Flag of Salt Lake City

Current Salt Lake City flag
Old Salt Lake City Flag (1969-2006)

The Flag of Salt Lake City (the capitol city of Utah, United States) is blue and green with an emblem of the Wasatch Range with the Salt Lake City skyline in front.

Current design

The current design of the flag was approved on October 4, 2006, by the Salt Lake City Council.[1] Rocky Anderson, the mayor of Salt Lake City at the time, had sponsored a contest in 2004 to redesign the flag. Anderson argued that the "old flag was too exclusive and focused entirely on the city's The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints heritage."[1]

The contest, which received more than 50 entries, did not produce any designs that the city council felt had the "symbolic visuals that could be associated with Salt Lake City".[2] They then formed a subcommittee to work with the mayor's office to create new designs for the flag.[2] The final design was approved with a 4-2 margin.[1]

Previous design

The previous flag, which was officially adopted September 23, 1969, includes seagulls, pioneers, a covered wagon, and the sun rising over the Wasatch Mountains in the middle of a white background.[3] The center is in the general shape of a beehive, which is a symbol of industry and relates to the founding of Salt Lake City and its Mormon heritage.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "New city flag shows Salt Lake skyline, Wasatch". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. 7 Oct 2006. Retrieved 9 Oct 2018.
  2. 1 2 Snyder, Brady (4 Feb 2005). "Salt Lake flag designs just don't wow City Council". Deseret Morning News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved 9 Oct 2018.
  3. ↑ "Salt Lake City, Utah - - Raven: A Journal of Vexillology (Philosophy Documentation Center)". pdcnet.org. Philosophy Documentation Center. 2002–2003. p. 310. Retrieved 9 Oct 2018.
  4. ↑ Snyder, Brady (1 Dec 2004). "Salt Lake gets 20 flag entries". Deseret Morning News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved 9 Oct 2018.



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