I had long been aware that Golden changed its street names at some point–that 11th Street was originally 1st Street, 12th was originally 2nd, etc. Last night I was wondering exactly when that change occurred, and searched old Transcripts for the answer (which is 1904).
In researching that question, I learned something new: until that time, we also didn’t have address numbers–or street signs. The August 11, 1904 Colorado Transcript ran a front page article entitled “How Golden Buildings Should Be Numbered.” It described the system we still use today: north-south streets have even numbered addresses on the west side and odd numbered addresses on the east side. East-west streets have even numbers on the north side of the street and odd numbers on the south side.
Interestingly, we didn’t have street signs until a year later. The July 6, 1905 Colorado Transcript says, “That Golden is becoming metropolitan is evidenced by the renaming of some of the streets, placing street signs at all intersections, and establishing a system of numbering…. One never appreciates street signs until he lands in a strange place where signs and numbers are an unknown quantity and he is obliged to apply at numerous places as to the location of a certain home or business block.”
I had always wondered why advertisements in old Transcripts never included street addresses. Now I know–street addresses didn’t exist in Golden until 1904.
Many thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts, and many thanks to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!
Tuesday Events:
10:15AM Toddler Time at the Library
9:15AM Baby Time at the Library
10AM Everything Dinosaur Talk: Ceratopsians
11:15AM Toddler Time at the Library
11:30AM Train Talks – Narrow Gauge Railroads Around the United States with Tom Brunner
1PM Hexie Ladies English Paper Piecing Group
2PM Email Basics at the Library
2PM South Golden Merchants’ Meeting
5:30PM Golden Library Textile Society
6:30PM Bingo at the VFW
Preview of Wednesday Events:
9AM Golden Walks: Wednesday Morning Celebrating Life
9:15AM Toddler Time at the Library
10AM Community Blood Drive at the Library
10AM Volunteers of America (VOA) Weekly Meals at the Presbyterian Church (map)
10AM TriceraTOTs at Dinosaur Ridge
10:15AM Toddler Time at the Library
11:15AM Discovery Play at the Library
11:30AM Golden Chamber Community Development Council
12-4:30PM Dominoes at the Front Porch
1-2:30PM Golden Needlecrafters at the Front Porch
5PM Connecting With Your Teen(s) at Golden High School
5PM Hennebach Program at the School of Mines: Why They Come
5PM Mines Entrepreneurship & Innovation Social
5:30PM Golden Orators Toastmasters
5:30PM Women Crush Wednesday Hike
6PM Lecture at the Golden History Museum – Pikes Peak: On Common Ground
6:30PM West Denver Chapter Trout Unlimited Monthly Program
6:30PM Planning Commission Meeting
On Wednesday, March 11th, Golden Community Partners will present “A Community Conversation about Mental Health in Golden.”
Join Golden Community Partners and Mental Health Is Golden in conversation about the value of mental health and community access to services. The event features former Colorado First Lady Jeannie Ritter, a long-time advocate in raising awareness regarding mental health and Mental Health Ambassador for Mental Health Colorado…(keep reading).
The event will include a light dinner, so they would appreciate an RSVP as soon as possible. Call 720-221-8354 with questions.
