Trolley Square
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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.
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[edit] History
[edit] 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 has the fashion store Black Chandelier.[5]
The water tower is covered in neon lights that are a weather beacon operated by KSL-TV.
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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.
[edit] References
- ^ ScanlanKemperBard Buys Historic Salt Lake City Property. ScanlanKemperBard (2007-08-09). Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
- ^ a b ScanlanKemperBard Buys Historic Salt Lake City Property. ScanlanKemperBard (2007-08-09). Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
- ^ Gunman Kills 5 at Utah mall, police say. CNN (2007-02-13). Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
- ^ Trolley theaters are again opening. Deseret Morning News (2004-12-22). Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
- ^ Black Chandelier official site. Black Chandelier (2007-02-13). Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
- ^ Whole Foods coming. Deseret Morning News (2007-11-03). Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
- ^ Blake Hunt Ventures: Trolley Condominiums. Blake Hunt Ventures (2007-02-13). Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
