Summary: On August 11 th , 1999, a tornado ripped through downtown Salt Lake City. One person died, many more were injured, and hundreds of homes and other buildings were damaged. But fifteen years later, it looks like one city park may have come through the experience better than before. The tornado ripped down dozens of huge trees that shaded Memory Grove at the mouth of City Creek Canyon next to Utah’s state capitol. But even before the disaster, the park had gained a reputation for crime and
