Demolished Places

By Demolished Places

Digging through the rubble of Utah’s history to bring you long lost stories of its past.... more

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How many episodes does Demolished Places have?

The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.

Demolished Places episodes:

June 17, 2024 Episode 34: The Laird Heights and Princeton Heights Local Historic Districts
A conversation with the ladies who worked hard to bring the Laird Heights and Princeton Heights Local Historic Districts to fruition.
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1h 9min
April 29, 2024 Episode 33: The Illegal Demolition of the 5th Ward Meetinghouse
The story of the illegal demolition of the 5th Ward Meetinghouse located in Salt Lake City.

Sources:
Utah Historical Society
Newspapers.com
Deseret News: 1910-7-16
Salt Lake Architecture Blogspot
National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
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30min
February 19, 2024 Demolished Salt Lake is now Demolished Places!
Demolished Salt Lake Podcast is now Demolished Places Podcast!
We’re venturing outside of Salt Lake to include all of Utah.
This gives us the opportunity to bring you even more stories about lost buildings, places and peoples. We’re also expanding our discussions to include more about historic preservation and its importance to our sense of place, collective memories and wellbeing. Episodes will alternate between storytelling and interviews with local and national experts. We’ve been working on this for some time and are excited to finally bring it to fruition. Come along on this new path with us! It’s sure to be a great ride!
If you already subscribe to the podcast, you don’t need to
do a thing. You’ll get new episodes right to your podcast app as usual. Look for a new Demolished Places episode to drop soon!

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December 31, 2023 Episode 32: 2023 Preservation Wins, Loses and What to Watch in 2024 - Part 2
Episode 32: 2023 Preservation Wins, Loses and What to Watch in 2024 - Part 2
Part 2 of our discussion with special guest Rachel Quist about the buildings we lost in 2023, the ones that were saved and those that are in danger of demolition in 2024.
Rachel Quist's Rachel’s SLC History
Adrienne White's House Genealogy
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55min
December 30, 2023 Episode 31: 2023 Preservation Wins, Loses and What to Watch in 2024 - Part 1
Rachel Quist joins us for a discussion about the buildings we lost in 2023, the ones that were saved and those that are in danger of demolition in 2024.
Rachel Quist's Rachel’s SLC History
Adrienne White's House Genealogy
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1h 30min
November 11, 2023 Episode 30: The Sun Tavern with Nikki Boyer
A conversation with Nikki Boyer about the Sun Tavern and its
influence on the cultural landscape of Utah's gay community.
Sources:
Salt Lake Tribune 2014-10-14

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49min
October 22, 2023 Episode 29: The Not So Witchy Witch House of City Creek Canyon
The true story of City Creek Canyon’s Witch House.
Sources:
Rachel’s SLC History
Utah Division of State History Digital Archives
Utah Stories
Salt Lake Herald-Republican 1883-05-23

Cold Bonus 1: Satanic Panic
Grimm Ghost Tours

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21min
September 29, 2023 Episode 28: The Cramer House
The story of the Cramer House.
Sources:
Utah Division of Archives and Record Services
Utah Historical Society Digital Archives
J. Willard Marriott Library Digital Archives
Find-A-Grave
Family Search
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps: Salt Lake City 1889 Sheet 041;
Salt Lake City 1898 Sheet 113; Salt Lake City 1911 Sheet 238; Salt Lake City
1950 Sheet 238
Utah Digital Newspapers:
Salt Lake Times: 1890-06-20
Salt Lake Herald Republican: 1893-10-20; 1887-04-27;
1887-06-02; 1908-09-05
Salt Lake Telegram: 1904-03-08; 1909-11-24
Deseret Evening News: 1906-12-03
Salt Lake Tribune: 1908-07-18; 1908-07-28; 1988-08-17; 1990-10-28
Inter-Mountain Republican: 1908-07-18; 1908-07-28; 1908-09-05
Newspapers.com:
Deseret News: 1897-07-24; 1930-05-01
Salt Lake Tribune: 1980-12-14

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21min
March 28, 2023 Episode 27: Dooly Building
The story of the Dooly building.

Sources:
Utah History Quarterly
issuu.com
Utah Division of State History Digital Archives
saltlakearchitecture.blogspot.com
utahcfa.org
dwell.com
villagepreservation.org
Utah Historic Building Records
Find-a-Grave
stateparks.utah.gov/parks/antelope-island
Salt Lake County Digital Archives
J. Willard Marriott Library Digital Archives
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map:
Salt Lake City; 1889:Sheet 044
Salt Lake City; 1898: Sheet 007
Salt Lake City; 1911: Sheet 137
Salt Lake City; 1950: Sheet 137
Utah Digital Newspapers:
Salt Lake Herald Republican: 1883-05-27; 1890-02-22;
1890-03-18; 1890-07-13; 1890-09-16; 1890-09-25; 1892-05-24; 1900-02-25; 1902-09-26;
1902-12-30; 1904-05-30; 1904-09-24; 1907-04-26
Salt Lake Times: 1890-07-16
Salt Lake Tribune: 1890-07-19; 1890-09-24; 1892-05-06; 1900-01-04;
1901-05-16; 1905-02-25; 1905-09-28; 1905-09-29; 1908-03-23; 1908-03-22; 1911-10-24;
1911-11-15; 1911-11-15
Salt Lake Telegram: 1892-09-24; 1896-05-27; 1904-05-30; 1904-09-23;
1908-04-14; 1911-10-24;
Deseret Evening News: 1904-05-02; 1904-05-30
Intermountain Republican: 1907-11-14
Newspapers.com:
Salt Lake Herald: 1892-05-26; 1892-05-06; 1890-06-11; 1890-12-19;
1891-11-01; 1892-05-26; 1892-06-07
Salt Lake Tribune: 1947-06-29; 1962-03-08; 1962-07-21;
1964-08-29; 1964-09-03; 1964-09-12; 1964-09-21; 1964-11-19; 1964-10-30
Deseret Evening News: 1947-04-12; 1964-10-02
Salt Lake Telegram: 1946-07-17
The Daily Herald: 1964-12-20

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26min
January 30, 2023 Episode 26: Preserving Historic Murray with the Historic Murray First Foundation
A conversation about preserving historic Murray with Rachel Morot, Vice President of the Historic First Murray Foundation.
Correction:
In the episode when discussion the underground railroad in North Carolina, Rachel stated that the Amish were abolitionists in the area. She misspoke and instead meant to say the Quakers were abolitionists in the area.
Sources:
Utah Digital Newspapers
Historic Murray First Foundation: https://historicmurrayfirst.org
Murray Redevelopment Agency: https://www.murray.utah.gov/420/Redevelopment-Agency
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1h 19min

FAQs about Demolished Places:

How many episodes does Demolished Places have?

The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.