1847: Salt Lake City is laid out in blocks. Lot 4 is given to Jedediah M. Grant.

1850: Lot 5 is given to Ezra T. Benson.

1854: Church Historian's Office built at 60 E. South Temple

1862: Daniel H. Wells home built at Main and South Temple streets; Salt Lake Theater built at State Street and 100 South.

1872: Deseret National Bank built on 100 South.

1875: ZCMI store built on Main Street; Gardo House built on South Temple.

1882: An office building added at 45 E. 100 South.

1890: Templeton Hotel built at South Temple and Main.

1892: Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Co. built at 56 S. State.

1918: New Deseret Bank building built.

1925: Federal Reserve Bank built at 80 E. South Temple.

1927: Medical Arts Building built on South Temple.

1928: Salt Lake Theater torn down.

1931: First Security Bank replaces Deseret Bank (same building).

1946: Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph at 98 S. State.

1959: Templeton Hotel razed.

1964: Kennecott Building built at Main and South Temple.

1967: Deseret Plaza goes up on 100 South.

1970: Western Savings & Loan constructed at 41 E. 100 South.

1973: American Savings & Loan added at 63 S. Main.

1974: ZCMI Center built.

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1979: Beneficial Towers built on State Street.

1985: Eagle Gate Plaza built on South Temple.

2006: ZCMI Center razed; construction begins on City Creek Project.

Source: Sarah Morrow

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