Ogden Utah - Set One (My Morning Run)



"OK, so every morning I get up around 6 AM and take a 30 minute run around my neighborhood here in Ogden. My eager anticipation of the runs is what gets me out of bed, and I always love looking at all the houses etc. along the way while I get my workout. A couple times a week I stop at the neighborhood coffee shop, Kaffe Mercantile, midrun to grab a latte, chat with friends, and then I'm on my way again. I always think I should take pictures of my route and put them on the forum, so here I am!



The idea grew and I actually ended up taking pictures from all over Ogden, but I decided to break the photo thread down into sections. The first set is the area I cover in my morning run - the leafy East Bench neighborhood I grew up in since first grade that really makes up the Ogden I know and love best. The second set will be the East Central neighborhood (between me and downtown), and the third will be downtown. I am considering a fourth set around Weber State and what I call "New Ogden." Let me know if I should.



Now that we have that established, let me forewarn you that I am neither a photographer nor do I have a great camera. Just a 7.2 megapixel Kodak EasyShare. But prior Ogden threads have failed to effectively capture the feel of the city in my opinion, and I thought I could contribute a little history and some stories about some areas being that I grew up here.





Ogden High School



Ogden High was built as part of the New Deal and was completed in 1939. At the time it was built, it was on the edge of town position at the top of a hill overlooking Ogden City. The school has remained an integral part of the Ogden Community, and the neighborhood around it really benefits from its presence. Tradition runs strong at this school, and there is a big plaque inside the front entrance with a long list of Ogden High Seniors who died serving our country in World War II, shortly after the school's completion. The school features wide marbled hallways, art deco details above the entrances to each classroom, a large marble rotunda with a giant bronze tiger (the school mascot), an amazing cherry wood library, and one of the most magnificent auditoriums in the state. It really is an art deco masterpiece. Lately it has begun to show its age however, and it is now undergoing a $70 million renovation and expansion. The student population of the school is approximately 1,050. I apologize, but when I went to take pictures today, the school was locked so I could only get exterior shots. If I am able to get some interior ones, I will post them on a separate thread so you know.



Ogden High School - a view of the new commons area juxtaposed with the old high school.





Ogden High School - this is the newly constructed field house. It has the new gymnasium. The old gymnasium is currently being renovated into state of the art science classrooms and laboratories and a black box theater for the drama department.





The exquisite Ogden High auditorium is currently being restored, as you can see it is fenced off. It has amazing art deco details on the interior.





Ok this will be the only picture on the thread not by me. I really wanted you to get an idea of what the interior of the auditorium looks like, so here is a picture that was recently taken by the Deseret News.





A view across the Ogden High parking lot toward the homes lining 28th Street.





Ogden High School - a view of the new commons area juxtaposed with the old high school.





Ogden High School - a view of the new juxtaposed with the old high school.





Front View









Ogden High School - art deco details such as this are prevalant throughout the school.





An eastward view of the Ogden High School parking lot. Mount Ogden peak is seen towering above the community.









A view of OHS from across 28th Street.





Neighborhood Around Ogden High up to Mount Ogden Park



Homes directly across from Ogden High, along 28th Street.





A home just east of OHS along 28th Street.







St. Benedict's Manor on Polk and 30th Street. It was originally a hospital, but the hospital was closed in the 1970's. It is now an "old-folks home," directly across from Mount Ogden Park and two blocks up the hill from the OHS Football field, and just a block east of my house.







Townhomes across from Mount Ogden Park. They actually used to house the nuns who worked at St. Benedict's Hospital before it closed.







Mount Ogden Park! I played soccer here when I was a kid. Lots of tennis courts - tennis is big here as well as at Ogden High, whose tennis program the Salt Lake Tribune named "Prep Tennis Program of the 20th Century."





New build home on 28th Street and Taylor just east of OHS.





Great house on Fillmore between 28th and 29th Streets. I don't know why they would need a five car garage though. You can't see it in the picture.





