Please join us Saturday for one of three walking tours exploring Downtown Salt Lake. We will explore history, urban design, redevelopment, and your vision for the future of Downtown. Thanks to the Utah Heritage Foundation for contributing some of the historical facts we’ll share.

The tours are free with an activity planned specifically for kids (it’s cool, we promise!). Each participant will receive a pedometer and we’ll give away a City Connect Pass at the end of each tour (both courtesy of Visit Salt Lake). (You are only eligible to win once per day; attending all 3 tours will not multiply your chances.)

Bring your smartphone to contribute to an Instagram photo journal of each tour (#downtownplanslc). See our project website for more information!
To register (not required, but helpful!), go to our Facebook events page.

http://downtownplanslc.com

Time(s):

• 8:30-9:30 AM;
• 10:30-11:30 AM;
• 12:30-1:30 PM

Date: Saturday, September 21, 2013

Event Start/End: 

We will meet at the Northwest corner of Pioneer Park at the Downtown Farmer’s Market. Three tours (same material each time) depart at 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM, and 12:30 PM. Each will last about 1 hour.

Host: Molly Robinson, Salt Lake City Corporation

Theme: Walking

Accessibility: This event is accessible and open to Wheelchairs, Seniors, Children.

Registration: No, all are welcome. RSVP is suggested.  RSVP at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Downtown-Plan-SLC/346508795450311?id=346508795450311&sk=events

Whittington Park Historic District in Hot Springs. Located northwest of Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs, the Whittington Park neighborhood contains good examples of Queen Anne, Craftsman and Ranch-style homes. The residential area developed around Whittington Lake Reserve Park, which was constructed in the 1890s by the U.S. Department of the Interior as part of an extensive building and landscaping program for the Hot Springs Reservation. In the early 20th century, an entertainment district was established west of the park, including an ostrich farm, alligator farm and an amusement park. As the bathing industry grew, more construction occurred around Whittington Park. The neighborhood was home to working-class residents, many of whom worked in nearby hotels, bathhouses and restaurants. Co-sponsored by the Whittington Valley Neighborhood Association and the Garland County Historical Society. Meet in front of the Dryden Ouachita Mountain Pottery Plant at 341 Whittington Ave.

Time: 11 A.M. – 1 P.M.

Date: September 14, 2013

Event Start/End: 

Begin: Dryden Ouachita Mountain Pottery Plant 341 Whittington Ave. Hot Springs

Host: Rachel Silva, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program

Theme: Walking

Registration: No, all are welcome

Accessibility: This event is accessible and open to Seniors, Children