When I was a kid it was an interesting place but totally wild. And industrial. But still fun place to explore! Dry ice plant. Hygia I’ve. Peerless laundry. Rio Grande tracks to the south and a huge wood bridge carrying 1300 east over the tracks and the stream. Where Sugarhouse park is the torn down prison and city dump (sleigh ride hill). When I was 8 it all became Sugarhouse park. Our hang out was Fairmount Park. It was like twice the size then. No freeway. All park all the way to the golf course. And all the way along the east side of the golf course. 3 lakes. Only one of them left. Fishing boating pier on one. Swimming pool. A much different park!!!
Other than the haunted house I lived in... NOPE. Planning a show on the Capital Theater. In the 70's I had my own key and went exploring every Sunday. WOW. Plumbing tunnels that connected with all the old buildings in SLC. But no ghosts. That I met.
Hey Dale I was just watching this video again for about the 15th time because I love it, anyway I noticed you mentioned about the sugarhouse depot that there never really was a depot but just a siding there. I do have pictures in my collection of the sugarhouse depot that was just north of where the old JCPenney sat up that whole complex.
Hit me up one of these days and I’ll get them to you electronically. Also I wouldn’t mind having a copy of that photo of the FT units there at the depot if you have a source I could get that from.
PM me with an email address that I can send you the ones I have digitally and I’ll send them by the first of the week when I get into my office. It’s funny but not too long ago Doug out at MRS Hobby had a FT unit in black and gold Rio grande colors in HO scale and I didn’t pick it up
Maddog Merv hi. Hate to post it in the open. Mostly cause bots grab it. I currently get about 3000 spam emails a month. Poo. So it’s my name but its d than my last name angell at xmission dot com... No bot can figure that out.
This video was very informative...I do like the sugarhouse area, especially the park. The Barnes and Noble Bookstore is a favorite place of mine when I do get into Sugarhouse from time to time. Great history lesson..
Its all about connecting the dots when it comes to history and you do that very well, in fact we are ghost tracking old train logging in the fraser valley of southern BC Canada, we thank you for inspiring us and of course for the fine content you provide Cheers !
Thanks! Having fun with it The next stop on the railroad is the weirdest stop. WEIRD history. Involving the invention of amps, headphones and the television. With a bit of cold fusion and air compressors thrown it.
NEW INFORMATION!! The cool photo of the FT engines and narrow gauge loco is a shot of a special train going to Chicago to the Rail Fair there in 1939!! The special train is led by four brand-new FT locomotives. The narrow gauge locomotive on the flat car is a C-16 number 268 that was dressed with a fake diamond stack and "bumble bee" paint scheme. This train ran at the fair around the park taking people on an "old west train ride" with the two narrow gauge freight cars also on flat cars in the photo. They also built a D and RGW depot at the fair. The Bud domed car was shown at the fair as a plug for the California Zephyr, which was still 10 years away. KEEP IN MIND this photo was taken about 14 months before Pearl Harbor, so delays were unavoidable.
Dale, I was at an auto shop last night and he had said they'd just torn up the tracks that ran from Fayette Ave (970 S and Main) that ran behind the building on the west side going north to 900 South. He asked if I knew what railroad that was. I can't seem to find any on UtahRails.net. Any ideas?
I’m guessing the Rio Grande. There was a whole network of industrial sidings in that area. Mostly gone now. But they all seem to connect with the same line connected with this Rail Rd., Salt Lake in Fort Douglas which ran off eight S. right there. 99% sure it would’ve been Rio Grande.
I really like these videos actually going back in time and taking a walk down Memory Lane
I love Sugar House and Hidden Hollow. This was a fun video.
Jacob Barlow my mom used to play in hidden hollow. Back in the 30’s it was “Sugarhouse Park”.
