Boulder ( ) is the municipality of the busiest government and municipality in Boulder County, and the 11th most populous city in the US state of Colorado. Boulder is located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an altitude of 5,430 feet (1,655 m) above sea level. The city is 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Denver.
The population of Boulder City was 97,385 people in the 2010 US Census, while the Boulder population, Metropolitan Statistical Area CO was 294,567.
Boulder is renowned for its association with American border history and is home to the main campus of the University of Colorado, the largest university in the state. Cities often receive high ratings in art, health, welfare, quality of life, and education.
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History
Boulder City was part of the Nebraska Territory until 28 February 1861, when the Colorado Region was created by the US Congress. It was developed as a supply base for miners who go to the mountain. Boulder City residents provide these miners with equipment, agricultural products, gambling, and a place to drink.
On November 7, 1861, the law was passed to make way for the state university to be located in Boulder, and on September 20, 1875, the first foundation was laid for the first building (Main Building Lama) on the CU campus. The university officially opened on 5 September 1877.
Boulder adopted anti-saloon procedures in 1907. The statewide ban began in Colorado in 1916 and ended with the lifting of the national ban in 1933.
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Demographics
In the 2010 census, there were 97,385 people, 41,302 households, and 16,694 families living in the city. Population density is 3,942.7 people per square mile (1,524.0/km ²). There are 43,479 housing units with an average density of 1,760.3 per square mile (680.4/km²). City racial makeup is 88.0% White, 0.9% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 4.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Island, 3.2% few other races, and 2 , 6% of two or more races. 8.7% of the population is Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 41,302 households, of which 19.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.2% headed by married couples living together, 5.5% had married women without husband, and 59.6% is not a family. 35.8% of all households are individuals, and 7.1% are self-sufficient individuals aged 65 or older. The average household size is 2.16, and the average family size is 2.84.
The Boulder population is younger than the national average, largely due to the presence of students. The median age at the 2010 census was 28.7 years compared with the median US 37.2 years. In Boulder, 13.9% of the population is younger than the age of 18, 29.1% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% aged 65 years or more. For every 100 women, there are 105.5 men. For every 100 women age 18 and older, there are 106.2 men.
In 2011, the estimated average household income in Boulder was $ 57,112, and the average family income was $ 113,681. Male full-time workers have an average income of $ 71,993 compared to $ 47,574 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 37,600. 24.8% of the population and 7.6% of families are below the poverty line. Of the total population, 17.4% of those under the age of 18 and 6.0% of those aged 65 and older live below the poverty line.
Boulder housing tends to have a higher price than the surrounding area. For the 2nd quarter of 2006, the average single family home in Boulder sold for $ 548,000 and the attached occupancy median (condo or town house) sold for $ 262,000. According to the National Association of Realtors, during the same period the average value of one national home family is $ 227,500. The average home price exceeds $ 1,000,000 dollars in July 2016.
Geography
The town of Boulder is in Boulder Valley where the Rocky Mountains meet the Great Plains. The western part of the city is a slab of sedimentary rocks at the foot of the hill, known as the Flatirons. The Flatirons are a widely known symbol of Boulder.
The main water flow through the city is Boulder Creek. This small river is named far above the founding of the city, for all the large granite stones that have flowed into the river for thousands of years. From Boulder Creek the town of Boulder is believed to have taken its name. Boulder Creek has a significant flow of water, mainly derived from melting snow and small springs in the west of the city. The river is a tributary of the South Platte River.
According to the US Census Bureau, the city has an area of ​​25.7 square miles (66.5 km 2 ). 24.7 square miles (63.9 km 2 ) of it is ground and 1.0 square miles (2.6 km 2 ) of it (3.97% ) is water.
The 40th parallel (40 degrees north latitude) runs through Boulder and can easily be known as Baseline Road today.
Boulder is located in a vast valley below Flagstaff Mountain, just a few miles east of the continent and about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Denver. Arapahoe Glacier provides water for the city, along with Boulder Creek, which runs through downtown.
Denver International Airport is 45 miles (72 km) southeast of Boulder.
