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- By 1917, the automobile era was firmly entrenched, and Pearl, between 11th and 17th streets, became the first street in Boulder to be paved.
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May 13, 2015 · Boulder began to develop as a city in the late 1800’s as a supply town for gold miners in the nearby mountains. It was this population of gold-hungry adventurists that first mapped out Pearl Street, beginning at one end with what is today the intersection of Pearl Street and Broadway, and extending it eastward in a straight line.
May 18, 2023 · That year, Pearl was the first street in Boulder to be paved and accompanied by lovely, uniform, 15-foot wide sidewalks. Pearl and Broadway also featured the city’s first streetlight. Gradually the roads all got paved, the storefronts were lowered, and downtown took on a more modern aesthetic.
Nov 1, 2023 · With the state of transportation shifting as well, Pearl Street became the first paved street in Boulder in 1917, with the very first streetlight erected at Pearl and Broadway. Pearl Street also endured some hard times—facing the flood in 1894 and a fire in 1907.
In the late 1800s, Pearl Street was the commercial artery of Boulder with horse-drawn carriages and wagons carrying people through downtown. In the early 1900s, the automobile arrived and Pearl Street became the first paved street in Boulder, flanked by 15-foot sidewalks.
Flagstones eventually replaced the makeshift wooden sidewalks, and the street was the first one in town to be paved. In 1970, construction began to improve over 35 blocks of the street to create a downtown mall.
May 5, 2013 · By 1917, with the automobile taking over, Pearl Street between 11th and 17th streets became the first street in Boulder to be paved. Later, in the mid-30’s, the city’s first streetlight was installed at Pearl and Broadway.
