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Resident invites commission to 25th‑anniversary celebration of Gilgal Sculpture Garden
Summary
A longtime neighborhood resident invited the commission to a public celebration marking 25 years since Salt Lake City acquired the Gilgal Sculpture Garden and described the site's history and planned activities.
Cindy Cromer, a resident and member of the Friends of the Gilgal Sculpture Garden, told the Salt Lake City Historic Landmark Commission she was inviting commissioners and the public to a 25th‑anniversary celebration of the city’s acquisition of Gilgal Sculpture Garden.
“My name is still Cindy Cromer, and I’m here to invite you to the 25th anniversary celebration of the acquisition of the Gilgal Garden,” Cromer said, and summarized the garden’s origin story: Thomas Child began creating the garden after World War II behind his home and the block anchored by Chuckarama. Cromer described fundraising in the 1990s that involved the Trust for Public Land, individual donors, the LDS Church Foundation and a “whopping gift from Salt Lake County,” noting that Salt Lake County provided the majority of funds for the purchase to Salt Lake City.
Cromer said the celebration will run 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday and described several planned activities, including a stones‑source activity led by John Lambert, storytelling by Grant Stetzer, and a scavenger hunt developed by Lisa Thompson, who Cromer identified as now working for the Museum of Natural History. She encouraged commissioners to share the electronic invitation and attend.
Cromer left after her remarks to attend a planning commission presentation elsewhere.
