Trolley Square
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| Location | Salt Lake City, Utah |
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| Coordinates | 40°45′26″N 111°52′20″W / 40.7573°N 111.8721°W |
| Opening date | 1972 |
| Website | http://www.trolleysquare.com/ |
Trolley Square is a partially-enclosed shopping center located in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] It is considered a trendy high-end center and is the second-most-visited tourist destination within Salt Lake City proper, with 30% of its customers being from out-of-state.[2] The center lies within close proximity to downtown Salt Lake City and the UTA TRAX light-rail system.
History
Description
Trolley Square is composed of trolley barns that were built in 1908[3] to house Salt Lake City's street-cars. The street-car system was dismantled in 1945 and the barns were subsequently converted into a two-story shopping center in 1972. The center is noted for its unusual architecture consisting of winding hallways, brick and wooden floors, fountains, old-trees, and wrought-iron balconies. Prominent tenants include Pottery Barn, Cabin Fever (a popular card store), Restoration Hardware, Williams-Sonoma, Banana Republic, Old Spaghetti Factory, Hard Rock Cafe, Regency Theatres (showcasing independent and foreign films[4]), many art galleries, and local boutiques such as the fashion store Black Chandelier.[5]
The water tower is covered in neon lights that are a weather beacon operated by KSL-TV.
Sale and development
Trolley Square is owned by ScanlanKemperBard Companies, LLC, of Portland, Oregon, who purchased it in August 2006 from Simon Property Group for $38.6 million.[2] The shopping center is scheduled to undergo an $80 million expansion consisting of several new underground parking structures, a Whole Foods Market store,[6] and a mid-rise luxury condominium tower containing at least 232 units.[7]
Trolley Square shooting
On February 12, 2007, Sulejman Talović went on a shooting spree, killing five people and injuring at least four more before being shot to death by police.
References
- ^ "ScanlanKemperBard Buys Historic Salt Lake City Property". ScanlanKemperBard. 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
- ^ a b "ScanlanKemperBard Buys Historic Salt Lake City Property". ScanlanKemperBard. 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
- ^ "Gunman Kills 5 at Utah mall, police say". CNN. 2007-02-13. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
- ^ "Trolley theaters are again opening". Deseret Morning News. 2004-12-22. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
- ^ "Black Chandelier official site". Black Chandelier. 2007-02-13. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
- ^ "Whole Foods coming". Deseret Morning News. 2007-11-03. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
- ^ "Blake Hunt Ventures: Trolley Condominiums". Blake Hunt Ventures. 2007-02-13. Retrieved 2007-02-13.