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Golden History Moment
The history museum recently added a couple of years to the online archive of old Transcripts, so I’ve been reading about the mid-1980s. I came across this article about Louise Zimmer Scott, which was published on January 1, 1985. Mrs. Scott was born in Golden on January 20, 1899 and lived here for most of her life. The original article was not illustrated, but as I read it, she referred to so many interesting places that I was inspired to reprint excerpts, with photos added.
Louise was born in Golden in a little house next to the present American Legion building (map) near Ninth and Ford Streets. Later her parents purchased the big two-story home at Ford and Water Streets (map), known from that day until now as the Burgess House. It was there Frank and Rose Zimmer reared their three children…
Frank Zimmer…ran the ice business here for a time. He delivered ice with his team and wagon, and employed several young men. Later he went to work for Coors in their greenhouse, and looked after the grounds of their family home. Zimmer remained in that position until he retired. “Adolph Coors often came down to our house to visit with my Dad,” said Louise. “He thought my father was great with their flowers and gardens.”.
Louise attended the little North School on Sixth Street during her early years, then went on to high school located where the Mines Guggenheim building is now. She said, “If there were twelve or Fifteen pupils, it was considered a big class.”
Note: South School was actually a block north and east of Guggenheim Hall–on Cheyenne, between 13th and 14th Streets (map). It stood where Coolbaugh Hall and the power plant are now.
“When we were still in grammar school, we picked berries out on 32nd Street – strawberries, raspberries and cherries. The farmers came with a team and horse and buggy and picked us up. and we gathered berries all day. That was our first job.“
“During the winter we always had lots of homework to do. But we took time to go sledding down Washington Avenue, and any other hill we could find. We went ice skating on the pond, which we called Coors Lake. There was always a big Fire going at the pond, since Coors gave us all the wood we wanted.“
While her father was spending the day at his greenhouse job at Coors, Louise’s mother was busy serving meals at the Burgess House. In the big dining room at the front of the Burgess House on Ford, business men, the jury, county commissioners, and special groups met for noon dinner. “My mother was well known for her delicious cooking, and you couldn’t believe the meals she served for 35 cents!”, Louise said….
The streets in town were all dirt. Ford and Washington were the main streets, with Washington mostly for business, and Ford the longest, and residential. “We children walked home for lunch at noon. When we came home after school, I had to help with the dishes. My brother, Joe, brought in the wood and coal, and cut the grass. There was always plenty to do.
After graduation from high school, Louise went to work at Coors in the porcelain plant. She continued to work there for the next 35 years. “Our hours were 7 a.m. until 5 p.m., and we made $4.32 a week.“
Louise’s husband, Bert Scott, originally worked for Henry Foss at his drugstore in Greeley. When Mr. Foss decided to relocate to Golden (in 1913), he asked Bert to move here and continue to work for him.
Louise Zimmer and Bert Scott were married in 1918 at the St. Joseph’s Catholic church at 14th and East Streets (map – now the Coors visitor parking lot).
Meanwhile, Louise’s parents sold the Burgess House, and moved to the little home next door, near 10th and Ford. Years later, when Louise and Bert Scott were ready to go into a small apartment, they moved back into Louise’s childhood home, renting the apartment which had formerly been the Zimmer’s kitchen and part of the dining room. Louise Scott still lives in that apartment, years after her husband died there, and says “this old Burgess House is a big part of my life.”
Louise Scott lived the new urbanist’s dream–her entire life within a few square blocks! She died on January 22, 1985–three weeks after this article was published, and two days after her 86th birthday.
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!
Preview of January Events
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1-3PM Hexie Ladies @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
5:30-7:30PM Textile Society @ Golden Library
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11:30-12:45PM Community Development Committee @ Golden Visitors Center
3-4PM Building Buildings @ Golden Library
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9AM Public Art Commission Meeting @ City Hall
6-7PM Ukulele Thursdays @ Golden Library
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3-5PM Dungeons & Dragons Hangout @ Golden Library
4:07PM Full Moon
5PM CSM Womens Basketball vs. CSU Pueblo @ Lockridge Arena
5:30PM Family Board Game Night @ First Presbyterian Church
7PM CSM Mens Basketball vs. CSU Pueblo @ Lockridge Arena
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10AM Coffee with Councilors @ Golden Community Center Front Porch
12-12:45PM Maintaining Muscle Mass @ Natural Grocers
1-2:30PM Dungeons & Dragons for Beginners (Virtual)
1-3PM PAWS for Reading @ Golden Library
3:30-5PM Dungeons & Dragons for Advanced Players (Virtual)
5PM CSM Womens Basketball vs. New Mexico Highlands @ Lockridge Arena
6:30-7:30PM Soundbath
7PM CSM Mens Basketball vs. New Mexico Highlands @ Lockridge Arena
7PM Dance Machine @ Buffalo Rose
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12:30-3PM Golden Community Garden Coffee Talk: Starting Seeds @ Golden Library
4PM Sunday Swing with the Flatirons Jazz Orchestra @ Buffalo Rose
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9-11AM Community Noise Roundtable Monthly Meeting (Virtual)
12-4PM Stitch’n B*tch @ Golden Quilt Company
2-3PM Active Minds Mondays (Virtual)
6:30PM GURA Board Meeting @ City Hall
6:30PM Golden Anti-Racism Collective Policy & Policing
7-9PM Golden Concert Choir Spring Rehearsals Begin @ Calvary Episcopal Church
