I Heard a Boy Yell

Postmarked 15 June 1907
Salt Lake City, Utah

Message:

Dear Gracie am --- for --- say when I awoke this morn I thot I heard a boy yell "You will have to hurry." --found out later he was calling morning paper. Tell E-- hello ---

The Brigham Young Monument at Main Street and South Temple Street in Salt Lake City, Utah stands near the Latter Day Saints' Temple and marks the beginning of the numbered grid for the city's street system. While the addresses were confusing to visitors, when I lived in Salt Lake City in the mid-1990s, I found they made it easy to find places.

The view today:


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