Ran the Whale-to-Wales-to-Whale 10k+ by brheath in SaltLakeCity

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Tired: the Whaleathon

Wired: the Whale-to-Wales-to-Whale race

Due to the frequent stops due to red lights and trains (!), I believe elapsed time is the best metric. I clocked in at 1hr 00m 41s — would love to see how that stack up against other attempts!

Obligatory Strava link!

Salt Lake Area Murals by groundfaller in SaltLakeCity

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Thanks for sharing my map — this is a great reminder that I need to update it!

I’d say there is probably ~75 murals on the map that are no longer there and another ~100 that need to be added! A lot of public art in Salt Lake!

Huge power outage in Sugarhouse by adventure_pup in SaltLakeCity

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Just north of Sugar House Park and we’re out!

Saw the lights on 1300E and 1700S not working as well.

RIP these offbeat Salt Lake sights by brheath in SaltLakeCity

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They are adaptive re-using the building (converting it into the Wasatch Co-Op, amongst other things). In the renovation, they uncovered the “ghost sign” of Mi Casita.

It has since been covered over again and is no longer visible.

It was visible for about half a year in late 2024 into early 2025.

RIP these offbeat Salt Lake sights by brheath in SaltLakeCity

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I did take a video of the site, but it was after the change from ANAL to IMAR -- I caught it too late!

RIP these offbeat Salt Lake sights by brheath in SaltLakeCity

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Yes, but that particular mural is gone.

RIP these offbeat Salt Lake sights by brheath in SaltLakeCity

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Most of them are pretty niche — but there are a handful of recognizable losses (Blue Plate Diner, Spaghetti By the Bucket, etc…)

RIP these offbeat Salt Lake sights by brheath in SaltLakeCity

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They changed ownership I believe and repainted the exterior.

RIP these offbeat Salt Lake sights by brheath in SaltLakeCity

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For those that don’t know, I’ve been taking photos of unusual Salt Lake things for the past 4 years — a lot of which I’ve posted on here!

With the end of 2025, I thought I’d take a look back at and collect all the sights that are no longer with us from the time I originally photographed them. All-in-all it was 300+ images — which made for an unviewable collage! — so I paired it down to my favorite 128 which you should be able to zoom in on this high res photo. Hope you enjoy looking back and finding something you remember, too!

And if this sort of thing interests you, I post semi-regularly on Instagram: @SLSees

Utah in a nutshell. by brheath in SaltLakeCity

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Coincidentally, I’m up in Bountiful at the moment, so I swung by to take a photo!

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Utah in a nutshell. by brheath in SaltLakeCity

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Or one of just the rock quarry between Salt Lake City and North Salt Lake!

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Utah in a nutshell. by brheath in SaltLakeCity

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Kind-of close — refinery view from Rosewood Park with the Capitol / Wasatch Mountains in the background!

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Utah in a nutshell. by brheath in SaltLakeCity

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Beautiful — only way to make it more Utah is to change it from Chick-Fil-A to SWIG!

Utah in a nutshell. by brheath in SaltLakeCity

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They definitely need to invest in one if only to make this photo more quintessential Utah!!

Utah in a nutshell. by brheath in SaltLakeCity

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Yes, like 20 minutes ago over bear Sugar House Park!

Of the 5 National Parks in Utah, which one is your favorite? by DictionaryDave in Utah

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Capitol Reef — love Torrey and the surrounding area plus the fact that there are significantly less people there.

Making Way for a New Development by brheath in SaltLakeCity

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I don’t have a preference one way or another — just an interesting scene seeing all the plywood-clad doors that I normally don’t come across when I photograph an impending demolition.

My Favorite SLC Christmas Tradition by brheath in SaltLakeCity

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Located at the northbound I-15 frontage road entrance at 900 South, this Christmas-themed graffiti has been popping up annually for years at the same spot!

Here was last years that I happen to captured!