Peacocks, tiny homes and the ‘hobbitville’ lore: Inside Salt Lake’s hidden park

There’s a hidden park in Salt Lake City that has wild peacocks, tiny homes—and there’s even a local lore that calls it “Hobbitville.”

It’s called Allen Park. But its story goes deeper than myth.

In 1931, Dr. George Allen and his wife, Ruth, transformed this stretch of land—nearly two city blocks along 1300 East and Emigration Creek—into a sanctuary for birds, people and creativity…

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