Uniquely Utah: A town stuck in time

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  • čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
  • The city of Ogden is one of Utah's most historic places, with 25th Street at the heart of the boom town’s past.
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Komentáře • 74

  • @mitchellstanding1548
    @mitchellstanding1548 Před rokem +8

    Grown up there my whole life. It has completely revitalized in the last 15 years. I love my town.

  • @davidyonemura7193
    @davidyonemura7193 Před rokem +10

    My Great Uncle owned The American Eagle Cafe at 252 25th Street. It used to be opened 24/7 to serve Meals to the Railroad Passengers. I grew up there in the 60’s- 70’s talking to Gypsy’s the ran a Fortune Telling Business, and heard stories from the Alcoholics in the back alley, That Was Known as Electric Alley!

  • @ReesieandLee
    @ReesieandLee Před rokem +19

    Great story. My husband loves that old guy at The Gift House, he used to stop every day on his way to the train station. And people who think Ogden is so dangerous really needs to come hang out for a while. I live in what I considered the “ghetto” but it was a house we could afford with a big yard. I love it here, I love my neighbors, it’s super quiet at night. I have never locked my car or my back door. And as a middle aged white lady I would walk around my block at night anytime without fear.
    I’ve been in bad neighborhoods in Naples and NYC and Ogden is a walk in the park. Literally, the river walk through town is gorgeous.

    • @pippetandpossum
      @pippetandpossum Před rokem +3

      ???? You don't lock your door? No matter where you live you're taking a big risk. It's 2022, not 1950.

    • @ReesieandLee
      @ReesieandLee Před rokem +2

      @@pippetandpossum well it’s a gated yard and I have some pit bulls with a dog door. And I just simply don’t think of it because I’m a dipshit 🥸

  • @willbroccolo8389
    @willbroccolo8389 Před rokem +12

    I love Ogden, it gets hate. Yet I still love this city. I prolly always will.

  • @rogerwallace3166
    @rogerwallace3166 Před rokem +2

    My hometown, my dad's hometown, my grandfather's hometown, and my great grandfather settled their way back

  • @bethanytaylor1704
    @bethanytaylor1704 Před rokem +3

    My hometown!

  • @HoosierSHU
    @HoosierSHU Před rokem +11

    Love Ogden. ❤️

  • @lemueljr1496
    @lemueljr1496 Před rokem +3

    Dang it! I've been telling the Al Capone story for years!

  • @lesliehartsock
    @lesliehartsock Před rokem +3

    I love utah ogden❤❤❤

  • @iCanFlyWatchMe
    @iCanFlyWatchMe Před rokem +1

    We hold a dance at the Union Station every Wednesday and everyone loves it!

  • @Kirt-Davis
    @Kirt-Davis Před rokem +5

    Too bad Ogden City is ruining 25th Street and Union Station.

    • @twn5858
      @twn5858 Před rokem +1

      Of course they want to control it and turn it into a place nobody wants to go. They're doing a great job of that too.

  • @ellamaeloftus3493
    @ellamaeloftus3493 Před rokem +10

    Imagine how Ogden would be if a Mall would not have replaced all the retail stores on Washington Blvd.
    Here in Ogden use to call the 25th red light district
    Live in Ogden all my life and grandpa was a bootlegger

    • @russetwolf13
      @russetwolf13 Před rokem +1

      The mall went a while ago, Washington ain't recovered. We need better urban planning, particularly transit systems.

  • @gordonwilliams7667
    @gordonwilliams7667 Před rokem +2

    Very fascinating

  • @DramaMustRemainOnTheStage

    What a great little place

    • @larryhinze1617
      @larryhinze1617 Před rokem

      Now if we could just get the LSD Church out of politics.

  • @hnstlywhtevr
    @hnstlywhtevr Před rokem +4

    Too many people moving to Ogden

    • @toshirodragon
      @toshirodragon Před rokem +1

      YES! Pretty soon it's going to lose it's charm in a sea of tacky apartment buildings.

  • @jordansiple323
    @jordansiple323 Před rokem +1

    People will feel secure if we tell them to feel secure... right?... right?

  • @xradiolove
    @xradiolove Před rokem +6

    Maybe there's a small part of Ogden that I can see people avoiding, but the rest of the area is fine. I honestly think people exaggerate and need to leave the state of UT to realize how wrong they are about it. I'm glad that the state of UT is growing as it's bringing lots of much needed changes. :) I'm not originally from here though, so I know plenty of UT born folk disagree. 🤷🏾‍♀️

    • @larryhinze1617
      @larryhinze1617 Před rokem +3

      I pedal my bike and walk all over Ogden. Only real sketchy areas, are the trails on the Ogden River-and the 17th Street Tunnel that hasn't seen a police patrol since 1884. .

