The topic for the Group 6 walkabout was nodes. I suggested that we go to Gallivan Plaza, and the others agreed. From Gallivan plaza, you can transfer from Downtown trax, to the Sandy line, or the University line. It also is also in the center of the commerce zone of Salt Lake. There are several small stores, including a piano bar, a bookstore. The plaza itself is very pretty, with several statues. The statues were quite different from each other. My favorite statue was one with a red rock on top of a pillar, and the top half of the pillar was a mirror, which you could only see the blue sky in. I can’t be sure but I bet at night, the rock looks like it is floating.
In the plaza there are little buildings, which have pi, written in the windows. Along the south side of those building, is a wall that has been made into a sculpture, with a quote inscribed in it. The architecture of the Gallivan center is quite modern, and the plaza itself has a modern edge to it while still radiating a slightly English garden party feel. The Gallivan center had a lot of construction going on behind it, which disturbed the peaceful feel. After exploring the plaza, we decided to visit some of the local stores, and spent a lot of time in the bookstore right across the street. It had books from before 1900, and several rare editions of famous books.
I enjoyed the trip to the plaza, and hope to go back, especially to that bookstore, and if they finish construction in time, I will definitely go ice skating.
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