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SLC NEIGHBORHOOD GUIDE: ROSE PARK
Examiner,com
July 6, 11:44 AM
This is the sixth installment in a seven-part series highlighting
Salt Lake City neighborhoods. Today we will take a look at Rose Park,
a neighborhood in north-west Salt Lake.
This series is design to help people get to know Salt Lake City a
little better and learn which neighborhoods are right for them. Here's
the outline of where we've been and where we're going with respect
to this series:
1. Sugar House
2. The Avenues
3. Downtown SLC
4. Emigration / Foothill / Bonneville
5. Federal Heights and the University of Utah
6. Rose Park - today
7. Central and South Salt Lake - tomorrow
The lay of the land
My definition of Rose Park is arguably larger than the actual
neighborhood. It does, however, align closely with Salt Lake City
Council District 1. Basically, everything west of I-15 and north of
I-80 in Salt Lake City is included in this neighborhood. Admittedly
this boundary includes Salt Lake International Airport and a bunch
of industrial territory where no one lives. This boundary does,
however, capture a distinct area of the city that provides us with
an opportunity to analyze it.
Housing The Rose Park neighborhood boasts some of Salt Lake's most
affordable neighborhoods. To give you an idea, the 84116 zip code
(which I consider to be mostly Rose Park) has 137 homes for sale as
of this writing. Of those 137 homes, only two of them are more than
$300,000. And those two have significant acreage that contributes to
the cost.
The affordability does, however, have some consequences as is detailed
in this story from the Salt Lake Tribune, also printed today. As the
story notes, however, the neighborhood has been coming together in
recent years and been making strides in increasing overall safety in
the neighborhood.
As that happens, Rose Park becomes an increasingly good value for
young families. Many of the homes were built in the 1940s and 50s and
have classic brick exteriors. In addition, the mature trees lining
the streets make the neighborhood very appealing.
To check housing prices you can check the Wasatch Front Regional
Multiple Listing Service and look at the 84116 and 84104 zip codes.
Commercial The main commercial activity in the Rose Park neighborhood
is along the North Temple corridor. Corporate heavyweights like
Rocky Mountain Power place a big portion of their operations in this
territory. The west side of the neighborhood includes the Salt Lake
International airport as well as a number of large industrial areas.
For retail purposes Rose Park boasts a number of small specialty
markets. For large scale retail, residents will have to travel into
downtown Salt Lake, north to Davis County, or south to find a mall
and large department stores.
Schools Kids in Rose Park attend several quality local schools
including West High School. As detailed in the neighborhood guide on
the Avenues, West High was recently named the top high school in the
State of Utah by Newsweek magazine. See www.slc.k12.ut.us for more
information on specific schools.
Transit The Rose Park neighborhood is well served by UTA. Bus lines
517, 519, 520, 522, 550, and 551 grace the neighborhood. In addition,
the community is going to be receiving an enormous economic boon with
the construction of the Salt Lake Airport TRAX line! Check out this
link for the latest on the airport TRAX line.
The process for this line has been delayed because they have been
exploring alternate alignments as the line leaves downtown. The route
through Rose Park is fairly well determined, however, with the line
running down North Temple Street and then heading for the Airport.
For Rose Park residents, this should bring continued
commercial development and job opportunities to the North Temple
corridor. Construction on the project is starting out west near the
airport and the heading towards downtown. Look for completion of the
project in a few years.
Cultural The low housing prices in combination with the proximity to
downtown has made Rose Park a destination for many families. Immigrants
from all over the world have made Rose Park their home through the
years, with the result being one of the most diverse communities
in Utah.
Rose Park boasts substantial Latino, African-American, Pacific
Islander, Asian, and White populations. This means that you can find
a friend in the neighborhood no matter where you are from.
The religious diversity, as will be detailed in the next section,
also makes this part of town interesting. In particular, the large
number of LDS Pacific Islander families in Rose Park has made this
part of town a unique strong-hold for the LDS Church in Salt Lake City.
