Big Crowds Expected for City Creek Opening

Big crowds are headed to the opening of downtown’s new City Creek Center today.

Five years after demolition began, the 23-acre retail, office and housing project is open. Buzz for the development has been building for months, with sneak peeks of stores like Nordstrom and Tiffany & Co. bringing in guests before the grand opening. A few curious people wandered around the stores Wednesday morning, beating today’s crowds.

Many stores plan to offer gifts and coupons today to the first customers through the door.

Of the 90 stores in the Center, one-third are new to Utah. Tiffany & Co. is making its Utah debut and Sales Manager Angela Maldonado said she was happy to be in the state.

“We’re so excited to be here in Salt Lake. We’ve wanted to be here for a long time,” she said. “We’ve felt this exciting spirit from the community.”

Having City Creek Center open in downtown will give visitors to Salt Lake City more options and complement what’s already available, said Scott Beck, president & CEO of Visit Salt Lake.

"Truly, with the opening of City Creek, you'd be hard-pressed to find another American city with such a vibrant downtown full of activities and things to do, and its very own canyon."

City Creek created 1,700 construction jobs and is expected to create 2,000 permanent jobs.

List of Stores:

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ALDO
Allen Edmonds
Al Rounds Studio
American Eagle Outfitters
Ann Taylor
AT&T Mobility
Banana Republic
Bauer’s Fashion Eyewear
BCBGMAXAZRIA
bebe
Blue Lemon
Bose
BOSS HUGO BOSS
Brighton Collectibles
Brooks Brothers/Brooks Brothers Women
Caché
The Cheesecake Factory
Chico’s
Claire’s
Clarks
Coach
Cotton On
Deseret Book
Disney Store
Express/Express Men
Fanzz
Farr’s Fresh
Foot Locker
Forever 21
Gap
GNC
Godiva Chocolatier
The Gym at City Creek
Gymboree
Hagermann’s Bakehouse Café
H&M
J.Crew
J.Jill
Kay Jewelers
Kneaders Bakery & Café
LensCrafters
The Limited
L’OCCITANE
LOFT
Love Culture
LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics
Macy’s
Michael Kors
Mr. Mac
N3L Optics
Nordstrom
PANDORA
Papyrus
Porsche Design
Restoration Hardware
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Rolex by O.C. Tanner
Salomon
Sephora
Steve Madden
Sunglass Hut
Swarovski
Teavana
Texas de Brazil Churrascaria
Tiffany & Co.
Tricked Out Accessories
True Religion Brand Jeans
Tumi
Utah Woolen Mills Clothiers
Vans
White House | Black Market
Yankee Candle Company
ZAGG

Food Court:

Big Sal’s
Bocata
Chang Chun
Chick-fil-A
Great Steak
McDonald’s
Mykonos
Roxberry Juice Co.
Sbarro
Subway
Suki Hana
Taste of Red Iguana
(3.22.12)