Ogden, Utah, USA, Earth

Og, City Of The Past

by Alexander E. Cutshall (alexc@xmission.com)
written 12 Jan 1995

This article is classified "Real"


Ogden is a city which is between Brigham City and Salt Lake City.  This
really tells you very little, unless you've actually been to Utah.  It's
north of Salt Lake City (about 30 Miles), and south of Brigham City.
Hoopy it's not.


Landmarks
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There are.  You can see them, too.  Those areas qualifying are:

          1) Union Station, once a hub of transport for the west (Union
             Pacific), now museumish.

          2) The Egyptian Theatre.  It's kinda just there, and people
             have been arguing about what to do with it for the past
             twenty years.

          3) Ogden City Mall.  The epitome of shopping in Utah.  Big and
             Dark.

          4) Grounds For Coffee.  Yes, it's a nationwide chain, but here
             it's a way of life.

          5) Weber State University.  Kinda big, lots of people.  They
             have a Burger King.  And their own satellite.  And a radio
             station.

          6) "Historic" 25th street.  Old, nice shops.

          7) I-15.  An exit point, ever so useful.

          8) The Greyhound bus station.  Slower exit point.
          9) Hollywood Video.  New.  Lots of videos to help you pass the
             agonizing hours.
         10) Weber County Library.  Books.  Again, a way to pass your time.


Transport
---------
          1)  A Car.  Utah drivers are SCARY!!!  Not recommended for beings
              with low pain threshold.  Especially in winter, those who
              drive are horrifying (in general).

          2) The Bus.  Weird people use it.  It goes almost nowhere you
             want to be.

          3) Levitation.  Not good for long distances.

          4) Walking.  Ok, if you really want.


Natural Things
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          1) Mountains.  Nice to look at.  No, really.  Nice to look at.

          2) The Lake.  In winter it's cool.  In summer, makes the city
             stink like rotten brine shrimp.

          3) Mountains.  Nice to look at.  No, really.  Nice to look at.


Warnings
--------
          1) Remember, Ogden is in a temporal rift in which clothing,
             building styles, and people never really change.

          2) Remember how to leave.
          3) Leave.  Now.  Yes, leave Ogden now!
          4) Here people look weird at you if you do not drink coffee, as
             opposed to Provo, where people look weird at you if you drink
             coffee.  In Moab, the coffee evaporates anyway, so no one
             cares.

See also:
  • Hell
  • Earth

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