Editor:
Everyone who values beauty should make their voice heard in outrage! I have traveled through almost fifty countries on five continents by train, bus and jeep, and I can say that Salt lake City’s City Creek Canyon is one of the hidden wonders of the world. The tranquility! The beauty! Stand at the one-and-a-half mile marker and look back toward the city. What a view! What an inspiration these massive rolling hills provide! I can remember walking down City Creek Canyon when you would never know that you are near a large city. The beautiful green hills, like those of my youthful Africa, dove down and hid the valley. On my many walks in the canyon, it was possible to image that, rather than coming down into a city, I would see a lake filled with pink flamingoes. Other dreams and memories also came alive.
But, alas, no more! Someone with more money than brains is building a monstrosity of a house in the far reaches of Ensign Downs (to the East above the Capitol Building). The location of this house is a symbol of everything that is wrong with America. It stands out like a bloody sore as you look back down the canyon toward the city. In the name of everything that is good, this outrage to our environment should not be allowed to stand!
I call on everyone who believes in beauty to stand up and cry out an emphatic “NO!” Who is the owner? Who is the contractor? And what bank financed this outrage? The names of these people and institutions should be on the front page! Please, somebody with some authority and power, step up and say “NO!”
Roger Carrier, Sandy, UT