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Hempstead road is a small street that is near the University of Utah campus. There is really nothing to be seen hear unless you have interest in Salt Lakes Army/military history. There are many old brick homes that line the road. These homes were once, and may still be used to house Army personel. The arcitecture of these homes is so unique, that you will not see any homes like this any other place in Salt Lake.

5400 S is a main road that takes you all the way out to Kearns, from I-15. Its has recently been widened and traffic flows much more smoothly now than just a few years ago. Much of 5400 S is lined with run down stripmalls, and thrift shops. Not the nicest area of the city, but is a relatively safe place to visit. Overall, theres not much for a tourist to see or do in this part of town.

I grew up not too far from 800 E on 1700 S. This is an older part of Salt Lake, known as the Sugarhouse area. 1700 South is a narrow street stretching from west side of the tracks, all the way up to the mountain. Older homes line this street, giving it a feel of what the 1960's urban sprawl did to Salt Lake. It is nice and quiet part of town, great for families, and you're guaranteed to have a grandma as a your neighbor.

Bangerter is a relatively new highway that runs throughout the west end of the valley. Aside from the excessive amount of stop lights, its a great way to get around the valley, including accessing the airport. It runs from Draper/Riverton on the south end of the valley, up to the airport, on the north end of the valley. Bangerter helps alleviate the traffic problems from the massive urban sprawl happening in the Salt Lake Valley.

This is an awesome part of town, and a clean place to live. Lots of family friendly neighborhoods. Best of all is its proxity to the Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. My brother in law lives in this neighborhood, and loves it. He is a big snowboarder, and chose to live here because of the ski resorts that are literally a only a few minutes up the canyons.

400 South is a great place to find anything to do. Shopping, eating, restaurants, movies, etc. From historic Trolley Square to the Trax line the runs up 400 S, there are so many things to keep you busy. Trolley Square, on 400 S, has well known retails shops such as JMR, The Pottery Barn, and popular restaurants like Hard Rock cafe. It is a rockin' place.

Wakara way, named after Chief Wakara, a Native American chief with a Utah history, runs straight through the University of Utah campuss. It is also used by many to access the local canyons such as Red Butte and Emigration. Along Wakara, you'll find businesses, and nearby restaurants. Wakara does not really have any residential parts, however is a main thoroughfare to much student house for Unversity of Utah students.

Wasatch Dr extends from the University of Utah area down south all the way to Sandy/Draper.
It runs along the east side bench of the Wasatch mountain range, thus the name, Wasatch Dr. Through the center of the valley, Wasatch Dr. boasts some of the nicer homes in the valley. Wasatch Dr. heading north will take you directly to the U of U football stadium. Wasatch Dr. is a good way to move North and South for most east side destinations.

Being at the center of the downtown area, it is also the cleanest area of the city. This is not the place for a wild night life. South Temple is a clean, and family friendly place to go for a walk, and a safe place to introduce your young kids to downtown life. The Temples grounds are also a beautifully well cared for place for your family to take walk, and enjoy the flower gardens.

Although 1300 E has some of the nicer neighborhoods in the valley, and higher home values, the folks here tend to be a little less friendly and warm. East High school, made famous in the trendy High School Musical serious is located on 1300 E and is an amazingly well design school, adding value to the neighborhood, and making 1300 E an even more desirable place to live, if you're into the fancy life, that is.