Where am I going to get my fancy shirts and ties if there is no Dillards? Huh?

Get rid of that third anchor and build more light rail so we can all shop and eat elsewhere and ride the rails to the Jazz instead of going downtown to a first class shopping location and make an afternoon and evening of it! Instead of shopping in Salt Lake after a Ute football game, we can just head home to our local malls which ALL have three anchors (except the soon-to-be-demolished Cottonwood Mall.

Nice move!

Where is Dee Dee Corradinni when we need her?

I'm excited for this project.

I would rather have Dillards that Macys. Bummer!

I'm very very disappointed Dillards will no longer be included in the City Creek Center. The project had the opportunity to be much more attractive to shoppers with the three anchor department stores.

I like hearing that public and government feedback is being considered in this development, but I am sad to see that Dillards will not have a presence downtown. Perhaps a developer with property just south of the development could work out a deal with the deparment store to build in their location--somewhere along Main Street.

Quit trashing SLC, Way to Go Sucker. Why don't you keep you money in your trashy suburb and never come into our fine city. If the lack of a Dillards is going to stop you from shopping SLC, we don't mind. We have more unique shops that are locally owned than anywhere else. How about trying one of those shops. Forget the big box stores.

Why not replace Dillards location with a giant Deseret book store...that would really bring the throngs back downtown. I thought this city had potential to be a first class place...but I wonder?

I'm happy with this change. I, too, would like to see a Dillards or other major anchor built further south to encourage pedestrian movement along Main Street, but I think CCC will be successful without this tenant. Dillards is well represented in the suburban malls and would not, IMHO, draw many suburbanites into downtown that wouldn't be comming anyway. Gateway doesn't have any traditional department store anchors and seems to draw well.

Who cares about Dillards? It's way more exciting that they are putting in a new residential tower there instead!

Sorry, but Dillards is NOT 1st class...it's not.

This is no big deal.

The proposal for more residential space mixed with increased space for restaurants and specialized shops sounds much more intriguing and inviting.

I'm just thrilled about the increased number of residential units and restaurants. That will probably add at least another 200 residents to downtown. More residents = a more animated downtown, and larger customer base for the existing businesses.

Still excited about the project, just wish they could keep Dillards. My family likes shopping there. I don't know how you make everybody happy in a project like this. It is very important to make as many people happy about the project as possible. I think they are trying to do that. I don't when they finish the City Creek Project if I will continue to shop at Fashion Place Mall, especially with the Cheesecake Factory there, or be spending my money at City Creek. Fashion Place has made every effort in keeping their current stores and adding more in their re-development. It will be interesting to see both completed projects and which Mall is more appealing to me and my family.

Maybe we could have space for a Dillard's if the historical preservationist extremists weren't so adamant about saving the decrepit First Security Building, which will look ridiculously out of place in midst of this new development anyhow.

I think the entire project should be scrapped; the Church should leave things as they were before this thing started; Look at what they did in Independence, Missouri in the 1830s than you will know what I mean. They have been talking about going back to Missouri, now is as good a time as any for then to leave Utah.

You know the residential units will be used to house more missionaries who will be serving missions for the Church the Church office building, temple square, etc. Not the type of people who light up the night life.

What were the comments that lead to the decision to exclude Dillards? I have shopped Dillards and they seem to be a reasonable store from my perspective. I hope this exclusion was not made on someone having issues with the store's crossing some blurry moral code. In the public comment group were there any parties who defended the store's inclusion. These types of slights only serve to continue the great divide in Utah. Too bad.

Please make lots of big new stores so I can spend lots of money for things I don't need and put it all on my credit card so I can keep the economy of this great nation going.

