Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue is a public art installation located at the intersection of 900 S and 1100 E in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Situated in the middle of a roundabout, the sculpture depicts the top-half of a breaching humpback whale painted in multiple vibrant colors.Photo: YouAreNowDark, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: art installation in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Also known as: “Out Of The Blue” and “The Whale”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rice–Eccles Stadium and Tower Theatre.
Rice–Eccles Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Brenton Walker, CC BY 2.0.
Rice–Eccles Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium located on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the home field of the Utah Utes of the Big 12 Conference. Rice–Eccles Stadium is situated 1 mile northeast of Out of the Blue.
Tower Theatre
Movie theater
The Tower Theatre, located in the 9th and 9th neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah, is a historic film theater operated by the Salt Lake Film Society. The theater screens classic and independent films, and hosts a movie-rental library. Tower Theatre is situated 1,800 feet west of Out of the Blue.
East High School
School
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
Salt Lake High School East or simply East High School is a public high school in the Salt Lake City School District in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. East High School is situated 2,100 feet east of Out of the Blue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 9th and 9th and Yalecrest.
9th and 9th
Neighborhood
9th and 9th is a neighborhood in Salt Lake City, Utah located two blocks east of Liberty Park. The area gets its name from the intersection of 900 South and 900 East.
Yalecrest
Neighborhood
Photo: Kellymwhite, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yalecrest is a residential neighborhood located on the East Bench of Salt Lake City. It runs south from Sunnyside Avenue to 1300 South and east from 1300 East to 1900 East.
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City is the capital of, and largest city in, the U.S. state of Utah. It is a destination for outdoor recreation, with nearby mountains full of hiking trails and ski resorts made famous by the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Out of the Blue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Salt Lake, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.7498° or 40° 44′ 59″ northLongitude
-111.85949° or 111° 51′ 34″ westInception
April 11th, 2022Open location code
85GCP4XR+W6OpenStreetMap ID
node 8458422919OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q125498691
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