Main Street (Salt Lake City, Utah)
A Place of Parades and Celebrations
Parades united the city around a celebration of the common good – with a bit of fun thrown in. The earliest parades featured brass bands and marchers arranged around a theme. Over time, they became ever more elaborate. For the Pioneer Centennial in 1947, Main Street welcomed home from a reenactment a car caravan complete with wagon covers and plywood oxen attached to fenders.
Since the city’s early days, parades noted the annual passage of Independence and Pioneer Days in July. Similar events sent soldiers off to war and welcome them home again, advertised circuses and carnivals, touted Utah’s progress, and heralded St. Patrick’s Day. Main Street remained the city’s principal parade route until 1997 when construction of the TRAX line necessitated a new venue.
The following is a list of the places I’ve documented on Salt Lake City’s Main Street – sorted by address, north to south.
- 200 N – McCune Mansion
- 105 N – Grand Central (now Conference Center)
- 1 S – Zions Bank – Formerly Templeton Building
- 21 S – Z.C.M.I. / Macy’s
- 34 S – Constitution Building
- 62 S – Amussen’s Jewelry
- 102 S – Eagle Emporium
- 111 S – Office Building
- 120 S – 120 South Main
- 122 S – 122 South Main
- 124 S – 124 South Main
- 123-125 S – Farmers & Stock Growers Bank (now Eccles Theater)
- 128 S – The Daft Block
- 131 S – Eccles Theater
- 134 S – Kearns Building Parking Garage
- 135 S – Grayson’s Department Store (now Eccles Theater)
- 136 S – Kearns Building
- 137 S – Tribune Building
- 143 S – Salt Lake tribune Building
- 148 S – Pantages Theatre
- 149 S – The Lady Bag
- 151 S – Tracy Loan & Trust Company
- 154 S – Ary’s Barber Shop
- 155 S – Eva’s Bakery
- 156 S – Twisted Roots
- 157 S – McKay Diamonds
- 158/160 S – Murphy’s Bar
- 159 S – Hepworth-Carthey Building
- 163 S – First National Bank
- 165 S – Herald Building
- 170 S – US Bank
- 175 S – Walker Center
- 201 S – One Utah Center
- 202 S – Hotel Monaco
- 222 S – 222 South Main
- 236 S – Karrick Block
- 238 S – Lollin Block
- 239 S – Gallivan Center
- 250 S – David Keith Building
- 260 S – 260 South Main
- 262 S – 262 South Main
- 268 S – 268 South Main
- 270 S – 270 South Main
- 299 S – Wells Fargo Center
- 500 S – The Little America Hotel
- 555 S – The Grand America Hotel
- 999 S – Palmer Court
- 1186 South – 1186 S Main
- 1397-1415 S – 1397-1415 S Main
- 1400 S – 1400 S Main
- 1518 S – Main Street Motel
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