As an out-of-towner who travels to Salt Lake on business I continue to be surprised at the public response to the projects the LDS church has done to beautify and keep your city vibrant. I can think of no other city where a group, at their own expense, has been willing to make this happen. The previous downtown was dying and the facilities poor. It is obvious to me that without the Mormon church putting their money into the city to keep the area around their temple square clean and beautiful you would all have an ugly town. Be grateful -- this is an amazing project because it's purpose is to improve the city not do what will make money -- and it's free to you. I wish my city had a tenet like that.

What your comment has to with this project and Dillards is beyond me. Your comment displays narrow minded thinking; and given the power of the 'net, you have the ability to huck a cheap shot becasue the keyboard makes you tough.

Why must the skeptic speculate on something which you have no inside knowledge of. Did they explain why Dillards is not included in the article?

And to curious why do you think it will be missionaries who live there? The prices those units will command are way out of the price range for missionaries. Where did you knowledge come from.

And the boss, how can you compare 1830 to now! What a bunch of ignorant comments. All you do is make yourselves look foolish.

Way to SL person. Are you a developer? Do you know what works? They are working with one of the biggest and best developers of malls in the world. I think they know what they are doing.

The money used to build this project comes from the business holdings of the church. It is their money and they can do with it as they please. If they want to try to improve downtown with it let them. They have the biggest tourist attraction in the state next door to the development and therefore have the most vested interest in the area.

While it is unfortunate that Dillards cannot be included, the addition of several smaller shops sounds much more attractive than just another big box.

I know I would rather shop small specialty shops instead of one more huge retailer. Besides, what could Dillards offer that will not already be available in the other anchor stores?

One less big store, several more apartments, shops and resturants. Sounds good to me.

Funny how people can get so excited/disappointed about a Dillard's store. You guys know they have several other Dillards in the valley? This isn't a big loss. How bout a store like Bloomingdale's, which doesn't exist at all in Utah? Put that instead of Macy's.

Curious | 9:20 a.m. Nov. 30, 2007
"You know the residential units will be used to house more missionaries who will be serving missions for the Church..."

We know this, huh? Would it be too much to ask you to cite your source here?

For a smaller anchor store, how about a Crate & Barrel?!? Honestly I was so disappointed that they were planning on putting a lowly Dillards in City Creek. I was hoping for something upscale like a Saks or Neiman Marcus... I'm glad they scrapped Dillards.

Why don't we just kill two birds and move the Blue Boutique from Sugarhouse where everyone is worried about it being near a school and a park, and put it downtown??

I am fine with thees changes, as the residents will make downtown sucessful. My suggestions is for Macy's to abandon their typical store for their more exciting Blommingdale's. PLEASE..................

At this point, Utah does not have the spendable income base to attact the likes of Neiman Marcus, Saks or Bloomingdales. When a retailer looks at the debt ratios, size of families and critcal massing of Salt Lake, it is difficult to pencil out for them.

Boo Fricken Hoo...

just get rid of all of them and put in a WAL-MART

Cabella's. That way we would have a reason to go to the down town.

Dillard's will not be missed. The City Creek Center should focus on offering someting unique that cannot be found in a suburban mall. That is what makes downtown a destination. Aligning Regents street and offering more living opportunities in the city is good urban planning.

How about a paycheck cashing / quick loan store?

The Blue Boutique?........Just an idea.......LOL!!

Man, I'm sure disappointed that I can't go to Dillard's downtown five years from now!!!

OK, Now we have space for anther Walmart!

No Dillard's? Who cares. They'll probably be baknrupt by 2011 anyways. Sure they have great sales, but they're a terrible company to work for.
I would like to see a more classy department store be developed instead.

My advice to you Utahns is to keep out the big-boxes and keep the smaller stores! Here in San Fran, we have 1 large Macy's and that's about it - mainly smaller and localized stores - which works for us. A city becomes more vibrant when the people are taken out into the street rather than being couped up in a box all day!

Salt Lake is a nice town, and has the potential to become even better with some good planning, which apears to be happening! Keep up the good work, and you'll be on your way to looking like a world-class urban oasis in the tops of the majestic Rockies!