Rachel's SLC History
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Rachel Quist. Salt Lake City, Utah, history and archaeology. Often obscure topics | www.slchistory.org
Utah Museum Pin Quest #2 has begun. My first museum to visit was the Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts!
October 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Utah Museum Pin Quest #2 has begun. My first museum to visit was the Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts!
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UP 9140 leads Utah Railway 9002 and 9001 into North Yard with a manifest train from the Pacific Northwest. UP North Yard. Salt Lake City, Utah. October, 1991. Photo by Warren Johnson.
July 24, 2025 at 1:35 AM
UP 9140 leads Utah Railway 9002 and 9001 into North Yard with a manifest train from the Pacific Northwest. UP North Yard. Salt Lake City, Utah. October, 1991. Photo by Warren Johnson.
Demolition of the historic Phillips Congregational Church at the corner of 700 East and 500 South has begun.
The owner of the property is listed as ROBOT BUTCHER SHOP, LLC.
It appears to me that the purpose of the demolition is simply that the parcel is worth more money as an empty lot.
The owner of the property is listed as ROBOT BUTCHER SHOP, LLC.
It appears to me that the purpose of the demolition is simply that the parcel is worth more money as an empty lot.
July 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Demolition of the historic Phillips Congregational Church at the corner of 700 East and 500 South has begun.
The owner of the property is listed as ROBOT BUTCHER SHOP, LLC.
It appears to me that the purpose of the demolition is simply that the parcel is worth more money as an empty lot.
The owner of the property is listed as ROBOT BUTCHER SHOP, LLC.
It appears to me that the purpose of the demolition is simply that the parcel is worth more money as an empty lot.
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Mormon Boy, Salt Lake City https://www.wikiart.org/en/albert-bierstadt/mormon-boy-salt-lake-city-1863
March 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Mormon Boy, Salt Lake City https://www.wikiart.org/en/albert-bierstadt/mormon-boy-salt-lake-city-1863
An interior view from 1909 of the Critchlow Apartments, 379 1st Ave SLC.
These images showcase a disappearing bed that can transform into a desk. The apartment boom of the early 1900s spurred the popularity of these beds, many of which were for sale in local Salt Lake City furniture shops.
These images showcase a disappearing bed that can transform into a desk. The apartment boom of the early 1900s spurred the popularity of these beds, many of which were for sale in local Salt Lake City furniture shops.
March 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
An interior view from 1909 of the Critchlow Apartments, 379 1st Ave SLC.
These images showcase a disappearing bed that can transform into a desk. The apartment boom of the early 1900s spurred the popularity of these beds, many of which were for sale in local Salt Lake City furniture shops.
These images showcase a disappearing bed that can transform into a desk. The apartment boom of the early 1900s spurred the popularity of these beds, many of which were for sale in local Salt Lake City furniture shops.
The Critchlow at 379 1st Ave, SLC. Built in 1908 by John Q. Critchlow who promised soundproof floors with brick walls between apartments, a unique and notable feature at the time.
1-bedroom and 2-bedroom apartments rented in 1908 at $30 (about $1K in 2025 dollars) and $46 (about $1.5K) a month.
1-bedroom and 2-bedroom apartments rented in 1908 at $30 (about $1K in 2025 dollars) and $46 (about $1.5K) a month.
March 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Critchlow at 379 1st Ave, SLC. Built in 1908 by John Q. Critchlow who promised soundproof floors with brick walls between apartments, a unique and notable feature at the time.
1-bedroom and 2-bedroom apartments rented in 1908 at $30 (about $1K in 2025 dollars) and $46 (about $1.5K) a month.
1-bedroom and 2-bedroom apartments rented in 1908 at $30 (about $1K in 2025 dollars) and $46 (about $1.5K) a month.
The old Foothill Liquor Store at Lamplighter Square, Salt Lake City, was Utah’s first self-service liquor store. It opened Feb 1967. Customers were able to browse and select the items they wanted and then check out at a cashier stand, not ask for something behind a counter. #slchistory
March 30, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The old Foothill Liquor Store at Lamplighter Square, Salt Lake City, was Utah’s first self-service liquor store. It opened Feb 1967. Customers were able to browse and select the items they wanted and then check out at a cashier stand, not ask for something behind a counter. #slchistory
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Salt Lake City is destroying their George Floyd murals
March 29, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Salt Lake City is destroying their George Floyd murals
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We just launched a 16TB archive of every dataset that has been available on data.gov since November. This will be updated day by day as new datasets appear. It can be freely copied, and we're sharing the code behind it to help others make their own archives of data they depend on.
