The Salt Lake City School District is breaking ground on a new campus for West High School, a project made possible through voter approved general obligation bond in 2024.
The school originally opened in 1890, but the main section of the current school opened in 1922. The district’s public information officer Jason Olsen said they’re planning to update it while still preserving the history of the building.
“This building is over 100 years old,” he said. “The plumbing, the electrical, and the heating — it’s not up to snuff. It doesn’t work, and sometimes you can’t even get parts for it nowadays.”…