I grew up in Ogden, on Grant Ave. I never knew the prejudice talked about here. My Dad taught me to respect all men as equal. We visited a gentleman across 24th street and bought pork from him, as a toddler I thought were related to him somehow. I am greatfull to him for this.I miss him and try to treat people as he taught me!
I live in a little city called Hobart in Australia and I have never been to Ogden, but watching this documentry has given me a place to add to bucket list for places to visit. I hope one day I can see Ogden and even the old Union Station if it is still there. What is at the union statin today if it is still there. Thank you for sharing your story with us.
Yes, Union Station is still here in all her former glory. While there are events held at the station throughout the year, you can visit anytime. The station has permanent museums covering the railroad history, Browning firearms, and a car collection. There are also a few old locomotives on the south end of the station.
My grandfather Harold E. Roe, born 1914 worked on the RR his entire adult life. He was a call boy at 12-14 for the RR, his job was to go down into the underground tunnels and get train crew members out of the opium dens.
I've gotten my hair cut in the Moore's barber shop, not even realizing that Old Man sitting there was Mr. Moore and what he may have told of the Day when. Often I chased after the tunnels and came close from the Marion Hotel and the Pawn Shop just down the block that was across the street from the building I desperately wanted to see, in the Basement where Jazz by so many Great and wonderful Musicians was played . I've lived many places before and after living in Ogden, But to this Day I Love Ogden the most of all and the people who brought so much to the History of such a wonderful place called Ogden Utah.
Left RUclips playing this morning on accident and came back to this playing, grew up in the area. We used to cruse Washington Blvd on the weekends and street race in the mid 90s early 2000s
My father was born in Ogden, in the early twenties. His parents were some of the first Mexican Americans to settle in Ogden. My father worked in metal recycling industry and later at Hill Air Force base. I grew up there in the sixties and seventies and recall that it was a very fun place to grow up in. We lived above the Ogden river. It was a great time to grow up in northern Utah.
Same story for my black & Puerto Rican relatives. Almost the best kept secret for minorities when they generally stay in Cali, the North & South. To this day when I tell ppl I'm from Utah, I get the same reaction like "Wow, Utah". It has definitely made me stand out in a crowd lol.
Hi Cecil Did you meet any Basque there? I know they were many in Idaho and Nevada , many of them shepherds and cowboys. Noriega is a Basque surname btw. Saludos
Awesome doc about my lifelong home. Greetings from 26th and Eccles👍 lm a wild land firefighter so I get to see all the beautiful places of the west and every time I come home and see the Ogden canyon I’m reminded how truly gorgeous Ogden is. Thankful for its rough history. And for it’s reputation keeping it one of the best cheapest snowboarding towns in America for so long. Although things sure are changing, our secret seems to be getting out.
Ogden, UT was a very neat place to spend a day. I spent most of my time in the area of Union Station that is spoken about in this video, and I hope to someday soon get back. I think I might end up retiring to Ogden in the future too.
I grew up on 24th right behind union station so I could look down into the rail yard my whole life up until I moved out and it’s amazing to learn about everything that happened in that yard
To Mr. Goeckeritz and Mr. Findlay, hats off to you for this spectacular presentation! I was born and raised there long ago. My father was a locomotive engineer for the Union Pacific. The grand depot was so incredibly alive with people and vibe around the clock. Back when corporate demeanor was lax, and an engineer could easily sneak his kid onto the engine, I rode with him countess times. Night runs in winter were my favorite. We would roar into the station, sitting high, just barely clearing under the platform umbrellas whizzing overhead.. then slowing to a gentle stop. Many trains in the station at once.. hundreds of people coming and going.. 25th Street aglow with neon just outside the well-worn front doors. A unique and far other world from today.. I am so fortunate to have known it then, and to remember it now. Thanks, Dad. Thanks, Ogden. Loved ya both.
I realize 2 years have past since your comment. Please write a book or short story. You have a flare for painting a picture with words, and these few short sentences conjoined your journey with a nice flow. I'm a huge reader, my life long hobby (and pleasure) you, my friend, are a writer. Take Care. Be Well.
@@elizabethferguson7002 Oh, my. Thank you so much for your kind words, Elizabeth! I am pleased to know that you enjoyed my post. Indeed, I do write often; typically not for publication, but rather as exercise and discipline for times when inner focus is all that is left of the day. Young life in Ogden has oft times been at the core of those writings, and I possess a deep, personal appreciation of my original hometown experience. It extended seventeen years before my eventual departure west, though will forever maintain a well-seeded and heartfelt component of my existence. Countless family, friends, schools and enjoyed locations. I do not visit as often today as perhaps I should, though the foundation is all still here with me, and I thank you again for your lovely comment!
To watch this now, while Ogden is changing so much, is a blessing. Joe McQueen and everybody, I love them and hold them in my heart. Thank you for this.
My parents met in Ogden. My Mom was a local college student from Lander Wyoming and My Dad was a young Marine Corps Lieutenant, from Northfield Minnesota, fresh out of OCS. The met at a Halloween party and hiked to the summit of Mt Ben Lomond the next day. Part of their cremated ashes are scattered on that mountain top.
