Holiday Spirit (in Bronze), Coronavirus, Sustainability, and a Formerly Rural Route

Coronavirus/COVID-19

Public Health References
CDC * Colorado * Jefferson County * City of Golden

Jefferson County is at Level Red, “Severe Risk.” Here’s the most recent Coronavirus report from Jeffco Public Health’s Case Summary Page:

Cases in Jeffco – Mon: 27,750 | Tues: 27,928 (+178)
Deaths in Jeffco – Mon: 594 | Tues: 598 (+4)
Currently Hospitalized in Jeffco – Mon: 170 | Tues: 179 (+9)
Known Cases in Golden – Mon: 1038 *

* Golden cases will be updated on Monday and Thursday. The other stats will be updated Monday through Friday.

Mines COVID Testing | Jeffco Fairgrounds COVID Testing | School of Mines COVID-19 case page. | Stage 2 fire restrictions | Sign up for exposure notifications.

Magnet Update

If you asked for magnets, I mailed them last night. If you don’t get them within a week, let me know. It’s not too late–if you would like a set of this year’s magnets, just send me your address and I’ll mail you the magnets. Happy holidays, readers!

Virtual Golden

8:30-9:30AM Virtual Power Training
9AM Golden Walks
10:15AM Baby Time with the Library
10-11:30AM Everything Dinosaur Talks – Mammals
4-5PM Community Sustainability Advisory Board Meeting with Mayor Weinberg

Real World Golden

10AM-5PM Holiday Art Market

Golden History Moment

The top map comes from a 1907 brochure that advertised the “Wishbone Route.” This was a three hour trolley tour that went from Denver to Leyden, then to Golden. The lower map is a similar view today, taken from Google Earth.

The older map shows the area between Denver and Golden as solidly agricultural. The lower map is solid suburbia. Most of that growth occurred after World War II.

Arvada’s population was 1,482 in 1940. Now it’s approximately 121,000.

Golden’s population was 3,175 in 1940. Now it’s approximately 21,000.

Wheat Ridge and Lakewood were both incorporated semi-rural/semi-suburban areas until they both incorporated in 1969.