I was born in Bountiful, UT 1967. Moved back, living in Midvale Utah in 1978. As a kid, we would walk over to the Fashion Place mall and walk through the construction area of what is now I-215. In those days, the SLC metro area basically ended at 7200S and afterward, there were mostly separate and unconnected cities; Sandy, Draper, Riverton etc, on the fringes. Over the years, SLC has grown, but the changes have been slow and mostly imperceptible. Back in the spring of 2022, I was downtown and all of sudden, it felt like a completely different city - new highrises and new multi-story apartments everywhere. The energy and vibe of Salt Lake City has changed. It now is beginning to feel like a large city.
The Joseph Smith Building use to be called The Hotel Utah. Fanciest hotel in Salt Lake at the time and famous people and dignitaries from all over the world would stay there. High Schools from around the area would have proms and special dances here. It was completely refurbished years ago. It’s called the Beehive State because the pioneers were busy as bees working to together building Utah. They would help each other. Also when the Salt Lake Temple has been refurbished they will have an Open House for the public to come in and see what it looks like before it is Dedicated. After any temple is done being built there is always an Open House for it. So if people are curious they can come and visit one.
Went to Salt Lake City from Plymouth England in 1976 for the 200 year celebrations, downtown was very different in those days. I went to all the usual sights, of the church, loved Trolley Square with I think had the longest Ice cream bar, while I was in Salt Lake I stayed in a suburb of Highland with a great Family. After a week I headed south to St George...fond memories,
Yes we loved that city when there ,it's so / was peaceful and felt so as if it was blessed in some way . I am not Mormon but it says something the city .. great video again ..hope you stay safe
Like most people commenting , I love Salt Lake City , my birth state. I particularly liked that you had Feb 27th , as the filming date. It's my birthdate , and I'd forgotten it had snowed all day. One of the only days , it happened to of snowed. We are in a severe drought here. So the snow , was a welcoming occurrence. Keep up your work , it's very fun traveling with you both. And don't be such a stranger. We must be about the same age , I probably raced you , on State Street during 79 , or even 80 or 81 .
Thank you for highlighting my home city of Salt Lake City where I live for 62 years before moving to Kentucky 3 years ago. Even in the winter time where you don't have the foliage it's still a beautiful city and even more so during the spring or summer it just radiates. Wish you could have filmed Trolley square and possibly drive around the Federal heights area. Just to let you know Salt lake City as in most other large cities has become very liberal it hasn't had a Republican mayor in 25 to 30 years and I do believe all the city council are Democrats but the further you get out away from the city itself and into the suburbs it becomes more conservative. Nice video look forward to seeing more videos from you guys thanks!
What a huge change you made, moving to Kentucky! Do you like living in Kentucky? I lived in Louisville for over a decade and just loved everything and almost everyone there, but moved back home to Colorado in1997.
Love Trolley Square....still have spaghetti there....Spaghetti Factory when we visit from Florida.....my parents have a home in Price...we are Colorado folk....but half my relatives live in Salt Lake and St. GEORGE...can't stand the religious cult there...and all their temple Masonic oaths...reeks evil.
@@loladial6078 long before trolley square became a business it was fenced in and no one would get in there. My older brother and I in the early sixties would get over the fence and climb up the trolley Tower to get pigeons. We did that until someone saw us and the fire department came and got us took his home and we got one hell of a whipping from my mom!
Thank you for sharing this amazing video! I sure do miss BeUTAHful. A swede who used to live there up in Cache valley or Logan. Love Salt Lake City it’s amazing city
Cool to hear and see a city from a native's perspective ... It's the way I view Chicago (where I grew up in the suburbs). It influences the way you film it and you did a great job. I really have to go back and film Chicago.
A very enjoyable video. Salt Lake City was where I made my very first footfall in the USA. I was on a flight from London to Los Angeles in1978. Imagine my surprise when the passengers were informed that we would be landing at Salt Lake City, where we will pass through customs and immigration. Apparently, it would be quicker to do that at the very quiet SLC airport, than the extremely busy LA airport. Then, on arrival in LA, we could bypass customs. I can still remember the view of Salt Lake City from the airport. It was a beautiful day in May, and the green? dome of the Capitol really stood proud above the rest of the city, there didn't appear to any buildings taller. I was surprised to see a pub in your video. I thought Utah was a dry state, and alcohol was not allowed because of the Mormons.
Utah has never been a dry state other than during the Prohibition era (but wasn't actually dry, just like the rest of the US lol). The longest continuously operated bar in the state is The Shooting Star Saloon near Ogden. They've been open for business from 1879-present. There were always saloons, bars, dance halls (even brothels) going back to the wild west days. Over the last 30 years there is a thriving and expanding pub and craft brewery scene in Utah.
I spent the better part of a month there 10 years ago. My wife worked for the State Dept and was assigned to Tooele. The people of the church I met were outstandingly friendly
Moroni's trumpet fell off during the earthquake a couple of years ago. They removed the entire statue afterwards and it will be updated and replaced once the construction is finished.
The funnier incident was when lightening hit the Moroni statue on the Draper temple and turned it black. The running joke was that even God agrees that the best trumpet players are Black.
