*Get To Know Utah Series:-^-^Utah's Second City, Ogden^-^-

TonyAnderson · #1 Posted **Nov 23, 2009, 7:40 AM**

The 'Get To Know Utah Series' sets to highlight Utah, a state in the western United States, and its major cities through photographs. Each of Utah's five metropolitan areas, and their principle city's, will be showcased, in order of MSA size, starting from least to greatest:

5) Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area. Pop. 2008: 125,000.
4) St. George, UT MSA. Pop. 2008: 137,000.
3) Ogden-Clearfield, UT MSA. Pop. 2008: 530,000.
2) Provo-Orem, UT MSA. Pop. 2008: 540,000.
1) Salt Lake City, UT MSA. Pop. 2008: 1,115,000.

Ogden, Utah, located about 40 miles north of Salt Lake City, is traditionally considered Utah's second city, and boomed during completion of the Transcontinental Railroad as it served as a major hub. This spurred major growth in the early decades of the 1900s, lending to many of the historic buildings and architecture seen. After the decline of the railroad, Ogden saw a decline in prominence, which led to a reputation of being run down and crime-ridden during the later part of the 1900s. The city of nearly 83,000 has started seeing positive growth again, in both population and revitalization, and the city and community have taken a very proactive approach. 25th Street is considered one of the most vibrant and hip in the entire state, and the historical architecture and homes are among the most notable in Utah. The city is also known for being quite diverse and has plenty of character. Additional info: Wikipedia - Ogden, Utah

Thanks for viewing

- hope you enjoyed Ogden as much as I do.

Next up the series will explore one of America's fasting growing areas - Provo.

acw007 · #2 Posted **Nov 23, 2009, 8:02 AM**

Very nice. Gorgeous historic buildings.

UTAZLoVer · #3 Posted **Nov 23, 2009, 4:44 PM**

Thanks for the awesome thread Tony! You really take some great shots - I wish I had a nice camera and eye for things like you do!

wrendog · #4 Posted **Nov 23, 2009, 4:58 PM**

Wow.. well done! You did Ogden good!

stepper77 · #5 Posted **Nov 23, 2009, 5:22 PM**

Ogden does look like a very charming city. The old, historic buildings are very nice and I love the mountain backdrops. Thanks!

SLC Projects · #6 Posted **Nov 23, 2009, 5:27 PM**

Ogden has such a nice group of historic buildings. Sometime I just forget what nice looking buildings that city has.
Also I like all the color lights that light up at the Megaplex.

TonyAnderson · #7 Posted **Nov 24, 2009, 7:06 PM**

I think Ogden was able to boom during a really good time for architecture. Mixed in with some modern buildings, the skyline will really look great.

Thanks for the comments so far guys.

circle33 · #8 Posted **Nov 24, 2009, 7:24 PM**

Not without it's charm. Nice shots.

HooverDam · #9 Posted **Nov 24, 2009, 9:23 PM**

Very beautiful, the American West and its cities and town sure is breath taking.

dktshb · #10 Posted **Nov 24, 2009, 9:43 PM**

Very nice. It kind of reminds be of Boulder.

ColDayMan · #11 Posted **Nov 24, 2009, 10:49 PM**

Well done!

CapitalCity · #12 Posted **Nov 24, 2009, 10:52 PM**

Awesome! I love that rugged landscape!!

TonyAnderson · #13 Posted **Nov 26, 2009, 7:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by HooverDam

Very beautiful, the American West and its cities and town sure is breath taking.

Definitely, and Ogden really has that 'wild west' feel in a way, especially along 25th street which used to connect up to the railroad. I could just envision it back in the day being a wild / fun / crazy sort of place.

kcexpress69 · #14 Posted **Nov 27, 2009, 5:20 AM**

Well done!! Ogden seems to doing quite well!! Thanks for showing it!!

CentralGrad258 · #15 Posted **Dec 2, 2009, 9:17 PM**

It almost looks kind of artsy....I'm guessing those pictures were taken in the college neighborhood.

TonyAnderson · #16 Posted **Dec 3, 2009, 7:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by CentralGrad258

It almost looks kind of artsy....I'm guessing those pictures were taken in the college neighborhood.

Actually about 95% of the shots were downtown. There's a University there, Weber State University, but I didn't get any pictures of it - it's on the benches of the mountains there.