Religious As mentioned above, Rose Park is one of the strongholds for
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. And,
to its credit, the LDS Church does a fantastic job of providing
congregations where its members are comfortable worshipping. There
are a number of congregations in Rose Park, as well as in other parts
of the Valley, where services are conducted entirely in a foreign
language. Tongan, Samoan, Spanish, Japanese, Russian, and Armenian
services are available in addition to English services and other
language services. With two and three congregations per building,
the LDS faithful have a strong foothold in the neighborhood. Here's
a run-down of some of the congregations in the area for the LDS
faithful and other prominent Churches: ~U The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints has multiple congregations at all of the following
Rose Park locations: 660 N. Redwood Road (Tongan); 1900 W, 400 S; 874
Starcrest Drive; 1035 North 1800 West; 760 N 1200 W; 1100 W 500 N; 1155
N 1200 W; 1750 W 900 N ~U Baptist - Heritage Baptist Church located
at 1502 Walnut Drive ~U Baptist - First Southern Baptist located at
1175 West 600 North ~U Buddhist - Vietnamese Unified Buddhist Church
located at 1185 W 1000 North ~U Pentecostal - Pentecostals of Salt
Lake located at 1755 W North Temple ~U Church of God of Prophecy
located at 425 N 700 W ~U Worldwide Gospel Church located at 862
West 300 North Favorites In terms of music, Rose Park produces some
of Salt Lake's finest. My personal favorite is a unique artist named
Kimo Watanabe. Here's a taste of Rose Park for you. Kimo comes from
a Japanese-American household in Davis County. After serving an LDS
Mission to Hawaii he married a lovely young Samoan girl who was raised
in Rose Park. These myriad of influences have helped him create a
musical style that is uniquely his own and worth checking out for
yourself. Here are links to Kimo's Sell-A-Band site, Myspace page,
and Mevio.com profile. Take a look and help support our local artists
by listening to and purchasing some of Kimo's original music.
Rose Park golf course located at 1385 North Redwood Road has always
been a favorite. Modest green fees ($12.00 for 9 holes) make it
attractive combined with a mature course with tall trees and open
fairways. See their web site here for more.
Rose Park is also home to the Utah State Fairgrounds . This year the
fair runs from September 10 thru 20. Be sure to pick a date to take
your family to this can't miss event. My personal favorite is the
butter cow, check it out!
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Examiner,com
July 6, 11:44 AM
This is the sixth installment in a seven-part series highlighting
Salt Lake City neighborhoods. Today we will take a look at Rose Park,
a neighborhood in north-west Salt Lake.
This series is design to help people get to know Salt Lake City a
little better and learn which neighborhoods are right for them. Here's
the outline of where we've been and where we're going with respect
to this series:
1. Sugar House
2. The Avenues
3. Downtown SLC
4. Emigration / Foothill / Bonneville
5. Federal Heights and the University of Utah
6. Rose Park - today
7. Central and South Salt Lake - tomorrow
The lay of the land
My definition of Rose Park is arguably larger than the actual
neighborhood. It does, however, align closely with Salt Lake City
Council District 1. Basically, everything west of I-15 and north of
I-80 in Salt Lake City is included in this neighborhood. Admittedly
this boundary includes Salt Lake International Airport and a bunch
of industrial territory where no one lives. This boundary does,
however, capture a distinct area of the city that provides us with
an opportunity to analyze it.
Housing The Rose Park neighborhood boasts some of Salt Lake's most
affordable neighborhoods. To give you an idea, the 84116 zip code
(which I consider to be mostly Rose Park) has 137 homes for sale as
of this writing. Of those 137 homes, only two of them are more than
$300,000. And those two have significant acreage that contributes to
the cost.
The affordability does, however, have some consequences as is detailed
in this story from the Salt Lake Tribune, also printed today. As the
story notes, however, the neighborhood has been coming together in
recent years and been making strides in increasing overall safety in
the neighborhood.
As that happens, Rose Park becomes an increasingly good value for
young families. Many of the homes were built in the 1940s and 50s and
have classic brick exteriors. In addition, the mature trees lining
the streets make the neighborhood very appealing.
To check housing prices you can check the Wasatch Front Regional
Multiple Listing Service and look at the 84116 and 84104 zip codes.
Commercial The main commercial activity in the Rose Park neighborhood
is along the North Temple corridor. Corporate heavyweights like
Rocky Mountain Power place a big portion of their operations in this
territory. The west side of the neighborhood includes the Salt Lake
International airport as well as a number of large industrial areas.
