Salt Lake business to relocate to Murray after 119 years; building to be torn down
Apr 14, 2024, 1:30 PM
Signs promoting a "closing sale" are posted UWM Men's Shop in downtown Salt Lake City Monday. The business formerly kown as Utah Woolen Mills, is stated to move to Murray before the building is torn down later this year. (Carter Williams, KSL.com)
(Carter Williams, KSL.com)
SALT LAKE CITY — A fifth generation family-owned clothing store that has been a Salt Lake City staple for over a century is moving to a new location in the Salt Lake Valley after its downtown store was determined to be too damaged by a 2020 earthquake to be repaired and will be torn down.
After weeks of privately letting customers know about the impending move, UWM Men’s Shop — previously known as Utah Woolen Mills — formally announced this week that it plans to move. Signs promoting a “closing sale” are now posted on the windows of its location at 59 W. South Temple.
UWM plans to open a new store on the corner of 6100 South and State State in Murray, near Fashion Place Mall, that will open on May 6, while its old location will be phased out in the coming weeks. A farewell party is slated for May 2 to celebrate the business, according to B.J. Stringham, the business’s president.
‘A really big move’
Property Reserve Inc., which owns the eight-story building, told KSL.com that the property — sandwiched between City Creek Center and Temple Square — will be torn down later this year over its seismic risks.
Read the full story and more from Carter Williams on KSL.com.
