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Issue #1
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The Story of 25th Street
by Ron AtencioThe history of Twenty-Fifth Street is a long and exciting history. The buildings that are left on this street have seen over a hundred years of life in three centuries ranging from the prairie pioneer days of the mid to late 1800's of Brownsville, to the railroad boom called the Junction City of the early 1900's to prohibition where underground life ruled the street ... READ MORE
Issue #1
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Lorin Farr, Ogden's First Mayor
by Victoria KernsWe all dread it, those fateful moments in life when we are thrown together with a total stranger to accomplish some assigned task. It happens during seminars, at meetings, at work, and even at parties. We all do our best to be good sports, but if you're like me, at this point you’re looking for the door! ... READ MORE
Issue #2
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Miles & Pomona Goodyear, Ogden's Father & Mother and Fort Buenaventura
by Victoria KernsThe fur trade business drew natives and Americans together. The business brought white (European-American) men into the North American Continent as supplies in the east diminished. This caused a blending of culture, custom and life styles. Relationships developed between the people of the two cultures. ... READ MORE
Issue #3
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Underground Tunnels of 25th Street
by Jen DavisThey were home to gamblers, drinkers and prostitutes. Opium was the drug of choice there, and people from all walks of life visited -- always in secret. They were the center of a thriving underground business and pleasure arena where the unspeakable and immoral would occur. These were places where the wealthy and poor, the law abiding and criminal, would come together to partake of a world on common ground: underground. ... READ MORE
Issue #4
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Pioneer History with a Hispanic Twist
by Victoria KernsThe 24th of July would not necessarily be what it is today had it not been for a group of explorers in 1776. Consider the following background, the cast of characters, the historic adventure undertaken, and the results ... READ MORE
Issue #4
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The Voice of Belle London
by Henrietta La FleurI have so many memories of the events in my lifetime, past and present. I am a voice and a spirit of times past. Yet, even though it is past I still live on in the streets and buildings that speak my name. My name is Belle London. ... READ MORE
Issue #5
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Celestials- Ogden 's Chinese
by Victoria KernsThe word "celestial" melodiously makes its way into my soul through my visual and auditory senses. Its endearing charm evokes pleasant thoughts of the most idealized setting. Celestials, as they come to mind, are a special order of beings that live within the highest social and cultural order
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Issue #3
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by Peter FecteauThis issue devotes a page to these seven businesses, a variety of gift, gallery, frame shop and restaurants. In each instance, the entrepreneurs who own and manage these shops are a tribute to the spirit of small business development and individual entrepreneurship that is contributing to the quality of business and culture in Ogden. The Raven's Nest, Zenger’s, The White Fig, Lazaro’s, Gallery 25, Lavon’s, and Wasatch Art and Frame ... READ MORE
Issue #4
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by Peter Fecteau
This, the summer issue of the Gazette, introduces the reader to 14 local businesses that vary in concept and clientele yet are united by one strong theme: commitment to the Ogden downtown area. Interviewing each of their owners personally, this journalist found an intense commitment to a future in this community, despite the flagging economy, the preponderance of vacant floor space in Ogden’s downtown, and the recent self-analysis and questioning following the Ogden Mall demolition.
Grounds for Coffee, The Peddler, Just Down the Street Café, InStile and Rail, 25th Street Emporium, Bangkok Garden, Sacred Art, Blue Café, HeeBeeGeeBees, The Club, Yoga Jo’s, Signature Floral and Wedding Décor. ... READ MORE
Issue #5
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by Peter FecteauShrimp Boat, Olive & Dahlia, Wiseguys Comedy Cafe, Marisco’s Nuevo Vallarta, Petite Pastries, Lacy Lady, Five Element Acupuncture, and Doug's Spaghetti House ... READ MORE