Night Lights, Wild West Tour, Holiday Art Mart, Brunch at the Rose, and the Hesteds Saga

*Golden Eye Candy – Frank Hanou – Downtown Lights on a Snowy Morning – click to enlarge*

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Virtual Golden

2-3PM Virtual Cooking Class for Teens with the Library

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Miners Alley Playhouse is offering three plays that you can watch on-demand. Learn more….

Real World Golden

10AM Wild West Walking Tour
11AM-2PM Brunch at the Rose
12-5PM Holiday Art Market

Golden History Moment

44 Years Ago
The December 20, 1976 Golden Transcript included this ad, announcing that Hesteds Department Store was going out of business.

*The 5 and 10 version of Hesteds – Golden History Museum Collection – click to enlarge*

Hesteds 5 and 10 store opened in 1957. It was part of a nationwide chain.

*Hesteds Department Store – Golden History Museum collection – click to enlarge*

In 1962, the store enlarged significantly and renamed itself “Hesteds Department Store.”

Hesteds’ stock was picked over by the time this photo appeared in the January 6, 1977 Transcript – click to enlarge

The 1976 announcement was the third in a rapid succession of closures in Golden. Our King Soopers grocery store, which had been at 19th and Jackson (now US Bank) had closed a month earlier, and the Mark ‘N’ Bag grocery store (13th and Ford) had closed the previous week. City officials hastened to announce that the City was still in sound financial condition.

*Final auction at Hesteds – January 27, 1977 Golden Transcript – click to enlarge*

By late January, the remaining fixtures were sold in an auction, with display tables going for $8, glass display cases for $15, clothing racks for $6, and benches for $5.

*The empty Hesteds store in 2005, just before demolition – click to enlarge*

Despite several inquiries and offers over time, the building stood empty for nearly 30 years. In 2005, the property was purchased for redevelopment as a mixed use building, with businesses on the first floor and residences above.

*January 3, 2007 – Hesteds gone and Gateway Station not yet built – click to enlarge*

*Gateway Station, which now occupies the site of the former Hesteds store – click to enlarge*

Many 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!