Tag: Bygones and Obsolete Stories

Bygones & Obsolete Stories: H. E. Phelps…by Clark Phelps

As a young man, Howard E. Phelps lived in the shadows of his father Henry Enon Phelps, a Salt Lake merchant pre-dating the Zion’s Cooperative Mercantile Institution (ZCMI,) and grandfather, William W Phelps, an important figure in early Mormonism. Both…

BYGONES & OBSOLETE STORIES: Antique, barber, and saddle shops vs Urban Renewal…by Clark Phelps

County Antiques – Wardell’s Barbershop – 426 So.State St. These businesses evoke great personal memories. Ken Newberg was owner/operator of County Antiques, across the street from the the iconic castle-looking Salt Lake City and County Building. The shop was cluttered…