What’s Happening in Golden Today?
6-6:55AM Dynamic Circuit (Virtual)
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
10-10:55AM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
10AM and 1PM Wild West Walking History Tour
10AM, 1PM and 4PM Wild West Short Tour
10:15-10:45AM Let’s Dance @ Golden Library
11:15-11:45AM Let’s Dance @ Golden Library
12-12:30PM Mondays with Mayor Weinberg (Virtual)
4-4:30PM Kids Martial Arts Class (Virtual)
6:30PM Downtown Development Authority Meeting @ City Hall
Staff will provide an update on Council discussions regarding seasonal occupation of the sidewalks and parking lanes by downtown businesses. Council had been discussing a “common consumption” area in the parking lot near the former Meyer Hardware, but there are still some complications to be ironed out regarding ADA accessibility and alcohol policies.
The board will review last week’s DDA meeting with City Council, in which there was some discussion of extending the DDA boundaries to include the former Coors property.
They will discuss several potential City projects that may involve financial support from the DDA, including
- enhancing the Creek frontage east of Ford Street
- traffic changes to Washington Avenue through downtown, possibly making it a pedestrian plaza
- building a trail on the north side of the creek between Parfet and Vanover Parks. This would include an underpass under Ford Street.
- providing a free shuttle bus between the W light rail station and downtown Golden
- providing an alternative route through Golden for the Peaks to Plains trail
- renovating the restrooms at Parfet Park and on 12th Street
Learn more about these and other potential projects for the DDA.
Trivia
7-8PM Colorado Trivia League @ Morris & Mae
Golden History Moment
93 Years Ago
The March 20, 1930 Colorado Transcript announced the following sad news:
MRS. IDA HOYT LAST GOLDEN 59ER, IS DEAD
Helped Make Colorado History for 70 Years
As a tiny girl of five years the Golden pioneer crossed the barren plains in a covered wagon with her parents, the late Mr. and Mr. J. M. Johnson. The family arrived in Golden in 1859, just two days after the Boston company had established the city.
The Johnsons set up camp at the corner of 12th and Ford Streets and commenced building a much-needed hotel on that spot.
The town founders were determined to make Golden a real community—not just a rough mining camp—so they made it a practice to give a city lot to any woman who would settle here. Accordingly, they gave the land at 12th and Ford to Mrs. Johnson.
Mr. Johnson was the territory’s first probate judge, was Golden’s postmaster during the Lincoln administration, and served as the first county superintendent of schools.
Ida married Clarence Hoyt in 1879. He went on to be a mayor of Golden and served as warden of the Colorado penitentiary in Canyon City for several years. Ida “…was prominent in the social and civic life of Golden…she was a charter member of the Progressive club.”
The Hoyts had a son and two daughters. They were an outdoorsy family and had a weekend cottage on Lookout Mountain. One of the daughters—Mary—grew up to be the librarian at the School of Mines. It is probably thanks to her archivist tendencies that the Golden History Museum has a number of photos of the Hoyt family at play.
Mrs. Hoyt’s funeral service was held at Calvary Church and her pall bearers included School of Mines President M. F. Coolbaugh, Rubey Bank President E. A. Phinney, and Coors President Adolph Coors II. She is buried in the Golden Cemetery.
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!
