CORRECTION
Yesterday’s post listed regulatory changes that the Affordable Housing committee was likely to request. One of the points included a misstatement.
Parking standards – developers say they could build affordable housing if they could reduce or eliminate the requirement to include onsite housing.
That sentence should have said this instead:
Parking standards – developers say they could build affordable housing if they could reduce or eliminate the requirement to include onsite parking.
Thanks to those of you who spotted the error and let me know!
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN GOLDEN TODAY?
MysterE-Days 2023 @ Colorado School of Mines
6-6:55AM HIIT (Virtual)
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
10-11:30AM NREL – Public Campus Experience (Virtual)
10-10:30AM TriceraTOTs – Beans in a Bag? @ Dinosaur Ridge Discovery Center
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
10:30AM The Friday Tour @ Colorado Railroad Museum
12-12:55PM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
1-1:45PM Silver Sneakers Yoga (Virtual)
1:30PM The Friday Tour @ Colorado Railroad Museum
3PM Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic @ Foothills Animal Shelter
4-7PM 10th Anniversary Party @ State 38 Distilling
Congratulations to State 38 Distilling, which is celebrating their 10th anniversary this weekend. They are releasing a special single barrel of 10th Anniversary Straight Rye Whiskey today. The tasting room will be open today and tomorrow from 4-7PM. Stop in, enjoy a cocktail, and congratulate them!
State 38 Distilling | 400 Corporate Circle, Suite B | 303-895-1485 | (map)
4-6PM Golden Women in Business Happy Hour @ Connects Studio (map)
4PM Wild West Walking Tour
6PM CSM Baseball – Orediggers vs. Regis @ Jim Darden Field
7PM Symphony Showcase @ Jefferson Unitarian Church
Jefferson Symphony presents a chamber recital among symphony friends. Join us as JSO musicians and special guests perform remarkable repertoire for you, which spotlights exciting styles of music and our talented orchestra members. Peggy Lyon performs on piano, and invites the artists to share brief stories and introductions to the music. New location!
7:30PM I Hate Hamlet @ Miners Alley Playhouse – LAST TWO WEEKENDS!
LIVE MUSIC
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
5-8PM Human Kind @ Goosetown Station
6PM Mark May @ Over Yonder
6-10PM Mad Millie @ Wrigley’s
7-10PM David Henning @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
7-10PM Man of 1000 Songs @ Morris & Mae
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
GOLDEN HISTORY MOMENT
The Golden History Museum describes this photo as follows:
This is a black and white photograph of a large sign reading “Golden / Home of Colorado School of Mines / A City of Cheap Electricity / Served by / Colorado Central Power Company.” Above the main text of the sign is a circular Kiwanis Club logo flanked by “Meets Tue. 6:30 P.M. / Wright Hotel.” Behind this sign in the background a sign in the shape of an arrow pointing left is visible, which reads “Golden Tourist Park,” a business that was located near Jackson Street and 23rd. This photo is one of four similar photos of the same sign taken from slightly different angles.
I immediately began one of my favorite games: “Guess that Date!”
The clues included the reference to the School of Mines, reference to the Kiwanis club, the Wright Hotel, and the arrow behind the sign pointing to the Golden Tourist Park.
The School of Mines was founded in 1874–so it’s later than that.
The Golden Kiwanis Club was founded in 1921–so later than that. (Colorado Transcript – December 1, 1921)
The City purchased Sapp’s Grove and renamed it The Golden Tourist Park in 1923–so later than that.
Colorado Center Power arrived in Golden in 1926 (Transcript – December 2, 1926) and stayed until 1962 (Transcript – February 15, 1962), so the photo is between those years.
The best clue was the Wright Hotel, which was one of the earlier incarnations of the Table Mountain Inn. It acquired that name in the fall of 1937 (Transcript – November 4, 1937) and was purchased and renamed “the Golden Hotel” in 1939 (Transcript – June 15, 1939).
So there you go–the photo was taken between 1937 and 1939!
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!