Climate
Boulder has a temperate climate typical for most states and receives many sunny or mostly sunny days each year. Under the KÃÆ'¶ppen climate classification, the city has a semi-arid climate (KÃÆ'¶ppen BSk ). The winter conditions range from mild to occasional to very cold, with average heights in the mid to 40s  ° F (7-9  ° C). There are 4.6 nights each year when the temperature reaches 0  ° F (-18  ° C). Due to orographic rapture, the mountains to the west often dry air through the Front Range, often protecting the city from winter precipitation, although weight loss may occur. The mean snowfall is 88 inches (220 cm) per season, but the snow depth is usually shallow; very hot sun because high altitude can quickly melt snow during the day, and Chinook winds bring warming up during the winter months. Summer is very warm and dry, with 30 days reaching 90Ã,  ° F (32Ã,  ° C) or more. Diurnal temperature variations are usually large throughout the year due to dry climates with high altitudes. Daytime peaks are generally colder than most other Front Range cities with similar elevations. However, the lows of Boulder's night, especially during the winter, are some of the lightest in the state. The average daily temperature stays above 32Ã,  ° F (0Ã,  ° C) throughout the year.
The highest temperature recorded at 104 Â ° F (40 Â ° C) occurred most recently in the city on 25 June 2012. The lowest recorded temperature in Boulder was -33 Â ° F (-36 Â ° C) on 17 January 1930 The lowest maximum temperature in Boulder, -12 Â ° F (-24 Â ° C), occurred on February 4, 1989. Conversely, on June 24, 1954, Boulder's overnight low overnight temperature dropped below 80 Â ° F (27 Â ° C ).
Politics and government
Boulder is a municipal home rule, which regulates itself under Article XX of the Constitution of the State of Colorado; Title 31, Article 1, Section 202 of the Colorado Revision Statute.
Politically, Boulder is one of the most liberal and democratic cities in Colorado. In April 2012, registered voters in Boulder County, which includes the more conservative Boulder suburbs, are 41% Democrats, 20% Republican, 1% in other parties, and 38% unaffiliated. By residents and critics, the city of Boulder is often referred to as the "People's Republic of Boulder."
In 1974, the Boulder City Council passed Colorado's first law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. However, coal voters revoked the measure with a referendum within a year. In 1975, Boulder County Clerk Clela Rorex was the second in the United States to ever license a same-sex marriage, before state legislation was passed to prevent such publication.
Culture
Outdoor sports
Boulder is surrounded by thousands of acres of open space recreation, environmental preservation, and natural preservation. Nearly 60 percent, 35,584 hectares (144,00 km 2 ), an open space of 61,529 hectares (249,00 km 2 ) is open to the public.
Rock climbing is found near the unidentified small community of Tetorado Springs, south of Boulder. There are also climbing routes available in the open spaces of the city, including a hiking trail from difficulties at Flatirons itself (traditional protection). Boulder Canyon (sport), just west of downtown Boulder, also has many routes. These three areas are affected by seasonal closures for wildlife.
USA Rugby, the national governing body for rugby in the United States, is headquartered in Boulder.
Bolder Boulder
Boulder has run 10 km, Boulder Bolder, on Anniversary, every year since 1979. The race involves more than 50,000 runners, pedestrians, pedestrians and wheelchair racers, making it one of the largest road races in the world. It has the greatest non-marathon card prize in road racing. The race peaked at Folsom Field with Tribute Memorial Day. The 2007 race featured more than 54,000 runners, pedestrians and wheelchair racers, making it the largest race in the US where all the participants timed and raced the fifth largest road in the world.
Music
Founded in 1958, Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra is a critically acclaimed professional orchestra that offers dynamic programs under the leadership of Music Director Michael Butterman.
Founded in 1976 by Giora Bernstein, the Colorado Music Festival presents a series of summer concerts at the Chautauqua Auditorium.
Conference on World Affairs
The World Conference on Affairs, beginning in 1948, is an annual one-week conference featuring dozens of discussion panels on contemporary issues.
eTown
The international syndication program eTown has its headquarters at eTown Hall, at 16th and Spruce Streets, in downtown Boulder. Most of these weekly event footage were performed at eTown Hall.
Polar Bear Plunge
Starting in 1983, hundreds of people went to Boulder Reservoir on New Year's Day to take part in the annual polar bear. With the rescue team standing, participants use various techniques to plunge themselves into a freezing reservoir. After the plunge is over, the swimmer retreats into a hot tub in the beach of the reservoir to revive himself from the cold air.
Naked Pumpkin Run
Beginning in 1998, dozens of people participating in Halloween ran on city streets wearing only shoe and pumpkin with holes in their heads. In 2009, local police threatened the participants with indecent allegations and no nude runners were reported on official newscasts, although some of the strippers were observed by local residents.
