Pearl Street, from 11th to 17th Street, was the first street in Boulder to be paved. In the 1930s, when storefronts were lowered and the courthouse replaced, Boulder's main street remained relatively unchanged. But even through the early 1970s, shoppers had no trouble finding parking places. The opening of the Pearl Street pedestrian mall, in 1977, changed the face of Pearl Street again. Instead of mud, horses, trains, pavement, and cars, we now have gardens, trees, and walkways.
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