Sun, Jul 12
|Main St
Historic Main Street Walking Tours
Join us for a fascinating 90-minute walking tour and learn about the history and historic architecture of Main Street in downtown Salt Lake City.
Time & Location
Jul 12, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Main St
About the event
🏛️Discover the city's oldest commercial building—erected before the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad—and marvel at three iconic commercial buildings designed by renowned architect Richard Kletting. Along the way, we’ll delve into the stories of Whiskey Street, the Pony Express, and the evolution of ZCMI in the heart of the city.
🏤You’ll also learn about influential Utah figures such as William Jennings, David Keith, Thomas Kearns, and others who helped shape Salt Lake’s development. And yes—we’ll even touch on the city’s more colorful past, including its history of gambling and prostitution, which once occupied half the buildings on Main Street!
Leading this tour is Cole Woodcox. Cole is a Board Trustee with Preservation Utah. He is recently retired after a career as an English and architectural history professor and also served as Executive Director of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC).
Cole is involved with Preservation Utah because he…
Tickets
Historic Main Street
Tours provided by volunteer guides of Preservation Utah, a statewide nonprofit that preserves, promotes and protects Utah's historic built environment through public awareness, advocacy and active preservation.
$20.00
+$0.50 ticket service fee
Goes on sale
Jun 01, 8:00 AM