Key to Ogden moving forward is embracing positive changes BY MAYOR to make a public announcement about the project and begin the public process. This is not just the process here, but it’s also the process in every MATTHEW GODFREY Guest commentary any months ago Ogden was approached by a developer who expressed interest in making a major investment in our community The size of this investment looks to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars and will involve significant numbers of new jobs. These opportunities are rare for a community I can’t think of anything since the railroad coming to town that shares the magnitude of this project. M i 4 This project has worked the i . same as every other project in which the city has been involved. The interested developer comes into the city confidentially and floats their idea and the city then goes through a process of verifying the viability of the project and developer while the developer is determining if this is the right place and time for his investment. This due diligence period runs as long as it takes to answer the questions at hand. Only when that due diligence is done is the developer prepared \ } | other city of which I’m aware. It’s unfortunate that some have tried to characterize this as “secretive,” as though there is something nefarious occurring. It’s what’s required to bring businesses to communities and is the common practice across the country If we want to have developers come into our community and invest their money, we have to respect their demands to not make it public until they are ready It’s not circumventing the public process; it’s merely preparatory to it. No decisions are being made behind closed doors that are supposed to be made in public. The entire process is still held and respected. The one thing that was unusual in this project was that Chris ~~ reality a developer’s attempt to gather more input from the community. These meetings have gone extremely well and I believe Mr Peterson is just about ready to take his plan public for more input and feedback, preparatory to going through the approval process. This resort/gondola project is exciting and portends great things for Ogden. It’s certainly not without difficulty or sacrifices, however. We cannot keep everything the same and progress. Some individuals and groups will have to give up something they love for the community to succeed as a whole. I know there are a lot of questions and they will be answered soon. Unfortunately, a lot of the information being spread around by the all-toofamiliar opposition is simply inaccurate and, I believe, is designed to mislead people. e meetings have Godfey Peterson (the person desiring to invest in Ogden) asked to have members of the community come in and review his project once he got to a certain level of comfort. His desire was to receive input and feedback from them before going public with it. I’ve never had a developer seek that level of input before. The “secret” meetings are in Please be patient and the facts will come. One thing we can be certain of is that we will have the same old crowd of naysayers coming out to once again inform us that the sky will fall if we move forward with this project. They are certain to be joined by a few special-interest groups this go-around. We will witness the same hand-wringing ceremonies and hear countless doomsday scenarios. Ultimately we have to decide if we want to move Ogden forward. If the answer is yes, then we have to embrace change and the difficulties that come with that. I, for one, am grateful for a person like Chris who is interested and willing to invest tremendous amounts of money in our community I’m convinced his investment will change this community in a tremendously positive way for the next generation. I’m excited for him | to roll it out to the community | shortly so everyone can share in \ his vision. Godfrey is in his second term as mayor of Ogden. SS es oie Ree AaB eA wp tzes ds h foitretsehe: tes , LET IT SHINE The front porch of Ogden resident Daisy Gentry is 0 Bae Setetats Seba Lene oO a's’ Nice rae Bf, OL Sedov,PE ve . See Sua eh ra * oe . . SS: robe ane reyehs ne ae aes eo . Unis now llum ilu Ina ted, thanks to an A >; os > ics aecreanno <a : : ~ / aap) eee: ripear sve> «eh Mes or te Ogden Ci her Jefferson ink PST P34 ihe fo terith) 3: Brit z aeesanain neeh program aime d at reduci ing Crime in neighborhood. MATT HOUSTON Standard-Examiner = 7) es : xCe Y) @ as Q Y © O i lls porch @ oO) z. [ | Ogden City INS sx lights to discourage c nme By DAVID TROESTER Standard-Examiner staff OGDEN -—- Even ing wa ks down the street are a little br ig hter for Da isy Gen- try. The 71-year-old widow has