420
For several years on April 20, thousands of people gathered at the CU Boulder campus to celebrate 420 and smoke marijuana on and before 4:20 pm. The number of heads in 2010 is officially between 8,000 and 15,000 with some differences between local newspapers and University administrators (who have been deemed to have tried to downplay the event). Eleven citations were given whereas the previous year there were only two. 2011 is the last year of a mass of 420 partying at CU as a university, in 2012, taking a tough stance against 420 activities, closing campus for visitors for the day, using smelly fish fertilizer to prevent gathering in Norlin Quad, and after exiting city law enforcement agencies help secure the campus. In 2013, April 20 falls on Saturday; the university continued the ban of 420 parties and, again, closed the campus for visitors. In 2015 the government recognizes and once again opened the park for visitors on 20 April.
Boulder Cruiser Ride
Boulder Cruiser Ride is a weekly bike ride in Boulder Colorado. Boulder Cruiser Ride grew from a group of friends and friends of friends riding bikes around Boulder into "an all-out general mass". Some fans gathered in costumes and decorated their bikes; Themes are an integral part of the cruiser tradition. Boulder's police began following the cruiser's journey as he gained popularity. Problems with underage drinking, reckless bicycle riding, and other disruptive complaints caused the organizers to lower cruiser travel as a public event. Going back to an underground format, where fans should be part of social networking before gaining access to the event site, Boulder Cruiser Ride continues as a local tradition. On May 30, 2013, more than 400 motorists attended the Cruiser Ride late Thursday in honor of "Big Boy", a deer who was shot and killed on New Year's Day by a Boulder police officer on duty.
Top ranking
Boulder has garnered many top ranks in recent years for health, welfare, quality of life, education and art. The partial list below shows some nominations.
- The 10 Most Happiest Cities - No. 1 - 2011 - Moneywatch.bnet.com
- The Terrible City - No. 1 - Portfolio.com
- The Ten Best Cities for the Next Decade - No. 4 - Kiplinger Personal Finance Magazine
- Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index - No. 1 - 2009 - USA Today
- Best Cities to Raise Outdoor Children - No. 1 - 2009 - Backpacker Magazine
- Top 25 Americas for Good Life - No. 1 - 2009 - Forbes.com
- The 10 Coolest Cities for Life and Pensions - No. 6 - AARP Magazine
- Top 10 Cities for Artists - No. 8 - 2007 - Business Week
- Lesser LGBT Friendly Families Town - No. 1 - 2010 - Wearegoodkin.com
- American Foodiest City - No. 1 - 2010 - Bon Appetit Magazine
- Queerest Cities in America 2015 - No. 10 - 2015 - Advocate.com
Education
Public schools
Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) manages the public school system in Boulder.
Charter School
Charter schools (receiving public funds but under private management) within the city of Boulder include Preparatory School (9-12), High School (6-8), and Horizons Alternative School (K-8).
Private school
Various private high schools, high schools and elementary schools operate in Boulder.
Colleges and universities
- The University of Colorado Boulder, a state university that accounts for about 46,000 residents (30,000 undergraduate students, 7,000 graduate students and 10,000 staff/faculty) to the population.
- Naropa University is a private university based on Buddhist principles. It has about 400 scholars and more than 600 graduate students.
- Culinary School in the Rockies
Institute of Science
- Institute of Cooperation for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)
- The Co-ordinate Institute for Research in Atmosphere (CIRA)
- Astrophysics and Space Astronomy Center (CASA)
- Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research (CCAR)
- Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR)
- The Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA)
- The Laboratory of Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP)
- The American Geological Society, headquartered at 3300 Penrose Place.
- National Ecological Ecological Network (NEON)
- National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric System Administration (NOAA) Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL)
- National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) - Boulder Telecommunication Science Institute
- The Institute of Renewable Energy and Sustainable (RASEI)
- Rocky Mountain Institute
- Institute of Foreign Research Department of Space Studies
- The Institute of Space Science
- Space Weather Forecast Center (SWPC)
- UNAVCO National Science Foundation Geodetic Facility
- United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Economy and industry
Boulder MSA had a gross metropolitan product of $ 18.3 billion in 2010, the 110th largest metropolitan economy in the United States.
In 2007, Boulder became the first city in the US to levy a carbon tax.
In 2013, Boulder appeared on the list of Forbes magazine from the Best Places for Business and Careers.
