Hasta no la vista, SugarHouse
The yellow building which was Sugar House Coffee is gone now.
Bwooop!
The trio vs. the pirate-ladyman Recently lis opined that no native Utard remembers Lighthouse 20, the kid show that was broadcast on UHF channel 20. Now I have a slight dispute with lis, in that I remember the pirate on the show was played by a woman, and she recalls someone very different (a man, I presume). Now Lighthouse 20 was not by any means my favorite show (hell I think it replaced Gillagan's Island!), but I do remember it--not really fondly but I remember it. The real purpose of my writing is that I made the comparison of Lighthouse 20 to Hotel Balderdash--a show that apparently ran for 10 years on channel four here in SLC. Now this show was the bomb; not only did it start at 6:00 am 6:45 am and show nothing but 30's-late 40's Warner Brothers cartoons (you know, Bugs and Daffy, but not Porky Pig and certainly not that crap WB churned out from the 50s onward.) These cartoons, of course, were made for adults and the humor was mostly sophisticated in a slapstick kind...
Actually now that those buildings are down, I realize how ugly they were. But I'm not looking forward to the big box retailers that will replace them. I hope we get some local stuff. And some good restaurants. Please! A good restaurant!
ReplyDeleteYes, they were ugly buildings--but they housed the local businesses. That corner sure looks weird and empty right now, I have to say. Is there actual news about what businesses *will* be there? Your tags are apt.
ReplyDeleteThey were ugly because the landlords let them become ugly and dilapidated. I was in Fort Collins over the break and they've done a fine job restoring their downtown to its 19th century glory. Too bad not many in this burgh have the sense to understand that not everything has to look like some suburb of LA.
ReplyDeleteWhat? You don't think every square inch of the united states shouldn't look like some ubiquitous blandsville. What's wrong with "everywhere U.S.A."? Just think about it: No more home sickness when you travel--everywhere you feels exactly like home (or is it that everywhere is generic, nowhere feels like home)! The sooner unique burghs like Sugarhouse accept assimilation, the sooner we will all be happy in our commercial numbness.
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