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‘You’ll never have it again’: Residents warn a big downtown project could sweep aside what’s left of Salt Lake City’s historic Japantown

(Courtesy photo) A rendering of The Ritchie Group's proposed Block 67 development in Salt Lake City, as though looking east from Vivint Smart Home Arena.  Supporters of Japantown along 100 South fear the mixed-used development featuring two hotels and an office tower could wipe out the historic cultural enclave.

(Courtesy photo) A rendering of The Ritchie Group's proposed Block 67 development in Salt Lake City, as though looking east from Vivint Smart Home Arena. Supporters of Japantown along 100 South fear the mixed-used development featuring two hotels and an office tower could wipe out the historic cultural enclave.