WHAT’S HAPPENING IN GOLDEN TODAY?
In recognition of the National Western Stock Show and the Colorado Cowboy Gathering, Golden is celebrating Western Heritage Days this month. You can get a running start by taking advantage of the Buffalo Bill Museum‘s free day today. They are open from 10AM-5PM (map).
6-6:55AM Cardio Lift Interval (Virtual)
8:00-8:55AM Tai Chi (Virtual)
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
9AM Golden Walks – Wednesday Morning Celebrating Life @ Golden Library
10-10:55AM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
10AM-5PM Buffalo Bill Museum Free Day @ Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
3-5PM Hard Times Writing Workshop (Virtual)
6:30PM Trivia Night @ Over Yonder
SEE THE COMPLETE CALENDAR OF EVENTS.
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LIVE MUSIC
6-9PM Bunny Blake @ Miners Saloon
6-9PM Open Mic with Derek Hall @ Morris & Mae
GOLDEN HISTORY MOMENT
Golden’s downtown has a number of well-preserved 19th century buildings. I always enjoy matching the buildings in old photos to the ones we see today. One of the things to look for is the number of windows. The “BAKERY” building has three windows on the second floor, as does the modern version in the picture below. The taller building towards the right has four arched windows in the second floor, and they’re still there now.
What differences do you spot? The Old Capitol Grill building (1120 Washington Avenue) used to have arched windows. The Red Wagon building (1118) had a balcony. The Baby Doe’s building wasn’t there. The Silver Horse building (1114) had a third story. The Welcome arch wasn’t there. The Windy Saddle (1110) building wasn’t there. The street wasn’t paved. What other differences do you see?
As for the date of the photo, the Silver Horse (1114) was constructed in 1880 and the Windy Saddle (1110) was built in 1892, so the photo was taken sometime in that range.
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!
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