SALT LAKE CITY — One year after a devastating fire destroyed five businesses on downtown Salt Lake City’s Main Street, signs of recovery are emerging across the block as business owners, employees and community members continue rebuilding what was lost.
The fire, which tore through a historic section of Main Street, left business owners facing an uncertain future and more than 150 employees out of work. Today, two of the five affected businesses have reopened, while plans are moving forward for the remaining locations.
White Horse and Eva are now serving customers again. Whiskey Street is expected to reopen by the end of the year with a redesigned space that will include a rooftop bar. Meanwhile, plans are underway for a new four-story building that will be where London Belle and Los Tapatios stood…