Sunrise, Soccer, Swing Night, and Seeing the Foothills

*Golden Eye Candy – Rich Luckin – Sunrise Over the Pond – click to enlarge*

Real World Events

9AM Over-35 Free Agent Scrimmage
The Kickers Soccer League is adding a team to the Over-35 league this fall. Any male player 35 and older who is interested in playing on this new team is invited to come to a scrimmage today at Fairmont Park (map). If you would like to know more, please reach out to our Adult Soccer Director. The fall season starts in September.

10AM Wild West Walking Tour @ Golden Visitors Center
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose

5-7:30PM Sunday Swing Supper Club @ Buffalo Rose
SWING NIGHT SUPPER CLUB: A special evening for fans of BIG BAND and swing dancing. Dinner specials at 4:00, two and a half hours of live BIG BAND jazz from 5:00 to 7:30 by the Flatirons Jazz Orchestra – featuring Deborah Stafford.

Dance or just listen to the great Swing Era music of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and more. $15 online / $20 at the door. All ages welcome – under 18 with a guardian. Tickets

Live Music

11AM Jack Hadley@ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage – outdoor patio)
12PM Blackouts Band @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
3PM Bar Hoppers @ Wrigley’s
4PM Lionel Young @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage – outdoor patio)
8PM Karaoke Contest at Ace Hi Tavern

Golden History Moment

“*Rubberneck automobiles” parked near the interurban depot – click to enlarge*

109 Years Ago
No more will the festive rubberneck automobile be heard chugging and groaning through the streets of Golden, as a deal has been made with the Tramway company whereby the sightseeing trade will be diverted to the “Seeing the Foothills” electric cars.
Colorado Transcript – August 15, 1912

*Seeing the Foothills electric car, leaving from the Brown Palace Hotel at 17th and Tremont in Denver – Denver Public Library Western History Collection – click to enlarge*

“Rubberneck automobiles” were large touring cars used to bring passengers to the sights. “Seeing Denver” was a tour-guiding company based in the Brown Palace in Denver. They used chartered streetcars to provide guided tours to visitors. “Seeing the Foothills” was another service they offered, using chartered interurban cars to bring tourists to foothills towns, including Golden, Leyden, and at times Morrison.

*The Wishbone Route brought passengers to Leyden and Golden – click to enlarge*

One of their offerings was called the “Wishbone” Route. That would go from Denver to the coal-mining town of Leyden (map), giving passengers a view of the Ralston Creek valley. The car would then backtrack to Arvada and follow the Clear Creek valley into Golden.

*Back of the Wishbone Route brochure, showing the agricultural hinterlands between Denver and Golden (and Leyden) – click to enlarge*

Both routes traversed many miles of farmland, culminating in beautiful views of the foothills from both Leyden and Golden. The 3-hour round trip cost $1.

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!