Hey you guys! Awesome video! I lived in Draper from second grade to my high school graduation. I now live in Everett, MA just outside of Boston. It was a great childhood state and I still connect with people from Draper to this day. I have a lot of memories from UT. I actually haven’t been there since 2017, so gotta get back and visit. It was great that you guys visited SLC again! Keep up the great work!
I enjoy looking at the "counter culture". Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Not everything needs to look perfect and orderly, people with all walks of life, culture, and heritage make place wherever they want to be. Graffiti, or murals, are a way of expression. It is art. I also thoroughly enjoy your videos of traveling and looking at the US cities in a fairly objective viewpoint. Just be aware that we are all human and we express ourselves with art in various ways, from beautiful, modern or historical architecture to graffiti on the walls. It is all the same,...art. :)
The Salt Lake Temple is going to be going under renovations until 2025 the it will have a public open house and rededication. I've watched a few of those buildings go up the past couple years. In a few more years a few more buildings, are planning to rise. I like to go up to Salt Lake City from Provo every now and then and walk around downtown.
I guess we won’t have a big earthquake until after that….ha, ha….the prophet knows!! We have time to prepare, but do it now!! We have had some small ones in other places in the valley.
I lived in Sunset, Utah (31 mi. north) of SLC for 7 1/2 years starting in 1988 and have very fond memories of my time there. I planned to move back to the area from Alabama when I retired quite a few years ago. However, with the massive influx of people, the area isn’t what it once was. I can’t afford housing at the elevated rates they’ve experienced. Add to that the water issues they’re experiencing and my moving back will never happen. I hate it. It’s a beautiful area and the skiing was wonderful. I’ll always think of it as my second home. I wish everyone there the best and regret I’m not one of you!
Thanks for posting this interesting tour of an impressive city near the Great Salt Lake. Unusual perspective seeing the city in snowfall! Fun fact: the Mormon trek west to Utah started from Nauvoo, Illinois (not far from St. Louis).
Your talking about your State St there in Salt Lake, Reminded me of our Drag Racing on Whittier Blvd in Whittier Ca. Same years as yours, So we're close in age, Really enjoy your videos, We're off later this year for a grand trip, You really help sharing your ventures, Kinda nice to know what we'll find, Blessings to You and Her Safe Travels.
My thoughts too went back at around the same time just graduated high school in Palm Springs, CA. My friend had a reddish/dark brown Toyota Pick-up and drove that around downtown Palm Springs on main street Palm Canyon Drive back to Indian Canyon Drive encircling, a good stretch of driving with a lot of other kids doing the same thing, also you could see people just walking the street of downtown Palm Springs from the car. My friend would cranked up his car stereo full blast blaring music of Patrice Rushen, "Forget Me Nots." Or some rock hits/new wave stuff from early 80s, A Flock of Seagulls, I believe, hahaha! That was the time to revisit literally if I could!We didn't call it "drag racing" we called it "cruising downtown." LOL! BTW, been to Utah, beautiful state, we went inside the Capitol building. Also visited the state park with all those beautiful orange/red arches. Subscribed! 🙂
I am an African American I really appreciate your work your traveling experiences keep doing what you doing I am fan thank you my friend I'm traveling with you
Just an FYI on the commentary. The LDS church does NOT believe that the Angel atop the Temple will “come to life”. It’s just a symbol that the sign of the second coming will come from the East, which is why he’s facing East.
I recall having my 4 year old daughter convinced of 2 things back in the day: - Angel Moroni was holding a rifle - Eating the black licorice (my favorite) instead of red would give her back hair
My understanding is that originally it was not Moroni, but one of the angels from Revelations. With time and rumors it became Angle Moroni. Most of the angles on different temple face east. The temple in Nauvoo has the angle looking West.
I was born in Utah to a devoutly Mormon family. In fact I am a 3rd great grandson of good ole Brother Brigham himself. I held multiple fairly significant positions within the organization and it wasn't until my early 40's that I realized it was a complete fabrication and I resigned my membership. Through all that I have NEVER once heard anyone say the Angel Moroni would come to life and trumpet his horn. That strikes me as a bizarre urban myth, but it's not a Mormon held belief. I mean the whole thing is bizarre enough without that though. LOL
I think it was on Reddit where people were talking about the beliefs and practices of the LDS church and someone commented "It sounds more like LSD." You have my admiration for seeing past the bull.
After the 5.7 magnitude earthquake we had in 2020, they started construction on the temple. I lived about 30 miles north of the epicenter and it had my apartment rattling pretty good.
When the Salt Lake Temple was jacked up to install the seismic isolators, they were able to weigh it for the first time. It weighs about 187 million pounds.
@@sailingaeolus it's no secret, the tunnels connect the church office building to the temple and tabernacle. They are not open to the public, but are common knowledge.
When the temple is finished being built it will be open to the public and then you'll be able to go inside and see it. I've never been inside it either and I'm going to go see it.
Only been through SLC a few times. Mostly travelling through on I 80 to other places. My impression of it is that its really clean and well planned. Not at all like Denver.
