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A look at pre-World War II futuristic utopian thinking, as envisioned by Norman Bel Geddes for General Motors. This was designer Bel Geddes masterpiece -- the "Futurama" exhibit in GM's "Highways and Horizons" pavilion at the World's Fair, that…
Photograph overlooking Interstate-15 oriented looking north from the Interstate-80 off-ramp located along 200 S 700 W. Taken by Natalie Athalye.
Photograph showing traffic in Salt Lake City, near the 400 S interchange. This interchange is located along 765 W. Taken by Natalie Athalye.
Aerial photograph of Interstate-15 in Salt Lake City after completion in 1968.
A full page op-ed (opposite the editorial page), published in 1998, advocating against freeway expansion plans and advocating action on supporting a monorail project in the Salt Lake Metropolitain Area.
An op-ed piece (opposite the editorial page), published in 1998, expressing upset about the then upcoming freeway expansion project being "steam-roll[ed]" through the legislature.
Photograph of dense smog over Salt Lake City in 1967, taken by Salt Lake Tribune staff.
Pollution hotspot map of Salt Lake City with redlining classification laid over. Map was retrieved from the Utah Automated Geographic Reference Center (UT AGRC).
Redlining map of Salt Lake City featured in the Mapping Inequality project.
Newspaper article discussing the state fuel tax exemption given to Salt Lake City Line published on March 6, 1967.
Newspaper article discussing another cut service of the Salt Lake City Lines, published onNovember 24, 1965.
Newspaper article, featuring a business portrait of H.M. Selander, discusses his background and goals as manager for Salt Lake City Lines following declines in patronage, published on September 2, 1962.
Newspaper article discussing an award presented to the People's Freeway, Inc. for their use of neglected right-of-way land as a community garden published Dec. 20, 1975.
Newspaper article discussing the recognition People's Freeway, Inc. received as highly valued anti-poverty program, published on January 9, 1974.
Newspaper article discussing the Transportation Commission's recognition of People's Freeway, Inc. for their use of dormant state land as a community garden, published December on 19, 1975. Transportation Commission Honors Peoples Freeway Inc. Garden…
Two maps of population density, one true and one projected, from the 1972 Salt Lake Area Transportation Study.
Photo shows the Hotel Utah Motor Lodge in the 1950s or 1960s, Salt Lake City, Utah
Interior scene of people walking through a car dealership talking with one another in groups while looking at cars that are on display. Signs read, "The 59 Ford brings Thunderbird elegence to the low price field" and "Ford trucks cost less."
Photograph of cars driving Interstate-15 in Salt Lake City after completion in 1968.
Exterior of the Beeline Refining Company gas station. Beeline had five different gas stations in the downtown Salt Lake area.
Photograph of retaining wall construction for the interstate next to the Se Rancho Motor Lodge in 1959.
Electrical Products electric sign for Dee's Hamburgers. Cars fill the drive-in of the restaurant. A telephone booth is in the foreground of the picture.
Photograph of a man guiding traffic during interstate construction in Salt Lake City 1961.
Photograph of the Franklin School, historically located on southwest corner, 700 West and 200 South. Currently at southwest corner, 800 West and 200 South. Donated by William H. Shipler.
Classified advertisement for homes in Highland Park neighborhood directed toward freeway displaced west side residents.
Human interest story on a young boy who was reunited with his lost dog after his family was moved following the west side freeway development.
Classified advertisement for homes in local developments directed toward freeway displaced west side residents.
Classified advertisement for homes in Rose Park neighborhood directed toward freeway displaced west side residents.
Photograph of demolition and tree removal for freeway development at 1st South and 14th North in Salt Lake City taken 1959.
Newspaper article on the Swede Town neighborhood of the west side noting its decline, but continued presence in Salt Lake City, puublished on Decemeber 9, 1976.
Newspaper article advocating an attack on the "blighted housing problem" in the west side after completion of the freeway, published on September 14, 1964.
Photograph showing the construction of an underpass between Fourteenth North and First South in Salt Lake City in 1961.
Photograph of New York City Park Commissioner Robert Moses with model of proposed Battery Bridge.
A 2006 map of Minneapolis, created by architect Adam Paul Susaneck using historic aerial photography, highlighting the freeway and urban renewal projects.
A 1947 map of Minneapolis, created by architect Adam Paul Susaneck using historic aerial photography, highlighting areas that would eventually be the freeway and urban renewal projects.
Aerial photograph of Salt Lake City from 1950. Salt Lake City features the distinct Mormon Grid, with 660-foot, 10-acre blocks, yet the ubiquitous superblock still makes an appearance at the Salt Palace Convention Center. Temple Square, the heart of…
Aerial photograph of Salt Lake City from 1950. Salt Lake City features the distinct Mormon Grid, with 660-foot, 10-acre blocks, yet the ubiquitous superblock still makes an appearance at the Salt Palace Convention Center. Temple Square, the heart of…
Photograph of parked cars lined up along both lanes of a three-lane highway for the dedication of Interstate-15 (I-15). Passengers are visible sitting in the parked cars while some are standing outstide of their cars. Two standing persons hold…
A drawing of the belt route and Salt Lake interstate network by Design Engineer Herbert M. Fehmel, created in service for the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT).
A drawing of the 5th and 6th South interstate interchange system by Design Engineer Herbert M. Fehmel, created in service for the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT).
Road Commission Resident Engineer Ed Kennelly and Information Officer Horace Gunn stand before the retaining wall construction site next to the Se Rancho Motor Lodge in 1959.
Photograph of semi-trucks on dirt roads during the construction of Interstate-15 (I-15) in 1959.
Photograph of survey workers at the interstate construction site during tree removal.
Photograph of workers and supervisors at the interstate construction site during tree removal.
Photograph of heavy machinery at the interstate construction site during tree removal.