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(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner) Cody Saunders works on his school provided computer at Davis School District’s new Centennial Junior High School in Kaysville on Wednesday.

Chalkboard to net books at Utah schools

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, August 27, 2011 - 5:23pm

Future schools in the Top of Utah, new and remodeled, will accommodate more than just students.

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Standard-Examiner special edition focuses on changing local schools

Dave Greiling Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, August 26, 2011 - 11:58pm

Building Our Future is the theme of our annual progress edition, which appears as a special section in Sunday's Standard-Examiner.

The theme refers to schools and their role in the communities they serve. The jumping-off point for dealing with such a broad topic is the recent boom in school construction and renovations across the five districts in our circulation area -- Weber, Ogden, Davis, Box Elder and Morgan.

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How our past brings value to our future

Charles F. Trentelman

Last updated Saturday, June 26, 2010 - 11:02pm

OGDEN --Three decades ago Ogden tore down half a block of historic buildings on Historic 25th Street and was anxious to tear down more, the better to rebuild and renew.

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Yes, we can -- and our special section this Sunday proves it

Andy Howell, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Friday, June 25, 2010 - 11:07pm

Emily Marcus began canning and preserving fruit from her mom's orchards when she was just 4 years old.

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(Standard-Examiner file photo) This photo, taken in June 2004, shows the 207,000-square-foot former American Can complex at Lincoln Avenue and 20th Street in Ogden before its renovation.

AmeriCan Center in Ogden an industrious example of can-do attitude; former canning plant houses charter school, businesses

Scott Schwebke, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Friday, June 25, 2010 - 9:21pm

OGDEN -- The name has changed, but the legacy remains the same.

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(Courtesy of Bank of Utah) The Bank of Utah opened Dec. 1, 1952, on Washington Boulevard in Ogden. The bank's focus at that time was to finance cars sold by bank founder Frank M. Browning's car dealership, Browning Chevrolet.

Bank of Utah thrives on customer service

JaNae Francis, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Friday, June 25, 2010 - 10:09pm

OGDEN -- These days, there aren't many Ogden residents who don't recognize the name Dutch Belnap.

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(Courtesy photo) This photo from 1910-12 shows Layton's Main Street near the Gentile Street intersection. Note the horse pulling a Model-T with a woman sitting in it. In the background is the old Adams and Sons Co. General Merchandise.

Paved thoroughfares in Layton replace yesteryear's dirt tracks; historic downtown changes day by day

Bryon Saxton, Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau

Last updated Saturday, June 26, 2010 - 12:36am

LAYTON -- Dirt roads intersecting through old downtown Layton where horses once trod are again being paved over to speed up traffic as the city attempts to revitalize what was its economic hub before the existence of the Layton Hills Mall.

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(Standard-Examiner file photo) This is an aerial view of the McKay-Dee Hosptial campus in November 2001. The $190 million project opened for business March 25, 2002.

One woman's dream has grown into nationally recognized McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden

Jamie Lampros, Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Saturday, June 26, 2010 - 12:59am

OGDEN -- In 1910, the Thomas D. Dee Memorial Hospital opened its doors under the direction of Annie Taylor Dee.

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(Courtesy photo) St. Benedict's Hospital opened at 3000 Polk Ave., in Ogden, 64 years ago, when a few Catholic sisters of the Order of St. Benedict came to Ogden from St. Joseph, Minn., to give glory to God through service to mankind.

Ogden blessed with St. Benedict's Hosptial, now Ogden Regional

Jamie Lampros, Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Saturday, June 26, 2010 - 1:04am

OGDEN -- The big red-brick building at the top of 30th Street and Polk Avenue is now a retirement home, but 64 years ago, it was a brand-new, state-of-the art 150-bed hospital.

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(Standard-Examiner file photo) Union Station, which sits on Wall Avenue at HIstoric 25th Street in Ogden, hosts craft boutiques, model railroading events, art sales and more.

Union Station: Ogden's former train depot still a community focal point

Charles F. Trentelman, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Friday, June 25, 2010 - 10:18pm

OGDEN -- In 1987, the American Institute of Architects' Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team said Ogden's future should be centered on Union Station.

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(JAMIE LAMPROS/Standard-Examiner) The 12-story First Security Bank building at 24th Street and Washington Boulevard was built in 1889 for $25,000.

First Security thrives despite hard times

Jamie Lampros, Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Friday, June 25, 2010 - 10:22pm

OGDEN -- The afflictions of the 1920s, followed by the Wall Street crash of 1929 and the Great Depression, seemed to have little impact on what was to become Ogden's oldest and most successful bank.

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(Photo courtesy of Union Station) This historic photo, taken from Union Station, shows a trolley running along Ogden's 25th Street.

25th Street changes images; run-down sin strip recast as family-friendly, safe and fun

Di Lewis, Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Friday, June 25, 2010 - 10:28pm

OGDEN -- Now populated by families, strollers and lunchtime meetings, Ogden's Historic 25th Street was once the center of society, sin and vice.

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Peery's Egyptian Theater documentary in the works

Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Saturday, June 26, 2010 - 12:11am

"Peery's Egyptian Theater: Ogden's Historic Treasure" is a new documentary DVD that examines the history of the theater from the time it opened its doors on July 3, 1924, through the present.

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(Courtesy photo) The facade of Peery's Egyptian Theater in 1925 replicates the Thebes temples in ancient Egypt.

Meet the man who helped save a piece of movie magic -- Peery's Egyptian Theater

Brad Gillman, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Saturday, June 26, 2010 - 12:13am

OGDEN -- Van Summerill remembers the day in 1984 when he noticed the newspaper ad: a free movie with the purchase of a concession item at Peery's Egyptian Theater.

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(NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner) This photo taken from a water tower in the Business Depot Ogden shows construction continuing on the Barnes Aerospace building in 2008.

Repurposing land works with former defense depot in Ogden

Mitch Shaw, Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau

Last updated Saturday, June 26, 2010 - 12:29am

OGDEN -- What could have been an economic disaster for the Top of Utah turned out to be an economic boom when The Boyer Company and Ogden city took control of what is now known as Business Depot Ogden.

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