May 1983
The month found as taking trips into Salt Lake City on weekends to explore some of what the city had to offer. The warm spring days were perfect for sightseeing.
On one occasion, we went to the Pioneer Trail State Park (now the This is the Place Heritage Park). At the time, there wasn’t much at the park — or maybe that was just our impression because most of the buildings were locked and we didn’t have an opportunity to go inside them.
This is the Place Monument
It marks the spot from which Brigham Young and the company
of pioneers first saw the Salt Lake Valley in 1847.
[scanned from postcard]
Old Deseret — a restored pioneer village.
Another day found us visiting Hogle Zoo …
The African Elephant, more so than its Asian cousin,
is one of my favorites.
On yet another day, we mixed urban sightseeing with a trip into City Creek Canyon.
The Old City Hall (now Council Hall) was built in 1864-65;
it served as the seat of government for 29 years.
It was reassembled at its present location in 1963.
Memory Grove, at the mouth of City Creek Canyon,
is a living memorial dedicated to Utah’s war dead.
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