Random Rambler: Downtown Ogden Part 3: Lincoln Avenue And More

After a busy day of exploring 25th Street we met up with some family, and proceeded to walk back towards 25th Street for supper. There were a couple neat things to see along the way.

I also have a couple bonus images from last year that I never posted that I decided to add to this.

I didn't want to haul the camera along so these will be cell phone images. Though, looking back I wish I had brought the camera. There were a couple neat things!

Quick Details:

Length: We did about 2 1/2 miles out and back.
Trail Type: Out and back.
Difficulty: DR2 it is paved and we had a wheelchair user with us.
Elevation Gain: NA
Restroom: I don’t think there are any public restrooms.
Dogs? No. Big Cottonwood Canyon is watershed.
Other Info:

To Get Here:

Find somewhere along Lincoln Avenue and park. I thought it started getting interesting after about 20th Street.

The Trail:

American Can Company. It was built in 1914. It employed 450 people producing millions of cans for vegetable and fruit crops in Weber County. For a while they even produced steel cans for beer, and then switched over to soft drink cans. It closed in 1979 with the advent of aluminum cans.

Smokestack.

Last year.

Pioneer museum.

That is interesting.

They moved this from about a block east. Playing around on google earth it happened sometime between 2011 and 2013. Lets play with Google Earth!

2010 before things started to change. You can see the lot is will move too is just a parking lot.

Old location in red, new location in purple.

2011 parking garages demolished, the museum house is still there.

2013, moved a block west.

2015, new plan finalized.

And 2026 just for fun, not much changed in the last 11 years.

The front. It was formerly a Society Hall.

I can see a historical marker, but can’t get close enough to read it.

Oh I found it online.

"First Stake Relief Society

Organized by President Brigham Young July 19, 1877. Jane Snyder Richards, President. This building is the first and only Relief Society Stake Hall in the church. It was built by the women of Weber County, dedicated July 19, 1902. Presented by the Relief Society Women to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers of Weber County, September 30, 1926. Dedicated as Pioneer Hall February 22, 1929."

Last year.

There is another old building back there. I wonder what that is.

Found the marker:

"Miles Goodyear Cabin

National Register of Historic Places

Miles Goodyear came west as a venturesome young man with the Whitman-Spaulding Expedition of 1836. He married a daughter of the Ute Chief, Pe-teet-neet, and located his stockade and cabin on the Weber River. This post became a stop-over and replenishment station for California-bound emigrants. Goodyear called his place Fort Buenaventura.

The cabin was built of sawed cottonwood logs in 1845 by Goodyear. Its dimensions are 14'4"x17"9". The original floors were dirt. As the foundation logs sat on the ground, they rotted away and have been replaced. In addition, some of the lumber in the door and the windows was sawed after 1847.

Originally located on the Weber River two miles above the Ogden River confluence, the cabin has been moved several times. In 1928 it was donated to the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers."

It is the oldest extant, non native building in Utah. Man I wish it was open! I love old stuff.

American Food Stores. I just like old painted on signs that have survived until now. I didn’t realize this was a significant building at the time. But, we will come back to it.

Lindquist Field, from last year.

A quick history of baseball in Ogden. Starting with the Ogden Lobsters. 1900 - 1901.

Ogden Gunners 1900 - 1928.

Ogden Canners 1912 - 1914

Ogden Reds 1939 - 1942 nd 1946-1955

Ogden Dodgers 1966 0 1973

Ogden Spikers 1974

Ogden A’s 1979 - 1980

Ogden Raptors 1994 - present.

Lindquist Field. It debuted in 1997.

I love this clock tower. I thought it was a golden spike, then I thought maybe a baseball bat hitting a baseball…I guess it is gear cogs, according to google.

I found a post of Facebook that says the field is on the old Bamberger Railroad Terminal.

Closer. It is about 20 minutes slow.. if it works.

Portrait.

Last year.

Raptors logo.

Neat old car.

Oh it has suicide doors! neat. Google says it is a 1939 or 1940 Chevrolet Master Deluxe.

Old painted coke sign. I totally meant to get a better picture on the way back and spaced it.. or squirreled.

Back to 25th Street and that Time Square building. It is an hour fast.

We had dinner at the No Frills Diner on the 1st floor of that building.

It had a nice view of 25th Street. I love the faux trolley buses they have.