Other houses on Fillmore between 28th and 29th Streets east of OHS.







Looking eastward toward Mount Ogden on 28th Street.





House on 28th Street and Taylor just east of OHS.





Houses on Taylor between 27th and 28th Streets just east of OHS and Polk School.













Great houses on Beverly Drive just east of OHS.







Home on Hill Drive between 27th and 28th Streets just east of OHS.





Great tudor style home on 27th and Fillmore just east of OHS and Polk School





Polk Elementary Area



Polk is two blocks north and one block east from Ogden High. I attended Polk Elementary School, on Polk between 26th and 27th Streets, as a child. Every Fall, they would have a big festival celebration for the student body, their parents, and the residents of the neighborhood. Imagine my surprise when I found that the night I decided to take pictures of the neighborhood, they were having the festival! It brought me right back to my childhood. Lucky me!







A view eastward up 27th Street from Polk School.





Man I loved this school - go Cougars! I still remember the school song, but I won't torture you with the lyrics. Lol.





A home on Binford just east of Polk Elementary.





A great Art Deco home on 26th and Fillmore, just east of Polk School.





Another Art Deco home on 27th and Fillmore just east of OHS and Polk School . When I was a kid, I was convinced this house looked like a toilet. I was so adamant that this was a "toilet house," that I would make a loud flushing sound to annoy my Mom every time we walked or drove by it.





This was our neighborhood ward meetinghouse when I was growing up. It shares a block with Polk School. We were never Mormon, being Episcopal, but my brother played "church ball" here and we were always invited to all the ward activities, which was really nice. My favorite was coming to see the "roadshows." You forumers from Utah will know what I mean, but if your from somewhere else, I'll just say its a Mormon thing.





Cape Cod style home on the corner of 27th Street and Tyler just southwest of Polk School. When I was a kid I used to tell my mom that we should buy this house. Clearly we never did.





Colonial on the other corner of 27th Street and Tyler just south of Polk School.





The house I grew up in and the neighborhood coffee shop area!



Here it is folks - the house I grew up in!!! Oh the memories - I helped redo that roof! It sits on 25th Street between Tyler and Iowa, one block away from Kaffe Mercantile.





The house I grew up in as viewed from the corner of 25th Street and Iowa. As I mentioned before, my family is Episcopalian. When we bought this house in 1991 we found out our neighbors on one side were Catholic and on the other side they were Jewish. This may not sound like a big deal to some of you, but to us who had just moved to Utah from out-of-state, well, we were blown away. We couldn't fathom the fact that neither of our neighbors were Mormon! Now that we have lived in Ogden for a while, its not a big surprise. The city really is not that LDS.





The Jensen's house on the corner of 25th & Tyler. He was our ward's bishop when I was a kid. Great people.





House on the corner of 25th and Tyler. My parents almost bought this one, but decided we didn't need something so big. The people who bought it did a great job fixing it up though, so I'm kinda glad we didn't buy it. Lol.





Victorian on 25th Street between Tyler and Custard. I loved this house growing up.





Ok so a couple mornings a week I end my run here at Kaffe Mercantile on 26th Street and Iowa. It happens to be owned and operated by a friend of mine from college and his partner. They have done such a great job with the place! It has special meaning to me because when I was a kid, this was a little gritty neighborhood market called "Jun's Market." The kind of place where people stopped to pick up cigarettes and us kids bought baseball cards and big league chew. Jun was a little Korean guy and he kept his wife in back - she made the best eggrolls! But for me it brings back a lot of memories and this store is almost symbolic of how both the neighborhood and myself have progressed through time - from a little rough around the edges to yuppie skinny no foam lattes. It just makes me smile.









The espresso bar where Nick and Lance work their java magic!





The hallway back to the restrooms and the patio. If your ever here you have to get one of Lance's mom's homemade turnovers - delicious!







And usually after stopping here and chatting, I run back home. So that's my morning run folks! Thanks for sticking with me this long.



