Weber State University Stewart Library
 

For over 50 years, Historic 25th Street was like a red carpet welcoming travelers arriving from Union Station. While many people came for business, dining and shopping, plenty frequented houses of ill repute and visited the lively saloons to gamble, drink, brawl and trade ill-gotten gains. For a time, Ogden was a rough city and 25th Street was the roughest part of all.

 

The 25th Street Renaissance began in the 1950s when Mayor Lorin Farr initiated cleanup efforts. In the 1980s, economic reinvestment in the downtown area revitalized the fierce, independent, entrepreneurial heart of the city. Progressive business owners opened shops, land developers built residences and Historic 25th Street is once again a red carpet that welcomes residents and visitors to a vital economic and cultural center.