Downtown Living
Welcome from the Mayor
Salt Lake City’s historic Main Street is one of the
most storied and beautiful avenues in the nation. The striking
architecture of Main Street’s buildings gives the
street a unique character. As the cultural epicenter of
the state, the Main Street area hosts hundreds of special
events, concerts, and artistic performances year round.
Anchored by Temple Square, the Gallivan Center, thousands
of offices, and dozens of unique restaurants and stores,
Main Street will always be an essential gathering place
for Utahns.
Over the last few years, our Main Street area has undergone
a remarkable transformation, with many new businesses opening,
including restaurants, art galleries, offices, clubs, and
retail stores. Many of these businesses can be found only
in the Main Street area. With the addition of TRAX and hundreds
of new parking spaces, Main Street may be more accessible
than the downtown area of any city our size in the country.
Several unique districts are emerging near Main Street,
including the 300 South Antique District, with its convenient
center-of-street parking. Even the sidewalks along Main
Street have been revitalized with more outdoor dining and
artists events, like our Friday and Saturday Mainly Art events. Families, singles, and people of all ages, incomes
and tastes will find something to enjoy in the Main Street
area. In fact, many people are discovering the Main Street
Downtown area as a great place to live, where one is within
walking distance of everything Downtown has to offer.
Salt Lake City government has invested, and will continue
to invest, substantial resources to make Main Street an
inviting, interesting, and unique place to do business,
visit, shop, and call home. We envision Main Street being
a charming, identifiable place that visitors talk about
when they return home – a place that complements,
but is different from, the Gateway a few blocks west.
As The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints progresses
with its plans for the ZCMI and Crossroads Mall blocks,
Main Street’s positive revitalization will continue.
We encourage anyone interested in learning more about doing
business on Main Street to contact us at City Hall to find
out about great opportunities on Main Street. We also encourage
visitors to learn more about Downtown events by visiting
the LiveItUpDowntown.com website. |
