by Mark Dodge | Dec 28, 2021 | Collections and Exhibits
Greg Holland shared this memory about a Golden snowstorm and how his grandparents, Lu and Ethel Holland, who owned the Holland House, helped dozens of stranded travelers. Long ago, some time in the 1960s, an unusually large snowstorm stranded many people in Golden....
by Mark Dodge | Jun 28, 2019 | Collections and Exhibits, Culinary History
Nothing stays the same for long around here. Touch Gallery is closing August 26, 2019 in preparation for a facelift. Clay mining and brick making are going away to make room for a dive into Golden culinary history, and several onetime favorite restaurants—most notably...
by Mark Dodge | Mar 7, 2013 | Collections and Exhibits, Culinary History
Lu and Ethel Holland opened the venerable Holland House on Washington Avenue in 1946. The family rented out rooms, served breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and hosted countless business and community gatherings until closing the institution in 1982. Ultimately, the...