Watkins Grocery and Cranshaw Photo
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7ofclubs
N 41° 13.235 W 111° 58.530
12T E 418232 N 4563703
Marker located on the side of a building in the historically colorful Ogden, Utah's 25th Street.
Waymark Code: WMB446
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 04/02/2011
Views: 10
Excert from historical marker:
WATKINS GROCER AND CRANSHAW PHOTOGRAPHY The two-story, commercial vernacular structure at 215-17- 25th Street was built in approximately 1895. It housed the Frank R. Watkins Grocer, Mrs. Vina Creamer's Rooms, the Nevada Rooms, and in 1951 the 7-UP Bottling Company. The building at 219-21 25th Street, built in 1905, was the Luke Cranshaw Photography Shop and the Ohio House Hotel. Both buildings were restored in 1985 and then occupied by the 25th Street Upholstry Company.
Marker Name: Watkins Grocery and Cranshaw Photo
Marker Type: City
County: Weber
City: Ogden, Utah
Group Responsible for Placement: Ogden City Landmarks Commission
Date Dedicated: 9/28/1995
Marker Number: n/a
Addtional Information: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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