That's awesome. I've been playing there for 20 years and even I am amazed at the changes I've seen around it. I can't imagine a 90 year viewpoint
When I was a kid it was an interesting place but totally wild. And industrial. But still fun place to explore! Dry ice plant. Hygia I’ve. Peerless laundry. Rio Grande tracks to the south and a huge wood bridge carrying 1300 east over the tracks and the stream. Where Sugarhouse park is the torn down prison and city dump (sleigh ride hill). When I was 8 it all became Sugarhouse park. Our hang out was Fairmount Park. It was like twice the size then. No freeway. All park all the way to the golf course. And all the way along the east side of the golf course. 3 lakes. Only one of them left. Fishing boating pier on one. Swimming pool. A much different park!!!
That's so cool to hear about
Very informative,lovely hustoricsl footage.Thanks
Thanks!!!
I love watching history about my neighborhood, sugarhouse and it's past!
Me too!!
Have anything about the Haunted side of salt lake, hotels railroad, ect.
Other than the haunted house I lived in... NOPE. Planning a show on the Capital Theater. In the 70's I had my own key and went exploring every Sunday. WOW. Plumbing tunnels that connected with all the old buildings in SLC. But no ghosts. That I met.
Hey Dale I was just watching this video again for about the 15th time because I love it, anyway I noticed you mentioned about the sugarhouse depot that there never really was a depot but just a siding there. I do have pictures in my collection of the sugarhouse depot that was just north of where the old JCPenney sat up that whole complex.
Cool!!!!!!! I’ve seen it on a map but never a photo. Love to see it.
Hit me up one of these days and I’ll get them to you electronically. Also I wouldn’t mind having a copy of that photo of the FT units there at the depot if you have a source I could get that from.
Not sure where I found that. I’ll try to figure something out. Not a great image. But the content is gold!
PM me with an email address that I can send you the ones I have digitally and I’ll send them by the first of the week when I get into my office. It’s funny but not too long ago Doug out at MRS Hobby had a FT unit in black and gold Rio grande colors in HO scale and I didn’t pick it up
Maddog Merv hi. Hate to post it in the open. Mostly cause bots grab it. I currently get about 3000 spam emails a month. Poo. So it’s my name but its d than my last name angell at xmission dot com... No bot can figure that out.
Love the history, great video. Terry
Fun and interesting. The next stop on this railroad is VERY WEIRD. But fun.
Wonderfull history of the area. Thanx for showing it.
This video was very informative...I do like the sugarhouse area, especially the park. The Barnes and Noble Bookstore is a favorite place of mine when I do get into Sugarhouse from time to time. Great history lesson..
+tjorgensen2007 Love Sugarhouse too. Have you see the nest show on John Young's railroads, The Baldwin Radio Factory? WAY over the top weird.
Its all about connecting the dots when it comes to history and you do that very well, in fact we are ghost tracking old train logging in the fraser valley of southern BC Canada, we thank you for inspiring us and of course for the fine content you provide Cheers !
Thanks! Having fun with it The next stop on the railroad is the weirdest stop. WEIRD history. Involving the invention of amps, headphones and the television. With a bit of cold fusion and air compressors thrown it.
love all the history that you put into your shows
NEW INFORMATION!! The cool photo of the FT engines and narrow gauge loco is a shot of a special train going to Chicago to the Rail Fair there in 1939!! The special train is led by four brand-new FT locomotives. The narrow gauge locomotive on the flat car is a C-16 number 268 that was dressed with a fake diamond stack and "bumble bee" paint scheme. This train ran at the fair around the park taking people on an "old west train ride" with the two narrow gauge freight cars also on flat cars in the photo. They also built a D and RGW depot at the fair. The Bud domed car was shown at the fair as a plug for the California Zephyr, which was still 10 years away. KEEP IN MIND this photo was taken about 14 months before Pearl Harbor, so delays were unavoidable.
Dale, I was at an auto shop last night and he had said they'd just torn up the tracks that ran from Fayette Ave (970 S and Main) that ran behind the building on the west side going north to 900 South. He asked if I knew what railroad that was. I can't seem to find any on UtahRails.net. Any ideas?
I’m guessing the Rio Grande. There was a whole network of industrial sidings in that area. Mostly gone now. But they all seem to connect with the same line connected with this Rail Rd., Salt Lake in Fort Douglas which ran off eight S. right there. 99% sure it would’ve been Rio Grande.
@@ToyManTelevision thanks, he will be happy to know!