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SALT LAKE CITY — Brian Tonetti was working on an assignment about creeks with some of his University of Utah classmates seven years ago when they stumbled upon something rather fascinating about three of the creeks in Salt Lake County. The Emigration, Parley's and Red Butte creeks merged together as one as they flowed into the Jordan River. When they visited the site, they found that the unique geographic feature was covered by a parking lot sandwiched between an auto shop and a partially burnt home. It had been removed from the public eye for at least a century. "The area had been paved ov...

Once a dream, new Salt Lake City park becomes reality and last updated 2021-07-07 19:52:10-04 SALT LAKE CITY — It took six years of planning and hard work, but now Salt Lake City leaders are celebrating the opening of a new park in the Glendale neighborhood. Three Creeks Confluence Park sits in an area that was once covered in concrete, old cars and trash near 1300 South and 900 West. The idea originally came from college students looking to create a green space to connect people with nature, an idea that local leaders were on board with. “The primary purpose of the park is uncoveri...