John N. Cannon

John N. Cannon lived in the neighborhood from his birth in 1927 at 1647 Kensington Avenue until he married and graduated from the University of Utah in 1951. He had the rare experience of living on a chicken farm in The Gully from 1930-32 during the Great Depression. He was away in the US Navy in 1945 during WWII and on an LDS mission to England from 1947 to 1949. John is a retired professor emeritus of mechanical engineering at Brigham Young University. He and his late wife Margaret are the parents of six children.

Audio Interviews

Here are three interviews with John recollecting his years in the neighborhood. The sound tracks are followed by summaries and indexes of each interview and maps and photos.

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Interview 001 (03/02/2015, duration 01:00:20)