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Originally Posted by Highrise_Mike
Thanks for the pics! It is cool to see this from Regent Street, I'm excited to see how the street will change once this project is done. This reminds me of when I was at school at the U, they had us do a project on how to revitalize Regent Street and we did some research on the history. It was once a vibrant street and if I remember correct, that's where Salt Lake's version of Chinatown was. So it is cool to see something other than parking garages fronting the street.
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Regent street was the red light district, full of brothels and adult entertainment. An alleyway running north and south between regent street and state street, called Plumb Alley, was Salt Lake City's old chinatown.