Virtual Events
6-6:55AM Virtual Dynamic Circuit
8:30-9:30AM Virtual Power Training
11AM-12PM All Levels Yoga
Real World Events
COLUMBUS DAY/INDIGENOUS PEOPLES HOLIDAY – NO MAIL TODAY
12-4PM Stitch’n B*tch @ Golden Quilt Company
5-9 Golden Game Guild Meet-Up Mondays @ Golden Game Guild
6:30PM GURA Board Meeting @ City Hall
The GURA board will discuss using “values/goals/perspectives as a basis for decision making.” Staff provides the following list of projects that could involve GURA:
Catalytic Infrastructure Projects
Colfax Complete Street – Phases 1 and 2
Lena Gulch Floodplain improvements
Mitigating Infrastructure Projects
Ped/Bike connect 8th to 10th
8th Street Complete Street
Community Benefit Infrastructure Projects
Bike/Ped Imp at GHS
Ford Street walk 24th to 23rd
Connections to DeLong Park
Public Art at new 24th Street housing project
Ped connect at SE corner of US 6 and Johnson
Catalytic Development Projects
Land Acquisition and Redevelopment
Heritage Square
Canyon Gate Housing?
Golden History Moment
65 Years Ago
The October 11, 1956 Colorado Transcript announced that Golden’s First Church of Christ, Scientist was dedicating their new building,at 2201 Ford Street (map).
Golden’s Christian Science group had formed in January of 1900. At first, they met in each other’s homes, but the group soon grew and by March of that year they had rented room in the Linder Block. In December, 1904, they rented a building at 709 13th Street (now gone), and in May 1908 they purchased the building. In 1951, they began holding their Sunday services for adults in the Golden Theater, while Sunday school services were held in their “main” building (709 13th) next door.
The congregation purchased land at 22nd and Ford in 1951, began building in April of 1953, and held their first services there in October of that year. They paid off their mortgage in just three years, and it was this that inspired the Dedication celebration.
Christian Science groups often maintain reading rooms, where the public is invited to read Christian Science literature as well as an array of periodicals. The Golden congregation began with a reading room in their church building, but for nearly 40 years, they maintained one at 1118 Washington Avenue (now the Red Wagon).
I’m not sure when the congregation moved out of Golden–I think they combined with a group in Lakewood–but their Ford Street building was sold in 1998 and currently houses a law firm.
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!
Golden’s Affordable Housing
Along with the rest of the country, Golden has seen housing costs sky-rocket in recent years. One of the few remaining sources of somewhat affordable housing are the mobile home parks. These parks allow people to own their own homes while renting a space in a park.
You’ve probably seen articles that describe an alarming trend in the mobile home park industry. A few large corporations are buying parks all over the country and sharply raising rents while reducing amenities. (John Oliver did a show on this topic a few weeks ago. *Warning: you may find the language offensive.*)
Yesterday’s Denver Post did a piece about the Golden Hills Park at 2nd and Cheyenne here in Golden. That park, which has been in that location since 1948, is on the verge of being sold. The park residents have made a solid offer to buy the property and the City recently rezoned it with the hope of keeping it viable as a mobile home park. So far, those attempts have not been successful. If the property sells, the new owner could raise rents or attempt to redevelop the land. This puts the 38 families who live in the park in a distinctly tenuous position.
