Rose Park, Salt Lake City

In the 1940s and 50s, Rose Park was marketed as a reasonably-priced subdivision with larger plots than older Salt Lake City neighborhoods, such as The Avenues.

Developer Alan E. Brockbank intended to create affordable brick homes for GI's returning from World War II.

More recently, one can find accountants, electricians, business managers, engineers, real estate agents and brokers, architects, and police officers among Rose Park residents.

The winds toppled many of Rose Park's oldest and largest trees, causing property damage and widespread power outages.

The acidic sludge contained carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and sulfur dioxide posing a threat to groundwater and surrounding organisms.

Rose Park lies north of the Fairpark and Glendale neighborhoods and west of the northwest slope of Capitol Hill.

The Guadelupe School is also based in Rose Park, which is a nonprofit charter organization consisting of five main academic programs for various age groups.

Rose Park is often confused with Glendale, Poplar Grove, Fairpark, and other west-side communities of Salt Lake City.

The Rose Park Brown Berets are also vocally opposed to gentrification, an increasingly frequent issue in many west-side Salt Lake City neighborhoods.

In recent years, Rose Park has received a new influx of young, upper-middle class, white residents, primarily drawn to the neighborhood's affordability and proximity to downtown Salt Lake City.

This is an ongoing conflict throughout the Rose Park, Glendale, Fairpark, and Guadelupe areas, with longtime residents rallying against new development and the negative effects of gentrification.

Rose Park also made City Weekly's best of 2010 in a favorable review detailing the walkable neighborhood, nearby golf course, locally owned ethnic food, and quality of life enjoyed by residents.