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Sarah Poole and her boyfriend, Nathan Davis, leave Promontory Tower at Weber State University in Ogden on Wednesday. The two met in Promontory Towers, and Poole mourns that the structure will be demolished and that, if they return years later, it will be many stories too low. The building will be torn down to make room for new dorms to be built. (KERA WILLIAMS/Standard-Examiner)

Residents of Promontory Towers at WSU share memories

Last updated Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 5:35am

OGDEN — Even if she’d been blindfolded Friday, Amelia Powers would have known where she was.

“I walked into Promontory Towers, and it smelled exactly the same,” said Powers, 29, a former resident of Weber State University’s 44-year-old residence hall, which is scheduled for demolition in July.

“It’s not a bad smell, just unique and identifying. It’s probably a combination of old building material and 40 years of really busy people.”

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Former store faces fire, demolition

Brady Bingham Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, January 20, 2012 - 11:27pm

LAYTON -- Construction crews soon will tear down the old Stimson's Market unless the fire department gets to the building first.

On Thursday, the city council approved the final plat and plan for Villas on Main, a 120-unit high-end apartment complex that will be built at 1447 N. Main St.

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Demolition began at the Far West Motel in Kaysville on Wednesday. The 44-year-old motel and other buildings on Main Street will be cleared to make room for a $6.5 million townhouse development on the 2.9-acre site, now owned by Destination Homes. Residents received an eviction notice from the owner in June

Far West Motel demolition starts

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 12:06pm

KAYSVILLE -- Amid two abandoned vehicles, a swing set and scattered clothes and bedding sits a track hoe, poised to continue with the demolition of the 44-year-old Far West Motel in Kaysville.

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Demolition of Far West motel begins

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 4:01pm

KAYSVILLE — Amid two abandoned vehicles, a swing set and scattered clothes and bedding, sits a track hoe, poised to continue with the demolition of the 44-year-old Far West Motel in Kaysville.

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Demolition began at the Far West Motel in Kaysville Wednesday, August 24, 2011. The 44-year-old motel and other buildings on Main Street will be cleared to make room for a $6.5 million townhouse development on the 2.9-acre site, now owned by Destination Homes. Residents received an eviction notice from the owner in July. (Erin Hooley/Standard-Examiner)

Things They Left Behind

Erin Hooley, Staff, Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 3:32pm

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'89 Chevy a bonus for winner of Davis demolition derby

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 11:16pm

FARMINGTON -- Using an old truck as a promotional ploy could entice additional drivers to compete in the Davis County Fair's demolition derby.

In addition to $12,000 in prize money available at this year's annual derby, the county has added to the prize package a 1989 Chevy pickup truck wrapped in a new "The Truth" anti-tobacco campaign message.

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Historic house has demolition deadline

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Saturday, January 29, 2011 - 6:59pm

OGDEN -- The owner of a fire-damaged historic home in Ogden is asking Mayor Matthew Godfrey to abandon plans by the city to have the dwelling demolished.

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