    • @josephunderwearssmith6960
      @josephunderwearssmith6960 Před rokem +1

      Utah = Great Mormon police forceses👍👍👍

    • @utahjazzedupbrianb9575
      @utahjazzedupbrianb9575 Před rokem

      @@larryhinze1617 that’s the thing about Ogden. If you aren’t looking for problems, you’ll most likely not find any. If you get curious and dip your toes into the water of the crime life, you’ll quickly find yourself consumed in it. Unless you’ve been active in the underworld of Ogden and have been to prison I don’t want to hear about your bike rides. We don’t look at you as enemies or targets. Just keep enjoying your bike rides bro ❤️

  • @andreabontempo643
    @andreabontempo643 Před rokem +6

    This is a great story. So true about the alcohol being easier to get then as opposed to now. That bar looks really cool. i'll have to check it out sometime

  • @Thederanged1
    @Thederanged1 Před rokem +3

    I may not have been born here but Ogden is my town. Lived here my whole life 😁.

  • @tracydearsan7392
    @tracydearsan7392 Před rokem +1

    I grew up there. I have a very love/hate relationship with that place
    That said, Ogden Tigers Rule!

  • @sheilastone730
    @sheilastone730 Před rokem +3

    I have worked on 25th st for 24 years, upstairs in one of the old brothels. It is quite amazing and I have watched it change over the years. Pretty sure we have a resident ghost lady lol!

  • @JJSS-vg1qs
    @JJSS-vg1qs Před rokem +2

    Study the history of Helper, Utah. There are tunnels beneath the city.

  • @benjaminli21
    @benjaminli21 Před rokem

    Also, something I don't understand, why some people in the comment section saying Ogden is dangerous or getting hate??

  • @user-kh5ig4tr9y
    @user-kh5ig4tr9y Před 4 měsíci

    I lived on 26th Street all by myself for a year 😮 without knowing anything. 😱

  • @JCcreates927
    @JCcreates927 Před rokem +4

    I so miss O town!

  • @samkostroun
    @samkostroun Před rokem +1

    can you believe it? they didn't mention Coffee Links :(.

  • @ashlieeast6155
    @ashlieeast6155 Před rokem

    Wow that's a lot to do 25

  • @Motherbussy
    @Motherbussy Před rokem

    Still wild fun nights 😂

  • @maddyboombaddybaddy6532

    So many ghosts in that freakin town

  • @fernosview
    @fernosview Před rokem +1

    Yea, sure there's No Tunnels...

    • @larryhinze1617
      @larryhinze1617 Před rokem +1

      I will be walking through the 17th Street Tunnel in about five minutes...

    • @AJ.9.25
      @AJ.9.25 Před rokem +1

      I've been in the tunnels under union station

    • @juiehyoak5049
      @juiehyoak5049 Před rokem +1

      Actually there are tunnels.

  • @ashlieeast6155
    @ashlieeast6155 Před rokem

    Ogden 25

  • @ashlieeast6155
    @ashlieeast6155 Před rokem

    25th

  • @josephunderwearssmith6960

    Utah = corona mormoner towns🤠🤠🤠

  • @swingforthefences777
    @swingforthefences777 Před rokem +5

    I’ve lived in Utah, my whole life and the only place in Utah. I would consider dangerous is Ogden. It is the one city in Utah. I would avoid at all costs.

    • @silveriogarcia2431
      @silveriogarcia2431 Před rokem +15

      Haha is honestly not that bad. I moved here from Atlanta GA and trust me Ogden is 100× safer. But I'm sure back in the 20s it was scary.

    • @jaydotoomuch800
      @jaydotoomuch800 Před rokem +10

      @@silveriogarcia2431 dats old tho west valley where its rlly been dangerous fa a min now

    • @silveriogarcia2431
      @silveriogarcia2431 Před rokem +11

      @@jaydotoomuch800 I see. Still rather live in Ogden than SLC anyday. Is over priced and have a shooting every night.

    • @jamesmcintyre4243
      @jamesmcintyre4243 Před rokem +16

      Yes plz stay away. Tell your friends too.

    • @LockeDemosthenes2
      @LockeDemosthenes2 Před rokem +8

      It has a bad reputation, but statistically Salt Lake and even West Valley City are WAY more dangerous. I think most of Ogden's bad reputation are remnants from at least 30 or 40 years ago, I lived there from 2011 to 2021 and I felt very safe.

  • @PrincessOPD_Utah
    @PrincessOPD_Utah Před rokem

    Deanie Wimmer said it's because of the sharks machines that this so-called town is stuck in time.. yikes!!!