Trolley Square

infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Trolley Square
location = Salt Lake City, Utah
opening_date = 1972
coordinates = coord|40.7573|-111.8721|display=inline,title
website = http://www.trolleysquare.com/

Trolley Square is a partially-enclosed shopping center located in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [cite web|url=http://www.scanlankemperbard.com/news/press_release.php?id=20&PHPSESSID=b6f8c0c4b2f34afc29ee5b00b653d9c2|title=ScanlanKemperBard Buys Historic Salt Lake City Property|publisher=ScanlanKemperBard|date=2007-08-09|accessdate=2007-02-13] It is considered a trendy high-end center and is the second-most-visited tourist destination within Salt Lake City proper, with 30% of its customers being from out-of-state.cite web|url=http://www.scanlankemperbard.com/news/press_release.php?id=20&PHPSESSID=b6f8c0c4b2f34afc29ee5b00b653d9c2|title=ScanlanKemperBard Buys Historic Salt Lake City Property|publisher=ScanlanKemperBard|date=2007-08-09|accessdate=2007-02-13] The center lies within close proximity to downtown Salt Lake City and the UTA TRAX light-rail system.

History

Description

Trolley Square is composed of trolley barns that were built in 1908 [cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/13/salt.lake.shooting.ap/index.html|title=Gunman Kills 5 at Utah mall, police say|publisher=CNN|date=2007-02-13|accessdate=2007-02-13] to house Salt Lake City's street-cars. The street-car system was dismantled in 1945 and the barns were subsequently converted into a two-story shopping center in 1972. The center is noted for its unusual architecture consisting of winding hallways, brick and wooden floors, fountains, old-trees, and wrought-iron balconies. Prominent tenants include Pottery Barn, Cabin Fever (a popular card store), Restoration Hardware, Williams-Sonoma, Banana Republic, Old Spaghetti Factory, Hard Rock Cafe, Regency Theatres (showcasing independent and foreign filmscite web|url=http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600099448,00.html|title=Trolley theaters are again opening|publisher=Deseret Morning News|date=2004-12-22|accessdate=2007-02-13] ), many art galleries, and local boutiques such has the fashion store Black Chandelier.cite web|url=http://blackchandelier.com/|title=Black Chandelier official site|publisher=Black Chandelier|date=2007-02-13|accessdate=2007-02-13]

The water tower is covered in neon lights that are a weather beacon operated by KSL-TV.

ale and development

Trolley Square is owned by ScanlanKemperBard Companies, LLC, of Portland, Oregon, who purchased it in August 2006 from Simon Property Group for $38.6 million. The shopping center is scheduled to undergo an $80 million expansion consisting of several new underground parking structures, a Whole Foods Market store,cite web|url=http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650203903,00.html|title=Whole Foods coming|publisher=Deseret Morning News|date=2007-11-03|accessdate=2007-02-13] and a mid-rise luxury condominium tower containing at least 232 units. [cite web|url=http://www.blakehunt.com/trolley.htm|title=Blake Hunt Ventures: Trolley Condominiums|publisher=Blake Hunt Ventures|date=2007-02-13|accessdate=2007-02-13]

Trolley Square shooting

On February 12, 2007, Sulejman Talović went on a shooting spree, killing five people and injuring at least four more before being shot to death by police.

References

External links

* [http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5216391 The history of Trolley Square from the Salt Lake Tribune]
* [http://www.scanlankemperbard.com/news/press_release.php?id=20&PHPSESSID=b6f8c0c4b2f34afc29ee5b00b653d9c2 ScanlanKemperBard's Trolley Square purchase press release]