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Show ISA The Salt Lake Tribune, duly 11, 198 Sunday, 7 k k A A A A A : v t a veritable mercantile palace . . piijrs iyu 7f te. ' I T gr rrirrtrwT V' ari m rmTmff'-trn'i- en n irr ' fL crmrrrTr-- in mipoiii it JxJffSr ytA-r- iirrrnriir rtnr TEinU i mirenoi ni I,u .W... j v : ILf i W I' I. j ."'r'TJtk7 dtSttrU. Jf' y v 11 v.;rss5s35iA'KooM-,i-vo : :' ' ElJ Ell ELJ LlJ LU )t if. it it il i! jf it i ., ...,m. uxot MMNMMik id hr rnirmiTi Jr.lWifa Lsgf l.. J Is' s 4 ill: H' isj Lil LJILJLJ Ij -- .? 11 rSSk, SfaBiifc- OSA - ob 41 (Upper left) Canter section, 1 876, of present ZCMI was heated by many note row of chimneys along side of rooftop. (Upper right) fireplaces These words ... a veritable mercantile palace . . . were used to describe gCMTs handsome new store, which opened on A pril 1, 1876 on the east side ofMain Street. At last (but only 7 years after organization) ZCMI had its own build- ing ... a brick, stone and iron, (plus full basement) structure . . . which today comprises the center section of ZCMIs present Main Street store front. With its distinctive architecture, gay striped awnings and modern merchandising methods, Edward W. Tullidge, a noted historian of the times, reported that the store will compare favorably with almost any mercantile building in America. All departments, except drugs, wagons, machinery and produce, were now under one roof. three-storie- d Expansion was rapid. Four years later, the store's capacity was doubled by iouth wing. At that time, electric light had not y of a been introduced into Utah, but in 1881, ZCMI was among the first to the addition three-stor- be wired for this revolutionary new service. Hundreds came to look in awe at ZCMI's Festival of Light as its Main Street front and in-teri- or glowed with electrical brilliance. jl "1 ' - . Three story south section was added in 1880. (Above) In 1902 north section and new facade completed the present Main Street structure. with the rest of the building . . . and a stunning new facade was added to join the three units into a single store front. Today that facade still stands, an architectural landmark in Salt Lake City. Exciting events occurred in Salt Lake during these years ofgrowth the in The telephone was introduced city in 1878, followed by the typewriter. Electric streetcars replaced mule cars in 1889 and store newspaper advertising was favorite reading. The Old Mill, or Locust Farms, was purchased by the city for a public parjc . . . today known as Liberty Park. Fantastic mining fortunes were being made, and Utah became a state. During these eventful years, ZCMI continued its dominant role in the lives of Utahns. twenty-jiv- e and change. Each Sunday now through October 13 ... watch for our special series of Commemorative Advertisements on Great Moments in jCMI and Utah History. 3 Enter the Si Share-In-fjG- Centennial Contest all three stores. is furnished with hydraulic (ofgCMI) delator s, fire and burglar proof vaults and all modern appliances . So reported the Deseret News on January 2, 1881, and a few years later, a railroad official stated that the great ZCMI is one of the sights of the city. It has several acres of floor room, carries on extensive and various manufacturing operations and sells and handles everything. Again, in 1901, y ZCMI expanded with a north wing addition, devoted to the boot shoe and clothing, departments (a ZCMI factory for the manufacture of such items had been built a few years earlier on South Temple). In 1902, the north wing was increased to three stories to correspond on Main Street The main building one-stor- V V V 7'' i ' i. a 'W :A AV - A'0 fj 7 i v- ", y "i-0- W - ! i v I gy3 v W.' C V1 .'t , t if f 'f ' 'Wip wy VO1 Aif w.-- i' . v V 1ft 7T(V7 t H HvV. 7 I 7 r;r T y.7XV,7 VW.7 vfcrv f-- - - - 7'v ' y:; v VA Y v 7 |