After viewing a few of these videos I thought of a bit of state trivia in if anyone can name all the states that have as their state capitals are also the largest cities in those states. It seems like quite a few in the western states. I lived in Denver a couple years and that’s one I know for sure. I don’t think there are many in the east that are the biggest cities. Interesting how that happened as what influenced these locations and why.
Hey Now... SLC is a regular trip for me, you see I live in literally the middle of nowhere Elko NV and SLC is the quickest & easiest major airport to get to from Elko.
my wife and I have really been enjoying your videos. It must've been exciting to return to your former stomping grounds as evidenced in this Utah video. BTW, have you visited Idaho Falls in the past few years? Take care.
It was interesting. Hadn't been there in over 30 years. We will be visiting Idaho Falls in the future. I went to college at Utah State in Logan, and used to drive up there to drink in a bar. The drinking age in Idaho was 18 then, lol. :)
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip regarding SLC, we'd strongly recommend visiting Antelope Island and the nearby Hill Air Force museum is phenomenal, if that's of interest to you and your wife. Also, the Brazilian steak house at Trolley Square makes for a wonderful dining experience. BTW, great story regarding your history with Idaho Falls :) Unfortunately, this city is now experiencing the same 'challenges' which you carefully outlined in your Boise video. There's no utopia, and if there is it doesn't last very long.. Take care. Vince
I visited Salt Lake City in 2008. It was a beautiful city. The only problem I had was when I visited the Great Salt Lake; it was icky and it didn't smell too good.
Salt Lake is my hometown, and I went to Murray High School (Go Spartans) until moving to California. We used to "drag state" almost every weekend and I hung out at Fashion Place Mall, Cottonwood Mall, the 49th Street Galleria, and all the big parks, including Murray, Liberty and Sugarhouse. I'm back in Utah, but I have no interest in moving to the Salt Lake area. Irresponsible growth has spoiled this city as far as I'm concerned, and it's just not the fun place that I grew up in. I'd advise anyone moving to Salt Lake to bring their own clean air and water because it's now in short supply in Salty Town.
grew up there. great shots here of the city in winter, although spring and summer are really where this city shines. Looks like maybe the air quality has improved, or maybe you just caught a good day. I remember winter air being beyond vile, and often ranked worst in the country. a shame.
Enjoyed the video. You mentioned that you were here in the winter, but which actual day of the year was it? I'm just curious if it was the beginning of winter or near the end of winter.
It seems like the road mischief is some of the worst I have driven through. Short changed at restaurant or some other weirdness has happened more than once. Too zooy for my taste.
Yes they restore the Temple , but what about the social problem that each day increase, the population of homeless and people that consume a lot of drugs.they try to hide this population but is impossible.the rent go up and they push the humble and honest people out of the city with the high rent prices. Can Moroni help us 🤔☹️
Salt Lake is beautiful. My friend, a Mormon invited me to move to SL and I almost did. I think what stopped me was thinking it mostly Mormons there and wondering if I would enjoy myself there as a non-Mormon. I probably would, granted Mormons are the nicest ppl in the world. But they probably would want to convert me every day. 😂
Very interesting to see that video, a city that I always heard about as a child, my uncle emigrated there at the end of the 1970s. It looks very neat and clean. It looks nice, but I don't know what it will be like to live and inclusion for those who do not believe in Mormonism
Joseph Smith stated that our faith is based on the birth, life death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and everything else is an addition to that. Non Members judge the church by the bad stuff that happened. But they never bring up the taring, feathering, killing of innocent members that only wanted to worship as they saw fit. The Pentecostals that came here for religious freedom were the same people that condemned our church. Look at the LDS history in Missouri. It was legal to hunt Mormons until the law was rescinded in the 1980's. Through a number of disasters in this country the LDS church stepped up where the numerous number of Protestant denominations did squat. So judge not... I would do almost anything to live in Utah. I love the mountains. Jjst walking around SLC. Can't do that now. But I can ride the Frontrunner and the TRAX system. I just miss being there a lot.
My wife and I were driving home to California from Wyoming a few years back... stopped in Salt Lake city to check it out. The whole mormon/temple Square area gave us the creeps for sure. Weird and almost demonic vibes. Same feeling walking around BYU's campus in provo. Other than than those areas, super cool city, ended up staying the night and had a great time.
Laura, what is it that you are implying? I am an LDS and the scripture you quoted is dear to my heart. I was a Methodist but feel I know a lot more about my Redeemer, Jesus Christ, than I did then.
It's nice and clean and has a big city look, but I find it quite boring and certainly not beautiful. I really don't like the grid street layouts or modern office blocks, far too faceless and bland for my British taste. I am not saying there is anything wrong with your cities, they are just not to my taste.
That is an issue with all American cities though. We messed up as a country when we decided to redesign all our cities for the automobile instead of humans.
@@646464mario decisions made in the past that seemed right at the time often turn out badly in the present. Isn't all human life that way, and recognising that realising the issues is the start of solving them. I am sad at the deterioration in the USA since I first visited in 1994, hopefully things will improve in time.
