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The Patterns of the Past 'Charles S. Peterson, Utah: A Bicentennial History (New York, 1977), 36. See also, Leonard J. Arrington, Great Basin Kingdom: An Economic History of the Latter-day Saints, 1830-1900 (Cambridge, Massachusetss, 1958), 24-25. z Nicholas G. Morgan, Sr., comp., Pioneer Map: Plat "D" and Empire Mill Tract, Great Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City, n.d.), Map #538, Utah State Historical Society. See also, Stephen William Schuster, IV, "The Evolution of Mormon City Planning and Salt Lake City, Utah, 1833-1877" (M.S. thesis, University of Utah, 1967), 79. 'Schuster, "Evolution," 79-80. An early description of the valley is found in Edward W. Tullidge, History of Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City, 1886), 55-56. 4 Schuster, "Evolution," 80-82. s Salt Lake City Directory (1885), 62. No apparent reason for the changes has been found; however, Nicholas Morgan indicated that A and B streets were named early and provided a "hook up for the others"; "Historical Data," Morgan, Pioneer Map. Additional map research has uncovered that O Street was originally Hickory, P was named Larch, and Q was known as Box Elder. Fifth Avenue was Prospect, Sixth was named High, and Seventh was once Mountain. See Augustus Koch, Bird's Eye View of Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, 1870 (Ithaca, New York, 1967), Map #587-1, Utah State Historical Society; Engineering Department, Annual Report of the City Engineer for the Year 1907 (Salt Lake City, 1907), 31; Salt Lake City Directory (1907), 47-65. 'Arrington, Great Basin Kingdom, 112; "The Wall," Deseret News, October 1,1853, 2. Each lot around the wall was assessed a tax to help finance the project. Albert Carrington, Parley P. Pratt, and Franklin D. Richards comprised the committee appointed by Mayor ledediah M. Grant and the City Council to study the wall problem. 'Daughters of Utah Pioneers, comp., Talesofa Triumphant People: A History of Salt Lake County, Utah, 18471900 (Salt Lake City, 1947), 118. 8 Ivy C. Fowler, "Story of City Creek," Kate B. Carter, ed., Heart Throbs of the West (12 vols., Salt Lake City, 1939-1951), 9:156-57; Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Tales of a Triumphant People, 118. See also Laura Patrick Nicholson, "The Dry Bench," Carter, Heart Throbs of the West, 9:160-62. 'Fowler, "Story of City Creek," 157. 10 Ibid.; Charles Brooks Anderson, "The Growth Pattern of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Its Determining Factors" (Ph.D. dissertation, New York University, 1945), 111-12. "Kip King Harris, "Return to the City: A Study of Architectural Restoration/Renovation in the Context of the Avenues District of Salt Lake City" (M. Arch, thesis, University of Utah, 1978), 25-26. 12 Anderson, "Growth Pattern," 112. "Kate C. Snow, "Dry Canyon Stream," Carter, Heart Throbs of the West, 9:162-63; Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Tales of a Triumphant People, 128-29. Names prominent in the field included lohn Picknell, Charles B. Taylor, William Word, William lennings, lohn Paul Epworth, and George Chandlers. "Salt Lake City Directory (1885), 86; Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Tales of a Triumphant People, 129. 15 The titles received through "squatter rights" were recognized as legal. luly 14,1884, was the last "Date of Deed" recorded on Morgan's map; "Index of Owners," Morgan, Pioneer Map. "Morgan, Pioneer Map. I7 Paul Wright observes the existence of religious segregation in Salt Lake City but maintains that it was never complete. He cites the parcels of land adjacent to the LDS temple and church business places as one prime area predominantly Mormon. Paul A. Wright, "The Growth and Distribution of the Mormon and Non-Mormon Populations in Salt Lake City" (M. A. thesis, University of Chicago, 1970), 113-14. "The information regarding all the buildings referred to in the text is taken from their respective Structure/Site Information Forms, Avenues File, Utah State Historical Society. The forms are filed by address and are available for use by interested researchers. "Harris, "Return to the City," 27; Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Tales of a Triumphant People, 130. "Harris, "Return to the City," 28; Ronald R. Boyce, "An Historical Geography of Greater Salt Lake City, Utah" (M.S. thesis. University of Utah, 1957), 71. "Utah Light and Traction Company, Overhead System, Diagram of Trolley System and Feeders (Salt Lake City, April 30, 1915) Map #595, Utah State Historical Society. See also Harris, "Return to the City, 28. In 1890 the Popperton Place & Fort Douglas Rapid Transit Company was organized to extend streetcar service. Its rail route ran from First Avenue and T Street through Popperton Place (later known as Federal Heights) to Fort Douglas. In 1893 the line was purchased by the Salt Lake Rapid Transit Company. Utah Light and Traction Company, History of Origin and Development," 10, Utah State Historical Society. "Harris, "Return to the City," 27. "Wright, "Growth and Distribution," 9, 24.

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