Ma knows the owner so he came out to chat with her for a minute. I asked if he knew what the history of the neat building was. He said it was a furniture store before and that it was a rebuild. Oh. It seems older.

He was right though. This did not exist before 2005. (Upper 2004, lower 2005)

Inside the diner.

Looking east up 25th street.

West.

The clock tower again.

Union Station out west.

The clock tower again.

The Dragon. One of these times I want to do an evening stroll along 25th Street to see all of the neon signs lit up.

Union Station again.

Top one

“The Marion Hotel (Milner Hotel)

The Marion Hotel, built in 1910, is the largest remaining hotel in the lower 25th Street Historic District. As part of the District, the hotel was placed on the National Register in 1976 and on the Local Register in 1981. Several of the original commercial businesses within the Marion Hotel included G.F. Vaught Jewelry, Ward Company Bakery, the F.L. Bradley Pool Hall and the Union Cigar Stores Company.

Many of the character defining features of the first floor include the fenestration of the storefronts with large display windows, expressive brick kick plates, recessed doorways, transom windows, and brick columns with a horizontal bar above the transom.
The second and third stories had double-hung windows with sandstone sills. There is some brick banding between the sections of the building. The corniceprotrudes away from the building with unique down spouts.

The renovation and conversion of the Marion Hotel into single room occupancy dwelling units began in May of 1992 and was completed in October 1993 by the new owner, Keir Corporation and T.K. of Lynns. The skylight in the main lobby that has stained glass on the interior ceiling line was retained, restored and replaced. The original storefront signage has been repaired, cleaned and reinstalled. The interior bays remain in tact as well. Renovations included upgrading and replacing the electrical wiring and plumbing throughout the building, and a complete seismic retrofit.”

Bottom one

“The Marion Hotel

History and Current Use

As the largest remaining hotel on lower 25th Street, The Marion Hotel building continues to provide lodging after an extensive refurbishment was completed in 2015. Today, it consists of 86 single-occupancy apartment units toward the goal of ending chronic homelessness in Utah. The main level along 25th Street offers commercial space for retail businesses, and on Lincoln Avenue there is space for nonprofit entities, both which contribute to the economic vibrancy of downtown.

The 2015 renovation was a second-generation effort after Jim and Norma Kier originally retrofitted and opened the property to low-income residents under a Federal housing program in 1993. On June 1, 2015 Kier daughters Bonnie Kier-Herrick and Kimi Kier-Noar brought together the investors and government assistance needed to purchase and add future decades of service to the building. In addition to a complete rehab of each unit, other amenities were added for resident use including: individual tenant storage and bike storage, an elevator, computer room, TV/game room, and community room. The exterior of the building was refurbished with replacement, of windows, doors, painting, brick cleaning and new awnings, all in accordance with Federal and State Historical Societies and Ogden City's Landmark Commission.

Upon re-opening, the name changed to the Sean Herrick Apartments to honor the late stepson of Bonnie Kier-Herrick, her husband Steve (father) and Cherie Herrick (mother). Sean Herrick grew up in the Ogden area and loved to serve Thanksgiving dinner each year to the residents here, an event hosted by the Kier family. Sean lived a short life but his story-as told on a memorial wall inside the building-is an inspiration to friends, family, and the property's residents.

A project of this magnitude must acknowledge many partners: Investor Goldman Sachs, the Utah Housing Corporation, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Ogden City including the Landmarks Commission, Federal and State Historical Societies, Joseph M. Queenan, Kier Development, LLC, Kier Girls, LLC, Kier Construction, Kier Property Management and the compassionate vision originally set forth by Jim and Norma Kier.”

Above.

Barber shop in the bottom.

“Utah Historic Site

Marion (Milner) Hotel

Built in 1910, the Marion Hotel is a three-story brick "E" or double hotel court, a hotel type with a continuous main level typically reserved for commercial or common hotel functions and two open light courts above, resulting in three wings of hotel rooms. Also known historically as the Milner Hotel, it is modestly suggestive of early Prairie School architectural style, although it has a traditionally bracketed sheet metal cornice and frieze. The building retains a high degree of historic materials, features, and configuration on both the interior and exterior. All elevations maintain their architectural integrity.

This building has functioned continuously for over 80 years as a hotel and SRO (single room occupancy hotel) with a variety of commercial ventures on the main level. It has played a steady role in the history of lower 25th Street in the twentieth century. Both architecturally and historically, the Marion Hotel contributes to the continuity and integrity of the Lower 25th Street Historic District.”

