Editing Murray, Utah (section)

=== Post–World War II to present ===
With the demise of heavy industry prior to World War II, and the advent of the Interstate Freeway System in the 1950s, Murray became a major retail hub due to its central location.<ref>"Murray's economic growth looks promising" Erin McShay, Valley Journals, March 2009</ref> State Street is dominated by automobile dealerships, where auto magnate, [[Larry H. Miller]], purchased his first dealership May 1, 1979, as Larry H. Miller Toyota.

[[Fashion Place]] Mall was constructed in the 1970s. It is now a major mercantile center which saw major renovation and expansion in the first decade of the 21st century. The mall achieved some fame after serial killer [[Ted Bundy]]'s murder spree temporarily came to an end when he tried to lure Carol DaRonch into his car at the mall on November 8, 1974. DaRonch fought Bundy, escaped from his car, and survived to testify against him in court.

Cottonwood Hospital opened in the 1960s, receiving numerous recognitions. Replaced by Intermountain Medical Center (IMC) in 2007, it spawned [[The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital]] (TOSH) in the 1990s.<ref>COTTONWOOD HOSPITAL ([[Modern Healthcare]] magazine names top 100 hospitals). ''Utah Business'', May 1, 2001</ref>
[[File:FireClay.jpg|left|Murray's Fireclay Neighborhood]]
As part of the construction of the [[Utah Transit Authority]]'s (UTA) [[TRAX (light rail)|TRAX]] light-rail line in the 1990s, three stations were built in Murray along the primary route (for both the [[Blue Line (TRAX)|Blue Line]] and [[Red Line (TRAX)|Red Line]]). The Fireclay Housing Project received national recognition for its use of creating development around the [[Murray North station, Utah|Murray North station]] as a Transit-Oriented Development (TOD).<ref>"Riding Rails to Big Rewards, Development booms around Utah's rapid transit stations."  Keith Schneider, Great Lakes Bulletin News Service. May 4, 2007</ref> Murray's [[Fashion Place West station]] is the junction for the [[Red Line (TRAX)|Red Line]] (Mid-Jordan Line) light-rail spur. In 2012 ''[[FrontRunner]]'' [[Commuter rail in North America|commuter rail]] service was extended to [[Murray Central station]].

In the mid-2000s, people of the [[census-designated place]] (CDP), [[Cottonwood West, Utah|Cottonwood West]], petitioned for annexation into Murray,<ref>Amy Joi Bryson, Murray gets OK to annex 4 areas Debate heats up on unincorporated areas of the county. ''[[The Deseret Morning News]]'', November 27, 2001 ("Deseret Morning News" is the same newspaper as "Deseret News".)</ref> increasing the population by 17,000, nearly one-third more than in the 2000 census. Murray's eastern boundary, along [[Utah State Route 71|900 East]], was extended as a result of the annexation to [[Utah State Route 152|Van Winkle Expressway]] and Highland Drive, along the city borders of Holladay and Cottonwood Heights.