Gallivan Center
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The Gallivan Center is an urban plaza
in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, Utah
. It opened in 1993. Also known as the John W. Gallivan Utah Center, it is named in honor of John W. Gallivan
.
Located between State, Main, 200 South and Broadway, it serves as Salt Lake City's outdoor living room. It is furnished with an array of unique art projects, an amphitheater/stage, ice rink, large chess board, light wells and an aviary.
An adjacent UTA TRAX
station takes its name from the plaza, and serves as the transfer point for connecting to and from the Salt Lake/Sandy line and the University line.
Countless events fill the Gallivan Center with people and crowds gather daily for weekday lunches and lunchtime concerts. Especially popular are summertime twilight concerts. A "Blues and Brews" festival usually occurs on a September weekend.
It was popular gathering place during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.
Kazuo Matsubayashi's Asteroid Landed Softly Sundial is one of the prominent features of the plaza.
The Gallivan Center is owned by the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City Public Services has partnered with RDA to provide the management, programming and maintenance. Both entities are working toward establishing a public space
that has the versatility to provide a recreational, educational and vocational site for families and individuals of all ages.
Plaza
Plaza is a Spanish word related to "field" which describes an open urban public space, such as a city square. All through Spanish America, the plaza mayor of each center of administration held three closely related institutions: the cathedral, the cabildo or administrative center, which might be...
in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
. It opened in 1993. Also known as the John W. Gallivan Utah Center, it is named in honor of John W. Gallivan
John W. Gallivan
John W. Gallivan is an American newspaper publisher, cable television pioneer, and civic leader. A major figure in the promotion and development of Salt Lake City and Utah's ski industry, he was instrumental in starting the campaign to bring the 2002 Olympic Winter Games to Salt Lake City...
.
Located between State, Main, 200 South and Broadway, it serves as Salt Lake City's outdoor living room. It is furnished with an array of unique art projects, an amphitheater/stage, ice rink, large chess board, light wells and an aviary.
An adjacent UTA TRAX
UTA TRAX
TRAX is a three-line light rail system in Utah's Salt Lake Valley, serving Salt Lake City and several of its suburbs throughout Salt Lake County. The system is operated by the Utah Transit Authority ....
station takes its name from the plaza, and serves as the transfer point for connecting to and from the Salt Lake/Sandy line and the University line.
Countless events fill the Gallivan Center with people and crowds gather daily for weekday lunches and lunchtime concerts. Especially popular are summertime twilight concerts. A "Blues and Brews" festival usually occurs on a September weekend.
It was popular gathering place during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.
Kazuo Matsubayashi's Asteroid Landed Softly Sundial is one of the prominent features of the plaza.
The Gallivan Center is owned by the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City Public Services has partnered with RDA to provide the management, programming and maintenance. Both entities are working toward establishing a public space
Public space
A public space is a social space such as a town square that is open and accessible to all, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, age or socio-economic level. One of the earliest examples of public spaces are commons. For example, no fees or paid tickets are required for entry, nor are the entrants...
that has the versatility to provide a recreational, educational and vocational site for families and individuals of all ages.