Downtown Salt Lake City thrived as shopping mecca for century

Stores such as ZCMI and Auerbach's were popular destinations

By Marc Haddock, For the Deseret News

Published: Monday, Nov. 16 2009 12:00 a.m. MST

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Before there were shopping malls, there was downtown.

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Was a good place to shop.

As a kid the downtown was the destination for everyone that lived in the SL Valley to buy anything you need with specialty shops for any need. It had a sense of community and pride with all shop owners and citizens working together. And it would More..

4:08 a.m. Nov. 16, 2009
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Jackie

I loved the old downtown SLC. I worked at Auerbachs as a teenager wrapping Christmas presents.
At Christmas the stores were not decorated until after Thanksgiving. You couldn't wait to get to town to see the decorations.
There was Grants, More..

5:52 a.m. Nov. 16, 2009
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Thank you for this story and some memories. The Darling Building was where the beauty shop pictured was owned and operated by my aunt; Gena Westly for many years.

6:46 a.m. Nov. 16, 2009
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