{{Short description|Urban plaza in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.}} {{Infobox street | name = John W. Gallivan Utah Center | native_name_lang = | alternate_name = | image = Gallivan_Center_logo.jpg | image_size = | image_alt = | image_map = | native_name = | caption = | map_type = Utah | map_size = | map_caption = Location of Gallivan Plaza | map_alt = | other_name = | former_names = Block 57 | part_of = | namesake = John W. Gallivan | type = Town square | owner = Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City | maint = Salt Lake City Public Services | area = {{convert|3.65|acre|ha}} | addresses = 239 South Main Street<br>Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 | location = Downtown Salt Lake City | coordinates = {{coord|40|45|52|N|111|53|23|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | main_contractor = | cost = | references = | commissioning_date = | construction_start_date = August 1992 | completion_date = November 1998 | inauguration_date = {{Start date|1993|07}} | demolition_date = | designer = | known_for = | status = | website = {{URL|www.thegallivancenter.com}} }} The '''John W. Gallivan Utah Center''' (commonly known as the '''Gallivan Center'''), is an urban plaza in the heart of Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
==Description== left|thumb|Ice Skating at the Gallivan Center The plaza, which has been described as "Salt Lake City's outdoor living room",<ref name="rad">{{cite web|url=http://www.slcrda.com/Third/CBD_Case_Studies/Gallivan_Center_Final.htm|title=Gallivan Utah Center/50 East 200 South|website=slcrda.com|access-date=1 Mar 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924204342/http://www.slcrda.com/Third/CBD_Case_Studies/Gallivan_Center_Final.htm |archive-date=24 September 2009|via=Wayback Machine}}</ref> was named in honor of John W. Gallivan, the former, long-time publisher of ''The Salt Lake Tribune''. The plaza is situated between East 200 South on the north, the Salt Lake City Marriott Hotel City Center on the east, East Gallivan Avenue on the south, the Wells Fargo Center on the southwest, and the One Utah Center on the northeast.<ref>{{cite map|url=http://cdn.sqhk.co/gallivancenter/bibgeij/gallivanoverview1.pdf|title=Gallivan Center Overview|website=cdn.sqhk.co|format=PDF|accessdate=28 Jun 2010}}</ref> An adjacent TRAX station (Gallivan Plaza) takes its name from the plaza. (The light rail station is served by the Blue and Green lines).
The plaza was a popular gathering place during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Kazuo Matsubayashi's ''Asteroid Landed Softly'' sundial is one of the prominent features of the plaza,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://saltlakepublicart.org/art/asteroid-landing-softly-53/|title=Kazuo Matsubayashi: ''Asteroid Landing Softly'', 1994: steel, copper, sandstone|website=saltlakepublicart.org|accessdate=28 Jun 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.csolutions.net/fisherka/astronote/observed/ALSSundial/ALSPage.html|title=Kazuo Matsubayashi's Asteroid Landed Softly Sundial|website=members.csolutions.net|access-date=20 Sep 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512053306/http://members.csolutions.net/fisherka/astronote/observed/ALSSundial/ALSPage.html|archivedate=12 May 2008|via=Wayback Machine}}</ref> in addition to several other works of public art.<ref name="rad"/> The plaza also includes a seasonal ice skating rink<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thegallivancenter.com/ice-skating|title=Ice Skating|website=thegallivancenter.com|accessdate=28 Jun 2020}}</ref> that serves as a racquetball and basketball court during warmer months. The plaza is also the center of Salt Lake City's First Night celebrations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pps.org/places/the-gallivan-center|title=The Gallivan Center: Salt Lake City, UT, USA|last=Pace|first=John|website=pps.org|publisher=Project for Public Spaces|date=21 Jun 2005|accessdate=28 Jun 2020}}</ref> The Gallivan Center also regularly hosts gatherings organized by the Food Truck League, a Utah-based food-truck organization.<ref>{{cite news |last=Springer |first=Alex |title=Keep on Truckin' |url=https://www.cityweekly.net/utah/keep-on-truckin/Content?oid=4154042 |work=Salt Lake City Weekly |date=April 19, 2017 |access-date=22 September 2025}}</ref>
The Gallivan Center is owned by the Community Reinvestment Agency (formerly known as the Redevelopment Agency or "RDA") of Salt Lake City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thegallivancenter.com/|title=The Gallivan Center: Event Venue Salt Lake City, Utah|website=thegallivancenter.com|accessdate=28 Jun 2020|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527182757/http://www.thegallivancenter.com:80/|archivedate=27 May 2016|via=Wayback Machine}}</ref> Salt Lake City Public Services has partnered with CRA to provide the management, programming and maintenance.
==History== thumb|Stage at the Gallivan Center, 2016 The site of the Gallivan Center was formerly identified as "Block 57" and consisted of rundown buildings and parking lots.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digitallibrary.utah.gov/awweb/awarchive?item=73010|title=Salt Lake City history minute : the Gallivan Center|website=digitallibrary.utah.gov|publisher=Utah Government Publications Online|accessdate=28 Jun 2020}}</ref> The CRA began construction on the project in August 1992, but work continued past the opening date (July 1993) until the project was completed in November 1998.<ref name="rad"/> In 2012 the original ice rink was replaced by a LEED Gold certified facility.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vbfa.com/john-w-gallivan-center-ice-rink-replacement-and-support-building|title=Gallivan Center Ice Rink/Building|website=wbfa.com|publisher=Van Boerum & Frank Associates, Inc.|accessdate=28 Jun 2020}}</ref>
==See also== * ''Peace Cradle''
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==External links== {{stack|{{commons category|Gallivan Center}}}} * {{official|http://www.thegallivancenter.com}} * [https://www.slc.gov/publicservices/organization/gallivan-events/ Gallivan Center at slc.gov] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630050145/https://www.slc.gov/publicservices/organization/gallivan-events/ |date=2020-06-30 }}
Category:Parks in Salt Lake City Category:Squares and plazas in Salt Lake City
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