. Salt Lake City : where to go and what to see . ed these advancesin almost like proportions. The well-establishedsections have gone steadily ahead in values, whileon the outskirts there have been really sensationaladvances. It was only eight or ten years ago thatowners of part of the ground on which WestminsterHeights now stands sold on a basis of about $27 7per acre. This property is now practically sold outon a basis of close to $3,7 50 per acre, and the valuesare still rapidly advancing. One of the most significant build-THE ings in Salt Lake is the new home COMMERCIAL of the Commercial Cl
. Salt Lake City : where to go and what to see . ed these advancesin almost like proportions. The well-establishedsections have gone steadily ahead in values, whileon the outskirts there have been really sensationaladvances. It was only eight or ten years ago thatowners of part of the ground on which WestminsterHeights now stands sold on a basis of about $27 7per acre. This property is now practically sold outon a basis of close to $3,7 50 per acre, and the valuesare still rapidly advancing. One of the most significant build-THE ings in Salt Lake is the new home COMMERCIAL of the Commercial Club. Signifi-CLUBS cant because the maintenance in .NEW HOME a magnificent home of a sturdy clubof 1,500 membership in a city likethis means that the people are a unit for their hometown and its prosperity—no politics, no religion, orany other element allowed to interfere with theprimal object. The building is a 6-story structure of an imposingyet homelike appearance, and in design and color-ing presents something entirely new to this State in. SALT LAKE CITY style of architecture. The building includes every-thing that can add to the comfort of club life. Onthe ground floor is a spacious and handsome rotundawhich will serve as a lobby, and leading off from thiswill be found a most luxurious lounging room extend-ing almost the full length of the building. Theoffices, buffet, and check rooms occupy the remainderof the ground floor. The second floor is given upentirely to the beautiful banquet hall with theGovernors dining room adjoining and the kitchenand service department in the rear. The banquethall extends two stories in height, is of striking pro-portions, and the pilasters and ceiling beams withtheir relief of ornamental plaster add a pleasinggrace to the imposing interior. The decorations inthis room are a clever combination of green andold rose, with the ceiling lighted in soft blues and oldgold. The carpets and draperies are of the richestfabrics in old rose and green.
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