Now you can move on and view Set Two - East Central:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=173962



Have a great day. I was getting homesick in this terrible Arizona summer and decided to go through this old photo thread I posted a couple years ago. Figured someone else may enjoy it again so gonna give it a bump....."OK, so every morning I get up around 6 AM and take a 30 minute run around my neighborhood here in Ogden. My eager anticipation of the runs is what gets me out of bed, and I always love looking at all the houses etc. along the way while I get my workout. A couple times a week I stop at the neighborhood coffee shop, Kaffe Mercantile, midrun to grab a latte, chat with friends, and then I'm on my way again. I always think I should take pictures of my route and put them on the forum, so here I am!The idea grew and I actually ended up taking pictures from all over Ogden, but I decided to break the photo thread down into sections. The first set is the area I cover in my morning run - the leafy East Bench neighborhood I grew up in since first grade that really makes up the Ogden I know and love best. The second set will be the East Central neighborhood (between me and downtown), and the third will be downtown. I am considering a fourth set around Weber State and what I call "New Ogden." Let me know if I should.Now that we have that established, let me forewarn you that I am neither a photographer nor do I have a great camera. Just a 7.2 megapixel Kodak EasyShare. But prior Ogden threads have failed to effectively capture the feel of the city in my opinion, and I thought I could contribute a little history and some stories about some areas being that I grew up here.Ogden High was built as part of the New Deal and was completed in 1939. At the time it was built, it was on the edge of town position at the top of a hill overlooking Ogden City. The school has remained an integral part of the Ogden Community, and the neighborhood around it really benefits from its presence. Tradition runs strong at this school, and there is a big plaque inside the front entrance with a long list of Ogden High Seniors who died serving our country in World War II, shortly after the school's completion. The school features wide marbled hallways, art deco details above the entrances to each classroom, a large marble rotunda with a giant bronze tiger (the school mascot), an amazing cherry wood library, and one of the most magnificent auditoriums in the state. It really is an art deco masterpiece. Lately it has begun to show its age however, and it is now undergoing a $70 million renovation and expansion. The student population of the school is approximately 1,050. I apologize, but when I went to take pictures today, the school was locked so I could only get exterior shots. If I am able to get some interior ones, I will post them on a separate thread so you know.Ogden High School - a view of the new commons area juxtaposed with the old high school.Ogden High School - this is the newly constructed field house. It has the new gymnasium. The old gymnasium is currently being renovated into state of the art science classrooms and laboratories and a black box theater for the drama department.The exquisite Ogden High auditorium is currently being restored, as you can see it is fenced off. It has amazing art deco details on the interior.Ok this will be the only picture on the thread not by me. I really wanted you to get an idea of what the interior of the auditorium looks like, so here is a picture that was recently taken by the Deseret News.A view across the Ogden High parking lot toward the homes lining 28th Street.Ogden High School - a view of the new commons area juxtaposed with the old high school.Ogden High School - a view of the new juxtaposed with the old high school.Front ViewOgden High School - art deco details such as this are prevalant throughout the school.An eastward view of the Ogden High School parking lot. Mount Ogden peak is seen towering above the community.A view of OHS from across 28th Street.Homes directly across from Ogden High, along 28th Street.A home just east of OHS along 28th Street.St. Benedict's Manor on Polk and 30th Street. It was originally a hospital, but the hospital was closed in the 1970's. It is now an "old-folks home," directly across from Mount Ogden Park and two blocks up the hill from the OHS Football field, and just a block east of my house.Townhomes across from Mount Ogden Park. They actually used to house the nuns who worked at St. Benedict's Hospital before it closed.Mount Ogden Park! I played soccer here when I was a kid. Lots of tennis courts - tennis is big here as well as at Ogden High, whose tennis program the Salt Lake Tribune named "Prep Tennis