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Arcadians: SLC - Help me Grokk it
JohnnyCache
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So my boss is keen to stick me in Salt Lake City - I was therefore wondering if some of you guys might happen to be currently or formerly residents of SLC?
If so, can you break the town down for me a bit? Like the various high and low lights, fast ways to get around, the demographics of the neighborhoods, where I might be able to find a rad apartment, that kind of thing
What would be the raddest apartment? Something over or adjacent to a garage with a 10' door so I can work out of the same building.
If so, can you break the town down for me a bit? Like the various high and low lights, fast ways to get around, the demographics of the neighborhoods, where I might be able to find a rad apartment, that kind of thing
What would be the raddest apartment? Something over or adjacent to a garage with a 10' door so I can work out of the same building.
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I host a podcast about movies.
I personally think its kind of boring town. Very beautiful though, so if you like hiking or skiing or biking or rock climbing or other heavily outdoorsy activities you're in luck! I feel like downtown is pretty small and doesn't offer a ton of variety though (I can't really speak to the drinking/clubbing aspect as I'm not 21 yet)
As far as neighborhoods good, I guess the avenues are a pretty cool place! They're on the east side of SLC, pretty close to the mormon temple and the capitol, and are the streets numbered and lettered on an easy to navigate grid. SLC is like the easiest city to drive in cuz its all a big grid and once you're familiar with the town is pretty hard to get lost.
I can see sugarhouse as being a nice place too, also on the east side
I have no idea where the raddest apartment is but sugarhouse has a lot of restaurants and shops in the area, and the avenues is a really nice looking neighborhood and close-ish to downtown and the university.
You don't want to live in rose park on the west side
Also you don't want to leave salt lake unless you are either very religious or very conservative (its fine if you are, I'm just saying)
Personally I think the best way to get around is with a car. You CAN use public transportation, but it isn't particularly fast or widespread. Like in high school I commuted from my house in the foothills to my school close to gateway (the big mall) which was across town and it look me like an hour and half with trax and the bus.
Its cold in the winter and hot in the summer. Very hot, and extremely dry all year around which I personally feel makes the seasons very manageable. They aren't mild, but it doesn't feel as extreme as it is. We get all the seasons though, which looks pretty gorgeous I have to admit!
What else do you wanna know specifically?
It really depends on what you want. If you are interested in the bar/nightlife thing, you probably want to live downtown or in Sugarhouse like flowerhoney was saying. As a warning, those areas are pretty expensive for what you get - usually more cramped and full of people. If you have a car and you don't mind driving about 10 minutes, there are some really good neighborhoods a bit more south. Draper is about as far south as you can go, and it's really expensive and full of white collar people and their families. Sandy (where I live) is like Draper jr. in that it's not super cheap, but it's not a bad neighborhood. West Jordan and South Jordan are more southwest of downtown (like 20 minutes away) and are nicer but more secluded. I disagree with flowerhoney about having to be mormon or conservative to live outside of the downtown area, most of the badass parties I have gone to have been in West Jordan. You'll find a good mix of non religious/conservative people no matter where you go.
Places you do not want to live:
*Rose Park (this is closer to downtown and is scary)
*South Salt Lake (this is a more nebulous term for the southern downtown area. It's kind of a bad neighborhood in some places and you really have to scope it out before making a decision)
*West Valley City (this is on the west site and is not a fun place)
*Kearns (Stay out of Kearns)
The city operates on a grid system so it's easy to get around. Temple Square (the religious building that looks like disneyland) is 0 north/south and 0 east/west. If you know that it's usually pretty easy to find places.
You will have to eat at Su Casa. It's a mexican restaurant on State Street and 6800 S. It is delicious. Drink beer from Squatters and Wasatch Brewery, as they are delicious as well. As far as I know we dont have any good wineries.
SLC is a pretty awesome place to live and is usually underrated.
I kind of like to live in the middle of shit, but i have to park a work vehicle and a personal one, so i need some space.
I host a podcast about movies.
Finding an apartment in the foothills and avenues is really hard though. They are all pretty much taken.
readers?
Kidding. Right now im in west jordan. I cant decide if all these place names are from the bible or types of soda from the 50s....
I host a podcast about movies.
I host a podcast about movies.
Listen to Radio from Hell (FM 96.something)
Eat at The Copper Onion, Cafe Rio, Rodizio Grill, the Log Haven (on a date), and Tuscany (also on a date)
Spend as much time up in the canyons as possible, or head down to Moab when the weather gets nice. Hike the Mount Olympus trail (after May or bring snowshoes).
what is $$$ vs $$ in this context
I host a podcast about movies.
But the Rio Salad with creamy cilantro dressing is the best fresh-mex ever.
I used those as abstractions because I haven't lived in the area in 10 years. It's mostly to denote that one is quite a bit more expensive than the other.