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LDS Church opens upscale mall
The Ogden Standard Examiner ^ | 03/21/2012 | Paul Foy

Posted on 03/22/2012 6:29:38 AM PDT by Utah Binger

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is attempting to remake downtown Salt Lake City by opening the shopping mall portion of a $2 billion mixed-use space that spans two city blocks and features a meandering creek and retractable glass roofs.

Church partner and retail operator Taubman Centers Inc. expects 50,000 visitors today, when City Creek Center's nearly 90 stores open.

City Creek Center has outdoor walkways, plazas, fireplaces and metal sculptures. Waterfalls, fountains and a trout pond are part of the village-like development, which includes condominiums and is joined by a pedestrian bridge over Main Street.

The residential towers were built by City Creek Reserve Inc., a for-profit firm owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The church is a multibillion-dollar organization with business and real estate holdings.

The church paid for City Creek Center with cash and says no member tithing was used. For the most part, it will be like other shopping malls, except that the stores close on Sundays -- the church wanted the Sabbath for its nearby Temple Square.

It will be operated like Taubman Centers' other upscale malls in Los Angeles and Denver, said Robert Taubman, chairman, president and CEO of the Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based company. Two of the restaurants at the Salt Lake City mall will serve liquor, but there are no bars. Its anchors are Macy's and Nordstrom, with other stores such as Tiffany & Co. and the Swedish fashion chain H&M.

(Excerpt) Read more at standard.net ...


TOPICS: General Discusssion; Moral Issues; Other Christian
KEYWORDS: inman; jesuschristcametousa; jesusisanamerican; mall; mormon; saltlakecity
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To: Utah Binger; Elsie; Zakeet; colorcountry; greyfoxx39; Tennessee Nana

Binger Ping


2 posted on 03/22/2012 6:32:02 AM PDT by Utah Binger (Southern Utah where the world comes to see America)
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To: Utah Binger

The LDS is fast becoming an arm of La Raza. They are expanding their efforts to promote amnesty for illegal aliens in state after state. It is time to boycott all of their businesses and interests nationwide until they relent.


3 posted on 03/22/2012 6:36:29 AM PDT by montag813
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To: Utah Binger

Sounds like it would bring more customers downtown.


4 posted on 03/22/2012 6:42:25 AM PDT by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: JRochelle; Colofornian; FastCoyote; svcw; SkyPilot; rightazrain; SENTINEL; Osage Orange; ...

Just an FYI


5 posted on 03/22/2012 6:43:28 AM PDT by Utah Binger (Southern Utah where the world comes to see America)
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To: montag813

Bingo!


6 posted on 03/22/2012 6:47:38 AM PDT by svcw (CLEAN WATER & Education http://www.longlostsis.com/PI/MayanHelp2012.html)
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To: Utah Binger

Mall of the gods...


7 posted on 03/22/2012 6:47:38 AM PDT by ejonesie22 (8/30/10, the day Truth won.)
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That’s funny!


8 posted on 03/22/2012 6:48:57 AM PDT by svcw (CLEAN WATER & Education http://www.longlostsis.com/PI/MayanHelp2012.html)
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To: Religion Moderator

Didn’t know if this was religion or business. Please assign accordingly.


9 posted on 03/22/2012 6:50:44 AM PDT by Utah Binger (Southern Utah where the world comes to see America)
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To: svcw

Only thing missing is a two story statute of Joey Smith sitting on a throne like Zeus at Olympia, with a bag of money in his hand and all his wives thronging at his feet...


10 posted on 03/22/2012 6:56:08 AM PDT by ejonesie22 (8/30/10, the day Truth won.)
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Ah, this Mormon mall -- paid for with Mormon tithes -- even has a retractable roof ala sports stadia.

And now we have every non-Mormon business in there giving $ to the Mormon church!

So keep that in mind: Make a list of the corporations in there...and realize they are financially in league with a church that calls all other churches "apostates!"

11 posted on 03/22/2012 6:57:43 AM PDT by Colofornian ( Tell us: Why do we want to vote for ONE socialist to defeat ANOTHER socialist again?)
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To: Utah Binger

Hey, I have a plan. Let’s meet there for drinks - That’ll teach them.


12 posted on 03/22/2012 7:01:34 AM PDT by colorcountry (In order to practice tolerance, I must first disagree. But when I do, I'm accused of being intoleran)
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To: Colofornian

Priesthood at Tiffany’s


13 posted on 03/22/2012 7:02:43 AM PDT by Utah Binger (Southern Utah where the world comes to see America)
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To: colorcountry

The best we will get is a cuppa Postum.


14 posted on 03/22/2012 7:04:28 AM PDT by Utah Binger (Southern Utah where the world comes to see America)
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To: Utah Binger

Ah, ....shoot!


15 posted on 03/22/2012 7:06:31 AM PDT by colorcountry (In order to practice tolerance, I must first disagree. But when I do, I'm accused of being intoleran)
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To: ejonesie22
Only thing missing is a two story statute of Joey Smith

Guarantee this will happen.

16 posted on 03/22/2012 7:08:23 AM PDT by Utah Binger (Southern Utah where the world comes to see America)
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To: Utah Binger

Oh Pale Ale

(The Mormon version of Hallelujah)


17 posted on 03/22/2012 7:15:44 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana (Why should I vote for Bishop Romney when he hates me because I am a Christian)
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To: colorcountry

18 posted on 03/22/2012 7:27:27 AM PDT by Utah Binger (Southern Utah where the world comes to see America)
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No bars.....I’m guessing there are no coffee shops, either? Coffee is eeeeevil!


19 posted on 03/22/2012 7:58:58 AM PDT by CatherineofAragon (I can haz Romney's defeat?)
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To: Utah Binger

It’s Joey Smith, Inc.


20 posted on 03/22/2012 8:02:28 AM PDT by dfwgator (Don't wake up in a roadside ditch. Get rid of Romney.)
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