48 Years Ago
The July 21, 1977 Golden Transcript featured this photo of a kayaker on 12th Street. Admittedly, the car a few feet north was not in flood conditions, but our storm sewers were clearly overwhelmed on the south side of the street. The building in the background is the Loveland Block, aka the Old Capitol Grill restaurant.
The caption informs us that Golden had received 3.2-3.4 inches of water the previous night. A separate article about police activity reported that the storm’s booming thunder had tripped burglar alarms at Golden Furniture, Meyer Hardware, S&S Electronics, and Golden Animal Hospital.
