The Creek Path After the Storm
Photo by Joyce Davell
What's happening in Golden today?
- All day: CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day: Golden History Tours
- All day: CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK'S DAY
- All day: Ameila's Big Idea - MAPAC Children's Theater @ Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
- 8:00 AM-8:00 AM: Saturday Morning Run and Social Walk @ Golden History Park
- 9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Blacksmithing @ Golden History Museum
- 10:00 AM-3:00 PM: Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
- 10:00 AM-3:00 PM: Saturday Train Rides @ Colorado Railroad Museum
- 10:00 AM-4:00 PM: Watercolor Small Books with Janet Nunn @ Foothills Art Center
- 10:15 AM-10:45 AM: Family Time @ Golden Library
- 10:30 AM-3:00 PM: Sewing Bee @ First Presbyterian Church of Golden
- 12:00 PM-12:45 PM: Snacking Can Be good4u! @ Natural Grocers
- 12:00 PM-4:00 PM: St. Puppies Day at The Eddy @ The Eddy Taproom & Hotel
- 12:00 PM-2:00 PM: Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge @ Dinosaur Ridge
- 6:30 PM-7:30 PM: Soundbath @ PranaTonic Yoga & Wellness
- 7:30 PM-7:30 PM: A Jukebox for the Algonquin @ Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
THE SNOWSTORM
The Weather Channel broadcasting from Golden – Chris Davel
Frank Hanou reported that both ABC’s Good Morning America and the CBS Morning Show were in town to report on Golden's snowfall.
Golden meteorologist Greg Poulos took the following measurements in his yard:
27.6” storm total
21.5” on the level Friday morning on grass
3.17” liquid (rain plus melted snow)
Last 13” of snow fell at 13:1 (13″ snow per 1″ liquid).
Jeremy Keller and Liz Erickson both noticed a skier on Castle Rock.
Thank you to all the photographers who sent me photos of the storm! As I pointed out to Joyce Davell, I’m still using photos from the 1913 blizzard, so documentary evidence is always welcome.
Irish Dancers at the Golden Mill
Enjoy Irish Dance performances at 11:30AM and 12:30PM. Irish beers (including green beer) and Irish whisky on tap. The Golden Mill
Live Music - Saturday, March 16
12-3PM Rob Wivchar @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
1-5PM Band of Brothers @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
5-9PM Live Music @ Bridgewater Grill
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
5:30-8:30PM Wylie Jones @ Barrels and Bottles @ Camp George West
5:30-8:30PM Maya Ogea @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
6PM Vampire Rodeo @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
6-9PM Puma Borracha @ Goosetown Station
6PM Annie in the Water @ Over Yonder
7PM Sons of Genesis & Message in a Bottle @ Buffalo Rose (main venue)
7PM Dirty Flamenco @ Golden Moon Speakeasy
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
Golden History: St. Patrick's Day at the Holiday Inn
Golden Transcript - March 16, 1978
46 Years Ago
The March 16, 1978 Golden Transcript included this ad for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration at the Holiday Inn. This hardly seems like history, but it occurs to me that many current residents never saw the Holiday Inn and don’t know where it was.
The Holiday Inn was built at Colfax and Indiana (map) in 1964, opening in 1965. It was planned as part of a much larger development scheme that included a new shopping center. The “Wide Acres Center” was to have a major dry goods store, supermarkets, services businesses, retail outlets, a home center, automotive and recreation center.
The shopping components took much longer than anticipated. The Denver West stores (north side of Colfax) opened in 1999 and Colorado Mills Mall (south side of Colfax) opened in 2002.
When it opened, the Holiday Inn had an outdoor swimming pool, restaurant, and cocktail lounge. According to the company’s website, the Holiday Inn chain was relatively new at that time (having been founded in 1952), but was growing quickly. By 1965, there were 500 Holiday Inn motels in North America.
The chain began enclosing their swimming pools and introducing Holidomes (glassed-covered areas with pools, plants, and miniature golf) in the 1970s, and the Golden Holiday Inn got one too. This enhanced their appeal as a year-round destination for families.
I can’t remember precisely when “our” Holiday Inn closed, but in the oldest available Google Street View image (2007), it looks recently closed. There’s a chain link fence blocking the main entrance, but the sign is still up.
Empire Nissan now occupies that space.
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!
Weather
Overnight: Patchy fog. Partly cloudy. Low around 27, with temperatures rising to around 30 overnight. West northwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday: Patchy fog before 9am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. North northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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MARCH SPONSORS: Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, Golden City Brewery, Golden Cultural Alliance, Golden History Museum, Golden Super Cruise, Miners Alley Playhouse, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Morris & Mae Market, Miners Saloon, Joy and Jack Brandt, Tom Reiley, ML Richardson, Mary Eiberger, Bud Rockhill, and Ruth Hund
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