Very Interesting film/Video. I was born in and spent my early life in Brigham City some nineteen miles to the north of Ogden. I had an Uncle who drove trains for Southern Pacific. He worked out of Los Angeles. In 1950 I was taken by my grandfather from Brigham City to Los Angeles. We rode a Greyhound bus to Ogden and there boarded a Union Pacific Train to Los Angeles. It's desert all the way almost to Los Angeles. We arrive at the Los Angeles Union Station the next morning and my Uncle drove us to my parents' home. Los Angeles seemed like a different planet. We annually took car trips to Brigham City to see extended family that lived there. As a young man I returned to Utah for University education. Passenger trains were gone. I came on Greyhound buses. Later I came back to Utah to live. Now I'm old. To the Union Station of Ogden was added a transit center for buses in and out of Ogden. The FrontRunner computer train was added in 2008. It ran from Ogden to Salt Lake. In 2012 it was extended to Provo. The Southern Terminus is only about a mile from my Provo apartment. As I have a brother living in South Ogden prior to the pandemic I took the Frontrunner and two Ogden busses to his house occasionally. Also around 24th and 23rd Street Ogden is getting quite a revival. Days of 47 is a bigger holiday in Ogden than in Salt Lake. Quite a bit has happened there since this film was made.
Very good documentary about Ogden. I moved here in 1990 at age 20. I heard stories about the area from my father inlaw Gordon Evans. He was born and died here lived a long happy life here. I of course miss the ocean and I don't hunt. I moved here to be able to afford a house to raise my family. It changed alot from 1990 to 2000! Cleaned it up and alot of business grown and people. I still don't feel like it's home but it's been good for me and my now grown kids to live here. I don't plan on moving anywhere else. Thankyou for a great documentary about Ogden.
I love Ogden. Born in Clearfield but moved here in my early 20s. It's a beautiful town with a little more diversity than the area I grew up in. I love it so much and can't wait to watch it grow and change and continue to diversify more and more! When I die I definitely want my ashes spread in these beautiful mountains I'm lucky enough to look at every day!!
I really miss Ogden. I use to live on Quincy Ave off 21st street and it was so cool going downtown and up in the mountains. I am so glad you enjoy it so much.
I love the diversity here so much and the non judgmental attitude. It’s hard being raised in Utah with the church influences… I finally can be free to be me…
Thanks for this very well crafted documentary on a place I knew almost nothing about - Ogden, UT. I'm watching 2nd time as I write, it is that interesting! Currently researching our beautiful Nation's history, as so much is and has changed - I'm grateful to all who take the time/effort to present this knowledge which we can and must transfer to the younger ones. Also, the soundtrack is fabulous.💛🍃
Great film about Ogden and railroading. And a gem of a station, a pleasant place to wait for a train adventure east or west Why Amtrak ever moved the transfer point to Salt Lake is beyond me. The good fathers of SLC turned the real station into yet another bazaar - just what SLC needs - and built a tiny, uncomfortable tinhorn shack of a station nearby. Riders there when I was stuck due to train delays were greeted with a poster of a ferocious German Shepard, thick protective glass between the crude excuse for a waiting area and the rude station agents. The train was delayed 2.5 days; then, when it was supposed to arrive, delayed another few hours. No comfortable chairs, not enough chairs. People slept outside on the cement overnight. (What, I thought, do they do in the winter here?). That station looked like something from a movie about WWII Germany with the dog poster. It was, and I suppose is, a national disgrace. Why not keep Ogden as the transfer point. (Great Grandfather was a RR man - Santa Fe - and he'd turn over in his grave if he saw that SLC city.)
Never been there. Don't know how this popped up on youtube. But it was wonderful Thank you, Mr Goeckeritz. You gave a wonderful gift to your town by sharing a fascinating story with the world. Well written and well produced. Thanks to all who put this together.
37:46 "People have quality regardless of what they may appear to be from another set of eyes" -John Posnien Mr.Posnien those are some of the most profound words I have heard in many years thank you and to everyone who put together this incredible documentary! I Moved from Southern California 15 years ago and never been happier or better treated than here! I was born and raised Californian but will happily die a Utahn .. Cheers From Salt Lake City
I was born in Ogden in 1951. My dad owned a barber shop in the Ben Lomond motor hotel. I left there in 1974. My great grandpa Ambros Shaw took the first ditch out of the Weber River and grew the first corn. My dad was born in Brigham city in 1900. He seemed to know allot about 2 bit street and had friends that operated business down there. He cut there hair. Erv Hadley opened the White Way barber shop near 25th and Washinton in 1920 - 22
Born; 1979 in Ogden. I was a shade away from living in them times. But I hurd the storys from those who lived them days. And its sad to watch them slowly fade away. Thank you for preserving these memories before there just gost storys. R.I.P Joe L. McQueen.
We lived in Ogden for about 10 years. I knew some of its history but this was great to learn so much more. If you get a chance defiantly eat at the restaurant, go through the train and Browning Museum. And tour the Egyptian, and other historical building there. Front Runner still uses part of the station today as it's Ogden station.
I lived my whole life in the Ogden area and I've studied it's history and I also learned some new things I didn't know thank you so much for making this film
This documentary was really cool to watch. It just popped up,so I gave it a whirl. Very informative, good history lesson and awesome pics. I want one of those train whistles btw. 👍👍
I visited Ogden back in 2005, love the area truly a amazing town!!! Hope to make another trip there some day soon.. Me loving railroads, and amazing landscapes Ogden is a awesome place to see🚂🚂🚂😊😊
Don't worry 6 months ago I was in the same boat you were... Next thing you know, I moved to Ogden. It was like destiny came calling. Great city! Lots of trains!
