Economic Impact of the Arts and the Evolution of Our Pool

Golden Eye Candy – Jen Rutter – Spring Evening at the Golden Mill – enlarge

Virtual Events

6-6:55AM Cycling
10AM Call In: Mid-Morning Medit ation
10-10:55AM Awareness Through Movement
11-11:55AM HIIT & Sculpt
3-5PM Hard Times Writing Workshop

Real World Events

ODYSSEE-Days @ Colorado School of Mines
7:30AM Golden Young Professionals Monthly Membership Meeting @ Golden Visitors Center
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
11AM-12:30PM Golden Community Table @ First United Methodist Church

4:30-5:30PM CBCA Economic Activity Study Presentation @ Miners Alley Performing Arts
The Golden Cultural Alliance and Golden Civic Foundation invite you to learn more about the economic and social impact of the arts on our community. The Colorado Business Committee for the Arts studies this issue and produces a biennial report on their latest data. Their Deputy Director, Meredith Badler, will present the study and answer questions. Community members, city officials and staff, and members of the arts & culture community are encouraged to attend.

Here’s a little extra incentive: the meeting will be held in the Miners Alley Performing Arts Center (that is–the former Meyer Hardware store). If you’ve been wanting to see its current status, here’s your opportunity!

6PM Run Club @ Runners Roost
6-9PM Mini Paint Night @ Golden Game Guild
7:30PM Blue Ridge @ Miners Alley Playhouse

Live Music

5:30PM Band of Brothers @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
5-8PM Ryan Flores @ Goosetown Station

6-9PM Erik Hill @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
6-9PM Gin Mill Hollow @ New Terrain Brewing
6PM Open Pick Night @ Over Yonder Brewing
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge

Golden History Moment

67 Years Ago
The April 21, 1955 Colorado Transcript reported that Nils Christiansen, former owner of the Golden Plunge, had made a proposal to the city. He offered to build an outdoor pool if the City would donate five acres of land for that purpose. Council agreed to study the proposal.

The community was very interested in having a public pool. The Plunge (still extant in the basement of the Buffalo Rose) had been closed since 1940. Children taking swimming lessons during these years used the pools at the School or Mines or the Industrial School.

62 Years Ago
The April 21, 1960 Colorado Transcript included a photo showing the City’s new municipal pool under construction. In the intervening five years, citizens had approved a bond issue to build a new city hall, police station, fire station, library, and swimming pool. They started with the pool.

*The 1960 outdoor pool was located where the Golden Farmers Market now operates – enlarge*

The outdoor pool was closed after the Golden Community Center opened.

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!