Midvale City Utah Online


Midvale City Hall	Union Park Center	Midvale Civic Center

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Midvale, with a population of 27,029, is in the Salt Lake City metro area.

MIDVALE CITY HALL Built in 1939, the Midvale City Hall was designed by Clark W. Scott and George W. Welch, prominent Utah architects. Rectangular in plan, this two-story brick building with parapet gable roof is an excellent example of the Art Modern style. Characteristic of that style is the streamlined appearance achieved by the curved windows and rounded corners of the entry, extensive use of glass block, and curved capitals on the buttresses along the side walls. The Midvale City Hall was the center of local government and community activities from 1939 to 1976 and housed the clerk's office, city council chambers, city fire and police departments, a public auditorium and recreation rooms. The cost of constructing the building was supported by a Public Works Administration (WPA) grant of $31,500 and a city bond of $38,500. The impact of the depression on Utah was so great that federal programs, in particular building programs, were important to bolstering the state's productivity and were widely implemented. The Midvale City Hall was one of over 240 buildings constructed in the state, and one of 20 in Salt Lake County, to be funded under New Deal era programs. Marker placed in 1995

Just like the wandering Ute bands before them Utah's Pioneer settlers began with a dependence on the land and the landscape. early pioneers were quick to recognize the richness inherent in the Sat Lake Valley. They saw the abundant creeks and the grassy valley and envisioned farmlands and fields. They discovered the minerals and ores that envisioned thriving communities of commerce and industry. They came to stay, and their mark was soon upon the landscape.

Such was the begging of Midvale City, eastern agricultural neighborhoods and western mining settlement., each relying on the other for sustenance, protection, social interaction and commerce. The Union Fort area of Midvale City began as a center of agriculture.

The Old Town area of Midvale City began as a center of mining and industry. Pioneer families arriving in 1851 to start the settlement, which blossomed in the 1870's as a result of mining in Bingham Canyon and the coming of the railroad. The area was then known Bingham Junction, and was an important midpoint along the rail between mining in Little Cottonwood Canyon to the east and Bingham Canyon to the west. With the discovery of silver in Little Cottonwood Canyon and in Bingham Canyon, new people rushed to be a part growing business and industry located in the middle valley in Midvale City. Along with industry came the hotels, boarding houses, saloons, schools, amusement the people who made Midvale City's Old Town a center the community.

Today, one can visit the Midvale History Museum, located at 7699 South Main Street in Historic Midvale City to learn more about the history and see the related historic artifacts of the city. (courtesy of Midvale City)