(Steve Griffin | Tribune file photo) The exterior of the aging Utah Theater on Main Street shows its wear on December 10, 2015. Faced with prohibitive costs of completely renovating Utah Theater, city officials are now considering a proposal to redevelop the Main Street site with a mixed-use skyscraper at least 30 stories high, with affordable housing, a public green space, parking structure and reuse of key elements from the history theater.
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