Virtual Events
6-6:55AM Virtual Dynamic Circuit
8:30-9:30AM Virtual Power Training
10:15-10:45AM Cuentacuentos
10-10:55AM All Levels Yoga Virtual
11-11:55AM Find Your Balance
2-3PM Active Minds Monday – The Titanic: From Sinking to Salvage
4-4:30PM Kids Martial Arts Class
Real World Events
12-4PM Crochet Class Series – Level 1 @ Golden Quilt Company
2-3PM Active Minds Monday: The Titanic: From Sinking to Salvage
5-6:30PM Dungeons & Dragons: Advanced Character Creation @ Golden Library
6-10PM Colorado Chefs for Ukraine @ Golden Mill
We are hosting a fundraiser to raise money and awareness for the World Central Kitchen in its efforts to feed the people of Ukraine. There will be sushi chef competitions, demonstrations, silent auctions, and raffles.
6-9PM Golden Game Guild Meet-Up Mondays @ Golden Game Guild
6:30PM Historic Preservation Study Session @ City Hall
Study Session-Tour of the Astor House-Group will meet at 6:00 p.m. at 822 12th Street for a tour of the Astor House led by Foothills Art Center.
Golden History Moment
65 Years Ago
The April 4, 1957 Colorado Transcript announced that the Golden Savings & Loan was moving to its new building at 701 13th Street. Golden had two savings institutions at that time; the other was the First National Bank.
First National Bank (and its precursor, the Rubey Bank) had always been located on the southeast corner of 12th and Washington. The Savings and Loan, which had been in business since 1910, had occupied several locations on and near Washington Avenue.
In 1957, both institutions built new homes on 13th Street, and both opened within a few weeks of each other. Both buildings were inspired by a need for parking. A bank isn’t a place to linger: people want to make a quick stop and get in and out. They expect to have a convenient parking spot, and downtown Golden, at that time, couldn’t provide it. This was before the Foss lot and Meyer Hardware-adjacent lot, and decades before the parking garages were built.
Sixty-five years later, both buildings remain banks. The First National Bank building now houses Wells-Fargo Bank and the Golden Savings & Loan building is Bank of the West.
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!
