▁and ▁Mid v ale , ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁free ▁from ▁development ▁press ures ▁until ▁sub urban ization ▁reached ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁by ▁which ▁time ▁developers ▁had ▁almost ▁totally ▁lost ▁interest ▁in ▁inf ill ▁development ; ▁the ▁Historic ▁District ▁thus ▁has ▁experienced ▁very ▁little ▁large - scale ▁re development ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁( though ▁many ▁individual ▁houses ▁have ▁been ▁added ▁or ▁re built ). ▁ ▁A ▁sm elter ▁( now ▁represented ▁only ▁by ▁a ▁historic ▁monument ) ▁previously ▁operated ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁historic ▁district , ▁near ▁State ▁Street . ▁A ▁large ▁c emetery ▁is ▁east ▁of ▁that , ▁next ▁to ▁ 7 0 0 ▁East . ▁A ▁museum ▁of ▁Sand y ' s ▁history ▁occup ies ▁a ▁small ▁building ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁Sand y ' s ▁Main ▁Street , ▁facing ▁the ▁rail ▁main ▁line ▁now ▁used ▁by ▁T RA X . ▁The ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁and ▁Al ta ▁Rail road ▁previously ▁split ▁from ▁that ▁main ▁line ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁before ▁cur ving ▁through ▁the ▁northern ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁on ▁its ▁way ▁to ▁Gran ite ▁and ▁Al ta . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁The ▁street ▁grid ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁has ▁much ▁smaller ▁blocks ▁than ▁those ▁in ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁that ▁followed ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ' s ▁layout ▁dec isions . ▁Sand y ▁also ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁Main ▁Street ▁( at ▁ 8 7 2 0 ▁South ▁in ▁the ▁county ' s ▁now - un ified ▁address ing ▁system ) ▁that ▁runs ▁east