Just popped up on my feed, I’m so thankful, I grew up partly in Ogden and lived there on and off. My grandparents grew up there and lived there till they died so I spent most my life there. All these places bring back memories. My Grandpa was one of the employees at Union Railroad. I was one of those teens that drove down 25th street in the 70’s to see what we could see 🤣😂 25th street is beautiful now with lots of restaurants and fun boutiques ❤️ Thank you for this !
When i was a boy 70 yyears ago my father took me to work with him he was a locomotive engineer, up front in the engine it is extremely loud, i have loved trains ever since
This was absolutely brilliant :). Living in Australia we just don't have interesting history to this degree around the time of the Industrial Revolution when it comes to railways. i am glad this got hundreds of thousands of reviews as it deserves millions more :).
I love Ogden First moved there in 79 Spent the 80s there loved every second Moving back next year a lot has changed however it’s still Ogden ya know? Fantastic film Thanks👍
Great Video! Makes me miss my home. Born and Raised on Orchard Ave. and 12th street! Descendant of the Browning's of browning arms, who called Ogden home. As kids we use to dare each other to run down 25th street. We were sure you were gonna die before you could make the four blocks from Washington to Wall! Later, when I became a Young Adult, I was apart of an Architectural firm that helped to redraw historic documents for some of the buildings on 25th street to be re-stored (Hotel Helana and others). I will say we found plenty of passageways between hotel rooms and in basements to the speakeasy tunnels. I love the town and all its history!
When did your family live on Orchard Ave? I grew up on Porter Ave just off on 12th street, I don't remember your family but I'll bet my older brother and sister would.
I grew up on the other side of the SP, I had always heard of Ogden. It was the home of John M. Browning and the gate way to the West and the Southern Pacific. I'm glad to call Utah home now and Ogden is just a stones throw away. I wish I could have seen it in its prime, in the Southern Pacific's prime.
From 1869 to 1969 very close to the famous Promontory point where the transcontinental railroad was completed, when the transcontinental interstate highway was completed cross country from coast2 coast (without stop sign or red light) was linked up and completed very close to the same spot( almost 100 yrs apart....to the month).
I spent a lot of time hanging around Ogden waiting to catch a Freight Train, I would play Folk and Hillbelly Music on my 1918 Gibson L-1 to amplify my 'Good Hobo" patina and Make People happy. I am 5' 2" tall 112 Pound Leprechaun looking guy from Hot Springs National Park and rode Hobo Trains 1988-2009, when I turn 62 and gat Social SEcurity.
Lived in Ogden in the 70s and worked at Thiokol. Fun city, lots to do. The IRS, Hill AFB, Thiokol, Forest Service, and a few others brought in folks from many walks of life.
I was born in Salt Lake and raised in Bountiful, just north of Salt Lake City. Growing up, Ogden was a no mans land; we just didn’t go there except for the rare occasion for mom to visit an aunt of hers. Over the years, I’ve come to like Ogden and live in Roy to the west, so much of what I do happens in Ogden. I will say this, I will take Ogden any day, seven days a week, over Provo 80 miles to the south.
I think Ogden is doing great job of revitalizing the city. I love the Egyptian Theater and the square at Christmas. Promontory Point (Golden Spike Landmark) is an enjoyable place to visit. All of Utah is a wonderful place to live and explore.
We went a couple days ago to see the lights and the Christmas parade on Washington. Utah is an awesome place with a great history. Great place for children too.
@@just_a_elden_lord4017 yeah it’s not though it’s history is cool. But it definitely is getting better and though the city went through a while of being stuck and not growing. It’s going full speed ahead to do so now.
My husband is born and raised in Ogden and I moved there at age 27 , I lived there for 23 more years before moving home to Tooele, Utah. I love this documentary it is beautiful, Ogden is a part of me , I have many good friends , and memories in this beautiful place. Loved this video, and story.
Having attended 1st Grade in Corinne, I always wondered about the significance of the two locomotives in the middle of town. Good to know a bit of the history finally.
Man…History is so sad …. @ the same time so happy , amazing , enjoyable and so many different feelings , but mostly sadness, because it’s gone for good. That time has come & gone and now I’m an older man
If only people would stop and listen and have some gratitude for anything we don't live in that kind of world unfortunately it's almost like the older the world gets that people become more and more shallow all about themselves they forget how things start and end used to be
@Joy U, my husband travelled (only) nine states for work doing primarily very large industrial and institutional heating, cooling, and related process furnace, boiler, and chiller work. I work three twelve hours shifts at our local hospital and was blessed to be able to travel with him and meet people from all walks of life. I also, along with our son, joined our fire dept to spend more time together as a family. His parents and grandparents thought it important to serve the community in some capacity. He fought fire, ran squad and rescue for over 30 years to 'unwind' after dealing with people that looked down their noses at others and thought they knew it all. Our son went on to serve others in the coast guard and has made serving others his career. He is now second in command of a large facility on the east coast. Great strides have been made in manufacturing and technology but at the cost of human interaction and socialization. People don't volunteer as they once did. The 'whats in it for me' disease has crept in and infected the majority of folks. The more advanced we become, sadly, the further behind we truly are Many should look past their degrees hanging on the wall, which won't serve well as toilet paper, and probably poorly as kindling, if the need arises-- and get back to true roots-- often literally.
We were there last year and it looks great, very active downtown, beautiful old buildings, they’ve restored the station, nice places to shop and eat. It has a bright present and future!
The Ogden railroad yards were donated with a provision that if the depot or other parts of the rail yard were removed, the land would revert to the Church! Worked out wonderfully!
