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Real World Events
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
2PM Moon Over Buffalo @ Miners Alley Playhouse
Live Music
11:15AM-4:30PM UllrGrass Festival @ Parfet Park
12-6PM School of Rock Littleton – Best of Season @ Buffalo Rose (main venue)
4-7PM Bunny Blake @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
8PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
Golden History Moment
Do you ever wonder how I find all these topics to write about? When I first started my pandemic-inspired history binge, there were several topics that I had always wondered about–the paper mill, the flour mills, the ditches, the railroads, the swimming pool under the Buffalo Rose, and the now-vanished City Park, among others.
Once I had researched these subjects, I began taken a calendar-driven approach–what did the old Transcripts publish on this day in years past? To do this, I sit down every morning and begin searching through old newspapers with tomorrow’s date, beginning with the Western Mountaineer in 1859 and progressing up to 1984, when the online collection of Golden Transcripts end. By the end of the month, I have a pretty good idea of what events recur in a given month. In January, we tend to get news-worthy snowfalls and windstorms.
75 Years Ago
The January 30, 1947 Colorado Transcript reported that a recent windstorm had caused significant destruction.
Raging winds raced through Golden and Pleasant View early last Saturday morning and did considerable damage to property.
Tramway service was interrupted for a short time when lines were blown down near Daniels [the neighborhood east of Colorado Mills]. A shelter house near Pleasant View was blown over and many trailers and unanchored small homes in that district were overturned.
Many roofs in Golden lost shingles, trees lost limbs, and windows were blown in. A shack was blown against a house, causing considerable damage. A garage in the Coors complex lost its roof, which was “crumpled and tossed between the buildings.” The window of the City Tailor Shop (1209 Washington – map) was blown in.
A new housing project was underway in Mines Park, and the wind blew piles of construction debris far and wide.
Fortunately, the Colorado Central Power company had been aggressively trimming trees near their power lines, so there was minimal loss of power. “The principal damage to transmission lines was done by roofs that were lifted from buildings and severed lines.”
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!