Uniquely Utah: A town stuck in time

[@mitchellstanding1548]

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

[@davidyonemura7193]

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]

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]

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

[@ReesieandLee]

@@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 🥸

[@Youarefunny7284]

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

[@rutherfordbhayes423]

That’s what I call having roots !

[@lemueljr1496]

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

[@bethanytaylor1704]

My hometown!

[@iCanFlyWatchMe]

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

[@willbroccolo8389]

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

[@haroldwhite5761]

Ogden keeps shooting itself in the foot with corruption

[@HoosierSHU]

Love Ogden. ❤️

[@lesliehartsock]

I love utah ogden❤❤❤

[@pikachusuicide]

I've been in the tunnels when my mom used to work at the Union Station. They can only unlock so many doors before the doors are locked from the other side.

[@andreabontempo643]

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

[@DramaMustRemainOnTheStage]

What a great little place

[@larryhinze1617]

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

[@sheilastone730]

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!

[@ellamaeloftus3493]

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]

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

[@tracydearsan7392]

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

[@gordonwilliams7667]

Very fascinating

[@Thederanged1]

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

[@JCcreates927]

I so miss O town!

[@larryhinze1617]

I like it here!

[@hnstlywhtevr]

Too many people moving to Ogden

[@toshirodragon]

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

[@jordansiple323]

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

[@Kirt-Davis]

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

[@twn5858]

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.

[@haroldwhite5761]

@@twn5858 city and county corruption doesn't help

[@JJSS-vg1qs]

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

[@isaacsolorio7663]

Same in Ogden, two entrences I know of tho

[@benjaminli21]

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

[@xradiolove]

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]

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]

Utah = Great Mormon police forceses👍👍👍

[@utahjazzedupbrianb9575]

@@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 ❤️

[@Annabelle-v1m]

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

[@samkostroun]

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

[@thorburke7030]

or star noodle.

[@captaindoubledown9832]

Coffee links is the best coffee in utah but i dont see its historical significance

[@maddyboombaddybaddy6532]

So many ghosts in that freakin town

[@ashlieeast6155]

Wow that's a lot to do 25

[@josephunderwearssmith6960]

Utah = corona mormoner towns🤠🤠🤠

[@fernosview]

Yea, sure there's No Tunnels...

[@larryhinze1617]

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

[@AJ.9.25]

I've been in the tunnels under union station

[@juiehyoak5049]

Actually there are tunnels.

[@ashlieeast6155]

Ogden 25

[@ashlieeast6155]

25th

[@swingforthefences777]

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]

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]

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

[@silveriogarcia2431]

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

[@jamesmcintyre4243]

Yes plz stay away. Tell your friends too.

[@LockeDemosthenes2]

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.