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Show NEVADA $T." .w--- y - i shops J ki.QD sft "a .a .j.- o',., o : y V yr A o$ v ... . rWLy f . f,'MJZz. f I So ft- '4 H'J3T as" east sr. 4, -c .. 4; . 23 CAST. t Srl.J - " lb- w b THE PROPOSED CENTRALIZED SHOPPING CENTER in southeastern Salt Lake City, shown in the above architect's perspective, per-spective, will be one of the finest such posivar projects in the U. S. ajid the largest ever undertaken in the Intel-mountain area. 8750,000 SHOPPING CENTER PLANNED FOR SOUTHEAST cost an estimated $100,000. Immediately Im-mediately north of the theater, a site will be made available for a modern drug store to face north on 21st South and west on 23rd East. Negotiations already are under way for a major oil cmpailv to utilize one of the corners for a de luxe service station with special spe-cial auxiliary facilities. The buildings at the southeast corner of intersections, recently partially damaged by fire, will be remodeled and made available avail-able for operation as a typical Country Club inn. Negotiations also are pending between the Utah state road commission. Salt Lake City com-mision com-mision and the owner to have 23rd East opened up as a state highway going south across Parley's Par-ley's canyon. Hare and Hare, landscape architects ar-chitects from Kansas City, Mo., with the cooperation of the i street and engineering depart-; ments of Salt Lake City, designed design-ed the project to accommodate Salt Lake City's most rapidly expanding ex-panding district. Buildings to be constructed will be designed by Ashton and Evans, architects. One of the largest projects ever to be undertaken in this area was announced recently by Mrs. Ethel R. Clements, widow of the late Lawrence J. Clem-ments. Clem-ments. A $750,000 centralized shopping center will be built on the 12-acre plot of land which she owns at the intersection of 21st South, 23rd East and Parley's Par-ley's Way. The shopping center will include in-clude a theater, service station, drug 'Store and a variety of food markets and merchandise shops. (See cut) . In anticipation of an expanding residential and business community in this section sec-tion of the city, the owners and architects have provided a large amount of commercial frontage to the property.' The gas station now located in the center of the intersection will be removed and in its place, a paved island will be built, around which traffic traf-fic can be regulated. Plans call for unique and efficient guiding of traffic through, into and around the center and for spacious spa-cious and convenient parking facilities. The project is the culmination of a life-long dream of her late husband, Lawrence J. Clements, according to Mrs. Clements who was recently decreed sole owner of all the property in the undertaking. under-taking. It was his dream, said Mrs. Clements, to have the intersection in-tersection at 23rd East and 21st South the center of all tourist traffic from the east bench of the valley. From this center, a system of scenic roadways would lead to all the canyons in a comb-like pattern. The late Mr. Clements was for years a member of the state highway committee and did much to bring about the expanded expand-ed 21st South highway. He was a charter member of the Sugar House Rotary club and was an active worker in the Chamber of Commerce. One of the first large buildings to be started when materials and labor are more liberally available avail-able will be a modern village theater on the east side of 23rd East between Parley's Way and 21st South. With a seating capacity ca-pacity of 850, the theater will |