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Walker Center (formerly Walker Bank Building) is a
The building was opened on December 9, 1912, taking a little over a year to be built. At the time of its completion, it stood as the tallest building between
GLLS LED Neon Flex
While the weather forecast will still be broadcast, the tower now will have "any color under the rainbow, as well as various animation effects” to engage with the community for various holidays and events.
Emporis.com
* http://wikimapia.org/1221287/Walker-Center * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIqtc5LtGJM 1912 establishments in Utah Commercial buildings completed in 1912 Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah National Register of Historic Places in Salt Lake City Skyscraper office buildings in Salt Lake City {{Utah-NRHP-stub
skyscraper
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in Salt Lake City
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, Utah
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, United States
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.
Description
The building was opened on December 9, 1912, taking a little over a year to be built. At the time of its completion, it stood as the tallest building between Chicago
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and San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...
(16 stories, 220 ft/67 m). It was originally constructed as the headquarters for Walker Bank, founded by the Walker brothers: Samuel Sharp, Joseph Robinson, David Frederick, and Matthew Walker, Jr. The basement originally contained the vault for the bank, as well as a barbershop, florist, cigar store, and other shops. The main floor contained the bank, and upper floors were used as office space. It was designed by the St. Louis, Missouri-based architecture firm Eames and Young
Eames and Young was an American architecture firm based in St. Louis, Missouri, active nationally, and responsible for several buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.
History
The principals were Thomas Crane Young, FAIA and Will ...
. It remained the headquarters of Walker Bank until it merged with First Interstate Bancorp
First Interstate Bancorp was a bank holding company based in the United States that was taken over in 1996 by Wells Fargo. Headquartered in Los Angeles, it was the nation's eighth largest banking company.
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in 1981 (it is now part of Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational financial services company with corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California; operational headquarters in Manhattan; and managerial offices throughout the United States and intern ...
).
Weather Tower
The Walker Center is topped by a 64-foot weather tower, which gives a weather forecast based on the color of the lights. The weather tower was taken down in the 1980s due to a city ordinance but replaced in 2008. The meaning of the tower colors are: * Blue: clear skies * Flashing blue: cloudy skies * Red: rain * Flashing red: snow A common mnemonic used by residents to remember the signals given by the tower is "Solid blue: skies are too, flashing blue: clouds are due, solid red: rain ahead, flashing red: snow instead." In December 2021, work began to upgrade the outdated neon glass tubes tGLLS LED Neon Flex
While the weather forecast will still be broadcast, the tower now will have "any color under the rainbow, as well as various animation effects” to engage with the community for various holidays and events.
See also
*National Register of Historic Places listings in Salt Lake City
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References
External links
Emporis.com
* http://wikimapia.org/1221287/Walker-Center * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIqtc5LtGJM 1912 establishments in Utah Commercial buildings completed in 1912 Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah National Register of Historic Places in Salt Lake City Skyscraper office buildings in Salt Lake City {{Utah-NRHP-stub