The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-05
BUILDING IS ACTIVE
STATE STREET
Lower Portion Benefits by Con-
struction of a Number of
New Edifice.
TRADE DISTRICT SOUTH
THEN THE LINE TURNS EAST
WARD FROM MAIN STREET.
TRADE DISTRICT SOUTH

" Inln NuN past year AnNA0 AeNo hNNH 1
a decided movement 10 build up lower |
state street. especially the section "
ing south Of the City and County build
ing. This growth has been especially |
emphasized around Sixth and Seventh |
south streets. 50 that there has sprung |
~ there almost a new city. separated
from the southern portion of the busi-
ness district farther north by only a
block This movement calls attention
10 the statements made many times
by realty dealers. that the business
district OF the city would continue
south ward on Main street only a block
OF two below Fourth South and would
then move eastward a block 10 state
street and continue soutn yard on that
street possibly TO Murray.
| seventh South street has been oes-
| ignated BY many as the southern limit
| for business on Main street and IL Is
POINTED out that whereas at the pres
lent time the business district 10 ex-
banding southwark on both state and
Main streets. as soon as the sectlOn
uarrOWs 10 one street the movement
southwark VIII be more rapid An I'M
gOrtant feature OF the expansion OF the
business district OF growing cities. and
one that has been practically unknown
CITY. Is the. tendency for small sec.
| tiuns 10 be devoted to business in par
TALLY isolated localities
Real Business Center.
| There has been a great growth in and
about SL4-r House recently. until that
and Twsifth south streets. has become
| a real business center. drawing for its
support from a large area lying on the
east bench and extending east. west
and south along the county road and
welfth South. Within a Few months.
however. another similar section has
Il begun TO show unusual Developments
| The movement Of traffic TO the city
| from the south and extreme west. no
| tably the country around Garfield and
Bingham. has been over Fourteenth
south and then north on the old state
road now Known as State street The
Importance Of the latter highway, es-
lpecially. has been recognized by the
street car company. which - now car
rying out big scheme OF improve
ments on State street. including the
lmacadamizing OF the main highway and
the placing OF double tracks on their
line between here and Murray in order
to care for the heavy traffic northward
from Murray and Sandy
The corner OF Fourteenth South and
] state street has become quite natural
| ~ center for the trade of the large
I section Of country extending to the
canyons on the east. to Murray and
Sandy on the south. and to Garfield
and Bingham on the west and south
west. The traffic ccrnes together at
this corner and with the gradual expan-
sion OF business interests along state
street many merchants have apparent
~ seen the possibilities OF opening
ready grown up there a small bus
mess center and there IS a tendency
for this TO increase rapidly.
New school Finished
The Granite stake tabernacle was
Ierected here few years ago. Recently
| another church building has been con-
structed and handsome school has
Just been finished, located on Four
corner The district mas grown ire
mendously as a residence section also
only year or more ago most OF the
OF these have been purchased by en-
| terprising realty dealers and placed on
the market. The old farms are being
cut up into building lots and sold. New
houses are being erected on all sides
and there Is now an appearance OF
activity to the locality where only a
short time ago were quiet farms and
large orchards. The really astonish-
ing feature OF the place. however. IS
the number OF stores which are now
until recently were compelled 20 drive
TITO the city 20 make their purchases
are now apparently coming only to the
lcOrner and thus saving the drive Of
ness district uptown and back again.
To the busy farmers with property ly-
ing northeast Of Murray and along the
Redwood road TO the westward the cut
ting off Of this distance means much.
Not only IS the drive to town saved.
but the return as well
! lue WouueT y tnal the Possibility OF
making the corner a small business dis
trict was not recognized sooner. For
q number OF years the place has been
1.-THE noon rendezvous for truckmen and
"a rmers coming 20 the city market for
sunniies. The place has been for a
long time the natural meeting place
for those who had 20 make the long
trfp 70 the city from all the surround
ling sections OF country. with the
movement now being made BY realty
dealers 20 turn the sections Of coun-
try Immediately adjoining the inter-
section Of Fourteenth South and
twelfth South into n residence sec
tion. and with the start already well
: rna6s for changing the corner itself
into. a new business district. the ira ms
I,or"atlon or ne iocanty sseIns NeII IN n