Transportation
Since Boulder has operated under the regulation of housing growth control since 1976, employment growth in the city has far exceeded population growth. Massive street traffic enters the city each morning and departs every afternoon, as many employees live in Longmont, Lafayette, Louisville, Broomfield, Westminster, and Denver. Boulder is served by US 36 and state highways. The parking regulations in Boulder have been explicitly designed to prevent parking by commuters and to encourage the use of mass transit, with mixed results.
Boulder, Colorado, a city of over 100,000 people, is located about 30 miles northwest of Denver at the foot of the hills of the Rocky Mountains. Boulder is home to the University of Colorado, whose 30,000 students swell city populations during the academic year. Over the years, Boulder has made significant investments in multi-modal networks. The city is now famous for its separate bicycle paths and pedestrians, which are integrated into the network of bike paths, bicycle paths and bicycle routes on the road. Boulder also provides an innovative community transit network connecting downtown, the University of Colorado campus, and local shopping facilities. While the city does not have rail transit, local and regional shuttle buses are funded by various sources and emphasize little headways, enhanced route identity, easy payment of fees, and community inputs in design (RTD, 2005). As part of this investment in pedestrian, bicycle, and transit infrastructure, Boulder has been recognized both nationally and internationally for its transport system.
In 2009, the Boulder metropolitan statistical area (MSA) ranked fourth highest in the United States for the percentage of commuting cycling to work (5.4 percent). In 2013, Boulder MSA ranks fourth lowest in the United States for the percentage of workers driven by private cars (71.9 percent). During the same time period, 11.1 percent of workers in Boulder did not travel at all: they worked outdoors.
Transit masses
Boulder has an extensive bus system operated by Regional Transportation District (RTD). HOP, SKIP, JUMP, Bound, DASH and Stampede routes run throughout the city and connect to nearby communities with ten-minute departures during peak hours, Monday-Friday. Other routes, such as 204, 205, 206, 208 and 209 depart every 15 to 30 minutes. Regional routes, travel between nearby cities like Longmont (BOLT, J), Golden (GS), and Denver (Flatiron Flyer, Bus Rapid Transit route), as well as Denver International Airport (AB), are also available. There are over 100 scheduled daily bus trips on seven routes running between Boulder and Denver on weekdays.
Future transit plan
The 41 mile commuter rail route called the Northwest Railway is proposed to run from Denver via Boulder to Longmont, with stops in large communities along the way. Boulder Station is north of Pearl Street and east of 30th Street. At one time this commuter train service is scheduled to begin in 2014, but major delays have occurred. By 2016, the initial 6-mile segment opened, reaching from downtown Denver to south Westminster on West 71st Avenue and Federal Boulevard. The remaining 35 miles of the Northwest Rail Line is planned to be completed by 2044, depending on funding.
This future transit plan, as well as the current Flatiron Flyer Bus Rapid Transit route, is part of FasTracks, RTD transit improvement plan funded by a 0.4% increase in sales taxes throughout Denver metro area. RTD, the developer of FasTracks, partnered with the city of Boulder to plan a transit-oriented development near Pearl and 33rd Streets associated with the proposed Boulder commuter train station. This development to display Boulder Railroad Depot, has been moved to the site, which can be returned to transit related use.
Bicycling
Boulder, renowned for its bike culture, offers hundreds of miles of bike pedestrian paths, lanes and interconnected routes to create a well-known flagship network that can be used throughout the year. Boulder has 74 bicycles and pedestrian pedestrians that facilitate safer and undisturbed travel in most cities. The city offers a route search website that allows users to map private bike routes around the city.
In May 2011, B-cycle bike-sharing was opened in Boulder with 100 red bicycles and 12 stations.
Airport
Boulder Municipal Airport is 3 miles (4.8 km) from central Boulder, owned by City of Boulder and used exclusively for general aviation, with most traffic consisting of single-engine aircraft and glider planes.
Growth management
The preservation of open space government around Boulder begins with the United States Congress approving the allocation of 1,800 acres (7.3Ã, km 2 ) from the mountain/basin background extending from Boulder Creek South to Sunshine Canyon in 1899.
