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Pollinators, Cowboys, Geologists, and Grocery Stores

9AM-2PM Brunch at the Rose – Menu | Reservations
9AM CSU Jefferson County Pollinators & Bee Club – Pollinator Film at the Jeffco Fairgrounds (map)
9AM Montessori Toilet Learning
10AM Co-Ed Cheer Mini Camp
10AM Jr. Geologist 101 at the Lookout Mountain Nature Center
10:15AM Family Time at the Golden Library
10:15AM Walk With a Geologist at Dinosaur Ridge
11AM Fly-Tying Seminar at Golden River Sports
12PM The Brain-Gut Axis and the Gateway to AI at Natural Grocers
12PM Cannonball Creek Brewing 7th Anniversary Weekend
12PM Performance Service Workshop at Avalanche Harley-Davidson
5PM Vinyl Night at Mountain Toad
6PM Glow in the Dark Yoga for Adults at Pranatonic


Saturday Music:
10AM-5PM
Colorado Cowboy Gathering Campfire & Roundup Sessions
5PM Midnight Shakedown at Cannonball Creek Brewing
7PM Danny Shafer at Smiley’s
8PM Colorado Cowboy Gathering Saturday NIGHT Mainstage Show
8PM Jay Rydel at Buffalo Rose
8PM Weatherbee and the Gnarbillys at Cannonball Creek Brewing
9PM Karaoke at Ace Hi-Tavern
9PM Nightwolf at Dirty Dogs Roadhouse


Safeway at 13th and Washington

Safeway opened its first Golden store in 1934 at 13th and Washington. It remodeled and doubled in size in 1942, then moved to 1109 Ford Street in 1950. The new store was larger than the old, and–more importantly–had its own parking lot, designed to hold 70 cars. The parking shortage in downtown Golden had grown increasingly drastic over the previous two decades, and close parking is particularly necessary for shoppers with large grocery purchases.

Safeway sign at 12th and Ford Golden Landmarks collection
Safeway at 12th and Ford From the Golden History Museum collection
Safeway’s current location on Jackson St. Photo by Google

In 1961, Safeway built a new store–still larger than the 1950 model–on the same lot. The new store had spaces for 122 cars. They moved to their current location on Jackson St. in the early 1980s.

King Soopers at 19th and Jackson from the Colorado Transcript
King Soopers current location on South Golden Road Photo by Google

The current King Soopers Store opened in 1998. What you may not remember is that they had been here before: there was a King Soopers store at 19th and Jackson (current home of US Bank) from 1966 to 1976.


Sunday Preview:
9AM-2PM
Brunch at the Rose – Menu | Reservations
12PM Cannonball Creek Brewing 7th Anniversary Weekend
1PM Glow in the Dark Yoga for Families at Pranatonic
1PM Colorado Cowboy Gathering Matinee
2:30PM Golden Library Textile Society

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