a new porch light, courtesy of the c ity. “It's not dark at nig ht when I go out » 39 ine to effort she sa ‘I can see the | ht all the way from ee corner Gentry S illu minat ion iS pa rt of an effort to reduce crime. The | ight is one o f 35 placed at homes in the J efferson neig hborhood 3 a 40 -block + inner-c ity area stret € hing from 26th to 36th streets between Wall and Adams avenues A total of 200 | ig hts iS planned for the » 9 re neig hborhood e >» See PORCH/2C “They don’t mess around where they see a light. They pick the darkest places.” ~- Daisy Gentry Ogden resident Porcn From 1C The city has about a dozen additional requests for the free lights and hopes other area residents will be interested. Another 200 lights will be installed in East Central Ogden — from 20th to 26th streets between Adams and Quincy avenues — and 200 are slated for homes in West Ogden. Planners hope to have all fix- tures installed by June. The program will cost as much as $100,000, with the money coming from federal grants. ‘Traditionally, cities have focused on street lights, and in our minds the area that’s jme-._ | Portant to lignt is close to the nouses, not out’in the middle of the streets,” said Ogden Mayor Matthew Godfrey Each light costs an average of $200 to purchase and install. Rice Electric of Ogden is installing the fixtures. Residents costs to pay for electric power the lights.— about $1.36 a month — and for future replacement of the bulbs The lights are automati- cally triggered on and off each night by light sensors. | Residents need not worry the lights will ruin nighttime views of the sky, Godfrey said. The lights don’t point toward the sky. “It would be a real stretch of the imagination to Classify these as light pollution,” he said. “Light pollution is-a whole different issue.” The lights are intended ‘to illuminate neighborhoods as a crime deterrent. ; “It lights up the whole yard,” Gentry said. Her house has been burglarized and the light should help keep criminals away, she said. “They where don’t mess they see a around light. They pick the darkest places,” she said. She wishes the city would install a light for her back yard. ; Those in designated areas interested in receiving a free light should call 629-8906 or 629-8940. You can reach reporter David Troester at 625-4239 or dtroes- ter@standard.net. Features Editor: 625-4270 www.standard.net | | ess — : Standard-Examiner | TV Xtra Weddings, etc. Travel Sunday, May 25, 2008 ncaa By NANCY VAN VALKENBURG Standard-Examiner staff nvan@standard.net 24 istorically speaking, Utah has a reputation for a pious pioneer past. Ogden, not so much. Sure, many in our early community were industrious churchgoers. But we also had madames, prostitutes, bootleggers, gamblers and all kinds of colorful criminal characters. Ogden filmmaker Issac Goeckeritz, 26, documented it all in “Ogden: Junction City of the West,” which airs on KUED Channel 7 at 9 p.m. Wednesday. Here’s a sampling of five fun things we learned by talking to Goeckeritz and watching his 90-minute documentary, which debuted at Peery’s Egyptian Theater a year ago. ee z 1ie yey y iBe Pe a BELOW: Joe oS McQueen, _ Ogden competed with Corinne to be chosen as the ~ ie Oe ate SS = eS — _ 2 : es ] major railroad junction of the area. Corinne was then a “tent city,” with vendors in as and helped gambling. Christ of Latter-day Saints, strongly favored Ogden as the ~: Ogden’s hot — Well before that, vendors from the “sin city” of Corinne - Photos courtesy a junction site, and even donated land for the project. The first passenger train arrived in Ogden on Jan. 10, 1870. 40. 1870. packed up their tents and moved the 31 miles to Ogden. Ogden on Jan. — make the club Brigham Young, then president of The Church of Jesus ABOVE: The St se _ RIGHT: Ogden spot. a Union Station— __Ubrary Frederick J Kiesel, the first non-LDS mayor of Ogden, took office in 1889, and promptly began renaming 2 i streets. _ Mayor Harman ree bf in 1945, place to cater to railway workers’ wishes for alcohol, women first passenger train arrived in ~ who moved | toOgden — 4 “Streets had been named for Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and other leaders in the church,” Goeckeritz said. “Kiesel changed the names to the names of the (United company of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello (in States) presidents, and he named one for himself.” white cowboy 4 _hats) at Peery’s — Old Mill. fee Images courtesy _ Union than Harman Peery, who with his brother built Peery’s Egyptian Theater in 1923 and ’24, was elected Ogden mayor in 1934. Ogden’s “cowboy” mayor, a colorful showman, established Ogden Pioneer Days that year, 13 years before Salt Lake City established its Days of ’47 et celebration. In a bid to lure railroad passengers . off the train and build Ogden’s reputation, Peery opened his cwn Western-themed inn/restaurant/ dance hali, the Old Mill. Peery, an Ogden native, once ordered that any sign in town directing people to Salt Lake City should be immediately removed. 