History of Trolley Square and the Central City Neighborhood

From the plaque on the outside Southern entrance steps of Trolley Square comes this:

Once on the edge of the city, magnate Richard Herriman built his electric car barns in a mission style complex unusual for the area. Housing as many as 144 trolley cars, it served Salt Lake City's large rail street car system. However, once the company ceased its operation, the building sat largely unused and deteriorating for many years. At one point it was the bus barns for Utah Transit Authority and Utah Power and Lights utility vehicles. In the 1970's a local family purchased the property and through an extensive upgrade, readied the building incase of an earthquake. The building was added to the historical register in 1984.

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