A Winter's Night in the History Park
Photo by Pat Saunders
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Sunday, Dec. 8th
- All day - 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. - Golden Elf Academy
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Church Services
- 9AM - Pleasant View Santa
- 10AM-3PM - Brunch at the Rose
- 12-5PM - Foothills Art Center - Holiday Art Market
- 12-2PM - Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
- 12-5PM - 6th Annual Holiday Market
- 2PM - A Christmas Carol
- 3PM - Holiday Concert with the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra
- 5-9PM - Board Game Night
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
9AM and 12PM - Golden Elf Academy
Get sworn in by Santa himself as one of his official Golden Elves at the annual Golden Elf Academy! Join us on Sunday, December 8 at the Golden Outpost (17695 S. Golden Rd) for this annual holiday favorite!
Wear your best elf outfit or festive attire and get ready to become one of Santa’s elves at the 2024 Golden Elf Academy!
At The Golden Elf Academy, your child will get to:
- Meet JoJo the Elf who runs Santa’s toy factory
- Toast s’mores and enjoy hot cocoa
- Decorate a cupcake from Gold Mine Cupcakes with Mrs. Claus
- Make an elf craft
- Learn Christmas carols in the Elf Kazoo band
- Learn an Elf Christmas dance with the elves from Virtuosity Dance Centre
- And take a photo with Santa and his elves!
We look forward to a holly jolly good time at the Golden Elf Academy!
Golden Hayride Outpost
17695 South Golden Road (map)
9AM Pleasant View Santa
Pleasant View Fire District Map
The annual Pleasant View Fire Santa Truck will be driving through the Pleasant View neighborhoods, throwing out candy to the kiddos. Keep your eye out for Santa. He might be coming along for the ride. They’ll be coming through the neighborhoods around 9:00 a.m., starting with the Red route (see the map).
4-7:30PM Sunday Swing Supper Club @ The Buffalo Rose
A special evening for fans of big band and swing dancing at the historical Buffalo Rose in downtown Golden. Doors open and delicious food service starts at 4:00. Learn to swing dance with a free dance lesson 4:00-5:00! Then enjoy entertaining live BIG BAND JAZZ MUSIC from 5:00 to 7:30 by the Flatirons Jazz Orchestra - featuring Deborah Stafford. Dance or just enjoy the great Swing Era music of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and more played on one of Colorado great historic stages. All ages welcome.
Dance or just listen to the great Swing Era music of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and more.
$20 online / $25 at the door. All ages welcome – under 18 with a guardian.
Tickets
The Buffalo Rose
1119 Washington Avenue (map)
Jefferson Sympony Holiday Concert @ The Green Center
Music Director Arturo Gonzalez and the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra will kick off the holiday season in Jeffco with its annual holiday concert! For decades, the JSO's concerts have become the area’s favorite holiday tradition with families and friends gathering to listen to the magical sounds of Christmas that are sure to fill hearts and souls with goodwill throughout the rest of the Season. Musical highlights include “Christmas Overture,” "Twelve Days of Christmas," "Santa Baby," and more!
Repertoire
- HESS: Christmas Overture
- HIRSH: Oh Chanukah
- MURTHA: All I Want for Christmas Is You
- ANDERSON: Christmas Festival
- ANDERSON: Bugler's Holiday
- HOLMES: Santa Baby
- PETERSON: Twelve Days of Christmas
Featured Artists
- Dr. J. Arturo González, Music Director and Conductor
- Jefferson Symphony Orchestra
Location
Mines Green Center - 924 16th Street (map)
Live Music for Sunday, Dec. 8th
- 4-7PM Amanda Hawkins @ Buffalo Rose
Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage) - More Live Music
2-5PM Dead & Friends @ Over Yonder
8PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Banning Frame for Fire Safety
Early downtown buildings were frame (wood) construction – enlarge
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103 Years Ago
The December 8, 1921 Colorado Transcript announced that Council was preparing an ordinance to remove the ban on frame buildings. This made me wonder when the ban had gone into effect, since Golden had many frame buildings that were constructed before 1921. I didn’t find the exact answer, but Golden was trying to ban wooden buildings at least as early as 1878.
The Fire Department always preferred brick or stone construction. The City tried to mandate this, but often, for a variety of reasons, they relaxed their standards.
The bad fix Golden finds herself in to accommodate new-comers who want houses is causing many new ones to be erected. They are mostly frame dwellings, as the procurement of brick is out of the question this winter.... It is not a judicious plan, but dwellings are very much needed, and it is the best that can be done until brick can be obtained.
