Development of the SLC Glendale neighborhood as seen through aerial photography

While researching the history of the old Safeway building at 1179 Navajo St in the Glendale neighborhood of Salt Lake City, I found this serries of aerial photography showing the development of the neighborhood. 

Demolition of the Glendale Neighborhood Tejada's Market Building, the old Safeway mid-century modern building

Tejada's Market building, August 2024.
1179 Navajo Street, Salt Lake City, Utah

The old Tejada’s Market building at 1179 Navajo Street in the Glendale neighborhood has a demolition permit filed with Salt Lake City and will likely soon be demolished. Townhomes are planned to be constructed in its place.

This building opened in February 1967 as a Safeway. It advertised a large parking lot to accommodate 138 cars and modern construction of “tilt-up stone walls, laminated roof beams, and expansive glass front.”

The building was designed by William J. Monroe & Associates of Salt Lake City and the construction contractor was Horne-Zwick Construction Co.

It was a Safeway through the mid-1980s, was briefly a Famer Jack market about 1987, and became a Food World in the 1990s. Most recently, the building has been home to Supermercardo de las Americas and the Tejada’s Market.

Source: Salt Lake Tribune 1967-02-12 p51

Tejada's Market building, originally a Safeway. August 2024.

Even the original light posts are still present, August 2024.

Tejada's Market building, originally a Safeway. August 2024.

Grand opening of the Glendale Safeway.
From the Salt Lake Tribune 1967-02-12 p51

New homes for Angelo Caravaglia's twin bronzes

This Angelo Caravaglia sculpture was previously located on the south side of the southwest corner of the old Ma Bell building at 205 E 200 South SLC. It is now on public display by its new owner at 460 S 400 East SLC.

One of the Angelo Caravaglia bronze sculptures from the old Mountain Bell Building has been relocated to 460 S 400 East SLC, in front of the Rencher-Anjewierden law office while the other is in the front yard of a private residence in SLC. 

Salt Lakers may recall that twin (fraternal, not identical) sculptures once adorned the brutalist Ma Bell data center building at 205 E 200 South SLC. The sculptures were created in 1971 and cast in bronze in Pietrasanta, Italy.

The sculpture that was on the south side of the southwest corner of the old Ma Bell building is now back on public display by its new owner at 460 S 400 E. Interestingly, it is now possible to view the back of the sculpture, and I have included a photo of that as well.

Sculptures in front of the Rencher-Anjewierden law office at 460 S 400 East SLC. August 2024.

Back of the Angelo Caravaglia sculpture.

 
Of note, a demolition permit has been filed with SLC to demolish the old Mountain Bell building. Back in 2022 the plan was to potentially reuse the building for a new development, but those plans have changed as there is a new owner of the building.

The sculpture that once adorned the west side of the southwest corner of the old Ma Bell building is now on display at a private home in Salt Lake City.  

This Angelo Caravaglia sculpture was previously located on the west side of the southwest corner of the old Ma Bell building at 205 E 200 South SLC. It is now on display in the front yard of a private residence in SLC.

The artist, Angelo Caravaglia, was a professor at the University of Utah. You will also likely know of his sculpture in front of the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building at 125 S State SLC. Also visit this website for more info: www.angelocaravaglia.com