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African Americans and Salt Lake City’s West Side: Part Two
Salt Lake West Side Stories: Post Twenty-fiveBy Brad Westwood and Cassandra Clark The above photo was taken in 1944 by Chinese American newspaper photographer Ray King, from the Salt Lake...
Last updated: March 4, 2026
African Americans and Salt Lake’s West Side: Part One
Salt Lake West Side Stores: Post Twenty-FourBy Brad Westwood and Cassandra Clark The above photograph was described by the photographer as “Wright’s Card Club, Blacks, at 313 E. 8th S....
Last updated: May 13, 2026
Latinos/as and Salt Lake City’s West Side: Part One
Salt Lake West Side Stories: Post Twenty-EightBy Brad Westwood, Cassandra Clark and Catherine Aviles Above photo caption: Two men accompany “Señorita Chicana 1971” (Miss Chicana 1971) at “Adelante [Ahead!]: A...
Last updated: March 4, 2026
Introducing Salt Lake West Side Stories
Salt Lake West Side Stories: Post OneBy Brad Westwood Welcome to this serialized and illustrated history of Salt Lake City’s old west side. This blog consists of over thirty posts...
Last updated: March 4, 2026
Eight Themes Offered
Salt Lake West Side Stories: Post ThreeBy Brad Westwood Historical themes allow us to understand the past by drawing connections to larger events and historical contexts. Woven together in this...
Last updated: March 4, 2026
