Look Back: Hotels and boarding houses in the late 1800's

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Juab, Utah hotel and railroad station in 1883.

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The Knutsford Hotel was located on the northeast corner of State Street and Broadway in Salt Lake. In 1908 when this picture was taken, it was considered one of the finest hotels in the country.

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Billiards room in a boarding house in Newhouse, Utah.

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A "half-way house" in Parley's canyon. The cafe and hotel was so named because it was half way between Salt Lake and Park City. It was on the east side of the canyon near the road to Lamb's Canyon.

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The Tuttle House, Manti, Utah.

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The Central Hotel, Corinne, Utah 1871

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A boarding house in Copperfield, Bingham Canyon in 1910.

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The Ogden House in Alta, Utah.

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The White House hotel in Salina, Utah around 1920. The hotel was located on the corner of Main and State in Salina.

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The Walker Hotel located at Main St. just below 2nd South in Salt Lake City.

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The Valley House was a prominent Salt Lake hotel that was located on the corner of South and West Temple streets. The hotel was razed to make room for the Orem and Bamberger lines.

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The Valley House was a prominent Salt Lake hotel that was located on the corner of South and West Temple streets. The hotel was razed to make room for the Orem and Bamberger lines.

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Vice President Colfax from the balcony of what was known for a period of time as "the leading hotel in Salt Lake City." The Townsend House originally opened at the end of the Civil war and was later called the Continental Hotel after renovations in 1887. The hotel was known for its modern amenities.

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Ontario House. was the boarding house at the Ontario silver mine in Park City, Utah around 1870.

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Salt Lake Tribune archive Juab, Utah hotel and railroad station in 1883. Salt Lake Tribune archive The Knutsford Hotel was located on the northeast corner of State Street and Broadway in Salt Lake. In 1908 when this picture was taken, it was considered one of the finest hotels in the country. Salt Lake Tribune archive Billiards room in a boarding house in Newhouse, Utah. Salt Lake Tribune archive A "half-way house" in Parley's canyon. The cafe and hotel was so named because it was half way between Salt Lake and Park City. It was on the east side of the canyon near the road to Lamb's Canyon. Salt Lake Tribune archive The Tuttle House, Manti, Utah. Salt Lake Tribune archive The Central Hotel, Corinne, Utah 1871 Salt Lake Tribune archive A boarding house in Copperfield, Bingham Canyon in 1910. Salt Lake Tribune archive The Ogden House in Alta, Utah. Salt Lake Tribune archive The White House hotel in Salina, Utah around 1920. The hotel was located on the corner of Main and State in Salina. Salt Lake Tribune archive The Walker Hotel located at Main St. just below 2nd South in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake Tribune archive The Valley House was a prominent Salt Lake hotel that was located on the corner of South and West Temple streets. The hotel was razed to make room for the Orem and Bamberger lines. Salt Lake Tribune archive The Valley House was a prominent Salt Lake hotel that was located on the corner of South and West Temple streets. The hotel was razed to make room for the Orem and Bamberger lines. Salt Lake Tribune archive Vice President Colfax from the balcony of what was known for a period of time as "the leading hotel in Salt Lake City." The Townsend House originally opened at the end of the Civil war and was later called the Continental Hotel after renovations in 1887. The hotel was known for its modern amenities. Salt Lake Tribune archive Hotels and boarding houses Salt Lake Tribune archive Ontario House. was the boarding house at the Ontario silver mine in Park City, Utah around 1870.

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· August 2, 2013 2:28 pm

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2013, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

Each Friday, The Salt Lake Tribune presents images from its archives in a special series called A Look Back. This week's gallery features photos of the hotels and boarding houses that littered Utah and Salt Lake at a time in the state's history when it was a popular stop on the way both East and West.

Every gallery of the series is available at http://www.sltrib.com/topics/lookback.

Here are some of the previous installments:

Pony Express, postal service and telegraph in Utah

Early churches in Utah and Wyoming

The mining ghost town of Mercur

Construction of the Salt Lake Tabernacle

Historic buildings in Utah

30 years of iconic rock and roll in Utah

Life on the Ute Reservation in early the 1900s

Women's fashion in the 1960s

Dogs in Utah around 1900

Utah's early cultural diversity

Utah artists from the late 1800s to the early 1900s

Presidential visits to Utah from the 1860s

Hunting and fishing in the early 1900s

BYU, Utah football programs

Saloons, brewing companies in Utah around 1900

The centennial Days of '47 parade in downtown Salt Lake City from July 1947

Women's fashion from 1949-50

Construction of the Salt Lake Temple and SLC in the 1800s

Utah college life from the 1930s to 1960s

Old newspaper advertisements

People and events in Salt Lake City from the 1930s, '40s and '50s

Historical images of Sugar House

Aerial images of Salt Lake City in the 1960s

Historic photos of Temple Square

Historic scenes from Salt Lake City

The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks

Salt Lake City in the 1900s

Key moments in Utah Jazz history

Salt Lake City's Liberty Park from 1935 to 1951

Kennecott Utah Copper Mine in the 1930s and 1940s

Salt Lake City and other Utah cities in the 1800s