I knew Ann Bell ,she invited me to her daughters wedding down in that basement. Great lady! I had the opportunity of speaking to Norm Frost and I talked with him for at least two hours and I could have been even more involved with him if I could have had the time. Such a great man! Rest in peace Norm.
Well told story of Ogden! I really enjoyed the coverage of the conflicts between members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and Gentiles, the treatment of Chinese workers, and racism in Ogden. Very informative! Great to learn more about the city I was born in.
off course we cant have something without hearing racism do think for a minute if Irishman was working on a Chinese railroad in Peking he wouldn't experience some kind of ill treatment... enough of this BS
@@martinpowers9319 Tell ya what ... we'll call the 1950's the starting point . And as soon as you such your yap ... We'll shut ours in half as many decades . Which means if you shut your mouth tomorrow ... you'll only have to hear it for 3ish more decades ;)
I can still recall waiting for a porter to bring a booster seat so I could eat at a table with my mother and others while crossing the USA from LA to NYC 75 years ago: -- a view of the underside of a dining table, and a white linen table cloth whose corners draped down from above. I also remember a "feather-bedding" controversy in the early 50's over contract obligations that affected RR workers who tended the coal fires that kept up the steam that made the older trains go. A RR engineer of that era explained that RRs moved material more efficiently, but WW2 showed that airlanes (unlike rails) are indestructible and that highways (like the Autobahn/Interstate) were more resilient. RR tracks were easy to disrupt while air lanes can't be destroyed. If an interstate road is bombed, get of an exit earlier and go around it, or simply stop traffic on the other side for awhile. After WW2, we began to shift our infrastructure materials from iron (RRs) to concrete (airfields and Highways) -- and Aluminium RRs were still productive, but the profits they made were diverted to help subsidize concrete runways and the Interstate highway. RRs may still have an advantage if they switch electrical power and reduce the vapor trails that fill the sky -- to reduce global warming.
Amazing documentary !! Thank you. There should be hundreds of thousands of likes. Awesome how you incorporated photos, testimony into the overall story.
Seeing a documentary about somewhere i live in is so weird but also incredible. Ive always known Ogden was historical and there was a lot of story to it but I had no idea just how much. Also if you ever come visit go down the historical Jefferson avenue street and 25th. It’s a whole other world as an architecture major one of the coolest things was learning about all those buildings and how they’ve survived to this day
I have lived in Ogden for 71years it truly is my life long home its really changed so I really enjoyed this video
I had a good friend in Ogden back in the 60s named Jerry Wells. He did car repairs. Any relation to you?
Wow!
I grew up in Ogden, on Grant Ave. I never knew the prejudice talked about here. My Dad taught me to respect all men as equal. We visited a gentleman across 24th street and bought pork from him, as a toddler I thought were related to him somehow. I am greatfull to him for this.I miss him and try to treat people as he taught me!
Born here, live here, will die here. Such a beautiful tribute to the town I love more than any other. Well done Mr Goeckeritz.
Thank you Bruce!
Agreed .. Especially love the shout-out to Uncle Leo's Noodle Parlor !!
RIP Bruce! (eventually)
I passed through Ogden, UT once when I was a kid passing through; a nice little place. Love all from Chicago.
I live in a little city called Hobart in Australia and I have never been to Ogden, but watching this documentry has given me a place to add to bucket list for places to visit. I hope one day I can see Ogden and even the old Union Station if it is still there. What is at the union statin today if it is still there.
Thank you for sharing your story with us.
Yes, Union Station is still here in all her former glory. While there are events held at the station throughout the year, you can visit anytime. The station has permanent museums covering the railroad history, Browning firearms, and a car collection. There are also a few old locomotives on the south end of the station.
My grandfather Harold E. Roe, born 1914 worked on the RR his entire adult life. He was a call boy at 12-14 for the RR, his job was to go down into the underground tunnels and get train crew members out of the opium dens.
hey, Ogden is still here and the town is thriving. The 25th street still gets packed on the weekend. Moved here in 2005 stayed ever since.
You'd probably love the street festival they'd do every year. One of the best times I remember as a kid.
You stayed in Ogden? Lol why
@@rileytodd4050 i like it.
@@rileytodd4050, where would you expect us to move? The failed communist state of Commiefornia?
Ogden's a Great City!
Very interesting and beautiful documentary. I really enjoyed watching this!
Greetings from far Germany to Utah
Thank you also from Phoenix, AZ !!!
Thank you from Ogden Utah
wanna trade places?
Guten tag! Ich wurde in Utah geboren. Einige meiner Vorfahren waren Deutsche.
P.S. I lived in Ogden only out of dire necessity, but I won't live there again-nope!!
This is the best documentary about our town I've ever seen. Thank you.
I work there every day. Brigham young calling it the hell hole of the earth cracks me up lol
@@rileytodd4050 lol, he’s kind of right. It’s the hell hole of Utah anyway.
@@savetherepublic9233 nah that’s salt lake
Hey what’s up opey
I've gotten my hair cut in the Moore's barber shop, not even realizing that Old Man sitting there was Mr. Moore and what he may have told of the Day when. Often I chased after the tunnels and came close from the Marion Hotel and the Pawn Shop just down the block that was across the street from the building I desperately wanted to see, in the Basement where Jazz by so many Great and wonderful Musicians was played . I've lived many places before and after living in Ogden, But to this Day I Love Ogden the most of all and the people who brought so much to the History of such a wonderful place called Ogden Utah.