@@edwardgabriel5281 I am British and our world has been falling apart for a hundred years, so it's nothing new to us. I was brought up in poverty, so the fact I can afford to eat, is a big win! I was born poor and will probably die poor and the fact that everything is falling apart is just normal life to me. I don't expect things to get better, I hope they will, but know they won't. I'm a little optimistic, not blind.
To be fair, the grid system predates cars. The city was designed by the Mormons with the idea that it wouldn’t grow huge, and people used to own larger plots of land to farm in the central part of the city, hence the large blocks.
I didn't know about a trumpet signaling the end of times. This is when the second coming of Jesus Christ would occur. It seems like that statue could sound the trumpet and come to life.
Mormonism isn't Christianity. It's a pagan religion. However since they're peaceful (now), I honestly have no problem with them. Here in America you can peacefully worship God or any pagan gods you want. And yes, Salt Lake City is indeed nice and clean looking! 😎
I would tend to agree on your definition of their religion. But they are a very nice people. The video, unfortunately, didn't illustrate how beautiful it is, with the Wasatch Mountains rising East and the Oquirrh Mountains in the West. The snow storm hid the great visuals of Salt Lake Valley.
(waking up a little more) Darren Stone ...And again, I want to stress that I having nothing against Mormonism or Mormons (per say). However I just refuse to call them Christians under the reasons noted in that video. I also really wish Mormon Apologists would just be honest about their religion. Here in America we have freedom of religion, so there's really no reason to be coy or cagey.
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints read and study the King James Bible in tandem with The Book of Mormon. This calendar year, they are reading the Old Testament in their homes and classes on each Sunday. Next year will be the New Testament. The year after will be The Book of Mormon...and so on. In other words, it's pretty obvious that they're as Christian as can be.
For those of you who identify as Conservative, and vote Republican, THIS is your city. You're going to love it from top to bottom. Save money, develop a plan, and please do move here. Thank you🙏
Interesting you mention this, I am actually strongly considering planning a move to Utah in the future for this reason, but SLC seems decidedly a democrat city. I’m interested in Utah but don’t want to move to the one liberal area. How do you see this as a strong city for republicans? Genuinely asking. It seems to me Provo may be a better option? I’m curious about moving to Utah so any experience is appreciated
I was born in Bountiful, UT 1967. Moved back, living in Midvale Utah in 1978. As a kid, we would walk over to the Fashion Place mall and walk through the construction area of what is now I-215. In those days, the SLC metro area basically ended at 7200S and afterward, there were mostly separate and unconnected cities; Sandy, Draper, Riverton etc, on the fringes.
Over the years, SLC has grown, but the changes have been slow and mostly imperceptible. Back in the spring of 2022, I was downtown and all of sudden, it felt like a completely different city - new highrises and new multi-story apartments everywhere. The energy and vibe of Salt Lake City has changed. It now is beginning to feel like a large city.
What a beautiful capital bulding in SLC. You can tell the people are proud of their city. Wish more of our cities were as clean and nice.
The Joseph Smith Building use to be called The Hotel Utah. Fanciest hotel in Salt Lake at the time and famous people and dignitaries from all over the world would stay there. High Schools from around the area would have proms and special dances here. It was completely refurbished years ago. It’s called the Beehive State because the pioneers were busy as bees working to together building Utah. They would help each other. Also when the Salt Lake Temple has been refurbished they will have an Open House for the public to come in and see what it looks like before it is Dedicated. After any temple is done being built there is always an Open House for it. So if people are curious they can come and visit one.
Went to Salt Lake City from Plymouth England in 1976 for the 200 year celebrations, downtown was very different in those days. I went to all the usual sights, of the church, loved Trolley Square with I think had the longest Ice cream bar, while I was in Salt Lake I stayed in a suburb of Highland with a great Family. After a week I headed south to St George...fond memories,
Another wonderful video .We thank you for educating us, and taking us to all these destinations...Best wishes to you Lord Spoda , and Nicole...!
Yes we loved that city when there ,it's so / was peaceful and felt so as if it was blessed in some way . I am not Mormon but it says something the city .. great video again ..hope you stay safe
Thank you for the comment, Jd. :)
Been enjoying your videos. It's a nice touch in this one that a state trooper is stamping your book. :)
Thank you, Levois. :)
Those North Salt Lake refineries are beautiful this time of year...
Like most people commenting , I love Salt Lake City , my birth state.
I particularly liked that you had Feb 27th , as the filming date. It's my birthdate , and I'd forgotten it had snowed all day. One of the only days , it happened to of snowed.
We are in a severe drought here. So the snow , was a welcoming occurrence.
Keep up your work , it's very fun traveling with you both.
And don't be such a stranger. We must be about the same age , I probably raced you , on State Street during 79 , or even 80 or 81 .
I bet we did race! I was a senior in high school then and spent lots of time on State Street. :)
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip I'm a Highland Ram '82. where did you go?
Thank you for making these great videos!
I feel like I'm really on a great vacation and learning a lot, and you do the driving!
You folks rock!
Thank you, Lori!
