Salt Lake City: Livability in the 21st Century

Salt Lake City’s diversity, healthy economy and
relative low cost of living have helped shape a variety
of micro-communities surrounding Salt Lake City
proper, each with its own unique look and personality.
The Avenues/Capitol Hill area is characterized by a
mix of colorful Victorian and mid-century modern
homes, eclectic cafes, mining-era mansions and the
Cathedral of the Madeleine, completed in 1909 as
the mother church for the Salt Lake City Catholic
Diocese. To the west, Rose Park, Poplar Grove and
Glendale are the heart of Salt Lake City’s diverse
immigrant communities, reflected in the wellcared
for International Peace Gardens and Jordan
River Parkway walking and cycling path. Students,
professors and high-tech professionals mingle in the
neighborhoods surrounding the University of Utah,
an area home to some of the city’s most popular
attractions including This is the Place Heritage Park,
Red Butte Garden & Arboretum, the Natural History
Museum of Utah and the Hogle Zoo. Finally, the city’s
furthest afield neighborhoods, Harvard/Yale, 9th and
9th (named for its 900 South and 900 East locale),
Highland Park and Sugar House are each havens
for independent restaurants, cafes and boutiques
attracting a hip 20- and 30-something demographic
residing in the quaint Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired
bungalows that are the norm here.
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In 1888 Salt Lake City municipal government donated twenty acres of
land for the construction of the State Capitol, a parcel then known as
Arsenal Hill for its previous function as a private munitions storage area.
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