Area Parks
Posted on:March 11th, 2022
Salt Lake City has a history of caring for and stewarding parks dating back to the dedication of the first major public park in the City, Liberty Park, in 1882. It stands as an example of a public park that serves a multitude of uses while preserving urban green space. Salt Lake City’s Parks Program […]
Area Schools
Posted on:March 11th, 2022
The Salt Lake City School District’s primary goal is to provide every student with equitable access to high quality and culturally relevant instruction, curriculum, support, and other educational resources to ensure college and career readiness. Below is a list of public schools students residing in District 7 generally attend. Elementary Schools: Beacon Heights Elementary Dilworth […]
Sugar House Neighborhood
Posted on:April 10th, 2018
Sugar House is a unique and wonderful part of the urban fabric of Salt Lake City because it represents the village nature of neighborhoods that existed before the predominance of the automobile, which expanded distances between land uses and people. It truly had a sense of place in the development of the Salt Lake Valley. […]
Brickyard Plaza
Posted on:April 10th, 2018
Brickyard Plaza contains a community-level commercial mall with 312,000 square feet of retail space, an anchor department store, retail shops, and office space. Over the years, the center experienced on-going changes in tenants and continued reinvestment. The center remains a vibrant, auto-oriented retail center for the Sugar House Community, the City and outlying residential communities. […]
Fairmont Aquatic Center
Posted on:April 10th, 2018
Fairmont Aquatic Center has a nice indoor pool with lap lanes, a slide, a lazy river, and a splash play area. Fitness classes for kids include gymnastics, dance, Parent/Child Art, swim team, and Kung Fu. It is also located right next to the Boys and Girls Club and Fairmont Park which has a river flowing […]
Forest Dale Golf Course
Posted on:April 10th, 2018
Forest Dale was built in 1906 as the Salt Lake Country Club and holds the distinction of being the oldest golf course in Utah. Forest Dale has undergone several phases of renovation since the City acquired the course in 1935. A major redesign in 1986 maintained the tradition while transporting the course into a contemporary […]
Nibley Park Golf Course
Posted on:April 10th, 2018
Nibley Park, which opened in May 1922 after the Nibley family donated the land to Salt Lake City, is the oldest public golf course in Utah. Its central location makes it a popular destination for city dwellers and tourists, offering breathtaking views of the Wasatch Mountains. Fairways and greens are guarded by mature trees, many […]
Parley’s Historic Nature Park
Posted on:April 10th, 2018
Parleys Historic Nature Park (PHNP) was once settled and featured homes, businesses, an aqueduct, and a railroad. Today, the park features more than 80 acres of undeveloped natural lands with multiple springs flowing into Parleys creek. PHNP is one of the largest and most diverse natural open spaces in the Salt Lake valley and contains […]
Parley’s Trail
Posted on:April 10th, 2018
Parley’s Trail is an 8-mile paved bicycle and pedestrian trail connecting the mouth of Parley’s Canyon through the heart of Sugar House to the Jordan River. The path connects neighborhoods and businesses, offers a commuting alternative and preserves public lands. As of 2018, most segments of the trail are complete and open to the public. […]
S-line
Posted on:April 10th, 2018
The S-Line is Utah’s first modern trolley and connects residential and commercial areas in Sugar House and South Salt Lake City. The two-mile line provides riders with a convenient and neighborhood-friendly way to visit parks, shops and restaurants and connect with TRAX and bus lines. The line runs in a historic rail corridor alongside a […]
Sprague Library
Posted on:April 10th, 2018
The Sprague Library’s high-gabled English Tudor style building has served the Sugar House community for three generations. The building was selected by the American Library Association in 1935 as the “Most Beautiful Branch Library in America.” The two-level facility was opened in 1928 and has been renovated several times as use continues to increase. An […]
Sugar House Monument
Posted on:April 10th, 2018
Erected in 1930, the Sugar House Monument has long stood as a testament to the hard work of early Salt Lake pioneers making the valley sustainable. In 1855, City leaders sought to create the first factory in the western United States to process beets into refined sugar. Those early attempts were not successful and the […]
Sugar House Park
Posted on:April 10th, 2018
Sugar House Park, considered a “crown jewel” among regional parks in the Salt Lake Valley, comprises 110.5 acres of lush, rolling green space in the Sugar House neighborhood. Once the site of a stone-walled territorial prison, the land of Sugar House Park now represents a farsighted conservation legacy. Volunteers and tax appropriations joined forces in […]
The Draw at Sugar House
Posted on:April 10th, 2018
The Draw at Sugar House provides an easy pedestrian and bicycle connection from the Sugar House Business District and Hidden Hollow to Sugar House Park. A remarkable piece of engineering and art, The Draw doubles as both street crossing and a heavily-engineered dam for flood water from Parley’s Creek. The spillway is also a magnificent […]
Westminster College
Posted on:April 10th, 2018
Westminster College is a private liberal arts college located in the Sugarhouse neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The college comprises four schools: the School of Arts and Sciences, the Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business, the School of Education, and the School of Nursing and Health Sciences. It is the only […]