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TriceraTOTs
4:30-5:30PM Teen Advisory Board @ Golden Library
5PM VIBE@Five @ The Eddy Taproom & Hotel
5:00PM City Council Study Session and Regular Business Meeting @ City Hall
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5:30PM Golden High School PTA Meeting @ Golden High School
6:30PM Historic Preservation Board Meeting @ City Hall
6:30PM Planning Commission Meeting @ City Hall
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10-11:30PM Everything Dinosaur Lecture – Geology 101 @ Dinosaur Ridge Discovery Center
10:15-10:45AM Discovery Play @ Golden Library
6:30PM Economic Development Commission Meeting @ City Hall
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8-9AM Morning StART with Liz Lautrip @ Foothills Art Center
10-11:30AM NREL – Public Campus Experience (Virtual)
6-8PM Teen After Hours: Mario Kart Tournament @ Golden Library
8PM Smokin’ (Boston Tribute) @ Buffalo Rose
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9:30AM-3PM Pastel Workshop @ Foothills Art Center
10AM-4PM Making Memories – T-Shirt Quilt Class @ Golden Quilt Company
11AM-12PM – 1-3PM PAWS for Reading @ Golden Library
1-2:30PM Ranching Women of Colorado @ Golden History Museum
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2:30-4:30PM Textile Society @ Golden Library
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10-11AM Story Time and Craft @ Colorado Railroad Museum
1-3PM Hand Embroidery Stitchers @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
2:30PM Local Licensing Authority Meeting @ City Hall
6-7PM Book Discussion Group @ Golden Library
6-7:45PM Golden Beer Talks – Carla Zinanti @ Buffalo Rose
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1-2 OR 2-3PM OverDrive to Libby Transition @ Golden Library
5-6PM Ribbon-Cutting @ Red Silo Coffee Roasters
5-9PM Ski X Board Tune Night @ New Terrain
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7:30AM Golden Young Professionals Monthly Membership Meeting @ Golden Visitors Center
4-7PM UllrGrass Band Contest @ New Terrain Brewing
7PM Parks, Recreation and Museums Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall
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10AM-12PM Rocky Mountain Quilt Study Group @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
10AM-4PM Beginning Quilting Class @ Golden Quilt Company
8PM The Long Run’s “Alter Eagles Project” (Everything But the Eagles) @ Buffalo Rose
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9AM-4PM Parenting with a Positive Twist Workshop @ Golden Wellness Center
10:30-11:45AM Transform Your Life @ PranaTonic Yoga & Wellness
10:30AM-3PM Sewing Bee @ First Presbyterian Church of Golden
12-1:45PM Foods for Fitness @ Natural Grocers
2-3:30PM Hydroponic Gardening Basics @ Golden Library
8PM Rush Archives @ Buffalo Rose
6:30PM Planning Commission Study Session @ City Hall
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2-3PM Active Minds Mondays (Virtual)
6:30PM Downtown Development Authority Meeting @ City Hall
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1:30PM Triad Senior Safety @ Jeffco District Attorney’s Office
5:30-7:30PM Golden Elite Rockstar Connect Networking @ Buffalo Rose
6-8PM Trip Planning and Terrain Management Clinic @ Bentgate Mountaineering
6:30PM City Council Regular Business Meeting @ City Hall
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10AM-4PM Embroidery Stitches by Hand @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
12-1PM Lunch ‘n Learn – Centura Health @ On Tap Credit Union
6PM Community Sustainability Advisory Board @ City Hall
6:30-7:30PM Golden Anti-Racism Collective General Meeting
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11:30AM-1PM Library for All @ Golden Library
2-9PM Raise a Pint, Lend a Hand @ Holidaily Brewing
5-7PM Hunger Free Golden Community Conversation @ Golden Community Center
6PM Mobility & Transportation Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall
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UllrGrass Festival Begins @ Parfet Park
5PM CSM Womens Basketball vs. Fort Lewis @ Lockridge Arena
5-7PM Member Opening – Members’ Show & Power of Process @ Foothills Art Center
7PM CSM Mens Basketball vs. Fort Lewis @ Lockridge Arena
7:30PM The Great American Trailer Park Musical Opens @ Miners Alley Playhouse
8PM Paizley Park (A Tribute to Prince) @ Buffalo Rose
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11AM-2PM Pet Paw-ty Time @ The Eddy Taproom & Hotel
12-1PM 21 Days to a Healthier You @ Natural Grocers
5PM CSM Womens Basketball vs. Adams State @ Lockridge Arena
7PM CSM Mens Basketball vs. Adams State @ Lockridge Arena
7PM An Intimate Evening with Dotsero @ Buffalo Rose
Recurring Events:
Daily
Golden History Tours
Mondays
6:30-7:15AM Dynamic Circuit (Virtual)
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
10:15-10:45AM Let’s Dance @ Golden Library (except for 1/16)
12-12:30PM Mondays with Mayor Weinberg (Virtual) (except for 1/2 and 1/16)
4-4:30PM Kids Martial Arts Class (Virtual) (except for 1/16)
Tuesdays
9-10AM Women’s Exercise and Bible Study @ First United Methodist Church
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10:15-10:45AM Preschool Time @ Golden Library
6:30-8:30PM Bar Bingo Night @ VFW Post 4171
6:30-8:30PM Team Trivia Tuesdays @ Buffalo Rose
6:30-8:30PM Trivia Tuesdays @ Golden Mill
Wednesdays
6-6:55AM Cardio Lift Interval (Virtual)
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
9AM Golden Walks – Wednesday Morning Celebrating Life @ Golden Library
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
3-5PM Hard Times Writing Workshop (Virtual)
Thursdays
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10-10:30AM Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation (Virtual)
6PM Run Club @ Runners Roost
Fridays
6:30-7:15AM HIIT (Virtual)
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
1-2PM The Friday Tour @ Colorado Railroad Museum
3PM Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic @ Foothills Animal Shelter
Saturdays
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10:15AM Family Time @ Golden Library
Sundays
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