Thank you for highlighting my home city of Salt Lake City where I live for 62 years before moving to Kentucky 3 years ago. Even in the winter time where you don't have the foliage it's still a beautiful city and even more so during the spring or summer it just radiates. Wish you could have filmed Trolley square and possibly drive around the Federal heights area. Just to let you know Salt lake City as in most other large cities has become very liberal it hasn't had a Republican mayor in 25 to 30 years and I do believe all the city council are Democrats but the further you get out away from the city itself and into the suburbs it becomes more conservative. Nice video look forward to seeing more videos from you guys thanks!
What a huge change you made, moving to Kentucky! Do you like living in Kentucky? I lived in Louisville for over a decade and just loved everything and almost everyone there, but moved back home to Colorado in1997.
Love Trolley Square....still have spaghetti there....Spaghetti Factory when we visit from Florida.....my parents have a home in Price...we are Colorado folk....but half my relatives live in Salt Lake and St. GEORGE...can't stand the religious cult there...and all their temple Masonic oaths...reeks evil.
@@loladial6078 long before trolley square became a business it was fenced in and no one would get in there. My older brother and I in the early sixties would get over the fence and climb up the trolley Tower to get pigeons. We did that until someone saw us and the fire department came and got us took his home and we got one hell of a whipping from my mom!
Excellent video. Thank you for sharing. Keep up the good work and have an amazing day!
Thank you, Jonathon!
Really enjoyed the video, I was born and raised in cache valley (Nibley) thanks for sharing (go aggies)
Thank you for sharing this amazing video! I sure do miss BeUTAHful. A swede who used to live there up in Cache valley or Logan. Love Salt Lake City it’s amazing city
Love your videos man, keep them coming
Thanks, will do!
Looks beautiful there. All the Mormons I have met have been really nice.
Cool to hear and see a city from a native's perspective ... It's the way I view Chicago (where I grew up in the suburbs). It influences the way you film it and you did a great job. I really have to go back and film Chicago.
Moved from SLC in 1966. Please note, State Street begins at the Capital Bldg. SLC and extends all the way to St. George in souther Utah !
a myth from your childhood.
A very enjoyable video. Salt Lake City was where I made my very first footfall in the USA. I was on a flight from London to Los Angeles in1978. Imagine my surprise when the passengers were informed that we would be landing at Salt Lake City, where we will pass through customs and immigration. Apparently, it would be quicker to do that at the very quiet SLC airport, than the extremely busy LA airport. Then, on arrival in LA, we could bypass customs. I can still remember the view of Salt Lake City from the airport. It was a beautiful day in May, and the green? dome of the Capitol really stood proud above the rest of the city, there didn't appear to any buildings taller. I was surprised to see a pub in your video. I thought Utah was a dry state, and alcohol was not allowed because of the Mormons.
Utah has never been a dry state other than during the Prohibition era (but wasn't actually dry, just like the rest of the US lol). The longest continuously operated bar in the state is The Shooting Star Saloon near Ogden. They've been open for business from 1879-present. There were always saloons, bars, dance halls (even brothels) going back to the wild west days. Over the last 30 years there is a thriving and expanding pub and craft brewery scene in Utah.
I spent the better part of a month there 10 years ago. My wife worked for the State Dept and was assigned to Tooele. The people of the church I met were outstandingly friendly
Wow, cool! I graduated high school in Tooele. I'm going to do a video there this summer. :)
Hall of fame QB Steve Young is a descendant of Brigham Young. It was his great-great-great grandfather.
Moroni's trumpet fell off during the earthquake a couple of years ago. They removed the entire statue afterwards and it will be updated and replaced once the construction is finished.
Interesting. Thanks for the update.
The funnier incident was when lightening hit the Moroni statue on the Draper temple and turned it black. The running joke was that even God agrees that the best trumpet players are Black.
@James K Ellis Don't worry. The end of times won't begin until the Temple is completed.
love the commentary -- keep them coming!
Hey you guys! Awesome video! I lived in Draper from second grade to my high school graduation. I now live in Everett, MA just outside of Boston. It was a great childhood state and I still connect with people from Draper to this day. I have a lot of memories from UT. I actually haven’t been there since 2017, so gotta get back and visit. It was great that you guys visited SLC again! Keep up the great work!
I Ve been there Nov 2021 to Feb 2022...UTAH the best
I travel to Utah at least twice a year but never been to the most beautiful city in the world Salt Lake City.i will fit right in
I enjoy looking at the "counter culture". Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Not everything needs to look perfect and orderly, people with all walks of life, culture, and heritage make place wherever they want to be. Graffiti, or murals, are a way of expression. It is art.
I also thoroughly enjoy your videos of traveling and looking at the US cities in a fairly objective viewpoint. Just be aware that we are all human and we express ourselves with art in various ways, from beautiful, modern or historical architecture to graffiti on the walls. It is all the same,...art. :)
The Salt Lake Temple is going to be going under renovations until 2025 the it will have a public open house and rededication. I've watched a few of those buildings go up the past couple years. In a few more years a few more buildings, are planning to rise. I like to go up to Salt Lake City from Provo every now and then and walk around downtown.
