Hotel Vernal
In the 1940s, there were two ways to cross Utah on a transcontinental trip: on the Lincoln Highway (US 30) through northern Utah or on US 40 through Vernal Utah. Vernal at that time had few accommodations. In fact, the Vernal newspaper reported about a national (?) broadcast recommending that tourists travel US 30, rather…
Temple Square Hotel and Ballroom
The six-story Temple Square Hotel was built in 1929 for the Zions Security Corp (the financial arm of the LDS Church). With 200 rooms, it was strategically located on the NE corner of South Temple and West Temple, immediately across from the LDS Temple Square. The original press notice (S.L. to have) notes that Zions…
Upton Apartments
Built in 1925, the Upton Apartments is a large, 3 1/2-story building with multi-color brick exterior walls and a concrete foundation. There are three evenly-spaced, projecting vestibule/stairways across the Jefferson Avenue facade. The striated brick exterior walls are accented with geometric panels of lighter and darker brick. Ceramic tile, cast stone columns, and entablatures frame…