4 4 Billy and Anna Belle Weakley operated Ogden’s Porters and Waiters Club, to serve railroad porters, waiters and cooks, who were African-American. Jazz saxophonist Joe McQueen, who moved to Ogden in 1945, refused to play in clubs where his black friends and family were not welcome, so the Porters and Waiters Club became the Ogden’s hot spot, and drew such guests as Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and Marvin Gaye. When owners of Ogden’s white venues saw how much money they were losing, they ended their policy of segregation. Union Station and Ogden have played host to many famous guests. The late Grant Gibson, interviewed for the film, recalled encountering one when he worked for Union Pacific as a dining car operator. A woman asked if she would be safe dahil Ogden’s 25th ete Street, eo. West toward 5 walking up 25th Street, then known as “Little Chicago” for its crime and corruption. Gibson accompanied the woman on her tour, as did two men in suits. The woman was first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. “She was quite impressed with Ogden on Ci » Gibson S 55th. Street,” oe Bie up 25th saididj in the Other train passengers documented in According to “Ogden: Junction City of the West,” a Ee train was delayed inOgdensosome photos include presidents William H. Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Coolidge and Herbert See an excerpt High School students could meet Enis _ from the documentary. Ogden Presley. Photo courtesy CBS bins a: re in fala Cla s Gibson also told el of Hira Goeckeritz of throwing sinatra a wie nig ane drunken a Frank adelaying departure so girls from the Ogden High Glee Club could meet with a young Elvis | . Union Station, aC Photo courtesy. Library Ce ee a See ‘LEFT: First lady Eleanor Roosevelt ae cenives se : | Siecle pa = as “Little Chicane." mMICago. < a Fiepos eT ere Features Editor’ 625-4270 www.standard.net 2D Sunday, May25, 2008 Standard-Examuiner Li Remote | — Neterang= meerkats and ‘Lost’ By CHUCK BARNEY Contra Costa Times Best bets: WILL HART/NBC Christopher Meloni as Det. Elliot Stabler on “Law & Order: SVU,” the only NBC show to make it into the Nielsen’s top 20. NBC’s limping to a Close in ratings — HBO Kevin Spacey (left) portrays Ron Klain and Dennis Leary portrays Michael Whouley in a scene from the docudrama “Recount,” a behind-the-scenes account of the 2000 presidential election scandal, premiering at 10 p.m. today on HBO. The Associated Press NEW YORK — NBC is limping to the close of the prime-time TV season. Only one of the network’s shows, “Law & Order: SVU,” finished among the 25 most-watched shows for the week, ranking No. 16, according to Nielsen Media Research. “Shark,” a drama that CBS is canceling, was seen by more people than any other NBC show but “SVU.” The network’s prime-time average of 5.5 million viewers was just more than half of first-place CBS’ average. The showing during a ratings “sweeps” month points to the challenge NBC has in the next few months. One advantage is the network’s coverage of the Summer Olympics in China, which should give promoters the chance to remind people of upcoming shows. The prime-time performance makes it all the more impressive that NBC has managed to stay in first place for its evening news, late-night lineup and early morning. For the week, CBS averaged 10.3 million viewers, ABC had 9.6 million, Fox 9.2 million, NBC 5.5 million, the CW 2.7 million, My Network TY 1.2 million and ION Television 320,000. NBC's “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 8.2 million viewers. ABC’s “World News” was second with 7.9 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 5.7 million viewers. Nielsen ratings 1. “American Idol” (Wed.) (Fox) 2. “American Idol” (Tues.) (Fox) 24.9 24.8 gets ) (ABC) 18.5 (CBS) 18.1 3. “Dancing with the Stars” 4. “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” 5. “Dancing with the Stars” (Tues.) (ABC) 17.0 . “Desperate Housewives” (ABC) 16.8 7 “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC) : “House” (Fox) . 