Never Give Up
Thursday, February 5th, 2009
In this day of instant gratification it is easy forget  Winston Churchill who said “Never, never, never give up.”
Bruce Edwards of Ogden, UT never gave up.
Last week, Ogden’s Landmarks Commission approved Bruce Edwards’ proposal to restore a sign on his historic C.C. Keller Building on 25th Street — a full 10 years after his original request.
“I outlasted ‘em,” Edwards chortled Thursday. “And the bottom line is, I was right.”
The original wording, dating back to about 1910 and painted on the north side of the two-story brick structure, is still barely visible: “Every hour upon the hour for about an hour Drink Becker’s Beer — Ogden’s Famous Beer.”
But in 1998, the Landmarks Commission — whose membership has now changed — gave the sign restoration a big thumbs down.
“One of the members said, ‘We can’t have beer on that sign; we want 25th Street to be family oriented,” Edwards recalled.
The article gets nasty. You get the distinct feeling that Bruce has his enemies in City Hall. There is more to this story than just a beer sign.Â
However, the issue is the beer sign.Â
A historic beer on a historic building.
Congratulations Bruce!
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