Gallivan Center

Coordinates: 40°45′52″N 111°53′23″W / 40.76444°N 111.88972°W / 40.76444; -111.88972

Sign welcoming you to the Gallivan Center, February 2013

The Gallivan Center, opened in 1993,[1] is an urban plaza in the heart of Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The Center is also known as the John W. Gallivan Utah Center, it is named in honor of John W. Gallivan.

An adjacent TRAX station (Gallivan Plaza) takes its name from the plaza. The station is served by the Blue and Green lines.

It 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.[2][3] The plaza also includes a seasonal ice skating rink that serves as a racquetball and basketball court during warmer months.[4]

The Gallivan Center is owned by the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) of Salt Lake City.[5] Salt Lake City Public Services has partnered with RDA to provide the management, programming and maintenance.

References

  1. ↑ "Gallivan Utah Center/50 East 200 South". slcrda.com. Archived from the original on 24 Sep 2009. Retrieved 1 Mar 2008 – via Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Asteroid Landing Softly - 53 - Salt Lake City Public Art Program". saltlakepublicart.org. Retrieved 9 Apr 2016.
  3. ↑ "Kazuo Matsubayashi's Asteroid Landed Softly Sundial". members.csolutions.net. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 20 Sep 2008 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Technocrat Innovations, LLC. "The Gallivan Center". thegallivancenter.com. Retrieved 9 Apr 2016.
  5. ↑ Technocrat Innovations, LLC. "The Gallivan Center: Event Venue Salt Lake City, Utah". thegallivancenter.com. Retrieved 9 Apr 2016.


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