A tall, white terra-cotta hotel rises behind lawns, flower beds and trees in Temple Block, with two statues on pedestals and a small monument in the foreground and a darker brick building at the right. The caption names the spot as an interesting corner in Temple Block, Salt Lake City. The large building is the Hotel Utah, opened in 1911 and later converted into the Joseph Smith Memorial Building; the grounds shown belong to Temple Square, the historic center of the Latter-day Saint community.
Linen-textured stock with a cream border; Curt Teich production number 8A-H2751 printed at lower right.
No postmark — unused card. Divided-back linen (C.T. Art-Colortone) with cream border; pencil dealer/price mark "50 / 1191" at top right; brownish stain upper left. Printed plug for Utah's 1947 Centennial dates the issue to the late 1940s.
Cite this card
Hotel Utah seen from Temple Block, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/hotel-utah-seen-from-temple-block-salt-lake-city-utah-circa. Accessed October 24, 2026.
