INTEGRITY The integrity of Pearl Street Mall has been assessed to determine if the landscape characteristics that shaped the original construction within its period of significance (1976 to 1977) and significant periods that followed (1999) are present as they were historically. Integrity is evaluated according to seven aspects or qualities: location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. Pearl Street Mall remains similar to the original construction completed in 1977 and the addition of features in 1999, and retains integrity in all seven aspects of integrity: location, setting, design, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. Location Pearl Street Mall remains in its original location, which includes the four blocks from 11th Street to 15th Street as originally installed in 1977. Setting Pearl Street Mall's setting remains very similar to how it appeared at the completion of construction. Changes to the setting include new construction at 11th Street and 15th Street. Alterations to seating and vegetation have occurred with replacements and updates. Design Pearl Street Mall's original design remains intact including the brick paved promenade, raised brick planters, play nodes, and mature vegetation. Structures and small-scale features that remain include flagpoles, bollards, posting kiosks, the Big Flower Pot, the Bicentenniary Paver, and the Waterface Sculpture. Rehabilitations in the late 1990s and early 2000s modified nodes and small-scale features but did not alter the original design and historic character. Interpretive elements and lighting added in 1999 add to the historic character and remain similar to their original design. Materials Original materials remain intact for most of Pearl Street Mall with the exception of some individual brick pavers and some small-scale features such as bike racks and benches. Brick pavers and wood benches have been replaced in-kind while other furnishings have been replaced with modern features. Materials of original and initial replacements appear intact. Workmanship Original materials on Pearl Street Mall remain and workmanship is consistent with the original installation including distinct brick pavers, raised brick planters, and play nodes. Feeling Pearl Street Mall retains the original feeling as an open pedestrian promenade that encourages community interaction, engagement, and commerce. Association Pearl Street Mall retains its association and importance within downtown Boulder and the greater Boulder civic area.
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Pearl Street Pedestrian Mall
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