History of Rose Park

The Rose Park Community is located approximately two miles northwest of downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. Roughly, it is located west of I-15, north of 600 North Street, south of 1000 North Street, and East of Redwood Road.

In the early 20th century, Rose Park was marketed as a reasonably priced division with larger plots than older Salt Lake City neighborhoods like the Avenues. After World War II, population and growth in the area grew as vacant plots were bought up and homes homebuilt neighborhood is one of the most religiously and ethnically diverse areas of Utah. Like the early residents of Murray, many of the turn-of-the-century settlers were non-Mormon blue-collar workers,  although Rose Park residents worked for railroads instead of smelters.  Many trees were planted in the neighborhood during this period, and Rose Park now boasts some of the city’s largest and most densely spaced trees.

For the last several decades, Rose Park has suffered from a negative reputation. Recently, however, Rose Park has been in the spotlight as a reasonably priced neighborhood close to the Gateway Center and other developments extending from downtown to the west side.