9. “NCIS” (CBS) 10. “Without a Trace” (CBS) 15.5 15.0 14.9 14.5 11 “CSI: Miami’ (CBS) 13.9 13. “Criminal Minds” (CBS) 12.9 12. “Two anda Half Men” (CBS) 14. “CSI: NY” (CBS) 15. “Academy of Country Music Awards” (CBS) 16. “Law & Order: SVU” (NBC) 17 “Hell’s Kitchen” (Fox) 18. “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (ABC) 13.8 11.9 117 11.5 13 12 Th HBO’ s fine ‘Recount, system is the Flan.. By MARY MCNAMARA Los Angeles Times OLLYWOOD — A movie about Florida’s role in | the 2000 presidential m.. election might seem like a no-brainer — Frantically plotting political camps! Hanging chads! Angry mobs! Katherine Harris! but it took more than a little creative courage to make “Recount,” which premieres today on HBO. Like adapting “The Lord of the Rings,” distilling an epic political battle into a coherent narrative is not easy, especially when events are still so fresh in everyone’s mind. What occurred in Florida might well have been a watershed moment in American and world politics, but it was also a circus, coming down at times to terms as strange and downright silly as “dimpled chad.” Which does not play as well on film as, say, a sword fight or even a political mole meet- ing a reporter in a dark and echoing parking garage. There is a tension problem — we know how it ends — and also an audience problem — those who voted for George W. Bush in 2000 are probably not interested in revisit ing what many saw as an attempt by the Democrats to steal the election. Meanwhile, for those who voted for Vice President Al Gore, the prospect of watching “Recount” might seem like a lesson in futility and frustration. Yes, Gore went on to win the Nobel and his “An Inconvenient Truth” documentary won an Oscar, but just imagine what would be different if he had been president, and isn’t it a little too soon to revisit such history-changing perspective? No, it’s not. Although its leads are not quite as much fun to look at (apologies to Kevin Spacey and Denis Leary), “Recount” might be the best political movie since “All the President’s Men.” With an outstanding cast and finely tuned script, “Recount” not only transcends all its potential problems but also captures the grim party politics, the strange collision of personalities and the obsessive heroics of a moment that was, for better or worse, unlike any HBO Laura Dern portrays Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris in ascene from “Recount.” other. Although it does occasionally require its characters to speak in stilted exposition just to keep viewers in the loop, it makes up for this by aseemingly miraculous ability to make news conferences exciting. This doesn’t mean Danny Strong’s script is nonpartisan. The Republicans are surly, ruthless and smooth, a well-oiled machine led by James A. Baker III (Tom Wilkinson) determined to stop the recount at any cost, with no thought to fair play or even the law. When the high-minded Warren Christopher (John Hurt) is brought in, for example, Baker all but licks his chops; Christopher’s ideals make him an easy mark for Baker’s street-fight tactics. Harris (Laura Dern) is not only as dippy and self-promoting behind the scenes as the then Florida secretary of state seemed in front of the cameras, she’s also being directly advised by Republican operative Mac Stipanovich (Bruce McGill). There are cursory attempts at balance, mainly the casting of Wilkinson, who radiates an almost genetic decency. His Baker, while ruthless and amoral, genuinely believes that Bush is the real victor. Bob Balaban’s Ben Ginsberg is much more obviously odious, though he dutifully keeps up a running commentary about the voter irregularities in the Kennedy-Nixon race so we know there are grievances on both sides. But the heroes of “Recount” are the Democrats, namely Ron Klain (Spacey), who was Gore’s former chief of staff, and Michael Whouley (Leary), national field director of Gore’s presidential campaign; Ed Begley Jr. comes in at the eleventh hour as David Boies, an attorney so formidable he even rattles Baker. With all this talent on his side, you fully expect Gore to win this time; it’s shocking when he doesn’t, when we never are able to find out, as Klain demands so plaintively, “who won the damn thing.” Spacey, with his round, amiable face and glittering eyes, is a perfect campaign operative, a man so thoroughly seduced by the terrible beauty of the political machine that a demotion, and the conciliatory crumb that follows it, is quickly forgotten in the chase to right what he sees as a terrible wrong. Exhausted by the constant thrusts and parries, the decisions and revisions, he wonders if he will even have a career after Florida. “I’m not even sure I like Al Gore,” he confides in a bit of shared hysteria with Whouley. But if the political machinations of the two camps fuel the narrative, “Recount” is not, in the end, about justice-seeking Democrats or scheming Republicans. It’s about an electoral system at once so flawed and yet so intoxicated with itself that you cannot help but wonder not just who actually won the 2000 election but who actually won any of our presidential elections. The timing of the film could not be better. Not only is it an election . year — everyone please read your ballots carefully and ask questions if you don’t understand the design! — but the increasingly unpopular war in Iraq, the staggering economy and a general feeling of dissatisfaction lend a bitter poignancy to “Recount.” Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna return to co-host the “National Memorial Day Concert’ from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. This year the musical event will pay special tribute to the veterans of World War Il, Korea and Vietnam and the sacred war memorials built in their honor in Washington, DC. 7 p.m. today, KUED Channel 7 We still have a place in our hearts for Flower, the furry little critter who died defending her family on “Meerkat Manor.” In advance of the show's new season comes “Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins.” It's a lovely tribute that traces Flower’s life before she became matriarch of the.“Whiskers” clan. 9 p.m. today, Animal Planet. Don’t expect another Jaws” if you check out “Shark Swarm.” John Schneider, Daryl Hannah and Armand Assante star in the made-for-TV film about a picturesque fishing village that watches the source of its economy slowly disappear with the arrival of an underhanded resort developer. 6 p.m. today, Hallmark Channel. lf you jumped on that “Gossip Girl” bandwagon a little late, here’s your chance to catch up. They're re-airing the pilot episode that introduced Serena, Blair and all their pampered prep-school friends to the world. 7 p.m. Monday, The CW. “Secret Lives of Women” turns extra eerie with a special look at stalkers, including the infamous case of astronaut Lisa Nowak who followed an alleged romantic rival for weeks and attacked her with pepper spray. 11 p.m. Tuesday, WE. If you’re a fan of “Men in Trees,” better enjoy it while you can. ABC has already canceled the romantic comedy and is burning off the remaining episodes this summer. Tonight brings a case of puppy love as Jack presents Marin with four little canines, whose care and feeding keeps her from her writing. 9 p.m. Wednesday, KTVX Channel 4. “Lost” has always managed to give Us spine-tingling season finales, so expectations are sky-high for the two-hour capper. It finds the Oceanic Six getting closer to rescue as the angry face-off between. the castaways and freighter folk escalates. 8 p.m. Thursday, KTVX Channel 4. The dancing never seems to end'on TV these days. The remaining contestants in “Step It Up & Dance” head to New York to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson's “Thriller” and begin preparations for their final challenge. 11 p.m. Thursday, Bravo. Hunker down and break out the dictionary for the “2008 Scripps National spelling Bee.” The competition startedearlier in the week with nearly 300 youngsters, including an 8-year-old second grader (the youngest contestant in the event's history). Now comes the championship round hosted by Tom Bergeron.:7 p.m. Friday, KTVX Channel 4. Network television jumps into the cage and turns its attention to the hardcore world of mixed martial arts for the first presentation of “Saturday Night Fights,” Gus Johnson, Frank Shamrock and Mauro Ranallo call the blow-by-blow action from the Prudential Center in Newark, Nid. 8 p.m. Saturday, KUTV Channel 2. péiZ O23 / Top of Utah/Weber Standard-Examiner Easy Street difficult to live on in Ogden Residents petition City Council to change street Name soon By CATHY MckKITRICK Standard-Examiner staff OGDEN - Residents on and near Ogden’s Easy Street, a small subdivision near 31st and Gramercy, say life is anything but easy, and some find the name of the street downright offensive. “It sounds sleazy,” said Wendy Thomas, who rents one of the 18 town homes on Easy Street. And life on Easy Street “ain’t so easy,’ Thomas said. Just living and keeping up with bills is a challenge. Thomas and her husband have two children, and Thomas works as a housekeeper for a local nursing home, while her husband is trying to get on disability Rising utility costs could bust their budget this year Thomas and her husband recently signed a petition circulated by Brent and Emma Van Every, who live across from Easy Street. Only a handful of the 60 signatures came from tenants on Easy Street. The Van Ev- erys have asked Ogden City to change the street’s name to either Gramercy Circle or Sullivan Circle. “To me, it’s a trashy name. If anyone really lives on easy street, it’s people in million-dollar mansions on the hill. In this neighborhood it conveys the wrong message,” Emma