For retail purposes Rose Park boasts a number of small specialty
markets. For large scale retail, residents will have to travel into
downtown Salt Lake, north to Davis County, or south to find a mall
and large department stores.
Schools Kids in Rose Park attend several quality local schools
including West High School. As detailed in the neighborhood guide on
the Avenues, West High was recently named the top high school in the
State of Utah by Newsweek magazine. See www.slc.k12.ut.us for more
information on specific schools.
Transit The Rose Park neighborhood is well served by UTA. Bus lines
517, 519, 520, 522, 550, and 551 grace the neighborhood. In addition,
the community is going to be receiving an enormous economic boon with
the construction of the Salt Lake Airport TRAX line! Check out this
link for the latest on the airport TRAX line.
The process for this line has been delayed because they have been
exploring alternate alignments as the line leaves downtown. The route
through Rose Park is fairly well determined, however, with the line
running down North Temple Street and then heading for the Airport.
For Rose Park residents, this should bring continued
commercial development and job opportunities to the North Temple
corridor. Construction on the project is starting out west near the
airport and the heading towards downtown. Look for completion of the
project in a few years.
Cultural The low housing prices in combination with the proximity to
downtown has made Rose Park a destination for many families. Immigrants
from all over the world have made Rose Park their home through the
years, with the result being one of the most diverse communities
in Utah.
Rose Park boasts substantial Latino, African-American, Pacific
Islander, Asian, and White populations. This means that you can find
a friend in the neighborhood no matter where you are from.
The religious diversity, as will be detailed in the next section,
also makes this part of town interesting. In particular, the large
number of LDS Pacific Islander families in Rose Park has made this
part of town a unique strong-hold for the LDS Church in Salt Lake City.
Religious As mentioned above, Rose Park is one of the strongholds for
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. And,
to its credit, the LDS Church does a fantastic job of providing
congregations where its members are comfortable worshipping. There
are a number of congregations in Rose Park, as well as in other parts
of the Valley, where services are conducted entirely in a foreign
language. Tongan, Samoan, Spanish, Japanese, Russian, and Armenian
services are available in addition to English services and other
language services. With two and three congregations per building,
the LDS faithful have a strong foothold in the neighborhood. Here's
a run-down of some of the congregations in the area for the LDS
faithful and other prominent Churches: ~U The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints has multiple congregations at all of the following
Rose Park locations: 660 N. Redwood Road (Tongan); 1900 W, 400 S; 874
Starcrest Drive; 1035 North 1800 West; 760 N 1200 W; 1100 W 500 N; 1155
N 1200 W; 1750 W 900 N ~U Baptist - Heritage Baptist Church located
at 1502 Walnut Drive ~U Baptist - First Southern Baptist located at
1175 West 600 North ~U Buddhist - Vietnamese Unified Buddhist Church
located at 1185 W 1000 North ~U Pentecostal - Pentecostals of Salt
Lake located at 1755 W North Temple ~U Church of God of Prophecy
located at 425 N 700 W ~U Worldwide Gospel Church located at 862
West 300 North Favorites In terms of music, Rose Park produces some
of Salt Lake's finest. My personal favorite is a unique artist named
Kimo Watanabe. Here's a taste of Rose Park for you. Kimo comes from
a Japanese-American household in Davis County. After serving an LDS
Mission to Hawaii he married a lovely young Samoan girl who was raised
in Rose Park. These myriad of influences have helped him create a
musical style that is uniquely his own and worth checking out for
yourself. Here are links to Kimo's Sell-A-Band site, Myspace page,
and Mevio.com profile. Take a look and help support our local artists
by listening to and purchasing some of Kimo's original music.
Rose Park golf course located at 1385 North Redwood Road has always
been a favorite. Modest green fees ($12.00 for 9 holes) make it
attractive combined with a mature course with tall trees and open
fairways. See their web site here for more.
Rose Park is also home to the Utah State Fairgrounds . This year the
fair runs from September 10 thru 20. Be sure to pick a date to take
your family to this can't miss event. My personal favorite is the
butter cow, check it out!
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress