Rail Fair, Quilt Museum Sale, and a History of Kinney Run

*Golden Eye Candy – Joyce Davell – Last night’s Movies and Music in the Park* – click to enlarge

Real World Events

8AM-4PM Rummage Sale at the Golden Gate Grange (map)
Join us for the sale where you may find a bargain or maybe a treasure! Clothes, kitchenware, tools, furniture, books, decorations, collectibles, jewelry, linens, sports equipment, garden items and more will be for sale at bargain prices. Hot dogs with chips and drinks for $6 will be served! More information The Golden Gate Grange is located at 25201 Golden Gate Canyon Road just 4 miles west of Route 93 in Golden.

8AM-1PM Golden Farmers Market@ Golden Library west parking lot

9AM-5PM Steam Trails and Rail Fair @ Colorado Railroad Museum
There’s more to Colorado’s rich railroad heritage than simply trains! Join the fun at our first-ever “Rail Fair,” as the Colorado Railroad Museum celebrates the role railroads have played in the agricultural, mining, and transportation history of our state.

Steam Train Rides will be available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., pulled by an authentic, 1881-vintage coal-fired steam locomotive. During those same hours (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.), a variety of special activities and demonstrations will be ongoing throughout the Museum’s extensive outdoor campus.

Representatives from the National Western Stock Show will be on hand to share Denver’s rich history as a regional livestock hub. The Forney Transportation Museum will display a wagon, showcasing the earliest means of transporting migrants westward to Colorado. Learn more about Colorado mining and the extensive railroad network that served the far-flung regions.

Also on hand will be the Museum’s official mascot, “Spike,” the railroad dog. Turntable demonstrations will be ongoing, allowing you to try your hand at pushing a full-sized railroad turntable by hand! Food and beverages will be available for purchase as well. Come join the fun! Regular admission and train ride prices apply this day. Advance reservations are suggested as capacity is limited. Click here to reserve your tickets in advance!

9:30AM-3:30PM Fresh Start @ Jefferson County Fairgrounds
9:30AM-3:30PM COVID Vaccine Clinic @ Jefferson County Fairgrounds
9:30-11:30AM Walk With a Geologist @ Triceratops Trail
9:45 and 10:30AM Preschool Nature Nuts @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center
10AM Homestead Open House @ Golden History Park
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10AM-2PM Abstract Colorado: Painting for Beginners @ Foothills Art Center
11AM and 5PM Wild West Pub Crawl @ Golden Visitors Center
5-8PM Mala Making @ Pranatonic

Live Music

11AM The Outliers @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage – outdoor patio)
12PM Fireball Band Asha Blaine @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
2PM Abby Brown @ Golden Mill
4PM Trip Wire @ Wrigley’s
5PM Grind 5280 @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
5PM Shawn Nelson @ Goosetown Station
6PM Live Music on the Patio @ Ace Hi Tavern
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern

Golden History Moment

*Original path of Kinney Run, shown on the 1873 Birdseye View Map of Golden – click to enlarge*

108 Years Ago
Damage to the extent of several thousand dollars was done in Golden Monday afternoon when a terrific downpour of rain caused Kinney run to overflow its banks and bring destruction in its path.
Colorado Transcript – August 14, 1913

*The Denver & Intermountain ran through the cut caused by Kinney Run. Several trestles/bridges held it above the streambed – click to enlarge*

The article goes on to say that the water swept away the bridges for the Denver & Intermountain Railroad at 16th and 17th Streets, damaged the bridge at 14th, and destroyed the bridge at 13th. Water swept through two lumber yards on Ford Street, causing thousands of dollars of damage.

*The close-up showing where Kinney Run originally flowed into Clear Creek (east of East Street). Photo from the Denver Public Library Western History Museum Collection – click to enlarge*

Two homes along Ford Street were flooded, one of them with water up to the window sills. A valuable horse belonging to G. W. Parfet was drowned.

*Photo from the March 5, 1959 Colorado Transcript, showing the culvert that would soon encompass Kinney Run.*

In the mid-1950s, the railroad was closed and Golden decided to extend Jackson Street about 10 blocks farther south. Rather than build bridges above the stream, the City buried culverts under the street and routed the water through them. A few years later, Coors did the same thing with the section of Kinney Run that ran through their property.

*Kinney Run reemerging through Coors property – photo by Patrick Klein – click to enlarge*

Coors is now disinterring Kinney Run through their property, and the City is interested in “above grounding” it at least as far back as 15th Street.

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!