It's really nice there.
I would assume that a seismic retrofit is part of the renovation project of the Mormon Temple.
I guess we won’t have a big earthquake until after that….ha, ha….the prophet knows!! We have time to prepare, but do it now!! We have had some small ones in other places in the valley.
I lived in Sunset, Utah (31 mi. north) of SLC for 7 1/2 years starting in 1988 and have very fond memories of my time there. I planned to move back to the area from Alabama when I retired quite a few years ago. However, with the massive influx of people, the area isn’t what it once was. I can’t afford housing at the elevated rates they’ve experienced. Add to that the water issues they’re experiencing and my moving back will never happen. I hate it. It’s a beautiful area and the skiing was wonderful. I’ll always think of it as my second home. I wish everyone there the best and regret I’m not one of you!
left 30 yrs ago, happy i did, no more mo's or bad air.
Thanks for posting this interesting tour of an impressive city near the Great Salt Lake. Unusual perspective seeing the city in snowfall! Fun fact: the Mormon trek west to Utah started from Nauvoo, Illinois (not far from St. Louis).
Your talking about your State St there in Salt Lake, Reminded me of our Drag Racing on Whittier Blvd in Whittier Ca. Same years as yours, So we're close in age, Really enjoy your videos, We're off later this year for a grand trip, You really help sharing your ventures, Kinda nice to know what we'll find, Blessings to You and Her Safe Travels.
Thank you for the kind words, Zeke. :)
My thoughts too went back at around the same time just graduated high school in Palm Springs, CA. My friend had a reddish/dark brown Toyota Pick-up and drove that around downtown Palm Springs on main street Palm Canyon Drive back to Indian Canyon Drive encircling, a good stretch of driving with a lot of other kids doing the same thing, also you could see people just walking the street of downtown Palm Springs from the car. My friend would cranked up his car stereo full blast blaring music of Patrice Rushen, "Forget Me Nots." Or some rock hits/new wave stuff from early 80s, A Flock of Seagulls, I believe, hahaha! That was the time to revisit literally if I could!We didn't call it "drag racing" we called it "cruising downtown." LOL! BTW, been to Utah, beautiful state, we went inside the Capitol building. Also visited the state park with all those beautiful orange/red arches. Subscribed! 🙂
I am an African American I really appreciate your work your traveling experiences keep doing what you doing I am fan thank you my friend I'm traveling with you
Just an FYI on the commentary.
The LDS church does NOT believe that the Angel atop the Temple will “come to life”.
It’s just a symbol that the sign of the second coming will come from the East, which is why he’s facing East.
People believe a lot of stupid things. Christians were always made fun of and persecuted.
I love Salt Lake. I live in St George now and miss Salt Lake
6:25 Circle Lounge. Used to be a good spot to hangout. What bars were around back then?
Hello from Milwaukee!
I recall having my 4 year old daughter convinced of 2 things back in the day:
- Angel Moroni was holding a rifle
- Eating the black licorice (my favorite) instead of red would give her back hair
Great video my friend
Thanks for the nice informative video. 2 years later, it would be nice to see what happened to The construction site. I would suggest a re-visit
I was born & raised there 🥰 always will love SLC UT
My understanding is that originally it was not Moroni, but one of the angels from Revelations. With time and rumors it became Angle Moroni. Most of the angles on different temple face east. The temple in Nauvoo has the angle looking West.
I was born in Utah to a devoutly Mormon family. In fact I am a 3rd great grandson of good ole Brother Brigham himself. I held multiple fairly significant positions within the organization and it wasn't until my early 40's that I realized it was a complete fabrication and I resigned my membership. Through all that I have NEVER once heard anyone say the Angel Moroni would come to life and trumpet his horn. That strikes me as a bizarre urban myth, but it's not a Mormon held belief. I mean the whole thing is bizarre enough without that though. LOL
I remember being taught that, but like you say, it's just mormon myth and not doctrinal.
I think it was on Reddit where people were talking about the beliefs and practices of the LDS church and someone commented "It sounds more like LSD." You have my admiration for seeing past the bull.
Surely given who did what to whom isn't everybody there related to good old brigham
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After the 5.7 magnitude earthquake we had in 2020, they started construction on the temple. I lived about 30 miles north of the epicenter and it had my apartment rattling pretty good.
When the Salt Lake Temple was jacked up to install the seismic isolators, they were able to weigh it for the first time. It weighs about 187 million pounds.
What's below the surface, in the tunnels?
@@sailingaeolus it's no secret, the tunnels connect the church office building to the temple and tabernacle. They are not open to the public, but are common knowledge.
When the temple is finished being built it will be open to the public and then you'll be able to go inside and see it. I've never been inside it either and I'm going to go see it.
I would love to live in a State/City where it was 22 degrees. I love cold weather!
Only been through SLC a few times. Mostly travelling through on I 80 to other places. My impression of it is that its really clean and well planned. Not at all like Denver.
Awesome video!!
