1 of 15Tribune file photo
Construction is underway on the Salt Lake Temple in this undated photo.
Tribune file photo
Construction is underway on the Salt Lake Temple in this undated photo.
Tribune file photo
Construction is underway on the Salt Lake Temple in this undated photo.Tribune file photo
Men arrive with a huge block of granite that was used in the construction of the Brigham Young Monument in SalTribune file photo
This arch at the intersection of Main Street and South Temple in Salt Lake City was used for a three-day festiTribune file photo
This arch at the intersection of 200 S Main in Salt Lake City was used to to honor Utah soldiers coming home fTribune file photo
A view of Main Street in Salt lake City on May 8, 1945, the day Allied forces accepted the surrender of Nazi GTribune file photo
A portion of a stone wall is seen as it is torn down in the 1870s to make way for other buildings at Temple SqTribune file photo
Horse drawn trolley cars are seen on Main Street in Salt Lake City in the 1860s.Tribune file photo
A view of Salt Lake City is seen sometime in the 1880s.Tribune file photo
A man sits on a wagon at the corner of 400 S State in Salt Lake City in 1908.Tribune file photo
Cars line up outside businesses on 200 South between Main and West Temple in Salt Lake City in this photo fromTribune file photo
A view looking south down Main Street in Salt Lake City in about 1870.Tribune file photo
This undated photo shows a street scene in Salt Lake City.Tribune file photo
A huge parade is held for Utah soldiers returning home from the Spanish-American War in 1898.Tribune file photo
A view of Salt Lake City from what is now Capitol Hill. At the time of this photo it was known as Arsenal HilTribune file photo
This undated photo photo shows a view of Main Street in Salt Lake City.
Tribune file photo
Construction is underway on the Salt Lake Temple in this undated photo.Tribune file photo
Men arrive with a huge block of granite that was used in the construction of the Brigham Young Monument in Salt Lake City in 1897.Tribune file photo
This arch at the intersection of Main Street and South Temple in Salt Lake City was used for a three-day festival that started on Sept. 11, 1916.Tribune file photo
This arch at the intersection of 200 S Main in Salt Lake City was used to to honor Utah soldiers coming home from the Spanish-American War in 1898.Tribune file photo
A view of Main Street in Salt lake City on May 8, 1945, the day Allied forces accepted the surrender of Nazi Germany.Tribune file photo
A portion of a stone wall is seen as it is torn down in the 1870s to make way for other buildings at Temple Square.Tribune file photo
Horse drawn trolley cars are seen on Main Street in Salt Lake City in the 1860s.Tribune file photo
A view of Salt Lake City is seen sometime in the 1880s.Tribune file photo
A man sits on a wagon at the corner of 400 S State in Salt Lake City in 1908.Tribune file photo
Cars line up outside businesses on 200 South between Main and West Temple in Salt Lake City in this photo from 1927.Tribune file photo
A view looking south down Main Street in Salt Lake City in about 1870.Tribune file photo
This undated photo shows a street scene in Salt Lake City.Tribune file photo
A huge parade is held for Utah soldiers returning home from the Spanish-American War in 1898.Tribune file photo
A view of Salt Lake City from what is now Capitol Hill. At the time of this photo it was known as Arsenal Hill.Tribune file photo
This undated photo photo shows a view of Main Street in Salt Lake City.
This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2015, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.
The Salt Lake Tribune occasionally presents images from its archives in a special series called A Look Back. Today we feature historic photos of Salt Lake City. Every gallery of the series is available at http://www.sltrib.com/topics/lookback.