Citizens old and young are mourning the loss of the famed “Golden Toaster,” an iconic Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Logan. The toaster-shaped, golden-roofed building, which sat on the corner of 400 North and 1200 East, has been a local landmark since 1961.
Demolition began last week as part of a 2011 agreement between Utah State University and the LDS Church. Community members gathered around the construction site, taking pictures and contemplating their time in the building.
Between the nostalgia of some locals and “good riddance” attitudes of others, people are wondering what exactly will happen to the lot.
Caine College of the Arts Dean Craig Jessop said it will be allocated to the college.
“I think long-term, the university aspires to put a major building on [the lot],” Jessop said. “But what that will be, we don’t know. That could be several years from now.”
USU Vice President of Business and Finance Dave Cowley told the Herald Journal that a new building would cost anywhere from $30 to $50 million. For now, he said, university officials will concentrate funding on renovating the Chase Fine Arts Center.