Joseph F. Steenblik Park

The Steenbliks came from the Netherlands and settled this stretch of Salt Lake's west side in 1908, running a small dairy off Leadville Avenue that supplied milk to the neighborhood into the 1970s. Joseph F. Steenblik poured himself into the young — scouting, fund drives, the Rose Park library and gymnasium — while the family's construction firm helped raise the stake house that anchored the postwar subdivision. The pocket park at 1050 West carries his name. Four bronze cats now keep watch over the playground, a wink at the dairy that once stood nearby.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Ensign Peak — 1.9 mi
  A short hike to the spot where Brigham Young surveyed the valley
• Temple Square — 1.9 mi
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City
• Salt Lake City — 1.9 mi
  Utah's capital and largest city — where the Wasatch Range meets the Great Salt Lake.
• Liberty Park — 3.8 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882

More markers nearby

• Donner Trail 1846 — 1.0 mi
• Horticulture Building — 1.0 mi
• Wasatch Springs Plunge — 1.1 mi
• Warm Springs (2) Markers — 1.2 mi