Program of the 20th Century."New build home on 28th Street and Taylor just east of OHS.Great house on Fillmore between 28th and 29th Streets. I don't know why they would need a five car garage though. You can't see it in the picture.Other houses on Fillmore between 28th and 29th Streets east of OHS.Looking eastward toward Mount Ogden on 28th Street.House on 28th Street and Taylor just east of OHS.Houses on Taylor between 27th and 28th Streets just east of OHS and Polk School.Great houses on Beverly Drive just east of OHS.Home on Hill Drive between 27th and 28th Streets just east of OHS.Great tudor style home on 27th and Fillmore just east of OHS and Polk SchoolPolk is two blocks north and one block east from Ogden High. I attended Polk Elementary School, on Polk between 26th and 27th Streets, as a child. Every Fall, they would have a big festival celebration for the student body, their parents, and the residents of the neighborhood. Imagine my surprise when I found that the night I decided to take pictures of the neighborhood, they were having the festival! It brought me right back to my childhood. Lucky me!A view eastward up 27th Street from Polk School.Man I loved this school - go Cougars! I still remember the school song, but I won't torture you with the lyrics. Lol.A home on Binford just east of Polk Elementary.A great Art Deco home on 26th and Fillmore, just east of Polk School.Another Art Deco home on 27th and Fillmore just east of OHS and Polk School . When I was a kid, I was convinced this house looked like a toilet. I was so adamant that this was a "toilet house," that I would make a loud flushing sound to annoy my Mom every time we walked or drove by it.This was our neighborhood ward meetinghouse when I was growing up. It shares a block with Polk School. We were never Mormon, being Episcopal, but my brother played "church ball" here and we were always invited to all the ward activities, which was really nice. My favorite was coming to see the "roadshows." You forumers from Utah will know what I mean, but if your from somewhere else, I'll just say its a Mormon thing.Cape Cod style home on the corner of 27th Street and Tyler just southwest of Polk School. When I was a kid I used to tell my mom that we should buy this house. Clearly we never did.Colonial on the other corner of 27th Street and Tyler just south of Polk School.Here it is folks - the house I grew up in!!! Oh the memories - I helped redo that roof! It sits on 25th Street between Tyler and Iowa, one block away from Kaffe Mercantile.The house I grew up in as viewed from the corner of 25th Street and Iowa. As I mentioned before, my family is Episcopalian. When we bought this house in 1991 we found out our neighbors on one side were Catholic and on the other side they were Jewish. This may not sound like a big deal to some of you, but to us who had just moved to Utah from out-of-state, well, we were blown away. We couldn't fathom the fact that neither of our neighbors were Mormon! Now that we have lived in Ogden for a while, its not a big surprise. The city really is not that LDS.The Jensen's house on the corner of 25th & Tyler. He was our ward's bishop when I was a kid. Great people.House on the corner of 25th and Tyler. My parents almost bought this one, but decided we didn't need something so big. The people who bought it did a great job fixing it up though, so I'm kinda glad we didn't buy it. Lol.Victorian on 25th Street between Tyler and Custard. I loved this house growing up.Ok so a couple mornings a week I end my run here at Kaffe Mercantile on 26th Street and Iowa. It happens to be owned and operated by a friend of mine from college and his partner. They have done such a great job with the place! It has special meaning to me because when I was a kid, this was a little gritty neighborhood market called "Jun's Market." The kind of place where people stopped to pick up cigarettes and us kids bought baseball cards and big league chew. Jun was a little Korean guy and he kept his wife in back - she made the best eggrolls! But for me it brings back a lot of memories and this store is almost symbolic of how both the neighborhood and myself have progressed through time - from a little rough around the edges to yuppie skinny no foam lattes. It just makes me smile.The espresso bar where Nick and Lance work their java magic!The hallway back to the restrooms and the patio. If your ever here you have to get one of Lance's mom's homemade turnovers - delicious!And usually after stopping here and chatting, I run back home. So that's my morning run folks! Thanks for sticking with me this long.Now you can move on and view Set Two - East Central:Have a great day. __________________

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