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Welcome to Salt Lake City, Utah.
Salt Lake City (or Salt Lake, S.L.C.) is the state capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Utah. The population of the city, as of the 2000 Census, was 181,743. Metropolitan Salt Lake is situated in a greater urban area called the Wasatch Front, home to 2,081,257 residents. The 2000 metropolitan population of Salt Lake was the third largest in the interior western U.S., after Denver and Phoenix.
Originally named Great Salt Lake City after nearby Great Salt Lake, it was founded in 1847 by a group of Mormon Pioneers led by Brigham Young and fleeing hostility from the East. Salt Lake City is among the oldest cities in the region and is the world headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS or Mormon Church). Mining and railroads initially brought economic growth, and the city became known as the "Crossroads of the West." In the 21st Century the city has developed a strong tourism industry and was host to the 2002 Winter Olympics.
The modern economy of Salt Lake City is service-oriented. In the past, steel, mining and railroad operations provided a strong source of income with Geneva Steel, Kennecott Copper Mine, and oil refineries. Today the city's major industries are government, trade, transportation, utilities, and professional and business services. The city is known as the "Crossroads of the West" for its central geography in the western United States. As a result, Interstate 15 is a major corridor for freight traffic and the area is host to many regional distribution centers.
The Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Utah Museum of Natural History, and the Museum of Church History and Art are some of the museums located in Salt Lake City. Other museums include the Utah State Historical Society, Daughters of Utah Pioneer Memorial Museum, Fort Douglas Military Museum, and the Social Hall Heritage Museum. Clark Planetarium at the Gateway Mall houses an IMAX theater.
Salt Lake City is also home to a few major shopping centers. Trolley Square is an indoor and outdoor mall with many independent art boutiques, restaurants, and national retailers. The buildings housing the shops are renovated trolley barns with cobblestone streets. The Gateway District is the city’s newest major center and has many national restaurants, clothing retailers, a movie theater, the Clark Planetarium, a music venue called The Depot, and a 2002 Olympic Park. There are two major malls across from each other on Main Street: the ZCMI Center Mall and Crossroads Mall. Both will soon be undergoing renovation, where they will be modernized and connected by a skyway. Sugar House is known as a posh neighborhood with its small town main street shopping area and numerous old parks. Sugar House Park is the second largest park in the city, and is host to frequent outdoor events and the Fourth of July fireworks in the city.
Winter sports, such as skiing and snowboarding, are popular activities in the Wasatch Mountains east of Salt Lake City. Eight ski resorts lie within 50 miles (80 km) of the city. Alta, Brighton, Solitude, and Snowbird are located in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons to the southeast, Deer Valley, The Canyons, and Park City Resort are located to the east, near the city of Park City in Summit County, and Sundance is located to the southeast in Utah County. The ski resorts see frequent storms that deposit light, dry snow due to a phenomenon known as the lake effect, where storms amplified by the warm waters of the Great Salt Lake precipitate in the Wasatch Mountains. The ski resorts in Utah are promoted as having the "Greatest Snow on Earth." Alta and Deer Valley only allow skiing, while the others allow both skiing and snowboarding. The popularity of the ski resorts has seen tremendous growth since the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Most of the ski resorts also offer summer activities. The mountains surrounding Salt Lake City are very popular for hiking, camping, rock climbing, mountain biking, and other related outdoor activities. In addition, the many small reservoirs and rivers in the Wasatch Mountains are popular for boating, fishing, and other water-related activities. Salt Lake City is the primary jumping-off point for exploring the national parks and monuments and rugged terrain of the southern half of the state, as it contains the only international airport in the state.
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Local daily news in Salt Lake City:
New test finds most effective level of chemotherapy
SALT LAKE CITY Studies show a majority of colorectal cancer patients are not getting the appropriate amount of chemo treatments.
"Super Bowl of conventions" headed to Salt Lake City
Without blushing, organizers call it "the Super Bowl of conventions." Don't look to Scott Beck, president and CEO of the Salt Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau, to diminish the claim, not after the American Society of Association Executives announced that its 2016 meeting will take place in Utah's capital city.
Jury convicts man in 1998 slaying
Michael Johnson, who is charged in the January 11,1998 murder of Cathy Cobb, listens during his trial in Judge Judith Atherton's courtroom in the Matheson Courthouse in Salt Lake City on Monday, March 8, 2010.
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Places of interest:
South Salt Lake, UT (3.2 miles), Millcreek, UT (5.1 miles), Canyon Rim, UT (5.7 miles), North Salt Lake, UT (6.4 miles), East Millcreek, UT (6.8 miles), Murray, UT (7.1 miles), Taylorsville, UT (7.9 miles), Cottonwood West, UT (8.1 miles).
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