Since then, Boulder has adopted a policy of controlled urban expansion. In 1959, city voters approved a city-charter "Blue Line" amendment that restricted city water services to an altitude below 5,750 feet (1,750 m), in an effort to protect the mountain's backdrop of development. In 1967, city voters approved a special sales tax to acquire open space in an effort to withstand urban sprawl. In 1970, Boulder created a "comprehensive plan" that would determine future zoning, transportation, and city planning decisions. Hoping to defend the views of the inhabitants of the mountains, in 1972, the city imposed regulations limiting the height of newly built buildings. The Code of Historic Preservation was passed in 1974, and the governance of housing growth (Danish Plan) in 1976.
Effective growth management has resulted in a rapid appreciation of the value of housing with an average house price increase of 60% over the period 2010 to 2015 to $ 648,200.
Wildlife protection
The city of Boulder has created an Urban Wildlife Management Plan that sets policies to manage and protect urban wildlife. Also, Park City and Department of Recreation and Open Space and Mountain Garden have volunteers who monitor the park (including wetlands, lakes, etc.) to protect the ecosystem. From time to time, parks and hiking trails are closed to save or restore the ecosystem. Traditionally, Boulder has avoided the use of chemical pesticides to control insect populations. However, with the threat of West Nile Virus, the city embarked on an integrative plan to control mosquito populations in 2003 that included chemical pesticides. Residents can choose the program by contacting the city and requesting that their area is not sprayed.
Under the law of Boulder, the destruction of prairie dogs requires permission.
Also in 2005, the city experimented with using goats for weed control in environmentally sensitive areas. Goats naturally consume widespread knapweed and Canadian thistle, and although the program is not as effective as expected, goats will still be considered in future weed control projects. In 2010, goats were used to control weeds in the Boulder Reservoir.
The town of Boulder, Open Space and the Department of Mountain Parks manages about 8,000 hectares of protected forest land in the west of the city in accordance with the Forest Ecosystem Management Plan 1999. The plan aims to maintain or enhance native plant and animal species, their communities, and the ecological processes that sustain them and to reduce the risk of forest fires for forest and human communities.
Media
The main daily newspaper Boulder, Daily Camera , was founded in 1890 as the weekly Boulder Camera, and became a daily newspaper the following year. The Colorado Amer started in 1892 as a university newspaper for CU Boulder. After much hot controversy about Colorado Daily 's political coverage, it broke with the university in 1971. The Scripps conglomerate newspaper acquired Colorado Daily in 2005 after the acquisition of Colorado > Camera in 1997, leaving Boulder Weekly as the only locally owned newspaper in Boulder. Scripps waived 50 percent of its ownership in both daily newspapers in early 2009 to Media News Group. Boulder Magazine , a lifestyle magazine, was founded in 1978. Boulder Magazine is published three times per year.
Boulder is part of the Denver market for television stations, and also receives many radio stations based in Denver or Ft. Collins. For cable television, Boulder is served by Comcast Cable. The reception of the over-the-air television is bad in the western part of town due to disturbance from the mountains.
Paladin Press's book/video publisher and Soldier of Fortune magazine both have their headquarters in Boulder. Paladin Press was founded in September 1970 by Peder Lund and Robert K. Brown. In 1974, Lund bought Brown shares from the press, and Brown moved to find the Soldier of Fortune magazine the following year.
KGNU non-commercial community radio station established in 1978 and KBCO commercial music station in 1977. The KBCO program is an adult album alternative format and is owned and operated by iHeartMedia. KBCO moved its studio from Boulder to Denver Tech Center in 2010 but still retains the Boulder license and transmits from the top of Eldorado Mountain in southern Boulder.
KVCU, also known as Radio 1190, is another non-commercial radio station run with the help of university-student volunteers. KVCU began airing in 1998.
Famous people
The famous birthplace in Boulder:
- Jello Biafra, Dead Kennedys frontman
- Tony Boselli, five tackling the Pro Bowl offensive
- Arleigh Burke, United States Navy Admiral and Chief of Naval Operations
- Scott Carpenter, astronaut of the Mercury Project
- Kristin Davis, Sex and the City actress
- John Fante, author
- Matt Hasselbeck, three quarterback Pro Bowl
- Chuck Pagano, former head coach of the Indianapolis Colts
Other notable residents:
- Albert Allen Bartlett, professor of emeritus physics, professor who often discussed the dangers of compound growth, and one of the main supporters of the Blue Line in the late 1950s.
- Bill Bower, the last surviving pilot who took part in the Doolittle Raid, lived in Boulder from 1966 until his death in 2011.
