Preserving Union Station’s History Amid Ogden’s Redevelopment Plans

October 21, 2024

When Ben Nadolski became Ogden’s mayor in January 2024, the city’s cherished Union Station took center stage in a battle between economic growth and historical preservation. The iconic station, rich with artifacts that tell the story of Ogden’s railroad legacy, faced redevelopment plans that threatened to erase its past. Under former leadership, volunteers were pushed aside, sparking public outcry. But Nadolski heard the call for preservation and made Union Station his top priority. As he navigates the city through a complex redesign, he’s asking one critical question: Can we honor the past while embracing the future?

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Cathy McKitrick

MCKITRICK Cathy McKitrick discovered her love of storytelling in midlife, graduating from Weber State University in 1998 with a journalism degree in hand. She covered local government for the Standard-Examiner until 2005, when she was hired by the Salt Lake Tribune. During that eight-year adventure, she covered local and state government, poverty, homelessness, the opioid overdose crisis, and more. Following a mass layoff, she returned to the Standard-Examiner in 2013, again covering local government, opioid overdoses, cannabis and other health care issues. Cathy retired from the Standard-Examiner in April 2018, but her passion for journalism remains intact. She now freelances and serves on the board of the Utah Investigative Journalism Project. In her spare time, this grandma enjoys a leisurely run, a good laugh, and catching up with family and friends.