Announcing the Data.gov Archive | Library Innovation Lab
Today we released our archive of data.gov on Source Cooperative. The 16TB collection includes over 311,000 datasets harvested during 2024 and 2025, a complet...
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February 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We just launched a 16TB archive of every dataset that has been available on data.gov since November. This will be updated day by day as new datasets appear. It can be freely copied, and we're sharing the code behind it to help others make their own archives of data they depend on.
The Judge Building, 8 E 300 S SLC, built in 1907 by Mary Judge and designed by the Judge family architect David C. Dart who also designed the Judge Miner's Home, now part of Judge Memorial High School.
March 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The Judge Building, 8 E 300 S SLC, built in 1907 by Mary Judge and designed by the Judge family architect David C. Dart who also designed the Judge Miner's Home, now part of Judge Memorial High School.
Fun #SLC history! In 1902, 30-year-old Nell Young Clauson Brown reinvented herself as “Dr. Nell C. Brown: Hair Physician.” Her business operated for only a few years and was based in the Templeton Building in downtown SLC. More details at www.slchistory.org
March 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Fun #SLC history! In 1902, 30-year-old Nell Young Clauson Brown reinvented herself as “Dr. Nell C. Brown: Hair Physician.” Her business operated for only a few years and was based in the Templeton Building in downtown SLC. More details at www.slchistory.org
Caption this photo! These photos were taken on March 28, 1913, and are officials from the Denver and Rio Grande railroad at Soldier Summit (Wasatch County). Photos from Utah State Historical Society. #slchistory #saltlakecity #utah
March 23, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Caption this photo! These photos were taken on March 28, 1913, and are officials from the Denver and Rio Grande railroad at Soldier Summit (Wasatch County). Photos from Utah State Historical Society. #slchistory #saltlakecity #utah
This is me at the 2nd Ward Assembly Hall (438 E 700 S). Ignoring everyone else and obsessing on history details. 😆 #slchistory #saltlakecity #slc
March 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This is me at the 2nd Ward Assembly Hall (438 E 700 S). Ignoring everyone else and obsessing on history details. 😆 #slchistory #saltlakecity #slc
Animation of the change of Franklin Ave to Edison Street: 1884, 1889, 1898, 1911, 1926, 1950.The second half of the reel highlights the change from residential (blue house) to commercial (red shopping cart). More on my IG or slchistory.org
February 10, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Animation of the change of Franklin Ave to Edison Street: 1884, 1889, 1898, 1911, 1926, 1950.The second half of the reel highlights the change from residential (blue house) to commercial (red shopping cart). More on my IG or slchistory.org
Explore the hidden history of SLC's old Franklin Ave, now known as Edison Street.
Located between 200-300 South Streets and State Street and 200 East.
This mid-block alley was once a micro community of Black Salt Lakers.
#slchistory #utahhistory
Located between 200-300 South Streets and State Street and 200 East.
This mid-block alley was once a micro community of Black Salt Lakers.
#slchistory #utahhistory
February 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Explore the hidden history of SLC's old Franklin Ave, now known as Edison Street.
Located between 200-300 South Streets and State Street and 200 East.
This mid-block alley was once a micro community of Black Salt Lakers.
#slchistory #utahhistory
Located between 200-300 South Streets and State Street and 200 East.
This mid-block alley was once a micro community of Black Salt Lakers.
#slchistory #utahhistory
New interview with Fox13. History of Reservoir Park in Salt Lake City. #slchistory
A reservoir turned park: Why this SLC park is a reminder of the city’s beginnings
Today, Reservoir Park in downtown Salt Lake is a popular green space for many city residents. However, it was once a vital water source.
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January 25, 2025 at 4:35 AM
New interview with Fox13. History of Reservoir Park in Salt Lake City. #slchistory
Very different attitudes toward community and history between these two owners of prominent historic buildings of Salt Lake City. Thanks to Michah Christensen for saving the B'nai Israel Temple! Hopefully the owners of the other will be inspired to follow. #slchistory #historicpreservation
January 11, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Very different attitudes toward community and history between these two owners of prominent historic buildings of Salt Lake City. Thanks to Michah Christensen for saving the B'nai Israel Temple! Hopefully the owners of the other will be inspired to follow. #slchistory #historicpreservation
Building Salt Lake has a new article about the Phillips Congregational Church. Not looking good. buildingsaltlake.com/historic-chu...
