Temporary Summer, Public Records, and a Slice of 1966

*Yesterday’s Eye Candy showed Clear Creek beginning to melt. Today’s Golden Eye Candy – Frank Hanou – Summer Begins on March 1st – enlarge*

Virtual Events

6-6:55AM Cardio Lift Interval
8-8:55AM Tai Chi
8:30-9:30AM Virtual Power Training
10-10:55AM All Levels Yoga Virtual
10:15-10:45AM Virtual: Preschool Time
11-11:55AM Find Your Balance
3-5PM Hard Times Writing Workshop
5:30-7PM Golden Orators Toastmasters

Real World Events

*March 2nd is Read Across America Day – Celebrate with stories, crafts, and train rides at the Railroad Museum*

9AM Golden Walks – Wednesday Morning Celebrating Life @ Golden Library
9:15-9:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library – WAITLIST
10AM-2PM Read Across America @ Colorado Railroad Museum
11:30AM-1PM Community Development Committee Meeting @ Golden Visitors Center

4-4:50PM Ski Conditioning Class @ Golden Mill

6PM Pong Night @ Coda Brewing

6:30PM Planning Commission Meeting @ City Hall
Planning Commission will discuss the format of their meeting minutes. At their last meeting, staff suggested that they be shortened significantly, focusing on decisions and action items rather than trying to capture the pros and cons that were discussed during the meeting. The suggestion was based on the fact that all meetings are recorded, so an exact record exists, rather than the note-taker’s evaluation of what was important. At present, there is no formal policy saying that we will keep the recordings forever, so we would need that guarantee before considering the “meeting notes lite” option.

The City’s new Affordable Housing Policy Coordinator will describe the City’s current affordable housing initiatives and provide a preview of possible future projects.

7PM Trivia Night @ Trailhead Taphouse
7PM West Denver Chapter Trout Unlimited Monthly Program @ American Mountaineering Center
7-9PM Choir, Band & Orchestra Concert @ Golden High School

Live Music

4-8PM Todd Sheaffer w/Chris Thompson & Susannah! @ Goosetown Station
5-8PM Robby Peoples @ Golden Mill
6PM Live Music @ Miners Saloon
6:30PM Open Jam/Mic at Over Yonder Brewing

Golden History Moment

*Aerial view of Golden in March of 1966 – Bill Robie – enlarge*

56 Years Ago
Here’s another interesting photo from Bill Robie’s treasure trove. He took it during a brief airplane ride in March of 1966. The plane would have been over Highway 6, looking east. The road in the middle of the photo is 18th Street and the larger one to the right is 19th Street.

*The Hall of Justice – Golden History Museum collection – enlarge*

1 The big white building was the Hall of Justice. It was quite new at the time, having opened in 1965. This was replaced when our “new” courthouse and jail were built in the early 1990s.

*The Jefferson County Courthouse, featuring the Sheriff, his Deputies, and their fleet of 1959 Edsels *– Golden History Museum collection* – enlarge*

2 The building to the left was the Jefferson County courthouse, which was built in 1958 and was replaced in 1991.

*1878 Willets Map of Golden Colorado – redrawn by Dan Abbott – “Public Square” became “City Park” (and at times, “Pioneer Park”) – enlarge*

3 This open space, edged by trees, is the remnant of City Park. This was a large plot of land that was reserved in our earliest plats to serve as a public park. After World War II, citizens voted to sell the property to the County and the School of Mines.

Baptist Church at 19th & Washington – top photo from Google Street Images and lower photo from the Colorado Transcript – August 8, 1963

4 The Baptist church, which had been built in 1961, was smaller at the time.

*US Bank building from Google Satellite Images*

5 The red brick building at 19th & Jackson was under construction. It would open as a Food King store, later become a King Soopers, and is now US Bank.