Department Stores of Golden

*Golden Eye Candy – Patrick Klein – Late Winter – enlarge*

What’s Happening in Golden Today?

10AM-noon Breakfast Burritos @ The Golden Mill
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10AM Wild West Walking Tour (2 hours)
10AM Wild West Short Tour (1 hour)

11AM Wild West Pub Crawl (3 hours)
11AM CSM Softball – Orediggers vs. Regis @ Joe Coors, Jr. Softball Field
12PM CSM Baseball – Orediggers vs. Regis @ Jim Darden Field
11AM-9PM Ralston Elementary Give Back Day @ Morris & Mae
12-2PM Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
1PM CSM Softball – Orediggers vs. Regis @ Joe Coors, Jr. Softball Field
2-3:30PM SAT Strategies (Virtual)

2PM The Great American Trailer Park Musical @ Miners Alley Playhouse – FINAL PERFORMANCE
3PM CSM Baseball – Orediggers vs. Colorado Christian @ Jim Darden Field

Live Music

11AM-2PM Chris Koza @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
3PM Pair of Jokers @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
3PM Magoo @ Over Yonder

4-7PM Ross Henderson @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)

5-8PM Facebagel @ Golden Mill
8PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern

Tomorrow Night

*Map by Golden Artist Hal Shelton – enlarge*

Here’s a preview of an event happening Monday night at the Mountaineering Center.

6PM AAC Library Speaker Series: Colorado Maps @ The American Mountaineering Center
The American Alpine Club Library presents the first installment of their 2023 speaker series at the American Mountaineering Center. The first event features map collector, enthusiast, and expert Wes Brown who will present two mini-talks on the mapping of Colorado. First, on the expeditions of Lieut. Zebulon Pike and Capt. Stephen Long (after whom Pike’s and Long’s Peak are named) and second on the revolutionary mapping of Colorado artist Hal Shelton. More information

Golden History Moment

*Eaker Department Store – Golden History Museum Collection – enlarge*

70 Years Ago
The March 5, 1953 Colorado Transcript announced that the new Eaker department store was celebrating its grand opening. This was the sixth Eaker store in the Denver metro area.

For a brief period, Golden had four department stores. These days, it’s hard to imagine one department store in Golden–let alone four.

*Ellis Department Store, located in the Opera House block – enlarge*

Ellis Department Store was located in 1212 Washington Avenue (now Marrygrams). They opened in 1901 and operated until 1960 (59 years).

*Gamble Stores – Golden History Museum Collection – enlarge*

Gamble Stores was located at 1211 Washington (now Spirits in the Wind). They did business in Golden from 1942 to 1975 (33 years).

Eaker’s opened in 1953. The building was originally Churches’ Garage, later became the Golden Plunge indoor pool, and is now the Buffalo Rose Events Center. Eaker’s closed in 1987 (34 years).

Hested’s opened in 1957 as a “variety store” before rebranding themselves as a department store. Hested’s closed in 1977 (20 Years). The store building stood empty for nearly 30 years (which drove our urban development folks crazy) before being demolished in 2006. That spot is now Gateway Station.

*The Gateway Station building at 13th and Washington – enlarge*

Thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts, and to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!