January 9, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Building Salt Lake has a new article about the Phillips Congregational Church. Not looking good. buildingsaltlake.com/historic-chu...
Demotion Pending! The historic Phillips Congregational Church near Trolley Square, 479 S 700 East #SLC.
Owner Robot Butcher Shop LLC (associated with Beer Zombies?) plans to start demolition at the end of January.
This historic church was built in 1907.
#slchistory #saltlakecity
Owner Robot Butcher Shop LLC (associated with Beer Zombies?) plans to start demolition at the end of January.
This historic church was built in 1907.
#slchistory #saltlakecity
January 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Demotion Pending! The historic Phillips Congregational Church near Trolley Square, 479 S 700 East #SLC.
Owner Robot Butcher Shop LLC (associated with Beer Zombies?) plans to start demolition at the end of January.
This historic church was built in 1907.
#slchistory #saltlakecity
Owner Robot Butcher Shop LLC (associated with Beer Zombies?) plans to start demolition at the end of January.
This historic church was built in 1907.
#slchistory #saltlakecity
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🎶 I saw the arched Utah plate
And I want it painted black
No colors anymore
I want them to turn black 🎶
And I want it painted black
No colors anymore
I want them to turn black 🎶
Utah’s black license plates are hot. They’ve also raised $6.4M for history
More than 200,000 minimalist black and white plates have been issued. Intentionally or not, drivers are supporting the new Museum of Utah.
buff.ly
December 28, 2024 at 4:33 PM
🎶 I saw the arched Utah plate
And I want it painted black
No colors anymore
I want them to turn black 🎶
And I want it painted black
No colors anymore
I want them to turn black 🎶
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#OTD in 1943: Two USAAF B-24s on a training flight [42-7183 and 42-7408] collide in midair over Salt Lake City (US). All 25 aboard both aircraft die. Inquiry said one of the crews broke SOP, but also noted that ice in the area might have degraded the aircraft´s performance.
December 28, 2024 at 11:02 PM
#OTD in 1943: Two USAAF B-24s on a training flight [42-7183 and 42-7408] collide in midair over Salt Lake City (US). All 25 aboard both aircraft die. Inquiry said one of the crews broke SOP, but also noted that ice in the area might have degraded the aircraft´s performance.
An electro-static machine was found in 2000 during renovations of the Karrick Block on Main St in Salt Lake City. These machines generated static electricity and were used to cure a variety of ailments. No idea what happened to it since. #slchistoy
December 28, 2024 at 8:29 PM
An electro-static machine was found in 2000 during renovations of the Karrick Block on Main St in Salt Lake City. These machines generated static electricity and were used to cure a variety of ailments. No idea what happened to it since. #slchistoy
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#genealogy New mini-website from Reclaim the Records!
free BIRLS database
"You can also send a FOIA request to the VA right from your web browser asking the VA to send you the full underlying benefits claims file from their warehouse for that particular veteran."
www.birls.org?_ga=2.237889...
free BIRLS database
"You can also send a FOIA request to the VA right from your web browser asking the VA to send you the full underlying benefits claims file from their warehouse for that particular veteran."
www.birls.org?_ga=2.237889...
Search the BIRLS Database - over 18 million records about deceased US veterans, from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, now online and FREE from Reclaim The Records
Search the BIRLS Database - over 18 million records about deceased US veterans, from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, now online and FREE from Reclaim The Records
www.birls.org
December 25, 2024 at 4:36 AM
#genealogy New mini-website from Reclaim the Records!
free BIRLS database
"You can also send a FOIA request to the VA right from your web browser asking the VA to send you the full underlying benefits claims file from their warehouse for that particular veteran."
www.birls.org?_ga=2.237889...
free BIRLS database
"You can also send a FOIA request to the VA right from your web browser asking the VA to send you the full underlying benefits claims file from their warehouse for that particular veteran."
www.birls.org?_ga=2.237889...
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Main Street, Salt Lake City, 1956
December 24, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Main Street, Salt Lake City, 1956
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*Christmas Special*
Salt Lake Tribune, December 1961
Salt Lake Tribune, December 1961
December 24, 2024 at 9:28 PM
*Christmas Special*
Salt Lake Tribune, December 1961
Salt Lake Tribune, December 1961