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THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE – The historic Brownstone Building, home to Martine Restaurant, Ahh Sushi/Oh Shucks Bar and private offices, will remain a Salt Lake City landmark thanks to a preservation easement owner Bill Campbell has signed with the Utah Heritage Foundation.
(The Salt Lake Tribune)
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THE DESERET NEWS – Some environmentalists are determined to stop the Utah Transit Authority from considering a FrontRunner commuter rail stop in southern Salt Lake County on what they consider sensitive Jordan River ecology and the site of a 3,000-year-old Native American settlement, even though Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. signed a bill last week that could pave the way for the station.
THE DESERET NEWS - For thousands of visitors throughout most of the 20th century, the Hotel Utah was an ultimate haven for guests, an elegant white wedding cake of a building with restaurants serving savory dishes, comfortable rooms and a great chandelier, plush lobby and mezzanine.
The 10-story structure at the northeast corner of Main and South Temple streets dates back to 1911, making it among the oldest surviving commercial buildings downtown.
PLANETIZEN – Legislators in Utah have approved a bill that would allow the Utah Department of Natural Resources to swap a 3,000 year old Native American village to a group of developers intent on building a new transit station.
DESERET MORNING NEWS - The 40 years of labor it took to construct the Salt Lake Temple — much of it without the help of machines — have come to symbolize the extreme dedication, sacrifice, self-reliance and faith that early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah possessed. However, the outside (like the inside) of the iconic structure contains a wealth of symbols and representations.
“Notable among all LDS temples, the Salt Lake Temple includes significant symbolism in its architecture,” the Encyclopedia of Mormonism states.
THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE – When it comes to recycling, U architecture professor Robert Young has a bigger and better idea than aluminum cans and newspapers—recycling buildings.
In his latest book, Historic Preservation Technology, Young discusses the negative effects of extracting new resources to build large buildings and new developments. Restoring historic buildings and investing in older developments will save materials and energy, provide economic advantages and preserve natural areas untouched by developers.
DESERET MORNING NEWS – PROVO — Provo has earned recognition as a Preserve America community from first lady Laura Bush.
Bush is honorary chairwoman of Preserve America, a Bush administration initiative that encourages communities to preserve and enjoy their local heritage.
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE – LOGAN – The one-time home of Utah businessman Marriner S. Eccles, which he built for his family in 1913, has new life.
New owners Robert and Barbara Guy, who purchased the northern Utah abode at 308 W. Center in April 2007, have restored the structure to its original beauty and filled it with art.
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Simple objects can open a pathway to understanding of complex ideas. “Buildings, books, letters, military objects, clothing — all these material things can tell us about family life, individual attitudes, communal actions, the history of language, the impact of environment. A whole range of ideas that seem vague and confusing can all come together in a single object,” says Gwendolyn Wright, also known as the “History Detective” on PBS television.
That notion comes from two aspects of Wright’s personal career: as a historical investigator but also as a professor of architecture at Columbia University. And it will be central to her remarks as the keynote speaker at the 56th annual State History Conference.
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