Return of the Dragon to Ogden’s Historic 25th Street
Iconic neon sign undergoes masterful restoration;
to be transported, installed and tested Jan. 26
WHEN: Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, at approximately 10:00 a.m.
WHO: Ogden City along with YESCO, Fischer Regan Enterprises, LLC, R&O Construction, Historic 25th Street Association and Sanders Associates Architects welcome the media to capture this historic event in Ogden’s history.
WHAT: Media and film crews are invited to capture the installation and testing of the neon spectacular sign in Ogden. The completely refurbished Star Noodle dragon sign is scheduled to be loaded for transport Monday morning at 7:00 a.m. and leave the YESCO production facility at 1605 South Gramercy Road in Salt Lake City, Utah. Making its trek back home to Historic 25th Street in Ogden and expected to arrive by approximately 10:00 a.m., the sign will then be erected and reinstalled on the renovated building’s new façade and properly tested for lighting and usage.
A more formal and public lighting of the sign is scheduled for Feb. 6 at 5:00 p.m. for the community to celebrate and commemorate the sign’s significance to Ogden.
WHERE: Installation to take place at 225 Historic 25th Street in Ogden, Utah.
WHY: The former Star Noodle dragon sign stood watch over 25th Street in Ogden, Utah, for more than five decades and is a recognizable icon to longtime Ogden residents as well as visitors. In 2008, the sign was taken down for the purpose of renovation.
The sign is the original design built by YESCO in the 1950s with 250 feet of neon and 58 smaller lights. YESCO was contracted to refurbish the sign and the entire structure was completely sanded down to the original structure and meticulously refurbished to its original glory.
The sign is expected to be a permanent art installation that stands as a reminder of the street’s electric and brilliant history while lighting the way for future progress, innovation and the resurgence of commerce and business still to come to the area.
