The Church Plaza

Even though I am really from Arizona, I have lived in Utah off and on during long periods of time. The longest time was during under-graduate and graduate school at the University of Utah. The center attraction of downtown Salt Lake City is Temple Square and the Plaza to the south of the office buildings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This entire area has changed enormously over the years. Recently, most of the buildings south of these two city blocks was redeveloped with the addition of many new buildings. the large building on the left used to be the Hotel Utah. It is now a Church office building and the main offices of FamilySearch, the genealogical organization I spend a lot of time with. This whole area is one of the major tourist attractions in the entire United States with five million plus visitors every year even more than the Grand Canyon in Arizona. It is a vibrant and interesting place to visit and I love to take pictures there.