Coors' Backyard
Photo by Patrick Klein
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Friday, Aug. 16th
- All day - The Friday Tour
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- 7:30AM - Mines M Climb
- 9:30-10:30AM - Rooftop Yoga
- 10AM-3PM - Botanical Printmaking with Gelatin Plates
- 10AM-12PM - Canceled: Rocky Mountain Quilt Study Group
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time
- 7:30PM - School of Rock - The Musical
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
7:30 M Climb
August 16, 2016 - Photo by Dave Powers
The students have arrived at the School of Mines, and new students will be climbing up to the M this morning. Each will carry a 10-pound rock from their home towns. They will add it to the field of rocks that form the giant M on Mt. Zion, and then, together, they will whitewash the whole letter. Learn more.
10AM-3PM Botanical Printmaking with Gelatin Plates @ Foothills Art Center
Foothills Art Center Cultural Campus - Photo by Richard Luckin
Celebrate the summer garden with this fast and fun printmaking process. We will be using gelatin plates, affectionately called “gellies” with water based media, a variety of papers and clippings from your garden to make multi-layered botanical prints. The process is fun, intuitive and immensely satisfying. You will take home some stunning prints. This is a one day workshop.
Participants will be asked to bring plant clippings from their garden.Victoria will bring all other materials and equipment necessary
Each participant will pay a $25 materials fee directly to the instructor
This workshop takes place on Friday, August 16, 2024, from 10am-3pm in person at Foothills Art Center.
Members $100/ Friend & Non members $160
***To receive the member rate - please "login" the upper right-hand corner of this page with the email associated with your membership***
Foothills Art Center
809 15th Street (map)
9:30-10:30AM Rooftop Yoga @ The Golden Mill
Friday Summer Rooftop Yoga Series sponsored by High Altitude Kombucha
Tomorrow is Peach Pick-Up Day
Tomorrow is pickup day for this year's Rotary Peach Sale (Jefferson County Fairgrounds - map). If you've ordered some, don't forget to pick them up!
If you're realizing (to your horror, no doubt) that you didn't order any, see if you can snag one of their extra boxes at this link:
Live Music for Friday, Aug. 16th
Ryan Chrys & the Rough Cuts and Jason Eady @ the Buffalo Rose
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- 7PM Ryan Chrys & Jason Eady @ Buffalo Rose
Buffalo Rose (main venue) - 12-4PM DJ Eski @ Golden Mill
Golden Mill
- 7-10PM Adam Rey @ Buffalo Rose
Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage) - More Live Music
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
5:30-8:30PM Jay Martin @ Barrels and Bottles
6PM Soundbite @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
6PM Blake Mobley & Friends @ Goosetown Station
6PM Front Range Cowboys @ Over Yonder
6-10PM Steve & The Cruisers @ Wrigley’s
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: The Manner of Its Demise
Everett building – Golden History Museum collection – click to enlarge
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Lilly Langtree’s was a popular restaurant, but is probably best remembered for the manner of its demise.
The restaurant opened in 1973 at 1202 Washington Avenue. They served breakfast and lunch only and often had a line of people waiting for a table. The restaurant was named for a famous Victorian actress and socialite, and the decor was Old West-inspired.
In 1979, the neighboring pharmacy eliminated its soda fountain area and Lilly Langtree’s expanded into the newly-created space. A May 23, 1979 Golden Transcript article described how much of the work during the remodeling had been done by the restaurant’s staff, with the cook putting up the dry wall and the waitresses doing the painting.
Three diners hurt as archway collapses
Three people were injured Saturday when an archway collapsed in Lilly Langtree’s Restaurant in Golden. “Some sand fell on the table, and I looked up and saw all these bricks come down,” said Golden resident Larry Heckendorn, who was knocked unconscious. Heckendorn’s wife, Karen, was cut and bruised by the falling rubble. A third woman, Grace Orr of Denver, also received minor injuries.”
Golden Transcript – July 26, 1983
That was the last day of business for Lilly Langtree’s. The situation deteriorated as the City closed the property and cut off gas and electricity. The food stored in the kitchen began to spoil and the neighboring jeweler complained of the smell, but the owner wasn’t allowed in until the property was declared safe. The insurance company didn’t want to pay until blame had been established, which was complicated because the second floor of the building had been undergoing remodeling.
There was an ongoing battle with the City, with the building inspector insisting that the owner construct a covered walkway to protect the public from the danger of falling bricks, while City Council wanted the barrier removed because it was unsightly and took up parking spaces.
The people who had been injured sued the restaurant owner, and the owner sued the structural engineers and architects who had worked on the building
Both suits say Randolph Akin, owner of Lilly Langtree’s at 1202 Washington, has suffered loss of income and is being harassed by creditors because of the closure. Also, Akin has developed emotional, family and drinking problems as a result of stress caused by the closure.
Golden Transcript – April 10, 1984
I don’t know how the law suits were resolved, but in the end, Heinie and Barbara Foss (of Foss Drug) bought the building, brought it up to code, and converted the first floor into a clothing store. The building is still owned by the Foss family. The first floor is now occupied by Goozell Yogurt.
Many thanks to Esther Kettering for sponsoring Golden History Moments for the month of August.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West northwest wind around 6 mph.
Friday: Sunny. High near 92, with temperatures falling to around 90 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 65, with temperatures rising to around 67 overnight. West wind around 8 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly Clear, 65°F
Saturday: Sunny, 93°F
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 67°F
Sunday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 91°F
Sunday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 65°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 87°F
Monday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 65°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 90°F
Tuesday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 66°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 90°F
Wednesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 66°F
Thursday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 89°F
News Relating to Golden - August 16, 2024
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Laura King and Scott Wilson, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Forrest Jones, Barry & Liz Bettis, Cheryl & Tom Schweich, Marjorie Sloan, Chris and Joyce Davell, Rick Flint, Forrest Jones, AC Development, Cynthia Merrill Tamny, Stephen Pero, Meg Van Ness & Steve Kalasz, Steve & Karla Schaefer
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