as decrepit. As we see many older buildings, historic and not, savable and not, as part of our work, we were curious to see what the building really looked like on the inside. And to my knowledge, none of the staff had been through the secure doors of the police station for any other reason so we needed the official escort!
This was truly a good chance to see, plain and simple, that this is a building that needs upgrading. Systems are worn out. Windows and their seals are tired. Upgrades are needed. And it can happen but not while such an intensive use is inside the building working round the clock 365 days a year. It's a tough situation for the city and for preservation. But we've seen tough cases before get solved and there is great architectural expertise in Salt Lake City to help move this forward.
Another bit of good news is the the city has begun to move forward with possible designation to the National Register of Historic Places. We think the building has eligibilty to be listed, and with designation could open up the possibility of using the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit in the future redevelopment of the building for a new use. It also shows a great deal of faith in the future preservation of this building and in the city's modernism movement on behalf of the city and Mayor Becker to invest in this designation.
Read SLC Police Hope Seeing is Believing by Katie Drake in the Salt Lake Tribune. (Photo courtesy of Salt Lake Tribune)
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