OGDEN — The folks on Historic 25th Street haven’t been this excited since the repeal of Prohibition.Read the encouraging full story here:
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.
"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.
5 comments:
Yeah. "Fischer says a Salt Lake City restaurant, Pig & a Jelly Jar, will be opening a second location on the main level. An IT company will be housed upstairs. Other tenants are pending."
What's it being installed over? Is there a business in there now, at last?
Now if they would only bring back the Rose Room.
Yep, Ozboy!
If time-travel could be perfected, visiting the "Rose Room." in its prime, would be at the top of my time travel list.
By the by folks, there is a really good book about the hey day of Two Bit street written by an old Ogden boy Val Holley. He is now with a big time Washington D.C. law firm but still attached at the navel to good old Ogden. He even used to be known to lurk around the WCF on occasion.
Here is a link to the book, It is a great read and I highly recommend it to anyone who has an interest in our own world famous 25th Street. (Seriously, it was world famous!)
http://www.amazon.com/25th-Street-Confidential-Decadence-Dissipation/dp/160781269X
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