Left RUclips playing this morning on accident and came back to this playing, grew up in the area. We used to cruse Washington Blvd on the weekends and street race in the mid 90s early 2000s
Mom and pops came from These railroad times! Miss them forever!
Deserves a reward. The city deserves much respect. How captivating.
certainly a place im proud to call home
My father was born in Ogden, in the early twenties. His parents were some of the first Mexican Americans to settle in Ogden. My father worked in metal recycling industry and later at Hill Air Force base. I grew up there in the sixties and seventies and recall that it was a very fun place to grow up in.
We lived above the Ogden river. It was a great time to grow up in northern Utah.
Same story for my black & Puerto Rican relatives. Almost the best kept secret for minorities when they generally stay in Cali, the North & South. To this day when I tell ppl I'm from Utah, I get the same reaction like "Wow, Utah". It has definitely made me stand out in a crowd lol.
@@ylarrymore I can relate.
Hi Cecil
Did you meet any Basque there?
I know they were many in Idaho and Nevada , many of them shepherds and cowboys.
Noriega is a Basque surname btw.
Saludos
My father was born and raised in Ogden in 1926. He only left to go to WWll
Mexico Mexicans are American period just like the original indians
Wow. If there was an award I could give, I would. What a professionally made documentary of an amazing place in history.
Awesome doc about my lifelong home. Greetings from 26th and Eccles👍 lm a wild land firefighter so I get to see all the beautiful places of the west and every time I come home and see the Ogden canyon I’m reminded how truly gorgeous Ogden is. Thankful for its rough history. And for it’s reputation keeping it one of the best cheapest snowboarding towns in America for so long. Although things sure are changing, our secret seems to be getting out.
I was born in Ogden. Dad got a job mining in Nevada when I was a baby. Haven't been back since. Need to go back and take a look. Amazing history.
I'm in ogden currently and born and raised in Nevada lol
Ogden, UT was a very neat place to spend a day. I spent most of my time in the area of Union Station that is spoken about in this video, and I hope to someday soon get back. I think I might end up retiring to Ogden in the future too.
I grew up on 24th right behind union station so I could look down into the rail yard my whole life up until I moved out and it’s amazing to learn about everything that happened in that yard
To Mr. Goeckeritz and Mr. Findlay, hats off to you for this spectacular presentation! I was born and raised there long ago. My father was a locomotive engineer for the Union Pacific. The grand depot was so incredibly alive with people and vibe around the clock. Back when corporate demeanor was lax, and an engineer could easily sneak his kid onto the engine, I rode with him countess times. Night runs in winter were my favorite. We would roar into the station, sitting high, just barely clearing under the platform umbrellas whizzing overhead.. then slowing to a gentle stop. Many trains in the station at once.. hundreds of people coming and going.. 25th Street aglow with neon just outside the well-worn front doors. A unique and far other world from today.. I am so fortunate to have known it then, and to remember it now. Thanks, Dad. Thanks, Ogden. Loved ya both.
And thanx to you for a fantastic story!
I realize 2 years have past since your comment.
Please write a book or short story.
You have a flare for painting a picture with words, and these few short sentences conjoined your journey with a nice flow.
I'm a huge reader, my life long hobby (and pleasure) you, my friend, are a writer.
Take Care.
Be Well.
@@elizabethferguson7002 Oh, my. Thank you so much for your kind words, Elizabeth! I am pleased to know that you enjoyed my post. Indeed, I do write often; typically not for publication, but rather as exercise and discipline for times when inner focus is all that is left of the day. Young life in Ogden has oft times been at the core of those writings, and I possess a deep, personal appreciation of my original hometown experience. It extended seventeen years before my eventual departure west, though will forever maintain a well-seeded and heartfelt component of my existence. Countless family, friends, schools and enjoyed locations. I do not visit as often today as perhaps I should, though the foundation is all still here with me, and I thank you again for your lovely comment!
To watch this now, while Ogden is changing so much, is a blessing. Joe McQueen and everybody, I love them and hold them in my heart. Thank you for this.
Thank you!
My parents met in Ogden. My Mom was a local college student from Lander Wyoming and My Dad was a young Marine Corps Lieutenant, from Northfield Minnesota, fresh out of OCS. The met at a Halloween party and hiked to the summit of Mt Ben Lomond the next day. Part of their cremated ashes are scattered on that mountain top.
Very Interesting film/Video. I was born in and spent my early life in Brigham City some nineteen miles to the north of Ogden. I had an Uncle who drove trains for Southern Pacific. He worked out of Los Angeles. In 1950 I was taken by my grandfather from Brigham City to Los Angeles. We rode a Greyhound bus to Ogden and there boarded a Union Pacific Train to Los Angeles. It's desert all the way almost to Los Angeles. We arrive at the Los Angeles Union Station the next morning and my Uncle drove us to my parents' home. Los Angeles seemed like a different planet.
We annually took car trips to Brigham City to see extended family that lived there. As a young man I returned to Utah for University education. Passenger trains were gone. I came on Greyhound buses.
Later I came back to Utah to live. Now I'm old.
To the Union Station of Ogden was added a transit center for buses in and out of Ogden. The FrontRunner computer train was added in 2008. It ran from Ogden to Salt Lake. In 2012 it was extended to Provo. The Southern Terminus is only about a mile from my Provo apartment.
As I have a brother living in South Ogden prior to the pandemic I took the Frontrunner and two Ogden busses to his house occasionally.
