Category: Collections and Exhibits
Fall 2022 Discover Magazine
The current issue of Discover magazine features articles on an extinct amusement park in Golden, the celebrated East Tincup, as well as our Indigenous Connections Project. We’ve published a short excerpt in the magazine, but you can get the entire report at no...
East Tincup: Where the Old West Lived Again, If Only Briefly
East Tincup: Where the Old West Lived Again, If Only Briefly By Mark Dodge, Curator For a few short years, Golden was home to two different theme parks. East Tincup and Magic Mountain Amusement Park each drew inspiration from stereotypical elements of the American...
Carl’s Point
Overview Attorney Carl F. Eiberger Jr. was instrumental in protecting and preserving South Table Mountain, the “Gateway to the Rockies.” He provided over 24 years (10,000 hours) of free legal work to preserve the mountain from becoming a 75-year quarry. Carl’s Point...
How do you move a 3,800-pound safe? Very carefully!
Moving the safe At least one professional safe mover said we were crazy and that it couldn’t be done. “Old safes were not built to be moved,” he said. But a team from the City of Golden’s Streets Department proved otherwise, when on May 13, we safely transported a...