Rio Grande in Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Park (Rio Grande) Hotel

Photographed By Dawn Bowen, June 18, 2007

1. Park (Rio Grande) Hotel Marker

Inscription. The Park Hotel is significant for its association with the early 20th-century development of Salt Lake City’s transportation and industrial district. Built immediately after the completion of the nearby Rio Grande and Union Pacific railroad stations (both built in 1909-10), the Park Hotel provided housing and services for blue collar workers, many of them ethnic immigrants, employed in local transportation, manufacturing, commercial, and construction enterprises. Designed by Ware and Treganza, one of Utah's most prominent architectural firms, and constructed in 1911, the Park Hotel was the first hotel erected near the Rio Grande Depot.

With shops and cafe on the first level and residential rooms on the second level, the Park Hotel was modest in size and design, yet it was one of the first of a soon-popular building type. Over the next few years, several other hotels were constructed to the east along 300 South, producing something of a "hotel row." Following World War II the name was changed to the Rio Grande Hotel. It continues its historic function as a single room occupancy hotel.

Erected 1993 by Utah State Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.

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40° 45.779′ N, 111° 54.224′ W. Marker is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is in Rio Grande. Marker can be reached from Broadway (300 South), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 428 W Broadway (300 South), Salt Lake City UT 84101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Henderson Block (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Henderson Block (about 800 feet away); The Flag of the United States of America (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pioneer Square (approx. 0.2 miles away); Central Warehouse Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Westgate Fine Arts Center (approx. 0.2 miles away); Crane Building (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salt Lake City.

More about this marker. This location is also listed on the National Register of Historic Sites.

Park (Rio Grande) Hotel Marker in Distant Doorway image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bryan R. Bauer, August 27, 2010

2. Park (Rio Grande) Hotel Marker in Distant Doorway

Rio Grande Hotel sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dawn Bowen, June 18, 2007

3. Rio Grande Hotel sign

The Rio Grande Hotel image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dawn Bowen, June 18, 2007

4. The Rio Grande Hotel

Another View of the Hotel image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bryan R. Bauer, August 27, 2010

5. Another View of the Hotel

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,805 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on August 28, 2010, by Bryan R. Bauer of Kearns, Ut 84118. Photos: 1. submitted on June 25, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on August 28, 2010, by Bryan R. Bauer of Kearns, Ut 84118. 3, 4. submitted on June 25, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. 5. submitted on September 1, 2010, by Bryan R. Bauer of Kearns, Ut 84118. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.