More 25th Street (Cont'd) October 13, 2013 sort of withered away, and buildings were abandoned," he said. Incentives were offered to new businesses, which turned Historic 25th Street into the respectable place it 3 today. Now the street's infamous eputation is embraced as ;olorful history. "Twenty-Fifth Street had a scenario that did not exist in any other city in the world," Holley said. "You basically had this notorious street plunked right down in the middle of a Mormon settlement." Contact reponer Becky Wright at 801-625-4274 or bwright@standard.net. BOOK SIGNINGS Val Holley's book "25th Street Confidential: Drama, Decadence, and Dissipation Along Ogden's Rowdiest Road" is set for release Oct. 15, by the University of Utah Press ($34.95). The author, who grew up in Weber , County, and now lives in Washington, DC, is returning to Utah for a series of book sign- ings and lectures: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at the Ben Lomond Suites hotel, 2510 Washington Blvd., Ogden 11 a.m.-3p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Planet Rainbow, 1833 Valley Drive, Ogden 7 p.m. Satur- day, Oct. 19, at Sam Weller's, 607 Trolley Square, Salt Lake City Noon Oct. 21, in the Courtyard Meeting Room of the State Archives, 346 South Rio Grande (450 West), Salt Lake City 7 p.m. Oct 21, lecture for the Weber Historical Society, in Weber State University's Alumni Center at 1235 E. 4100 South, Ogden 7 p.m. Oct. 22, at the Pleasant Valley Library, 5568 S. Adams Ave., Washington Terrace 5-7 p.m. Oct. 23, at Grounds for Coffee, 111 25th, St., Ogden Val Holley Photo courtesy Union Station Archives Former Ogden mayor Harman W. Peery filled the city's bank accounts with fines and fees from 25th Street's infamous businesses, according to historian Val Holley. ABOVE: Val Holley's new book, "25th Street Confidential: Drama, Decadence, and Dissipation Along Ogden's Rowdiest Road," will be released Tuesday. Courtesv imaae 212