ZCMI Co-Op Building

ZCMI — Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution — opened in 1869 as Brigham Young's answer to merchants gouging the Saints ahead of the railroad: a church-run cooperative meant to sell goods cheap and split the profits among the people. It grew into a Main Street fixture that billed itself as America's first department store, spawning some 150 local co-ops across the territory. The company is gone, sold off in 1999, but its ornate cast-iron façade was preserved and still anchors the block downtown.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Salt Lake City — steps away
  Utah's capital and largest city — where the Wasatch Range meets the Great Salt Lake.
• Temple Square — steps away
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City
• Ensign Peak — 1.5 mi
  A short hike to the spot where Brigham Young surveyed the valley
• Liberty Park — 1.8 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882

More markers nearby

• Z.C.M.I. — steps away
• Zions First National Bank — steps away
• Desert News Building — steps away
• Old Folks Day — steps away