Splash, Homestead Open House, Plants, Dinosaurs and Trains

American Flags in the garden at Parfet Park. — *Golden Eye Candy – Joyce Davell: “In memory of many, in memory of all.” – enlarge*

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN GOLDEN TODAY?

7:45AM New and Prospective Member Hike @ Apex Trail
8AM Saturday Morning Run and Social Walk @ Golden History Park

9AM-3PM Plant Sale to Benefit BGoldN @ St. Joseph’s Catholic Church (map)
Need plants for your house or garden? The St. Joseph Catholic Church in Golden is holding their annual plant sale to benefit BGOLDN. Stop by today or tomorrow. Thank you to St. Joseph Catholic Church for your continued support!

9AM-4PM Slash Collection @ Tincup Ridge Park (map)
Jefferson County cycles their slash collection operation to various places around the county. This weekend it’s in Golden.

Any size truck or trailer is welcome at Jefferson County Slash Collection sites. Dump fees are based on six cubic yards (162 cubic feet) of material: six yards is one load. The cost to drop off a single load is $20. Credit cards only. This is equivalent to: Truck bed full to truck cab height | Trailer up to eight feet long by five feet wide by four feet high | Loads outside these parameters will be charged accordingly.

10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10AM-5PM Opening Day @ The Splash

10AM-2PM Homestead Open House @ Golden History Park

10AM-3PM Dinosaur Express Train @ Colorado Railroad Museum

10AM and 4PM Wild West Walking Tour
10:15AM Family Time @ Golden Library
11AM-9PM 10th Anniversary Celebration @ Mountain Toad Brewing

11:30AM, 12PM, 1:30PM, and 2PM Facing the Sunset Together @ The Buffalo Bill Museum
This Memorial Day weekend, join the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave for the free program “Facing the Sunset Together: William F. “Buffalo Bill” & Louisa Cody.” Cody was buried on Lookout Mountain on June 3, 1917. In October 1921, his wife, Louisa Frederici Cody was interred with him.

Learn the details of the Codys’ tumultuous relationship, reconciliation, and what led them to be buried on top of Lookout Mountain at this free 15-minute graveside talk Saturday, May 27; Sunday, May 28; and Monday, May 29. Programs will be held at 11:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 and 2 p.m.

12-12:45PM Inflammation 101 @ Natural Grocers

12-3PM Plant Sale @ Golden Community Garden (map)
Memorial Day Plant Sale This Saturday Only from 12-3pm! Last chance on organically grown heirloom tomatoes, herbs and more. All DISCOUNTED!

Miners Alley Children's Theater presents Robin Hood, April 8-22 and May 27-June 24, 2023.

1PM Robin Hood @ Miners Alley Playhouse

1PM Wild West Pub Crawl
7:30PM The Oldest Boy: A Play in Three Ceremonies @ Miners Alley Playhouse

See the complete calendar of events.

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LIVE MUSIC

11AM-2PM David Henning @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
11:30AM Chris Ruiz @ Tributary Food Hall
1PM Teague Starbuck @ Mountain Toad
4-8PM Midnight Vinyl @ Wrigley’s
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom

5-8PM Marty Nightengale @ Golden Mill
5PM Some Sweet Day @ Over Yonder
5PM Marafiki @ Mountain Toad

7-10PM Keith Wren @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)

7-9PM Naked Dawn Duo @ Morris & Mae

8-11PM Wash Park Band @ Buffalo Rose (main venue)
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern

GOLDEN HISTORY MOMENT

North Golden Valley in about 1980 (top) and in 2023 (bottom). Green Mountain is visible in the distance. The top photo shows undeveloped land, while the bottom has many more houses, businesses, and government buildings. — *Bill Robie provided the top photo, taken in about 1980. Patrick Klein took the lower photo with his drone in 2023. – enlarge*

Here’s a closeup of the upper-left (southeast) quadrant:

*Left side (1980) – Right side (2023) – enlarge*

The road heading off diagonally to the right is the Highway 93 bypass. Highway 93 used to run along Washington Avenue but was rerouted to go around the west side of town and meet up with Highway 6. The “new” county buildings (jail, courthouse, etc.) appear in the distance. The clay pits on the east side of Highway 6 have been converted into a golf course.

Here’s the upper-right (southwest) quadrant:

This picture shows area before and after the Canyon Point development. The houses in the foreground are the Mountain Ridge neighborhood. The 1980 photo shows the CSM-Research Institute (red roofs on the south side of the Creek. The 2023 photo shows the Marv Kay stadium in approximately the same place. The Beverly Heights neighborhood (middle-right) has grown closer to Highway 6. In the 1980 photo, the Heritage Dells neighborhood in the distance is under construction. The 2023 photo shows Heritage Dells, Eagle Ridge, and Stonebridge built out with mature trees.

To be continued tomorrow!

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!