FOOD & DRINK
Store, café offering more after adding liquor license Page 4
CULTURE
Community gardens cultivate flowers, relationships Page 9
ARTS
MUSIC
Gallery owner hopes to revive Ward’s art scene Page 15
Venue reopens for season of superb music, food Page 20
SILVER PLUME • GEORGETOWN • EMPIRE • IDAHO SPRINGS • CENTRAL CITY • BLACK HAWK • GOLDEN GATE • ROLLINSVILLE • COAL CREEK • NEDERLAND • GOLD HILL • WARD • JAMESTOWN • ALLENSPARK • LYONS • ESTES PARK
MMAC
May 2015 • FREE
Mountain Music, Arts & Culture
monthly
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PREVENTING
COVER STORY: The Colorado forest fire season is in full swing by May. Our best defense against a major disaster is educating mountain property owners and backcountry users in the many ways to prevent fires and how to be proactive about reducing risks. When fire does occur, local volunteers and professionals who protect our mountain homes and forests around the clock, spring into action. Get to know who’s protecting your home and your local fire district as well as how to prepare for possible emergencies, to reduce your risks. Page 27 Timberline Fire Protection District Station 3/Photo by Jeffrey V. Smith
Historic Places
Central City and Black Hawk Central City-Black Hawk Historic District
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Location: Off Hwy. 119 Date Listed: National Register, Oct. 15, 1966
Central City Opera House
Location: 124 Eureka St. in Central City Date Listed: National Register, Jan. 18, 1973
Teller House
Location: 120 Eureka St. in Central City Date Listed: National Register, Jan. 18, 1973
I.O.O.F. Hall No. 41
Location: Russell Gulch Date Listed: National Register, Dec. 15, 2011
Central City, Black Hawk filled with historic places PEAK TO PEAK Colorado’s rich history is being preserved through the efforts of locally- and nationally-designated historic places. Each month this year, the MMAC Monthly takes a region-by-region look at the many properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the mountain communities in Clear Creek, Gilpin, Boulder and Larimer counties. The passage of the National Historic Preservation Act in 1966 established the National Register and the process for adding properties to it. For a property to
be eligible, it must meet at least one of four main criteria involving architectural styles, association with various aspects of social history and commerce, ownership and design/construction. The history of Central City and Black Hawk in Gilpin County is robust to say the least. The towns were thriving long before Colorado achieved statehood and together tell the story of the region’s earliest, and richest, gold discoveries. While the story can fill a book, a brief summery begins Continued on page 12
Central City’s Historic District looks much the same as it did on July 4 in the 1890s.
Photo courtesy of Denver Public Library