After viewing a few of these videos I thought of a bit of state trivia in if anyone can name all the states that have as their state capitals are also the largest cities in those states. It seems like quite a few in the western states. I lived in Denver a couple years and that’s one I know for sure. I don’t think there are many in the east that are the biggest cities. Interesting how that happened as what influenced these locations and why.
Salt Lake City and very beautiful my daughter has a dream to meet Utha, she turned 15 and I will try very hard to give her this gift.
Hey Now... SLC is a regular trip for me, you see I live in literally the middle of nowhere Elko NV and SLC is the quickest & easiest major airport to get to from Elko.
I find Elko fascinating. I will be doing a video on Elko in the near future.
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Well sir, when you get into Elko I would be happy to buy you a cuppa coffee...
@@Robertlynschultz Cool! I’ll hold you to it. 😀
I live in Elko too 😭 and truly SLC is the nearest city we could get to besides Reno
@@saadr1an Well... there is always Twin Falls... if you want to chance 93, that is to say.😅
I love the mid-west!
my wife and I have really been enjoying your videos. It must've been exciting to return to your former stomping grounds as evidenced in this Utah video. BTW, have you visited Idaho Falls in the past few years? Take care.
It was interesting. Hadn't been there in over 30 years. We will be visiting Idaho Falls in the future. I went to college at Utah State in Logan, and used to drive up there to drink in a bar. The drinking age in Idaho was 18 then, lol. :)
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip regarding SLC, we'd strongly recommend visiting Antelope Island and the nearby Hill Air Force museum is phenomenal, if that's of interest to you and your wife. Also, the Brazilian steak house at Trolley Square makes for a wonderful dining experience. BTW, great story regarding your history with Idaho Falls :) Unfortunately, this city is now experiencing the same 'challenges' which you carefully outlined in your Boise video. There's no utopia, and if there is it doesn't last very long.. Take care. Vince
I visited Salt Lake City in 2008. It was a beautiful city. The only problem I had was when I visited the Great Salt Lake; it was icky and it didn't smell too good.
Is that light snow falling at 6:20
Salt Lake is my hometown, and I went to Murray High School (Go Spartans) until moving to California. We used to "drag state" almost every weekend and I hung out at Fashion Place Mall, Cottonwood Mall, the 49th Street Galleria, and all the big parks, including Murray, Liberty and Sugarhouse. I'm back in Utah, but I have no interest in moving to the Salt Lake area. Irresponsible growth has spoiled this city as far as I'm concerned, and it's just not the fun place that I grew up in. I'd advise anyone moving to Salt Lake to bring their own clean air and water because it's now in short supply in Salty Town.
Portland needs some of those street sweepers that will pick up the tents and people all in one shot.
Portland needs to stop growing because it cannot handle being a big city.
I been there many times.Most beautiful state and Most beautiful girls.Definitely I'll back 😊.
I was born in SLC too. But we moved on before I was 2.
It is beautiful... if you like the cold.
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Live near Helper, Utah beautiful area.
I was born and raised in Helper, and yes, it is a beautiful area!!!
Go Aggies!
grew up there. great shots here of the city in winter, although spring and summer are really where this city shines. Looks like maybe the air quality has improved, or maybe you just caught a good day. I remember winter air being beyond vile, and often ranked worst in the country. a shame.
Autumn with the turning leaves is pretty spectacular also.
@@Tchild2 Indeed
So when you were driving state street gas would have been somewhere around 65 cents?
Lol, not that cheap. Around a dollar, if I remember correctly.
I was in Salt Lake City about 2 months ago and I noticed how clean it was. With so many filthy disgusting cities in the US now, it was nice to see.
Enjoyed the video. You mentioned that you were here in the winter, but which actual day of the year was it? I'm just curious if it was the beginning of winter or near the end of winter.
It was Saturday, Feb 26th.
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Thanks; That seems to be in the middle of winter.
I hate driving in SLC, the roads are normally too narrow and people park on both sides taking up half the road.
It seems like the road mischief is some of the worst I have driven through. Short changed at restaurant or some other weirdness has happened more than once.
Too zooy for my taste.
That thumbnail looks like what Vancouver used to look like before all the high rises.
Dallas road back too 🚚
Yes they restore the Temple , but what about the social problem that each day increase, the population of homeless and people that consume a lot of drugs.they try to hide this population but is impossible.the rent go up and they push the humble and honest people out of the city with the high rent prices. Can Moroni help us 🤔☹️
After the Olympics Utah has became the New California with a Police State and Expensive. Beautiful if you can afford to visit
Police state really?
The prodigal son returns.
Salt Lake is beautiful. My friend, a Mormon invited me to move to SL and I almost did. I think what stopped me was thinking it mostly Mormons there and wondering if I would enjoy myself there as a non-Mormon. I probably would, granted Mormons are the nicest ppl in the world. But they probably would want to convert me every day. 😂
So clean where is the litter
Very interesting to see that video, a city that I always heard about as a child, my uncle emigrated there at the end of the 1970s. It looks very neat and clean. It looks nice, but I don't know what it will be like to live and inclusion for those who do not believe in Mormonism
I think the people there are so kind that it was shocking to me and I did not know how to react.
