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March 31,
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DOWNTOWN
RENOVATION (( ))
There are big
plans - for Main Street in downtown Salt Lake City. The
hope is to bring life back to the heart of the city...
Especially now that the Olympic stores have closed shop.
News Specialist Sandra Yi is live downtown and has that
story.
Remember during the Olympics - this
temporary storefront housed guide centers. Eventually -
it will be torn down - and an office building will go
up.
There are other plans for this area - in
hopes of revitalizing downtown. Derek Dyer has his
sights set on - what used to be the 'Canada House'
during the Olympics. Dyer wants to open an art gallery
here or in one of the other empty storefronts on Main
Street. He hopes property owners will donate the space
on weekends - until a permanent tenant moves in.
Derek Dyer/Artist: "ART, IT
CAN BRING A LOT OF PEOPLE TOGETHER. A LOT OF PEOPLE
ARE INTERESTED IN IT. YOU JUST HAVE TO LET PEOPLE KNOW
ABOUT IT."
Dyer says his gallery would draw more people to
the area. Meanwhile - the Downtown Alliance says
redevelopment plans - which would allow short-term
tenants to occupy empty space - are in the works. It
says filled storefronts would make the area more
attractive to other prospective tenants.
David Baird/Downtown
Alliance: "WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS OBVIOUSLY TO
INCREASE THE VITALITY OF DOWNTOWN WITH MAYBE A LITTLE
BIT MORE COLOR, MORE VIBRANCY ESPECIALLY AFTER HOURS."
Revitalizing downtown is one of the city's
priorities. Mayor Rocky Anderson launched his weekend
parties after the Winter Olympics - to keep the spirit
alive. The city council also recently took its first
step - to bring life back to downtown and Main Street.
Derek Dyer says - his idea would draw more people to the
area. He says - downtown can be just as vibrant as it
once was - in the past.
Derek Dyer/Artist: "I'VE
LIVED HERE MOST OF MY WHOLE LIFE AND I'D LIKE TO SEE
IT TURN INTO MORE OF A PLACE MY GRANDPARENTS USED TO
SAY IT USED TO BE. TONS OF PEOPLE, YOU GO DOWNTOWN."
Salt Lake
Community College will open its metro campus between 1st
and 2nd South and Main Street next month. The Downtown
Alliance says that will cater to a lot of businesses
downtown.
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