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Peaches, History Tours, Super Cruise, and a Long-Ago Bridge

Golden Eye Candy – Gunnar Tande – Sunrise on the Foothills – enlarge

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN GOLDEN TODAY?


8AM Golden Rotary Club Peach Pick-up Day @ Jefferson County Fairgrounds
Did you forget to order peaches? The Rotary club has a limited supply of extra boxes. Get there early to make sure you get some!

8AM Saturday Morning Run and Social Walk @ Golden History Park
8AM-1PM Golden Farmers Market @ Golden Library west parking lot
9AM Funky Mountain Market @ American Mountaineering Center
9AM-12PM Microscope @ Home Depot


10AM Wagon Ride Through Golden History
10AM-2PM Homestead Open House @ Golden History Park
10AM-12PM Breakfast Burritos @ The Golden Mill
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10AM-3PM Saturday Train Rides @ Colorado Railroad Museum
10AM and 1PM Wild West Short Tour
10:15AM Family Time @ Golden Library


1PM Wild West Pub Crawl
1-2:30PM Dungeons & Dragons for Beginners (Virtual)
1-3PM PAWS for Reading @ Golden Library
3:30-5PM Dungeons & Dragons for Advanced Players (Virtual)


5-8:30PM Golden Super Cruise @ South Golden Road
Classic cars gather in business parking lots of South Golden beginning late in the afternoon. They are parked in a way the public can gather and admire these classic cars and network with their owners.
Information Line 303-968-7536 In the event of inclement weather, cancellation information beginning at noon on Cruise day.

7:30PM Avenue Q: The Musical @ Miners Alley Playhouse

SEE THE COMPLETE CALENDAR OF EVENTS.

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LIVE MUSIC


11AM-2PM Derek Hall @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
11:30AM Lucas Wolf @ Tributary Food Hall
1PM Rick Lewis Project @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse


3-6PM Burgundy Ties@ Golden Mill
4-7PM The Wrecklunds @ Coda Brewing
4-8PM Midnight Vinyl @ Wrigley’s
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
6PM Dave Frisk and The Band @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse


6-8PM Wade Sutton @ Morris & Mae
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern

GOLDEN HISTORY MOMENT

Golden City & South Platte Railway bridge, shown in an excerpt from Denver Public Library Western History Collection photo – enlarge

The first bridge across Clear Creek was built at Washington Avenue, and a second (at Ford Street) followed shortly thereafter. Little known today is the fact that there used to be a railroad bridge at East Street. This bridge was built in the 1870s for the Golden City and South Platte Railway.

A flood in Tucker Gulch destroyed the railroad trestle at East Street – Golden History Museum photo – enlarge

The bridge was later used by the Denver, Lakewood & Golden Railway, but was destroyed by a flood in 1896.

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!

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