Trolley Square

Coordinates: 40°45′26″N 111°52′20″W / 40.7573°N 111.8721°W / 40.7573; -111.8721
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Trolley Square
Map
LocationSalt Lake City, Utah
United States
Coordinates40°45′26″N 111°52′20″W / 40.7573°N 111.8721°W / 40.7573; -111.8721
Opening date1972
Websitewww.trolleysquare.com
Weather forecast tower at Trolley Square

Trolley Square is a partially enclosed shopping center located in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It is considered to be a trendy high-end center.[1] The center is near downtown Salt Lake City and the UTA TRAX light-rail system.

History

Description

Trolley Square is composed of barns that were built in 1908

Old Spaghetti Factory, The Desert Edge Brewery at the Pub, The Spectacle, and local boutiques. The mall historically was home to a four-screen cinema and an amusement arcade
.

The Trolley Square

holidays
, or events.

Another prominent feature of Trolley Square is the

sky bridge that connects the main building to a small parking lot located across the street. The bridge was made from a salvaged ore conveyor bridge formerly in use at the International Smelting and Refining Company facility in Tooele, Utah
. The bridge goes over 600 South, and it features neon lights shaped in the form of a trolley.

2007 shooting

The Trolley Square shooting was a mass shooting that occurred on the evening of February 12, 2007 at the mall. A lone gunman, identified as Sulejman Talović, killed five bystanders and wounded four others before being shot dead by several members of the Salt Lake City Police Department.[3] Authorities were not able to determine a motive.[4]

Location Influence

Trolley Square is a prominent and well-known

UTA Trax
station is named "Trolley station".

Major businesses

Sale and development

Trolley Square is owned by SK Hart Management, who purchased it in May 2013.

References

  1. ^ "ScanlanKemperBard Buys Historic Salt Lake City Property". ScanlanKemperBard. 2007-08-09. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
  2. ^ "Gunman Kills 5 at Utah mall, police say". CNN. 2007-02-13. Archived from the original on 2007-02-14. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
  3. ^ "Six Minutes of Terror, Retracing the Shooting Rampage". KSL.com. 2007-02-13. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  4. ^ "Trolley Square Shooting Incident Investigative Summary" (PDF). Salt Lake City Police Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Cabin Fever Cards and Gifts ~ Trolley Square, Salt Lake City, Utah". cabinfevercards.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-28.

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