Colorado Transcript – December 12, 1878
The request made by J. M. Johnson Jr. & Co. for permission to erect a wood coal-shed within the fire limits was…granted.
Colorado Transcript – January 25, 1893
In 1921, Council decided to remove the city-wide (and often ignored) ban. In its place, they enacted a new ordinance that said wooden buildings would be banned downtown but allowed in residential or sparsely-populated areas, with permission from the Mayor or council, .
The terms “residential” and “sparsely-populated” were a bit vague. “Permission from the mayor or council” could be subject to moods, relationships, and circumstances. Wooden buildings continued to be approved, and some of the old wood buildings downtown stayed in place for several more decades.
Golden continued with this vague, uneasy compromise until after World War II. At that time, the extreme demand for housing inspired several changes to our housing policies. We introduced zoning, to clearly define which areas were “residential” and which were “sparsely settled.” We required a buffer at the edge of a lot, to make it less likely that a fire in one house would spread to houses next door. We also adopted building codes, to ensure greater fire safety in new construction.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 43 overnight. West wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. High near 59, with temperatures falling to around 49 in the afternoon. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night: A chance of snow after 5am. Partly cloudy. Low around 23, with temperatures rising to around 27 overnight. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy then Chance Light Snow, 23°F
Monday: Chance Light Snow, 37°F
Monday Night: Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy, 22°F
Tuesday: Sunny, 37°F
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 29°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny, 50°F
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 32°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny, 54°F
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy, 35°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny, 53°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 32°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny, 50°F
News About Golden - December 8, 2024
Deep Roots Winery Moving to Golden
By Katie Porter
What Now
Deep Roots Winery, a family-owned craft winery, is leaving Denver’s RiNo district and relocating to Golden. The move, set to be completed by mid-January 2025, will see the business opening at 1375 Catamount Drive, the Denver Post reports... Read more...
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Sponsors:
($100/month and up)
Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, Golden City Brewery, Golden Cultural Alliance, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Miners Saloon, Golden Hayride Outpost, Unite Fitness, Tom Reiley, and Michael Mason
Friends:
($50-99.99/month or $550/yr)
Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing, Goozell Yogurt & Coffee Paul Haseman, Donna Anderson, Carol & Doug Harwood, Beth Bidwell, Stephanie Painter, Greg Poulos, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Mary & Don Parker, Saré Merrigan, The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, and Joy Brandt
Supporters:
($25-49.99/month or $250/yr)
Laura King and Scott Wilson, Bobby German and Alison McNally, 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, Bud Rockhill, and Steve Enger
Members:
($10-24.99/month or $110/yr)
Brad Miller & Julie Bartos, Holly Thomas, Jim and LouAnne Dale, Ann Pattison, Thomas Hoffman, Carol Abel, Brian Quarnstrom, Sandra Curran, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Kathy Smith, Karen Smith, Carlos & Nancy Bernal, Robert Storrs, Michele Sannes, Elaine Marolla, Dixie Termin & Ron Miller, E Tom Hughes, Crystal M Culbert, Patrick A. Madison, Alice Madison & Jim Kalivas, Deb Goeldner, Christopher Ball, 6th Chair Home Services, Dot & Eric Brownson, Rosemary Coffman, Emeline Paulson, Sandy Schneider, Mark and Cathy Pattridge, Cheryl G Leidich, Jen Rutter, Carol Abel, Frani R Bickart, Jennings and Litz, Bill Sedgeley, Nancy Hughes, Justin L Wade, Kathi Eggers, Traci Case, Donna Owen, Leslie D Lutz, Karen Oxman, Catherine Skokan, Ross Fraser & KC Gilliland, Lynne Haigh, Elizabeth Hilliard, Frank Young & Terre Deegan-Young, Kathy Hirons & Jack Markin, Jess & Anthony Monasterio, Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch, Heather Duncan, Lee Ann & Pete Horneck, Carol Cameron, Cheryl Williamson, San Daugherty, Jim Garner, John and Carol McEncroe, the Golden Welcome Center, the Golden Transcript, Koshare Eagle, Ken and Colleen Krantz, Traci Neuman Lacey, Jo Barber, Jamie Cookinham, Kermit Shields, Meridee Cecil, Vicki Olson, Colleen & Michael Ramey, and Nancy & Pete Torpey
Followers:
($5-9.99/month)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser
