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. (other addresses listed here)

• 503 N Main St – Joseph Dean Home

• 469 N Main St – Paul E. B. Hammer Home
• 420 N Main St

• 321 N Main St – William R. Calderwood Home
• 300 N Main St – Pioneer Memorial Museum

• 225 N Main St
• 200 N Main St – McCune Mansion

• 180 N Main St
• 158 N Main St – also the Kimball Whitney Cemetery and DUP Marker 333
• 150 N Main St
• 105 N Main St – Grand Central (now Conference Center)

• 1 S Main St – Zions Bank – Formerly Templeton Building
• 21 S Main St – Z.C.M.I. / Macy’s
• 34 S Main St – Constitution Building
• 50 S Main St – City Creek Mall
• 62 S Main St – Amussen’s Jewelry
• 68 S Main St – McIntyre Building

• 102 S Main St – Eagle Emporium
• 111 S Main St – Office Building
• 120 S Main St – 120 South Main
• 122 S Main St – 122 South Main
• 124 S Main St – 124 South Main
• 123-125 S Main St – Farmers & Stock Growers Bank (now Eccles Theater)
• 128 S Main St – The Daft Block
• 131 S Main St – Eccles Theater
• 134 S Main St – Kearns Building Parking Garage
• 135 S Main St – Grayson’s Department Store (now Eccles Theater)
• 136 S Main St – Kearns Building
• 143 S Main St – Tribune Building
• 143 S or 167 S Main St – The Salt Lake House
• 148 S Main St – Pantages Theatre
• 149 S Main St – The Lady Bag
• 151 S Main St – Tracy Loan & Trust Company
• 154 S Main St – Ary’s Barber Shop
• 155 S Main St – Eva’s Bakery
• 156 S Main St – Twisted Roots
• 157 S Main St – McKay Diamonds
• 158/160 S Main St – Murphy’s Bar
• 159 S Main St – Hepworth-Carthey Building
• 163 S Main St – First National Bank
• 165 S Main St – Herald Building
• 170 S Main St – US Bank
• 175 S Main St – Walker Center

• 201 S Main St – One Utah Center
• 202 S Main St – Hotel Monaco
• 222 S Main St – 222 South Main
• 225 S Main St – Windsor Hotel
• 236 S Main St – Karrick Block
• 238 S Main St – Lollin Block
• 239 S Main St – Gallivan Center
• 250 S Main St – David Keith Building
• 260 S Main St – 260 South Main
• 262 S Main St – 262 South Main
• 268 S Main St – 268 South Main
• 270 S Main St – 270 South Main
• 299 S Main St – Wells Fargo Center

• 310 S Main St
• 315 S Main St
• 317 S Main St
• 319 S Main St
• 323 S Main St
• 325 S Main St
• 327 S Main St – Utah Book & Magazine
• 331 S Main St
• 336-340 S Main St
• 341 S Main St – Felt Building
• 350 S Main St – Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse

• 405 S Main St

• 500 S – The Little America Hotel
• 555 S – The Grand America Hotel

• 675 S Main St

• 702 S Main St
• 709 S Main St

• 808 S Main St
• 833 S Main St
• 837 S Main St
• 845 S Main St
• 850 S Main St
• 857 S Main St
• 872 S Main St – Don Carlos Bar-Be-Q
• 877 S Main St
• 902 S Main St

• 999 S Main St – Palmer Court

• 1009 S Main St

• 1186 S Main

• 1397-1415 S Main St
• 1400 S Main St

• 1518 S Main St- Main Street Motel

• 1800 S Main St – Boulevard Gardens
• 1810 S Main St – Towers on Main