I have seen 2 historic markers for a building. I think this is the first one I have seen with 3 haha. I know one is State and one is City, which is normal. Oh, the other one was by the developer (2nd one I posted).

Sunset.

Lindquist Field again. Well, the clock hands did move, but now it is like 1 hour and 40 minutes fast? What the hell?

Closer.

While we had dinner we looked up some information and found that this building I showed earlier is another Leslie S. Hodgson building called the Scowcroft Warehouse built in 1906. If you look closely you can see Scowcroft painted very faintly under the also faint American Food Stores.

We decided to meander over to it really quick since it was only a block detour.

Sunset.

Another old warehouse of some sort. We can make out furniture and warehouse. Whatever it was it appears to now be part of the IRS Complex.

Junction City Cafe. It does not appear to be in business anymore.

The Scowfield Warehouse.

I can make out bits of an old sign: The Home of M------ Shirts.

The back of the building. This is on 105 23rd Street.

Again.

Closer view of the faded American Food Stores sign.

Oh! Over on the left side I can make out: The Home of N---- Overalls.

On the north side we start to see some of the artistic flair.

As I mentioned this is a Hodgson designed building. It was built in 1906, before he partnered with McClenahan.

It was built for John Scowcroft and sons he was the founder of the John Scowcroft and Son a dry goods wholesale company.

After sitting vacant for many years the building was renovated between 2001-2003 and is now occupied by the IRS. How many buildings do they need?

I couldn't find anything about American Food Stores. I think it is too generic of a name. I might have to do more digging.

Doors.

Looking up.

Northwest corner.

West side.

Leslie Hodgson studied under famous architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Richard K.A. Kletting. Kletting designed a bunch of buildings in Salt Lake City.

One of the faux trolley buses. I’d rather have actual trolleys come back, but it’s a cute throwback.

The other side.

The Scowfield Warehouse again.

The old IRS building.

I can make out Furniture Co. Warehouse.

With the help of google I found that this was the Boyle Furniture Company Warehouse. I don't know about this building in particular, (its looks about the same age as the Scowcraft Warehouse) but the Boyle Family business has been operating in Ogden as far back as 1856!

The Junction City Cafe again.

From here we decided to push on up to Grant Avenue. Just for something different.

The Cache Valley Bank building on 24th Street. A lot of sources claim this is the tallest building in Ogden, but it is actually the 3rd tallest. After the Ogden Municipal Building and the Bigelow.

The back of the scoreboard for Lindquist Field.

The Megaplex Ogden Theater marquee. That is a little different from most modern theater marquee’s.

On Grant Avenue, flipping to the north now.

Interesting mural.

Landis informs me this parking structure is the only thing left from the old Ogden Mall.

Lets play with google earth!

1993, before Lindquist Field.

1997 after Lindquist Field.

2002

2003 after the demo.

2004 they split the parking structure in half and are going to open up 23rd Street! That is crazy!

2005 split again.

2006, 23rd Street and Kiesel Ave. starting to come in.

2007 23rd Street looks usable.

2009, looks like it is about done.

2015, yep, done.

And 2026. Wow. That was fun! It is cool that they did indeed reuse the parking garage while opening a street through the middle of it.

The Pie and Fry. It didn’t make it. But uh.. who is paying to light up the sign? It was in an old Burger King.

Yellow and blue fire hydrant.

Fun tree tunnel.

The Ogden Temple. I don’t have any nice feelings about the cult so… moving on.

Farr Better Ice Cream. Landis says they have like, the best ice cream ever! Well behind Aggie ice cream, but you can only get Aggie ice cream in Logan. So I thought about stopping in to get a scoop, but they look super busy. So we will have to try another day. Ma informs me the Farr’s were old Ogden aristocrats.

Closer. The building goes back to 1920. It started as an ice company, and expanded into ice cream in 1929.

Asael Farr & Sons Company.

Covered up graffiti kind of looks like a mammoth.

Ben Lomond.

Mount Ogden.

Old building.

It is now the DaVinci Academy. As I understand it, this was also part of the old American Can Company complex.

Well that was super fun! I am glad we explored a little more, and saw some more historical stuff. Ogden is a really neat town. I love how much of the history is still standing. 9 squirrels for this part.