Salt City Sinner

For years I have driven past Little Ceasar's Pizza on 5400 South and seen the same Rockin', sign holding street advertiser.   His sign eventually turned into the shape of an electric guitar as he morphed into a local celebrity of sorts, playing out his dreams of rocking it hard on a stage somewhere.  As many rush hour commuters drive by on their way home from a long day's work he throws the "Rock On" sign at them and then carries on with his string strumming and head banging! If ever there were a more enthusiastic sign holder I would be surprised. Lately there have been more and more SSA (Street Side Advertisers) popping up all over the place, so I'm not quite ready to call him the Grand Champion of Street Advertisers.  Stay tuned for more captured advertisers/performers in action!

5400 South, the heart of Kearns Township has been lined with the same houses for several decades.  Having grown up in this area I recall driving down the hill and looking at these tiny old houses thinking how beautiful and simple they were, someday I would have enjoyed owning one.    Standing alone... this one house remains, covered with no trespassing signs and legal notices, broken windows and a boarded up door.  This home was once one of the most lovely in the area, now it is to be torn down and moved to the landfill with the other houses that have been demolished.   Maybe I am a little less educated with the practice of demolition but could the doors, cabinets, windows, other portions of the home not have been removed and used with habitat for humanity?  Many of these homes had been updated with newer window and door fixtures which may have been very useful for the non profit organization in building new homes for less fortunate.  Again, I...