"The Greatest Snow on Earth": The Winter Olympics in Downtown Salt Lake City
by Dallas Petersen

Olympic Souvenirs

Robert Kirby, humorist for the Salt Lake Tribune, remarked: "There are so many Olympic pins being circulated that it is believed no one will have a complete collection. Still, this has not stopped some collectors from trying to get all 3,498,739." Having seen a major Olympic trading shop in the Crossroads Mall, I think his pin tally might be a little short. Though certainly not the only Olympic souvenirs available, pins seem to be one of the more popular items for collectors of Olympic wares.

Scores of Olympic pins await collectors.

Collectors scour shelves for pin number 3,498,739.

I kept my pin-buying down to a minimum. Here is a close-up shot of item one of my two pin collection.

For those interested in other Olympic paraphenalia, the official Olympic Superstore is located across the street from the Medals Plaza.

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(All photographs Copyright 2002 Dallas Petersen)

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Dallas Petersen served in the Japan Sapporo Mission from 1992-94. Upon returning, he studied English and Japanese, graduating Magna Cum Laude from Brigham Young University in 1997. He currently works as a web developer for the Church.

Dallas is blissfully married to Diana (Pyne) of Orem, Utah, his wife of six years. They have three children: Nate (3), Sami (2), and Jasmine (3 months).

This is his first stint at writing for Meridian, but he's intimately familiar with all the finer points of this online magazine (he's the webmaster).