Pearl Street Mall

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Pearl Street, once Boulder’s commercial artery, “has become its cultural heart and soul,” said Richard Foy, one of the designers of the Mall.  Boulder began as a supply town for gold miners and Pearl Street was the main road from the plains up into the mountains, as well as the commercial city center for 100 years.  It was first established in the 1860s and thought to be named after the wife of one of the city founders.  In 1977, the Pearl Street pedestrian mall was dedicated purely to foot traffic.

A special free tour given by Leonard Segel, Architect, Preservationist and former Executive Director of Historic Boulder. Leonard will highlight his extensive research of over 40 historic buildings on Pearl Street and kick off Historic Boulder’s latest online walking tour on the STQRY app. Even if you’ve lived here all your life, you are guaranteed to learn something new! Historic preservation is a key component in the decades long success of our beloved downtown.