Golden Photos

Located west of Denver on the front range of the Rockies, Golden Colorado is the home of the Coor's breweries. The town served as Colorado's capital from 1862-7. The local historical society runs an open air museum in town called Clear Creek History Park & Astor House Museum, originally built as a hotel for Colorado's legislators before the Capital moved to nearby Denver.

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Welcome to Golden arch over downtown main street of Washington Ave.	Washington Ave. of Golden with welcome arch.	Building used as territorial capitol of Colorado (1862-7) before government moved to Denver. Now Old Capitol Grill on Washington Ave.	Plaque commemorating Golden's naming after Thomas L. Golden (1858), founding of town by Boston Company (1859), & serving as Colorado capital (1862-7).

Statue of buffalo on Washington Ave.	Cowboy's Day Off (2002) statue showing cowboy fishing by Michael Hamby.	Victorian brick building on Washington Ave.	Clear Creek running through Golden.

Washington Ave. bridge across Clear Creek with sculptures.	View along Clear Creek to Coors brewery.	Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum.	Astor House Museum (1867) built by Seth Lake came too late to get rooming house business of territorial government which moved to Denver. On National Register.

Astor House Museum (1867) ran as Boston Hotel boarding house until 1950s.	Parlor of Boston Hotel now Astor House Museum.	Kitchen stove of Boston Hotel now Astor House Museum.	Kitchen ice box & cabinets of Boston Hotel now Astor House Museum.

Kitchen water pump of Boston Hotel now Astor House Museum.	Late 19th C office desk of Boston Hotel now Astor House Museum.	View of Clear Creek History Park against mountains.	Clear Creek History Park.

Blacksmith barn at Clear Creek History Park.	Blacksmith working at forge of Clear Creek History Park.	Parlor of settler's log cabin at Clear Creek History Park.	Parlor of settler's log cabin at Clear Creek History Park.

Kitchen water pump of settler's log cabin at Clear Creek History Park.	Corn drying in settler's log cabin at Clear Creek History Park.	Glazed pottery salt cellar in kitchen of settler's log cabin at Clear Creek History Park.	Cast iron Ringen stove from St. Louis in kitchen of settler's log cabin at Clear Creek History Park.

Coors Brewery at edge of town.	Coors Brewery & town of Golden seen from Lookout Mountain.	Town of Golden & surrounding landscape from Lookout Mountain.	Road to top of Lookout Mountain with mountains in distance.