What’s Happening in Golden Today?
9AM Keg Conditioning @ The Golden Mill
Kick off your most fit year ever with a FREE class at The Golden Mill. Come ready to work hard in this all-levels strength-emphasis class.
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10AM-noon Breakfast Burritos @ The Golden Mill
11AM-2PM Wild West Pub Crawl
2PM The Great American Trailer Park Musical @ Miners Alley Playhouse
Book by Betsy Kelso | Music and Lyrics by David Nehls
Miners Alley presents this heartfelt show that will keep your toes tappin’ all the way to the Piggly Wiggly! There’s a new tenant at Armadillo Acres—and she’s wreaking havoc all over Florida’s most exclusive trailer park. When Pippi, the stripper on the run, comes between the Dr. Phil–loving, agoraphobic Jeannie and her tollbooth collector husband—the storms begin to brew.
Live Music
10AM-1PM DJ Eva @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
4-7PM Derek Hall @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
5-7PM Blue River Grass @ Over Yonder
8PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
Colorado Women’s Day
Tickets are now available for the Colorado Women’s Day luncheon, with keynote speaker Astronaut Megan McArthur Behnken. Buy before February 14th for early bird pricing!
Golden History Moment
Golden’s two decades of greatest growth were 1870-1880 (after the arrival of the railroad) and 1940-1950 (as World War II veterans used the GI Bill to attend the Colorado School of Mines). Both decades resulted in a wave of home and apartment-building.
70 Years Ago
The January 29, 1953 Colorado Transcript announced that work was starting on a new 21-unit apartment house in the 2200 block for Ford Street. It was to be constructed of fireproof brick and would cost $100,000 to build. The owner was William H. Scofield, a Denver attorney.
By October of that year, the building was completed and apartments were ready to rent. Their great location–close to the School of Mines, Coors, and downtown Golden–has ensured that the apartments have never remained vacant for long.
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!
