Coronavirus Update
Public Health References
CDC * Colorado * Jefferson County * City of Golden
Jefferson County’s case count page says that as of 3PM yesterday, there have been 2,775 cases in Jefferson County (up from 2,734). There have been 179 deaths (up from 178) and 376 have been hospitalized (up from 375). There are 240 known cases in Golden (up from 232).
The Safer at Home protocol is in effect. Check the City’s site to learn more about what that entails. Everyone is still requested to wear a mask that covers the nose and mouth when leaving the house. City and County fire restrictions are in place.
Clear Creek is open for Kayaks and Canoes. Learn more….
Virtual Golden
9:30AM Virtual Coffee with Real Councilors Trout and Brown
Join the Zoom Meeting online. Or you can join by phone only by calling 346-248-7799. Meeting ID: 879 6655 6005 Password: 742373
Real Life Golden
Downtown Golden is closed to traffic and very much open to outdoor dining.
8AM-1PM The Golden Farmers Market opens today. Check their website to learn more about safety protocols.
9AM-3PM Coronavirus Antibody Testing at Calvary Church by appointment
9-11:30AM Walk with a Geologist at Dinosaur Ridge
LIVE MUSIC:
2PM Austin Williams & the Storytellers at Buffalo Rose
4-8PM Boomers at Wrigley’s Chicago Bar & Grill
5PM The Long Run at Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
Preview of Sunday Events
2PM Golden Vigil and March for Black Lives in Parfet Park
Golden History Moment
I recently had the opportunity to look through author Dan Abbott’s collection of Golden photos. The one above really caught my attention. These two buildings were located on the southwest corner of 10th and Washington (where the Visitors Center now stands). I was interested in seeing a blacksmith shop in downtown Golden, of course, but I was really puzzled by the small building beyond it. I thought it looked like a mausoleum.
It took a lot of research, but I finally figured out that it was a Nazarene church. Old Transcript articles informed me that it was built on that location in 1924.
In 1940, it was extensively remodeled. The vestibule was enlarged and a tall front facade was added. The style was intended to be “Spanish-Colonial and Moorish.” It was inspired by a church the pastor had seen in the Holy Land. The church was enlarged again in 1949. By 1951, the blacksmith shop had been replaced by a Frontier gas station. In September of 1959, the station was ready to expand and bought the Nazarene church property.
The congregation moved quickly in building their replacement church. They acquired property at 17455 W. 16th Avenue, broke ground in October of 1959, and held their first services in the new church in January, 1960.