Editing South Salt Lake, Utah (section)

== Economy ==
* The world's first [[Kentucky Fried Chicken]] (now KFC) franchise was established in 1952 by [[Colonel Sanders|Harland Sanders]] and [[Pete Harman]] in what is now part of South Salt Lake.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Henetz |first1=Patty |last2=Nii |first2=Jennifer |date=21 Apr 2004 |title=Colonel's landmark KFC is mashed |newspaper=[[Deseret News|Deseret Morning News]] |publisher=[[Deseret Digital Media]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |location=[[Salt Lake City]] |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/595057690/Colonels-landmark-KFC-is-mashed.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724070342/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/595057690/Colonels-landmark-KFC-is-mashed.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 24, 2012 |access-date=12 May 2013}}</ref>
* In 2012, a Chinatown development opened on a lot in the city near 3500 South and State Street. It is the only Chinatown in the Intermountain West. In addition to having many Asian-themed restaurants, it has a large Asian-themed supermarket. According to the ''[[Deseret News]]'', ground breaking on the new Chinatown occurred in 2011<ref>Wendy Leonard, [https://web.archive.org/web/20140429195537/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705369117/South-Salt-Lake-breaks-ground-for-Utahs-first-Chinatown.html?pg=all "South Salt Lake breaks ground for Utah's first Chinatown"], ''Deseret News'', March 21, 2011</ref> for a Chinese-themed shopping mall with a "...&nbsp;27,000 square foot Asian grocery store, 65,000 square foot indoor mall including 38 Asian-themed shops and 12,000 square feet Asian-themed strip mall".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Salt Lake Chinatown 鹽湖城中國城 |url=http://www.saltlakechinatown.com/ |website=Salt Lake Chinatown 鹽湖城中國城}}</ref> Margaret Yee, a 1962 graduate said that "...&nbsp;10,000-plus Chinese nationals living in the area have wanted [a Chinatown] for a long time...."<ref>Wendy Leonard and Nkoyo Iyamba, [http://www.ksl.com/?nid=960&sid=14821821 "South Salt Lake breaks ground for Utah's Chinatown"], ksl.com, March 21, 2011</ref> By late 2012, the Chinatown has experienced an upsurge of Chinese immigrants and the businesses are now filling up the Chinatown.<ref>Heather L. King, [http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment2/55192260-223/lake-salt-blue-finn.html.csp "Diverse Asian options surround South Salt Lake's Chinatown"], ''The Salt Lake Tribune'', November 6, 2012</ref> 
* In 2017, after nearly 7 years of planning, ground was broken on a new mixed-use development known as The Crossing (formerly called Market Station) between State St. and Main St. just south of 2100 South, intended to serve as South Salt Lake's "downtown". This development is oriented around mass transit, with an S-Line streetcar stop adjacent to the development, and 1 stop away from the Central Pointe TRAX Station. The first phase includes a WinCo Foods and a townhome development. Ultimately, this downtown development is planned to have 2,500 family housing units, 1.5 million square feet of retail, 3 million square feet of office and commercial space, and additional greenspace and trails.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 March 2017 |title=South Salt Lake hopes new downtown will change attitudes |newspaper=[[Deseret News]] |url=https://www.deseret.com/2017/3/27/20609181/south-salt-lake-hopes-new-downtown-will-change-attitudes/}}</ref>