said. The Van Everys, first-time home- owners, purchased ‘their home on Gramercy in the spring of 2001, when construction had barely begun on the town homes. While the Van Everys had been excited about the new town homes, thinking they would enhance the neighborhood, they now say the opposite has occurred. “We’ve had two drive-by shootings, domestic violence — we call 911 once a week,” Emma said. Other problems include loud music, speeding cars, unsightly landscaping, child neglect, fighting, break-ins and garbage strewn about. Ogden police records show 70 calls to the Easy Street subdivision since January 2003. That total included multiple calls for single incidents. Ogden Senior Planner Greg Montgomery said the street was named by the subdivision’s developer, Bart Hyde. Hyde could not'be reached for comment. The units, which rent for about $900 each, are owned and managed by four landlords. Most tenants are low-income and receive some kind of financial assistance from the govern: ment. Vicky Sanchez, a single mother of four, said it took her two years to get on Section 8 housing. One of her windows and her garage door were broken by a neighbor recently ALAN MURRAY/Standard-Examiner A boy rides down Easy Street in Ogden on Monday. Some residents living near the street have begun a petition to change the street’s name, which they say is currently deceptive and offensive. “Some of the people in the area have been a bunch of hooligans,” Sanchez said. “I wish they’d screen the renters better ” David White and his wife own four of the town homes but do not live on site. “From what we’ve heard, there seems to be a big kid problem, where kids are unsupervised and throw rocks — that kind of thing. They don’t seem to have respect for other’s living areas,” White said. White said he sensed a cultural clash and lack of cooperation among the tenants. “We've tried to screen the people as best we can and have turned some away. We want tenants who are seeking a family environment and a safe place to raise their kids,” White said. At 5 p.m. today, the City Council will vote on the proposed name change. If approved, a new street sign could go up by the end of October But some Easy Street tenants couldn’t name. care less about the street’s “It makes no difference to me,” said Tracy, who asked that her last name be withheld. “But changing it could cause some inconvenience.” “T think changing the name is ridiculous,” said Ryan Ogden, an Easy Street landlord. 25th Street aleray sacradle Have you taken a stroll down Ogden’s Historic 25th Street lately? It is burgeoning with businesses that exhibit a delightful array of cultures. I never thought, for instance, that I would see the day that there were two sushi restaurants on any street in Ogden — let alone 25th Street. There are also establishments featuring Greek, Italian, Mexican, French, Chinese and Beatles influences. If we take a look at the history of the 25th Street business community, we can see that it has always been | a cradle for diversity. This was a direct result of Ogden’s importance as a rail center. So, come with me to the 25th Street of a century ago. Strolling down the blocks we find there was a vibrant Chinese business community in 1904. Chinese laborers first entered Utah in 1869, laying track for the Central Pacific’s portion of the Transcontinental Railroad from California to Promontory Point. After their railroad contracts terminated, some folks stayed in the area and opened service and supply concerns very near Ogden’s rail center. There were still three purveyors of “Chinese goods” a century ago — grouped extremely close together and owned by Quong Chung Yuen at 251 25th Street, Tai, Yuen and Co. at 253 25th Street, and Wah Sing Lung at 265 25th Street. There was also Zang Ph Brewing Company at 200 25th Street, and Chinese laundries owned by Lee Quong, at 229 25th Street, and Lee Sam, at 214 25th Street. Proprietors Chong and Wong had a restaurant at 318 25th Street, Gip Fong owned an eatery at 222 25th Street, Hop Kee operated a cafe at 231 25th Street, Ming Tom had a bistro at 135 25th Street, as did Chung Tom just across the way at 146 25th Street. Sue Tom and Leo Foon co-owned an eating establish- f di versity ) } Le Vdhebrsed his emporium as a pawn shop. And John Lasoff had a secondhand store at 140 25th Justina Street. The Italian business community Parsonsalso had representatives on 25th Bernstein Street. The Frazzini Brothers ran a saloon and sold beer wholesale to other drinking establishments at 200 Commentary 25th Street, and Lorenzo Barsotti Jgustina Parsons-Bernstein is an Ogdenite who revels sold confections at his candy store at im the history of the Top of Utah. She