2260 South 4000 West – A Landmark Lost

2260 South 4000 West – Gone but Not Forgotten

Built in 1930, the stucco-and-plaster home at 2260 South 4000 West stood as a modest yet enduring example of early 20th-century architecture in the Salt Lake Valley. Surrounded by open land at the time of its construction, the property later grew to include several outbuildings that supported both residential and small-scale commercial uses.

In later decades, the quiet rural setting gave way to industry and traffic. The home found new life as a space for multiple small businesses, its yard and outbuildings serving as workshops, storage, and offices. Its location became increasingly strategic—just north of the bustling 201 freeway, between the 3200 West and 5600 West exits.

This stretch of the valley once held other landmarks now vanished, including the Utah Central Airport and the Bonneville Drag Strip, both popular mid-century destinations for recreation and motorsports. The house at 2260 South shared in that history, watching the area transform from farmland to a hub of transportation and commerce.

Though the building itself has been removed, its memory remains tied to a period of rapid growth and change in western Salt Lake County—a reminder of the homes and families that shaped the area long before the freeway roared to life.

Circ 2010

circ 2015 The home is gone and there are warehouses moving in.