- Salt Palace
Infobox Stadium | stadium_name=Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center
location=100 W South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
broke_ground=
opened=mid-1990s
closed=
demolished=
owner=Salt Lake County
operator=
construction_cost=$93 million USD
architect=
former_names=
tenants=Utah Jazz (NBA) (1979-1991)Utah Stars (ABA) (1970-1975)Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL) (1969-1991)
seating_capacity="This article describes a large building in Utah. A one-story building made of locally mined salt blocks in
Grand Saline, Texas is also called the "Salt Palace"."The Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center, more commonly known as the Salt Palace is a convention center in
Salt Lake City, Utah and is named after Utah's 11th Governor,Calvin L. Rampton . The name "Salt Palace" has been the name of two other buildings in that city.History
The historic Salt Palace was built in 1899 under the direction of Richard Kletting, architect, and owned by
John Franklin Heath . It stood on 900 south, between State Street and Main Street in Salt Lake City. The original Salt Palace contained a dance hall,theatre , and racing track. It was destroyed by fire onAugust 29 ,1910 , and was replaced by Majestic Hall.The new Salt Palace was an
indoor arena inSalt Lake City ,Utah . It was built on land that was once the "Little Tokyo" area of the city. Originally completed in 1969 at the cost of 17 million $ [http://www.alumni.utah.edu/continuum/winter01/bid.htm Continuum Magazine - Opening Bid - Winter 2001 - University of Utah ] ] , the 10,725 seat arena was the home of theUtah Stars of theAmerican Basketball Association from 1970 to 1975 theSalt Lake Golden Eagles hockey club from 1969 to 1991 and theUtah Jazz from 1979 to 1991. In 1994, three years after the Jazz moved into the Delta Center, the Salt Palace wasdemolish ed. Aconvention center of the same name stands on the site today.On Jan. 18, 1991, three teenagers were killed at an
AC/DC concert in the old Salt Palace. Those three were Jimmie Boyd, Curtis Child, and Elizabeth Glausi. The concert was general admission only and when AC/DC took the stage, the crowd rushed towards the stage, trampling the three. Security tried to get the band to stop playing but failed to tell the band that people were being trampled, so the band played on. Several minutes had passed before security personal were able to get to the victims. Many Utahns feel the band is to blame for this incident while others blame the promoters for over-crowding the stadium.In honor of the "founding father" of Salt Lake's convention and tourism business, as well as Utah's proactive economic development efforts, the Utah State Legislature overwhelmingly voted to officially change the name of the Salt Palace Convention Center to the
Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center in the fall of 2007.Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center
The current convention center boasts convert|515000|sqft|m2 of exhibit space, convert|164000|sqft|m2 of meeting space including a convert|45000|sqft|m2|sing=on grand ballroom, and 66 meeting rooms. The Salt Palace served as the Olympic Media Center during the
2002 Winter Olympics .Architecture
working with a local firm, Gillies Stransky Brems Smith Architects.
Notes
External links
* [http://www.saltpalace.com Official Salt Palace Web Site]
* [http://history.utah.gov Utah State Historical Society]succession box
title = Home of theUtah Jazz
years = 1979 – 1991
before =Louisiana Superdome
after = Delta Centersuccession box
title = Home of theUtah Stars
years = 1970 – 1975
before =Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
after = defunct
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