Show roosevelt in 1939 roosevelt in 1939 is a thriving little city recognized as the trading center of the great uintah basin with a business district that is rapidly becoming the largest and most active in eastern utah and a residential area that is dally daliy building up with modern attractive homes great strides in the development of the city have been made in the past two or three years and many of the people who had given up hope for this section during drought and depression periods are again beginning to realize that given half a chance roosevelt cant help but grow and prosper roosevelt is proud of the improvements prove ments that have been made in tile the past two years of the general citywide city wide improvements first and foremost is the development of the water system last summer a new reservoir was constructed ted which Ls Is four times as 4 s large as the old city reservoir and will bill supply adequate water for the city for many years to come the entire enair e pipeline pipe line system has at also been renovated an adequate and efficient water supply is a great factor in the future growth of the city street improvements many street and sidewalk improvements prove ments have been made curb ind and gutter have been constructed on Roosevel ts main alain and lagoon streets and main alain street has been made ready for paving from curb to curb in the spring three blocks of city streets have been asphalted and a new street lighting system throughout the business district has been erected asphalt sidewalks have been laid throughout the residential district and all streets have been graded and improved an extension program which calls for many more street and sidewalk improvements is now underway and a sewer system for the city is contemplated improvements have been made in the city park lawn jawn and trees planted and today it provides an attractive recreation spot and ana playground play ground for roosevelt roose ve it people new businesses A number of new businesses have been attracted to roosevelt in the past two years and many improvements have been made in the business district toe one of tha most noticeable improvements was the remodeling of the M E harmston armston I building 9 into a modernistic building housing two new businesses and the construction of I 1 a 3 service station on the comer other new well kept service sta i lions boms have added to the appearance 0 of f the th e town the now new show rooms of the lloyd chevrolet Chev rolel company built on the site of the first business in roosevelt elf the roosevelt mercantile company ind and the improvements made at eds service station pro orp valuable additions botn the shurtleff and roosevelt hotels have undergone some face lifting which has greatly improved their appearance the attractive well kept auto courts in the city must not go 0 unmentioned or the new office building on lagoda street the churches and schools are a credit to the community and sometime in the near future roosevelt is in line for a new high school one of the most valuable and most needed developments started this year is thi the roosevelt hospital building now under construction st it is being built by the roosevelt L D S stake through the cooperation of the L D S church and the people oi of this section it will be completed comple tsi next summer nearly every business house haa made improvements in the last two years all of which ch have mad the city newer up to date and more beautiful N 7 T W 5 ov a C LET ac a C S C neily completed chevrolet company building constructed by lloyd labrum occupies the alte sit of 0 the bus business ineis house in roosevelt the Roo roosevelt levelt mercantile company built in 1000 1906 picture shows recent scent street improvements ampro cements |