page_title: South High School (Salt Lake City)
section_title: Beginnings
hierarchical_section_title: South High School (Salt Lake City) / Beginnings
caption_attribution_description: English: Rear entrance to South High School (Salt Lake City)
context_page_description: South High School was a high school in Salt Lake City, Utah, which operated from 1931 to 1988. The school was located on the southern end of Salt Lake City proper, at 1575 S. State Street. The school is now a campus of Salt Lake Community College.
context_section_description: In 1928 the Salt Lake school district decided to build a new high school to accommodate the increasing population of high school age children.  The Great Depression put a hold on these plans, but when it was learned that the LDS High School, a private school with about 1,000 students, was to close in 1931, the plan was revived.  The South High School building was constructed in 1929-1931 on the site of the "Original Pioneer Nursery" established by John Chamberlain. Land was surveyed on June 16, 1930, and ground was first broken on June 30, 1930. The edifice was erected in the record time of fourteen months at an estimated cost of $1.5 million.  South High school opened its doors in the fall of 1931 (for the class of 1932).  
  The high school was built with many art deco features. It was a large school with multiple wings.  The three-story portion of the original structure formed a rough shape of the letter "E".  The interior had some unusual features, including wide double ramps, instead of stairs, connecting each floor; arched hallways with highly textured plaster work; and red and black checkerboard tiled hallway floors. The auditorium was much the same as a playhouse, complete with balcony and opera alcoves on either side of the stage. Extensions were added in the 1950s and early 1960s, including a large gymnasium with seating balconies, with a total seating capacity in the thousands.
caption: Rear entrance to South High School
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