made concerted 256 25th Street. g#tudy of the area in pursuit of her master’s and Ph.D. Hegrees. She has instructed history at New Mexico Historic 25th Street was not only ¢State University, Rutgers University and Arizona State culturally rich a century ago, it also { University, and worked for multiple history entities in hosted an interesting array of busiUtah, New Mexico and Colorado. She currently serves ness types. OK, quickly now, besides organization. non-profit a for director Z as executive the business types mentioned above, there were also two bakeries, one and Lee and Street # ment at 372 25th bank, 13 barber shops, one bathtub Joe Wong shared ownership of a restaurant at 284 25th Street. (I will and plumbing store, one bicycle-repair station, two bicycle sales places, § not swear that I got the surnames of one bill-posting company, three bookthese people in the right order besellers and stationers, one boot black, employcause old business directory four retail boot and shoe shops, one ees were notorious for mixing up the butter and egg store, one cab compaproper order of Chinese names.) ny, four druggists, nine employment Many of Ogden’s first Japanagencies, one engraver, one fish, oysese families also came to the area ter and game outlet, two florists, two through employment with railroad fiour and feed stores, 12 people who companies and then stayed to open rented out furnished rooms, one furbusinesses. For instance, 100 years niture dealer, two greenhouses, eight ago Hansishe Tagime ran a cafe at retail grocers, one hardware shop, 150 25th Street, and Henry Kaneko four stores which sold hats, caps operated a restaurant at 234 25th and furs, nine hotels, two insurance Street. companies, one livestock breeder, Ogden attracted many Jewish three meat markets, three mining ® merchants who thrived on railroadcompanies, one notions shop, two oil service trades. There was the Max companies, one photography studio, Davidson Cigar Manufacturing one physician’s office, three railroad Company at 425 25th Street, and I. ticket brokers, three real estate Kuchler and Sons who both wholeagencies, 27 restaurants, 39 saloons, saled and retailed cigars at 370 25th three shoemakers, one shooting galStreet. The Kuchler Brothers also lery, one sporting goods store, two operated a wool-growers outlet out of the same building. Samuel Rosen tailors, and one tea importer crowded into Ogden’s 25th Street business had clothing shops at 123 and 153 district in 1904. 25th Street. Rosenbluth and Oppman Why not take a stroll down 25th sold clothing from their store at 352 Street with this list in hand and com25th Street. Samuel Drozdowitz had pare it to the interesting medley of a jewelry/sheet music and musical businesses that are there today? instrument store at 278 25th Street. : ~ NO PARKING: Lola Ellis doesn’t want to leave her home to make way for anew park for Ogden. a Park threatens future for some [_] Families, business would have to move if Ogden agrees to project By JEFFREY P. HANEY Standard-Examiner staff GDEN - Lola Ellis has two prized possessions: Her house and her pride. _ And the 77-year-old widow won't allow anyone to tear down either one. ““My husband — before he ‘went to heaven — worked like a dog for 44 years to pay for this house,” she said, sitting in the front room of her gray, three-bedroom house in the 3100 block of Grant Avenue. “When they do, that is when I will die. It'll hurt me so bad it will kill me.” . Ellis is one of the eight families and six businesses that will be forced to relocate if city officials agree to build a new $2.5 million park.The park will be between Washington Boulevard and Grant Avenue and 31st Street and south of ~ Healy. A citizens committee three weeks ago ranked the site as the | most preferred for the Jefferson neighborhood park. Park supporters are pushing for enough land for a soccer field, baseball field, basketball courts, sand volleyball courts, a sandbox and picnic areas. — The city council has not yet selected a park site. Members have voiced concern for families © and businesses that would be affected. The seven-member council today planned to visit several Public hearing — A public hearing on selecting -apark site and amending the Jefferson Community Plan to include the siteis scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Ogden City Council chambers at the City Centre building, 2484 Washington Blvd. sites being considered for Jefferson Park. All buildings and houses on the preferred site would be demolished to make way for the park the city promised to build in 1994 when it sold the west » half of Affleck Park to Westland Ford. 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