.SpanishForkCity's Main Street boasts an eclectic mix of businesses, some of which have been owned by the same families for generations. But urbanization, big-box stores and the street's neighbor — Interstate 15 — may change the street, for good or bad.
A constant stream of traffic moves though Spanish Fork's Main Street on Saturday, March 11, 2023, where some historic buildings lost their iconic fronts in the 1950’s.• This article is the first in an occasional series, Main Streets Utah, which will take a historical and modern look at the central thoroughfares of different Utah cities.
Look out his office window for an hour, Mendenhall said, and one can catch five to 10 people walking out of According to data collected by the Utah Department of Public Safety from 2017 to 2022, the four-block stretch of Main Street from 400 North to Center Street saw 193 vehicle crashes, 74 of them causing injuries. None of them, though, caused fatalities.on Main Street in March 2019, laying out zoning codes, looking at development intensity, and adding guidelines to retain the street’s character while creating a “pedestrian-friendly downtown that entices business owners to stay and redevelop.
It’s a fine balance, Mendenhall said, between growing the town and keeping it tied to its origins. That balance, he said, is reflected in the city’s motto: “Pride and Progress.” The Angelus Theatre gets ready to open a run of "Robin Hood: the Musical" along Spanish Fork's Main Street on Saturday, March 11, 2023.Derrick Brundage said he and his wife wanted to do something for the community.
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