildings
Subject Hotel Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah)--Photographs; Hotels--Utah--Salt Lake City--Photographs; Hotels; Tall buildings
Additional Information "Work on the Second Renaissance Revival style hotel, designed by the Los Angeles architectural firm of Parkinson and Bergstrom, began in June 1909. Two years later, on June 9, 1911, Hotel Utah opened for business. While the L.D.S. Church was the primary stockholder, many Mormon and non-Mormon community and business leaders also purchased stock in the effort to provide the city with a first-class hotel. The ten-story building has a concrete and steel structure and is covered with white glazed terra cotta and brick. Various additions and remodelings have occurred throughout the years including a substantial expansion to the north and modifications to the roof-top dining facilities. The building ceased operations as a hotel in August 1987. A major remodeling and adaptive reuse project to accommodate both community and church functions was completed in 1993."-Text from historical marker outside the hotel. It was operated from 1984 to 1987 by Westin Hotels, and renamed the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in 1993.
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City (Utah); Salt Lake County (Utah)
Collection Number and Name P0283 Hotel Utah Photograph Collection
Date 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975
Textual Date Early 1970s
Access Restrictions This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archives, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah.
Type Image
Master File Creation Software Photoshop CS
ARK ark:/87278/s6j397hj
Setname uum_hu
ID 206545
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j397hj
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