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Originally Posted by bob rulz
I think the difference is noticeable, though yes, certainly not what I think we wanted to see after 20 years.
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Google Austin skyline from 15-years ago. It's like a mini Dubai. I wasn't able to insert an image, but it's just an amazing transformation. I was there last week and they currently have at least 10 cranes, tons of building and the construction is moving to the east of I-35 now - its just nonstop development.
When looking at these pictures of Salt Lake, it's really depressing, especially with all of the same, bland architecture and lack of creativity. I sure hope the new entertainment district will jump start something bold and whatever new tower, its not just another 350 ft rectangle with more apartments (I can almost guarantee what this will look like.) IMO, a good comparison to Salt Lake is San Antonio. San Antonio has a lot of downtown shopping which does bring in the tourism, it also has the San Antonio spurs - but the downtown has almost zero new high rises, because there are NO jobs and no condos which = no one really cares or wants to actually LIVE downtown.
Until some of these tech companies move their HQ downtown and developers build condos (NOT APARTMENTS) where people actually invest their OWN money downtown... Salt Lake will continue to grow at a snail's pace at best and will look very similar for the next decade.