The Joseph Smith Memorial Building on Main Street and South Temple Street.
My friend Gordon Bowen, copywriter at Ogilvy & Mather, was overjoyed when the Corporation of the President decided not to tear down the old Hotel Utah, but instead refurbished it, created office spaces, and renamed it the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. Gordon was active in fighting to preserve old buildings along the Wasatch Front.
During the Christmas holidays, choirs and instrumentalists from all over the region sing and perform for many a weary "traveler." To sit in a velvet covered antique chair, with the stain glass copula above, marble columns cold to the touch, crystal chandelier and angelic young voices filling the main lobby is a Christmas joy not to be missed, if you are in the area.
The Lights on Temple Square are a delight. The Frank Lloyd Wright acclaimed Tabernacle - a marvel of pioneer architecture, the Tabernacle Choir, the First Night on Temple Square musical celebration are a must-experience for anyone tired of the commercial inebriated scuffle of the big cities.
If you are coming to visit, I have a list of serene close-by places you can visit. Please, feel free to email me.
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