{"id":11804,"date":"2012-07-04T14:28:56","date_gmt":"2012-07-04T20:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=11804"},"modified":"2025-11-27T07:29:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T14:29:50","slug":"sweet-visuals-sugar-house-in-plain-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/sweet-visuals-sugar-house-in-plain-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Visuals: Sugar House In Plain Site"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n<\/a>Originally the neighborhood was supposed to be home to a sugar beet factory that would alleviate the financial burden early pioneers endured to import sugar. When this initial attempt failed (it took thirty years and a move to Lehi for the state to get a local sweetner), the neighborhood became home to the state’s penitentiary, and eventually served as a major traffic artery before the establishment of the interstate highway system. Now it is home to a thriving liberal arts college, rows of bungalows, and a shopping district that features a mix of local shops and national chains as well as a number of art-related businesses. Jared Christensen, who has been a student at Westminster College for the past four years, knows the area well and brings us this month’s photo essay on the artistic side of Sugar House.<\/p>\n