Return of the Dragon: Iconic Sign Goes Back Up On 25th Street

A Weber County Forum Tip O' The Hat to the many dedicated Utah lumpencizens who participated in the preservation and restoration of this iconic downtown Ogden City landmark

Great news for Ogden historic preservation buffs this morning, via Standard-Examiner columnist Mark Saal. Here's the lede, folks:

OGDEN — The folks on Historic 25th Street haven’t been this excited since the repeal of Prohibition.
They’re calling it “Return of the Dragon,” and it’s not just a classic Bruce Lee martial-arts film. It’s also a well-deserved party for a long-very-nearly-lost friend.
The neon dragon sign that for more than 60 years loomed over the Star Noodle Parlor on 25th Street is finally back where it belongs. On Monday, crews from YESCO, the company that built the original sign, returned the dragon to its rightful place on the famed downtown Ogden street — whence it had been missing since 2008.

Read the encouraging full story here:

• Return of the Dragon: Iconic sign goes back up on 25th Street

"And now, on Friday, Feb. 6, a 'Return of the Dragon' celebration is planned. At 5 p.m., refreshments will be served at the building at 225 Historic 25th St., including a “reinvention” of the famed shrimp salad that the Star Noodle Parlor used to serve. Then, at 5:30 p.m., comes the moment folks have been anticipating for more than six years: Following brief speeches by the appropriate dignitaries, the dragon will officially blaze back to life when a switch is thrown, exciting the dragon’s colorful neon tubes," Mr. Saal reports.

Thus ends the Star Noodle Dragon Treasure Hunt.

Here's a Weber County Forum Tip O' The Hat to the many dedicated Utah lumpencizens who ever-so-stealthily participated in the preservation and restoration of this iconic downtown Ogden City landmark.