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My husband and I just returned from Europe where they treasure old buildings. Here they tear them down and build something "new." There is a grand and historic building in South Salt Lake that is going to be torn down in a matter of days. Granite High School had stood on 5th East and 33rd South for over 100 years. Many of the residents and their parents and their children attended Granite High. It is a sad day for former Granitians. Granite District did not do our city any favors by closing it and now tearing it down.
We are now looking at high density housing and retail including a Walmart, which many of the people in the city oppose. It is going to change our quiet neighborhood and increase the traffic. I feel that Granite District could have done better.
Marion Smith
South Salt Lake