By Mark Samuelson

If you haven’t seen downtown Golden for a few years, you’ll be wowed by how historic Washington Avenue has been transformed…the rough edges all gone, nicer shops and dining, and some spectacular flats above the scene, that have sold so well that just five remain for today’s open house.

Kathryn Farrow of Coldwell Banker’s Ali Van Westenberg Team and Bob Gross, CFO of NexCore Group, in front of Gateway Station on Golden’s historic Washington Avenue.

All of this has been discovered by the touristas, who were combing Washington as I walked south across Clear Creek past the Golden Hotel and its Bridgewater Grille, the Golden-arch ‘Howdy Folks!’ sign, to the historic corner at 13th where you can tour Gateway Station…the site where streetcars used to end their run from Denver. more »