Also around 24th and 23rd Street Ogden is getting quite a revival. Days of 47 is a bigger holiday in Ogden than in Salt Lake. Quite a bit has happened there since this film was made.
Very good documentary about Ogden. I moved here in 1990 at age 20. I heard stories about the area from my father inlaw Gordon Evans. He was born and died here lived a long happy life here. I of course miss the ocean and I don't hunt. I moved here to be able to afford a house to raise my family. It changed alot from 1990 to 2000! Cleaned it up and alot of business grown and people. I still don't feel like it's home but it's been good for me and my now grown kids to live here. I don't plan on moving anywhere else. Thankyou for a great documentary about Ogden.
I love Ogden. Born in Clearfield but moved here in my early 20s. It's a beautiful town with a little more diversity than the area I grew up in. I love it so much and can't wait to watch it grow and change and continue to diversify more and more! When I die I definitely want my ashes spread in these beautiful mountains I'm lucky enough to look at every day!!
I really miss Ogden. I use to live on Quincy Ave off 21st street and it was so cool going downtown and up in the mountains. I am so glad you enjoy it so much.
I love the diversity here so much and the non judgmental attitude. It’s hard being raised in Utah with the church influences… I finally can be free to be me…
Thanks for this very well crafted documentary on a place I knew almost nothing about - Ogden, UT.
I'm watching 2nd time as I write, it is that interesting! Currently researching our beautiful Nation's history, as so much is and has changed - I'm grateful to all who take the time/effort to present this knowledge which we can and must transfer to the younger ones. Also, the soundtrack is fabulous.💛🍃
Great film about Ogden and railroading. And a gem of a station, a pleasant place to wait for a train adventure east or west
Why Amtrak ever moved the transfer point to Salt Lake is beyond me. The good fathers of SLC turned the real station into yet another bazaar - just what SLC needs - and built a tiny, uncomfortable tinhorn shack of a station nearby. Riders there when I was stuck due to train delays were greeted with a poster of a ferocious German Shepard, thick protective glass between the crude excuse for a waiting area and the rude station agents. The train was delayed 2.5 days; then, when it was supposed to arrive, delayed another few hours. No comfortable chairs, not enough chairs. People slept outside on the cement overnight. (What, I thought, do they do in the winter here?). That station looked like something from a movie about WWII Germany with the dog poster. It was, and I suppose is, a national disgrace. Why not keep Ogden as the transfer point. (Great Grandfather was a RR man - Santa Fe - and he'd turn over in his grave if he saw that SLC city.)
Fantastic documentary! Living in SLC, I never really gave much thought to Ogden's history. What a colorful legacy!
Thank you!
Never been there. Don't know how this popped up on youtube. But it was wonderful Thank you, Mr Goeckeritz. You gave a wonderful gift to your town by sharing a fascinating story with the world. Well written and well produced. Thanks to all who put this together.
This was well done, coming from a 62 year old that was born and raised here
@@russburton8517 A guy named Buddy Burton was a good friend of mine in Ogden back in the 50s. Any relation to you?
@@BillFreeman1 no relation
The best historical documentary ever.
37:46 "People have quality regardless of what they may appear to be from another set of eyes" -John Posnien Mr.Posnien those are some of the most profound words I have heard in many years thank you and to everyone who put together this incredible documentary! I Moved from Southern California 15 years ago and never been happier or better treated than here! I was born and raised Californian but will happily die a Utahn .. Cheers From Salt Lake City
I was born in Ogden in 1951. My dad owned a barber shop in the Ben Lomond motor hotel. I left there in 1974. My great grandpa Ambros Shaw took the first ditch out of the Weber River and grew the first corn. My dad was born in Brigham city in 1900. He seemed to know allot about 2 bit street and had friends that operated business down there. He cut there hair. Erv Hadley opened the White Way barber shop near 25th and Washinton in 1920 - 22
Born; 1979 in Ogden. I was a shade away from living in them times. But I hurd the storys from those who lived them days. And its sad to watch them slowly fade away. Thank you for preserving these memories before there just gost storys. R.I.P Joe L. McQueen.
Brilliant documentary. Best I’ve seen in a long time. Thanks for posting from England 🏴. 🙏
What a lovely tribute to Ogden!!!
We lived in Ogden for about 10 years. I knew some of its history but this was great to learn so much more. If you get a chance defiantly eat at the restaurant, go through the train and Browning Museum. And tour the Egyptian, and other historical building there. Front Runner still uses part of the station today as it's Ogden station.
Ogden is a pridefully town. I have mad respect for you. I know how hard it is to make a documentary.
So awesome that you made this an open resource! Many thanks.
I lived my whole life in the Ogden area and I've studied it's history and I also learned some new things I didn't know thank you so much for making this film
I'm not a utah native, yet this made me glad when I moved here I moved to Ogden. I still love 25th Street until this very day!
This documentary was really cool to watch. It just popped up,so I gave it a whirl. Very informative, good history lesson and awesome pics. I want one of those train whistles btw. 👍👍
I visited Ogden back in 2005, love the area truly a amazing town!!! Hope to make another trip there some day soon.. Me loving railroads, and amazing landscapes Ogden is a awesome place to see🚂🚂🚂😊😊
never thought id be so interested in the history of a american town i never heard of before as i was during watching this.
Don't worry 6 months ago I was in the same boat you were... Next thing you know, I moved to Ogden. It was like destiny came calling. Great city! Lots of trains!
Ogden is gorgeous, definitely one of my favorite places, I lived there for 5 years, so full of history
My home town.al copone use to go there.