Same road 🚚
Oh my God I never been to salt lake city I want go visit there by Mason kilonzo
You should!
Homesick watching this...
The temple is being reinforced also to be earthquake safe.
Earthquake safe
Surely God would not strike SLC
The snow isn't that bad in Salt Lake County.
21:03 How unfortunate that the weather stopped you from being able to showcase our beautiful mountains!!
Edit: 26:10 lol
I'll be returning this summer.
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Looking forward to it!!
I think I have heard him play the horn.
Check out Denver it's much nicer
I did a video of Denver.
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You're awesome as usual, Tasos. :)
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip you are awesome ❤
Joseph Smith stated that our faith is based on the birth, life death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and everything else is an addition to that. Non Members judge the church by the bad stuff that happened. But they never bring up the taring, feathering, killing of innocent members that only wanted to worship as they saw fit. The Pentecostals that came here for religious freedom were the same people that condemned our church. Look at the LDS history in Missouri. It was legal to hunt Mormons until the law was rescinded in the 1980's. Through a number of disasters in this country the LDS church stepped up where the numerous number of Protestant denominations did squat. So judge not... I would do almost anything to live in Utah. I love the mountains. Jjst walking around SLC. Can't do that now. But I can ride the Frontrunner and the TRAX system. I just miss being there a lot.
You almost need to ride a horse 🐎 to get across the wide street when you get older
My wife and I were driving home to California from Wyoming a few years back... stopped in Salt Lake city to check it out.
The whole mormon/temple Square area gave us the creeps for sure. Weird and almost demonic vibes. Same feeling walking around BYU's campus in provo.
Other than than those areas, super cool city, ended up staying the night and had a great time.
The Capitol Building is great!
Looks too cold for me
SLC and LDS and the state government in general are way too fond of UN objectives.
Good evening 🌆 sir & lady Spoda! John 3:16 from a Methodist Christian! People are something sometimes.
Laura, what is it that you are implying? I am an LDS and the scripture you quoted is dear to my heart. I was a Methodist but feel I know a lot more about my Redeemer, Jesus Christ, than I did then.
No trip to 2nd south Lol
It's nice and clean and has a big city look, but I find it quite boring and certainly not beautiful. I really don't like the grid street layouts or modern office blocks, far too faceless and bland for my British taste. I am not saying there is anything wrong with your cities, they are just not to my taste.
That is an issue with all American cities though. We messed up as a country when we decided to redesign all our cities for the automobile instead of humans.
@@646464mario decisions made in the past that seemed right at the time often turn out badly in the present. Isn't all human life that way, and recognising that realising the issues is the start of solving them. I am sad at the deterioration in the USA since I first visited in 1994, hopefully things will improve in time.
@@roybrewer6583 Don't you notice the whole world falling apart?
@@edwardgabriel5281 I am British and our world has been falling apart for a hundred years, so it's nothing new to us.
I was brought up in poverty, so the fact I can afford to eat, is a big win! I was born poor and will probably die poor and the fact that everything is falling apart is just normal life to me. I don't expect things to get better, I hope they will, but know they won't. I'm a little optimistic, not blind.
To be fair, the grid system predates cars. The city was designed by the Mormons with the idea that it wouldn’t grow huge, and people used to own larger plots of land to farm in the central part of the city, hence the large blocks.
That LDS HQ looks really ominous....
I didn't know about a trumpet signaling the end of times. This is when the second coming of Jesus Christ would occur. It seems like that statue could sound the trumpet and come to life.
Mormonism isn't Christianity. It's a pagan religion.
However since they're peaceful (now), I honestly have no problem with them. Here in America you can peacefully worship God or any pagan gods you want.
And yes, Salt Lake City is indeed nice and clean looking! 😎
I would tend to agree on your definition of their religion. But they are a very nice people. The video, unfortunately, didn't illustrate how beautiful it is, with the Wasatch Mountains rising East and the Oquirrh Mountains in the West. The snow storm hid the great visuals of Salt Lake Valley.
Lord Spoda ...I thought the snow was beautiful. ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄
No, it is a Christian religion.
(waking up a little more)
Darren Stone ...And again, I want to stress that I having nothing against Mormonism or Mormons (per say).
However I just refuse to call them Christians under the reasons noted in that video. I also really wish Mormon Apologists would just be honest about their religion. Here in America we have freedom of religion, so there's really no reason to be coy or cagey.
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints read and study the King James Bible in tandem with The Book of Mormon. This calendar year, they are reading the Old Testament in their homes and classes on each Sunday. Next year will be the New Testament. The year after will be The Book of Mormon...and so on. In other words, it's pretty obvious that they're as Christian as can be.
For those of you who identify as Conservative, and vote Republican, THIS is your city. You're going to love it from top to bottom. Save money, develop a plan, and please do move here. Thank you🙏
Interesting you mention this, I am actually strongly considering planning a move to Utah in the future for this reason, but SLC seems decidedly a democrat city. I’m interested in Utah but don’t want to move to the one liberal area. How do you see this as a strong city for republicans? Genuinely asking. It seems to me Provo may be a better option? I’m curious about moving to Utah so any experience is appreciated