Date Event
Source
Jun 12 1976 Aug 6 1977
The section of Pearl Street between 11th and 15th was closed to traffic. Construction began on Pearl Street Mall. Dedication of Pearl Street Mall, designated as “Downtown Boulder Mall” and classified as a new city park.
Downtown Boulder / Westword Worthington / Har- rington
Sep 1977 City Council banned dogs, bicycling, skateboarding, and tossing frisbees on Pearl Street Mall with increasing concerns for pedestrians and obstacles.
Harrington
1980
The Boulder downtown area, which includes Pearl Street Mall, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The boundaries included 9th through 16th streets between Walnut and Pine streets, which included 168 properties and 125 buildings. Although this designation provided recognition, almost 15% of the buildings in the district were demolished between 1980 and 1996. Boulder Mall receives HUD National Award for Urban Environmental Design, Project Design Honor Award. A task force began drafting a Downtown Boulder Plan. The plan was never approved. The City of Boulder begins planting tulips on the Boulder Mall, a traditional that continues through the present-day. Boulder Planning Board, Downtown Management Commission, and Downtown Design Advi- sory Board work together to develop the Boulder Downtown Plan and Illustrative for revitaliza- tion of the downtown area.
Landmarks / NRHP
1980
Sasaki
1984
Downtown Plan
Mid 1980s
Boulder Gov
1992
Downtown Plan
1998
City of Boulder Renamed Downtown Boulder Mall ‘Pearl Street Mall.’
Boulder Gov
1999
Boulder Downtown Historic District is designated as a local historic district that includes all of Pearl Street Mall. Communication Arts is hired by the city to redesign and improve Pearl Street Mall. Modifica- tions included widening sidewalks, removing lawn spaces, and removing tree planters near the County Courthouse for a pop-jet fountain. The Pop-Jet Fountain of the 1300 Block completed by Waterworks International. Weeping Rock / Split Rocks on the 1100 Block of Pearl Street Mall installed. Stones and bridge of the Play and Bridge Area replaced. Play and Bridge Area and Nature Forms refurbished including the addition of soft surface pav- ing (PIP) for ADA access. Boulder's Downtown Urban Design Guidelines completed, which included Pearl Street Mall.
Landmarks
1999
Westword
Jun to Nov 2002
Boulder Gov
2011
Boulder Gov
2018
Boulder Gov
9-12
Pearl Street Pedestrian Mall
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