@@bradford4570 yes,it's nice if you like the smell of dog food production.
Just popped up on my feed, I’m so thankful, I grew up partly in Ogden and lived there on and off. My grandparents grew up there and lived there till they died so I spent most my life there. All these places bring back memories. My Grandpa was one of the employees at Union Railroad. I was one of those teens that drove down 25th street in the 70’s to see what we could see 🤣😂 25th street is beautiful now with lots of restaurants and fun boutiques ❤️ Thank you for this !
I feel I know a bit more about the world we live in thanks to this well done presentation
When i was a boy 70 yyears ago my father took me to work with him he was a locomotive engineer, up front in the engine it is extremely loud, i have loved trains ever since
This was absolutely brilliant :). Living in Australia we just don't have interesting history to this degree around the time of the Industrial Revolution when it comes to railways. i am glad this got hundreds of thousands of reviews as it deserves millions more :).
Born and raised still here and I’m stayin here
I'm Proud to call Ogden my home town, it has inspired me as an artist and a human.
Where l met my husband. I am deeply indebted and happy with the outcome. Plus it was a great western city.
I love Ogden
First moved there in 79
Spent the 80s there loved every second
Moving back next year a lot has changed however it’s still Ogden ya know?
Fantastic film
Thanks👍
Great Video! Makes me miss my home. Born and Raised on Orchard Ave. and 12th street! Descendant of the Browning's of browning arms, who called Ogden home.
As kids we use to dare each other to run down 25th street. We were sure you were gonna die before you could make the four blocks from Washington to Wall! Later, when I became a Young Adult, I was apart of an Architectural firm that helped to redraw historic documents for some of the buildings on 25th street to be re-stored (Hotel Helana and others). I will say we found plenty of passageways between hotel rooms and in basements to the speakeasy tunnels. I love the town and all its history!
When did your family live on Orchard Ave? I grew up on Porter Ave just off on 12th street, I don't remember your family but I'll bet my older brother and sister would.
@@kevinboothe9991 we lived there 1975-1986. I went to Gramercy Elementary and Mound Fort Middle. Ben Lomand 1 yr
I am 38, and grew up in the worst parts of Ogden...i am not living there now, but i miss my home!
I grew up on the other side of the SP, I had always heard of Ogden. It was the home of John M. Browning and the gate way to the West and the Southern Pacific. I'm glad to call Utah home now and Ogden is just a stones throw away. I wish I could have seen it in its prime, in the Southern Pacific's prime.
From 1869 to 1969 very close to the famous Promontory point where the transcontinental railroad was completed, when the transcontinental interstate highway was completed cross country from coast2 coast (without stop sign or red light) was linked up and completed very close to the same spot( almost 100 yrs apart....to the month).
I spent a lot of time hanging around Ogden waiting to catch a Freight Train, I would play Folk and Hillbelly Music on my 1918 Gibson L-1 to amplify my 'Good Hobo" patina and Make People happy. I am 5' 2" tall 112 Pound Leprechaun looking guy from Hot Springs National Park and rode Hobo Trains 1988-2009, when I turn 62 and gat Social SEcurity.
Lived in Ogden in the 70s and worked at Thiokol. Fun city, lots to do. The IRS, Hill AFB, Thiokol, Forest Service, and a few others brought in folks from many walks of life.
I was born in Salt Lake and raised in Bountiful, just north of Salt Lake City. Growing up, Ogden was a no mans land; we just didn’t go there except for the rare occasion for mom to visit an aunt of hers. Over the years, I’ve come to like Ogden and live in Roy to the west, so much of what I do happens in Ogden. I will say this, I will take Ogden any day, seven days a week, over Provo 80 miles to the south.
I think Ogden is doing great job of revitalizing the city. I love the Egyptian Theater and the square at Christmas. Promontory Point (Golden Spike Landmark) is an enjoyable place to visit. All of Utah is a wonderful place to live and explore.
We went a couple days ago to see the lights and the Christmas parade on Washington. Utah is an awesome place with a great history. Great place for children too.
Ogden is not as good as you think (I live in ogden)
@@just_a_elden_lord4017 yeah it’s not though it’s history is cool. But it definitely is getting better and though the city went through a while of being stuck and not growing. It’s going full speed ahead to do so now.
I've been in Ogden for two years, but I've been so busy working, I've never really had a chance to experience Ogden.
Stop typing n get back too work...
Issac you are awesome my friend.
Freaking awesome! My compliments to all that was past, present and future and to everyone that made this video thank you for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it!
Junction City of the Wild Wild West!! Ogden, Utah !!
Moved to weber County in 1988, love Northern Utah, now im in Box Elder
My husband is born and raised in Ogden and I moved there at age 27 , I lived there for 23 more years before moving home to Tooele, Utah. I love this documentary it is beautiful, Ogden is a part of me , I have many good friends , and memories in this beautiful place. Loved this video, and story.
Having attended 1st Grade in Corinne, I always wondered about the significance of the two locomotives in the middle of town. Good to know a bit of the history finally.
Thank you for posting this.
Man…History is so sad …. @ the same time so happy , amazing , enjoyable and so many different feelings , but mostly sadness, because it’s gone for good.
