Hotel Utah
Utah Department of Public Safety - Bureau of Criminal Identification
Possible suspect: A man believed to be seen at the Red Lion Hotel on the morning of May 26, 2003. He is in his early 40's maybe 50's, has a rough weathered tan appearance, graying sun-bleached hair, hazel colored eyes, about 5' 6" with small build, large hands with carrot shaped fingers, and smokes basics cigarettes. This man is wanted for questioning. ... [Read More]
Utah History To Go - Winifred Preston Ralls
Ralls retired from the Chamber of Commerce in June 1952, but by October she was evidently feeling restless and accepted the position of convention consultant for the Hotel Utah, working there until the end of 1956. In addition to persistence, Ralls had other qualities that led her to success in the competitive arena of vying for conventions. Reporter Melba Fersuson described her in 1948 as "friendly, tolerant, warmly human, and sparkling with a vital, intense interest in life." These personality traits surely helped Ralls earn the title "Mrs. Convention" and, more important, helped stimulate Utah's sagging economy during the depression years. ... [Read More]
Utah History To Go - The Exiled Greeks
In the twenties, the Pan Hellenic Unions of earlier days were disbanded in favor of organizations representing different provinces in Greece; the names of the local chapters were those of legendary heroes and leaders in the 1821 Revolution against the Turks. Burial expenses were among the benefits provided. The larger lodges formed women's auxiliaries and youth groups. Whatever their origin in Greece, almost all men belonged to the national lodges, either AHEPA (American Hellenic Educational Progress Association) or GAPA (Greek American Progressive Association) 32 The AHEPA was founded in 1922 to counteract hostility toward Greeks. It espoused assimilation and used the English language in meetings. "Abepans" emulated American lodges with conventions in leading hotels, balls, and queens. Under this veneer, however, the Ahepans remained Greek-oriented. The GAPA was established in 1923 as a reaction to the AHEPA in fear that Greek heritage in America was threatened. "Gapans" were conserv ... [Read More]
Utah History To Go - Ogden's Grand Hotel
Constructed in 1927 the Bigelow/Ben Lomond Hotel both architecturally and historically significant. It is an excellent and rare example of the Italian Renaissance Revival style in Utah—popular in America in the 1920s but seldom employed in the Beehive State. The building—located on the southeast corner of Ogden's most prominent downtown intersection, Washington Boulevard and 25th Street—is also the most notable example of the hotel type in Ogden. No other hotel in the history of the city has exceeded the Bigelow/Ben Lomond in number of rooms, height, or elegance. It ranks as one of three "grand hotels" built in Utah. The others are the Newhouse (demolished) and the former Hotel Utah, now the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, both in Salt Lake City. Historically, the Bigelow/Ben Lomond represents Ogden's era of growth, optimism, and economic development in the 1920s. ... [Read More]
Utah History To Go - Royal Hotel Served Basques and African Americans
Built in 1914 at 2522 Wall Avenue, Ogden, the Royal Hotel has filled a unique role in the city's history. A modest three-story masonry building, the hotel originally provided housing for blue collar railroad workers and travelers. Shops, cafes, and offices filled the front spaces of the street floor, and modestly priced hotel rooms on the second and third floors accommodated the needs of local working men and minorities. The original owners were John H. Maitia and John Etcheverry. In 1935 Sam Maruri, a hotel tenant, acquired the Royal. He and his family, immigrants from Spain, catered to fellow Basques who worked for the sheep industry locally. For many years both the wool clip and lambs were shipped by wool buyers and meat packing houses from Ogden by rail. ... [Read More]
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Peregrine falcons nested on the Joseph Smith Memorial Building (formerly the Hotel Utah) from 1986 to 1990 and from 1994 to 1995. In 1996, they also nested at the Deseret Building, which is about one block south of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. The famous pair produced 16 young during that time. Eleven youngsters successfully departed from the downtown area to unknown, wilder haunts. ... [Read More]
Utah History To Go - Home Industry 20th-Century Style
The Utah Products Week campaign targeted every possible audience by involving the schools, churches, newspapers, and magazines. Even the relatively new medium of motion pictures was enlisted in the effort: "The motion picture houses, too, would not allow their audiences to retire before flashing before their eyes the significant slogan, 'Try Utah Made Goods, They're Better.'" Teachers were praised for their creative approach to interesting their students in "the sound gospel of buying local products." At the Ensign School in Salt Lake City, for instance, children in the upper grades had "assembled 150 labels, cartons, cans, glass jars, sacks, and other receptacles, each containing a distinct Utah Product, the output of seventy different Utah factories." The products were attractively displayed for all to see. In addition, the pupils participated in an industrial parade, dressed in outfits covered with labels from Utah foods and clothing that "supply t ... [Read More]
Utah Public Official's Conference & Countering Bioterrorism Conference
Yarrow Resort Hotel & Conference Center ... Yarrow Resort Hotel & Conference Center ... [Read More]
Utah History To Go - Utah Arts Council
In 1989 the state received the Union Pacific Depot as a gift from Union Pacific Railroad Company for the purpose of housing the state's fine art collection. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated memorabilia from the Hotel Utah, the proceeds of which created the Utah Museum Foundation. The visual and design arts programs were relocated to the depot. ... [Read More]
Utah History To Go - Utah's Imigration
To the frustration of Greek emigrants, Skliris's sticky fingers reached into their pockets long after they had signed with one of his agents and paid their twenty-dollar employment fee. Skliris, "The Tzar of the Greeks," refused to refer workers to the companies until they had signed a contract granting him in perpetuity a one-dollar-per-month kickback from their wages. With wealth milked from his own people, Skliris, formerly a poor Peloponnesian Greek, decked himself with diamond jewelry while he ensconced himself in opulence at the recently constructed Hotel Utah. ... [Read More]
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