The John W. Private and public event rental opportunities are available. Revenue from rentals and the ice rink pays for Gallivan-sponsored public events, most of which are free of charge. For the Safety of everyone the following general Plaza Rules apply for events and rentals. In , the RDA completed the construction of the three-acre public space component planned for the interior of the block, and was named after John W. Gallivan, a former publisher of the Salt Lake Tribune.
Phases II and III followed, and by the end of the decade the Gallivan Center included an array of unique public art projects, performance stage and amphitheater, ice rink, green space for outdoor recreation, wayfinding, and retail storefronts on the adjacent, midblock Gallivan Ave. In , after more than a decade of heavy public use, the Gallivan Center underwent a renovation project that included substantial infrastructure repair, ice rink reconfiguration, amphitheater expansion and technical upgrades, and the construction of a new multi-purpose building facing South.
Gallivan Center is the only urban land use model of its kind in Utahβa privately owned and publicly used, urban green space sustained by property assessments from the commercial entities on the block as well as rental fees and programming revenue. Feb See All Upcoming Events. What We Do. Location History.
