Center for the Living City

Tour Details

The Artspace District: artists as city builders

Salt Lake City 53 Rubber St building Time: 1:00 pm Saturday May 3, 2008
Meeting place: Higher Ground Learning, 325 West Pierpont Avenue (250 South between 300 and 400 West)
Tour guide: Stephen Goldsmith

Tour ends at about 3:00 at Squatters Pub Brewery, 147 West Broadway

Salt Lake’s Historic Warehouse District has been a focal point of change since 1980, when a group of artists in need of affordable housing and work space set in motion the area’s transformation from an industrial district to a mixed-use residential mecca. The district’s exponential changes during the past 25 years illustrate fundamental Jacobsian concepts such as mixed-use, eyes on the street, the importance of short blocks and narrow streets, and how local businesses contribute to a community’s authenticity and vibrancy.