That time has come & gone and now I’m an older man
If only people would stop and listen and have some gratitude for anything we don't live in that kind of world unfortunately it's almost like the older the world gets that people become more and more shallow all about themselves they forget how things start and end used to be
@Joy U, my husband travelled (only) nine states for work doing primarily very large industrial and institutional heating, cooling, and related process furnace, boiler, and chiller work. I work three twelve hours shifts at our local hospital and was blessed to be able to travel with him and meet people from all walks of life. I also, along with our son, joined our fire dept to spend more time together as a family. His parents and grandparents thought it important to serve the community in some capacity. He fought fire, ran squad and rescue for over 30 years to 'unwind' after dealing with people that looked down their noses at others and thought they knew it all. Our son went on to serve others in the coast guard and has made serving others his career. He is now second in command of a large facility on the east coast.
Great strides have been made in manufacturing and technology but at the cost of human interaction and socialization. People don't volunteer as they once did. The 'whats in it for me' disease has crept in and infected the majority of folks.
The more advanced we become, sadly, the further behind we truly are
Many should look past their degrees hanging on the wall, which won't serve well as toilet paper, and probably poorly as kindling, if the need arises-- and get back to true roots-- often literally.
We were there last year and it looks great, very active downtown, beautiful old buildings, they’ve restored the station, nice places to shop and eat. It has a bright present and future!
I lived near Ogden for abour 8 years.
The end brought me to tears
The Ogden railroad yards were donated with a provision that if the depot or other parts of the rail yard were removed, the land would revert to the Church! Worked out wonderfully!
Very well done documentary! Good Work
Very interesting. Greetings from UK.
I used to have a duplex rending in Ogden for 10years l love Ogden beautiful city and nice to live there God bless city of Ogden 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Strange coincidence!
Calgary Alberta has a district with the same name and was also a train yards locomotive repair and maintainance yard!
My guess is that is not a coincidence.. I dont really believe in coincidence.. everything is connected..
Ogden Utah is my hometown. I love Ogden.
Great presentation of diverse Utah history. Usurp the dominant paradigm.
Very good documentary-
Informative and entertaining!
😃👌
I knew Ann Bell ,she invited me to her daughters wedding down in that basement. Great lady! I had the opportunity of speaking to Norm Frost and I talked with him for at least two hours and I could have been even more involved with him if I could have had the time. Such a great man! Rest in peace Norm.
Beautiful documentary, thank you very much.
Glad you enjoyed it!
That's home 🤙
I came upon your video by accident but I have to tell you I thoroughly enjoyed it. A very nice history of the town.
Thank you!
I enjoyed every minute. Job well done.
Well told story of Ogden! I really enjoyed the coverage of the conflicts between members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and Gentiles, the treatment of Chinese workers, and racism in Ogden. Very informative! Great to learn more about the city I was born in.
Marcus Soles They would have been called, and quite proudly, Mormons back then.
off course we cant have something without hearing racism do think for a minute if Irishman was working on a Chinese railroad in Peking he wouldn't experience some kind of ill treatment... enough of this BS
@@martinpowers9319 Nobody is forcing you at gunpoint to read my comments!
@@martinpowers9319 Tell ya what ... we'll call the 1950's the starting point . And as soon as you such your yap ... We'll shut ours in half as many decades . Which means if you shut your mouth tomorrow ... you'll only have to hear it for 3ish more decades ;)
Nicely done. I took history classes at Weber from Richard Sadler. I have the book, Ogden: Junction City.
From upstate New York in the mohawk valley,,never been to Utah,,it popped up on my list..very interesting...Mazel Tov
My family came from upstate to this region of Utah (pre RR).
Loved watching this! Thank you!!!
Heart touching well made Documentary
Amazing film. Well done in every way. Thanks
Thank you!
Great story and very well made.
I love how Al Capone thought this place was too dangerous to run his racket there lol! He literally thought he'd be shot dead in the streets!
I can still recall waiting for a porter to bring a booster seat so I could eat at a table with my mother and others while crossing the USA from LA to NYC 75 years ago: -- a view of the underside of a dining table, and a white linen table cloth whose corners draped down from above.
I also remember a "feather-bedding" controversy in the early 50's over contract obligations that affected RR workers who tended the coal fires that kept up the steam that made the older trains go.
A RR engineer of that era explained that RRs moved material more efficiently, but WW2 showed that airlanes (unlike rails) are indestructible and that highways (like the Autobahn/Interstate) were more resilient.
RR tracks were easy to disrupt while air lanes can't be destroyed.
If an interstate road is bombed, get of an exit earlier and go around it, or simply stop traffic on the other side for awhile.
After WW2, we began to shift our infrastructure materials from iron (RRs) to concrete (airfields and Highways) -- and Aluminium
RRs were still productive, but the profits they made were diverted to help subsidize concrete runways and the Interstate highway.
RRs may still have an advantage if they switch electrical power and reduce the vapor trails that fill the sky -- to reduce global warming.
What a super interesting documentary!!
Amazing documentary !! Thank you. There should be hundreds of thousands of likes. Awesome how you incorporated photos, testimony into the overall story.
Thank you!
super good. that was so amazing to watch. I have so much more appreciation for the train station in Ogden. I really enjoyed this.
Seeing a documentary about somewhere i live in is so weird but also incredible. Ive always known Ogden was historical and there was a lot of story to it but I had no idea just how much. Also if you ever come visit go down the historical Jefferson avenue street and 25th. It’s a whole other world as an architecture major one of the coolest things was learning about all those buildings and how they’ve survived to this day
I lived at Ester Hall on that corner when l first came to Ogden. What's come of Ester Hall?
I would like to know how they survived. I love that stuff
I stopped in Ogden on the way to California. Nice place - much nicer than a lot of towns.