by Doug Skiba | Oct 6, 2022 | American Indian Ethnography, Collections and Exhibits, 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...
by admin | Sep 29, 2022 | Collections and Exhibits, Discover Magazine
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...
by admin | Aug 26, 2022 | City of Golden, Discover Magazine, Golden Informer
“No single project is more important to Golden than this arch…For Golden it will make a new face, a new spirit, and a new thinking.” –Lu Holland speaking to the Golden Chamber of Commerce members. It’s impossible to imagine Golden without its iconic welcome arch...
by Doug Skiba | Apr 1, 2022 | Collections and Exhibits, Discover Magazine, Press Release
The current issue of Discover magazine features articles on an extinct ski area near Golden, the celebrated Gem Theatre once located on Washington Ave., and the story behind the early agricultural uses in the area. We trust you’ll enjoy this one. Top stories in...
by Doug Skiba | Mar 10, 2022 | Collections and Exhibits, Discover Magazine, Memoirs
Joe and Ruby Meyer opened Meyer Hardware & Sporting Goods in 1945 on Washington Avenue in Golden, Colorado. It was located at 1103 Arapahoe Street when it closed permanently on September 25, 2021. For the last 45 years Steve Schaefer had been operating this...
by admin | Oct 1, 2021 | Cemetery, Collections and Exhibits, Discover Magazine, Golden History Museum
Addendum to fall 2021 Discover magazine Golden resident and local historian Richard Gardner authored the following article for that issue: By Richard Gardner Through time five people have been hung in the city of Golden, acts committed by vigilantes following what...
