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Street Numbering
Out from the center of the city, now Temple Square, blocks were arranged on a grid pattern in 10-acre squares, separated by streets 132 feet wide -- "wide enough for a team of four oxen and a covered wagon to turn around." The grid extended south to 9th South Street. South of that point was the "Big Field."

Originally, as shown in the 1887 map below, street names were relative to Temple Square and its four, bounding streets: North Temple St., East Temple St., South Temple St., and West Temple St. One block farther away from the square was 1st North St., 1st East St., 1st South St., and 1st West St., respectively. Note that street names north of Temple Square and west of Temple Square were named differently than today.



In xxxx streets south of 9th South were renumbered.



In 1972, street names were made relative to the southeast corner of Temple Square, rather than the whole of Temple Square. Street names East of and south of Temple Square were unaffected. Streets north of Temple Square and streets west of Temple Square were renamed. The street named 1st North became 2nd North, and so on. The street named 1st West became 2nd West, and so on.

Additional Information

 * "To renumber houses; Map Shows New System," Deseret Evening News, 27 April 1916, p. 5, col. 4; online image, Utah Digital Newspapers. https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6y1gk64/30839502 - House numbers south of the city to be renumbered to match distances in the city. House number 1,700 is just south of 11th South, 2,100 at 12th South, 2,700 at 13th South, 3,300 at 16th [14th?] South, 4,500 at 17th [15th?] South. CHECK OTHER SOURCES TO SEE IF THOSE ARE TYPOS.


 * "Streets to South Will be Renamed," Salt Lake Tribune, 3 May 1916, p. 8, col. 4; online image, Utah Digital Newspapers. https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cj96qr/14663308 - Makes street numbering match house numbering. 10th becomes 13th, etc. A recent change had been made to house numbering to match the city's numbering.
 * "Don't Go Astray When Strolling Way South; Streets Change Names," Salt Lake Herald-Republican, 12 May 1916, p. 12, col. 6; online image, Utah Digital Newspapers. https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61p296w/23479672 - 10th becomes 13th, 11th becomes 17th, 12th becomes 21st, 13th becomes 27th South.

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For more information, see "Salt Lake City and County Street Names and Numbers" on UtahRails.net.