- Paul Danish, author of Danish Plans control of housing growth; editor and publisher of the Boulder County weekly newspaper, City and Country Reviews .
- Carrie Ingalls moved to Boulder in 1905 and lived until 1906, hoping the local climate will help improve her health.
- The head of Niwot or Left Hand, an Arapaho tribal leader, lives in the Boulder location. Niwot and his war army drove to the nearest camp where he uttered his legendary curse: "Those who see the beauty of this valley will want to stay, and their stay will be a ruin of beauty."
- JonBenÃÆ'Â © t Ramsey, when he was killed in December 1996. Movies made for Perfect Immigration TV, Perfect City: JonBenÃÆ'Â © t and Boulder City , based on the same title book, were released on in 2000. It dramatized the investigation of the murder. It was filmed at a location in Boulder.
- Phil Plait, The Bad Astronomer , astronomers, skeptics, writers, and popular science bloggers.
- The seller Larry, the actor, has lived in the city. Leon White, a professional wrestler, though not born in Boulder, he was an offensive lineman for the Colorado Buffalo football team in the 1970s.
- Evans Woolen III (1927-2016), architect, originally from Indianapolis, Indiana
- The Don team, the professional world record holder of Triathlete and Ironman.
Shopping
One of the most popular parts in Boulder is the famous Pearl Street Mall, home to many shops and restaurants. This four block pedestrian mall is a social hotspot in Boulder, with dozens of restaurants of all kinds and specialty shops that include artisan shops and unique gadget shops. In summer and weekend, many street performances and stunts can be found throughout the mall, along with street hawkers and henna tattoo artists.
The traditional Downtown Boulder area, including Pearl Street Mall, is located in the western part of present day Boulder. During the 1950s and 1960s, the city grew to the east, because the western side was limited by the foothills. The city center is host to numerous restaurants, bars and boutique shops. However, it has several grocery stores, hardware, or department stores and is therefore more of a "shopping destination" than the neighborhood with shops that support the locals.
South of Pearl Street and adjacent to the CU Boulder campus is another historic shopping mall, The Hill. Featuring several shops and historical sites in the city, such as Album on the Hill and Fox Theater, The Hill has been the center of campus life for many of the nearby clubs and associations.
The Twenty Ninth Street retail district opened in October 2006, located in central Boulder at the former Crossroads Mall, east of the City Center.
Near Pearl Street Mall, Farmer's Market is open every Saturday morning and Wednesday night, April to October at 13th Street next to Central Park. The market was started in 1986 by local farmers.
Twin Cities
Boulder has eight official twin cities:
- Dushanbe, Tajikistan (since May 8, 1987)
- Jalapa, Nicaragua
- Lhasa, China (since 1987)
- Ciudad Mante, Mexico
- Yamagata, Japan (since 1994)
- Yateras, Cuba
- Kisumu, Kenya
- Nablus, Palestine (Since 2016)
A landmark representing Boulder's relationships with his sister cities can be found throughout the city. Boulder's Sister City Plaza - dedicated on May 17, 2007 - is located in the eastern courtyard of Boulder's Municipal Building. The Plaza was built to honor all of Boulder's twin city relationships. The Dushanbe Tea House is located on 13th Street right next to Pearl Street Mall. Dushanbe presents a distinctive tea house as a present for Boulder in 1987. It was completed in Tajikistan in 1990, then sent to Boulder where it was reassembled and opened to the public in 1998. A mural representing the relationship between Boulder and Mante, Mexico was dedicated in August 2001. The mural, painted by Mante Florian Lopez's mural, is located on the north wall of the Dairy Center for the Performing Arts.
In popular culture
Film Woody Allen Sleeper (1973) was filmed at a location in Boulder. Several homes and the Mesa Laboratory of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, designed by I. M. Pei, are used in films.
Boulder is the setting for Stephen King The Stand (1978), as a collection point for some superflu survivors. King lived in Boulder for less than a year, beginning in the fall of 1974, and writing The Shining (1977) during this period.
TV situation comedy Mork & amp; Mindy (1978-1982) was founded in Boulder, with 1619 Pine St. serving as the exterior image of Mindy's home. The New York Deli, the restaurant at Pearl Street Mall, also stands out in this series.
In the American version of the TV sitcom The Office , the character of Michael Scott left the show in season 7 and moves with his fiancée to Boulder.
See also
- Colorado Outline
- Index of Colorado related articles
- The State of Colorado
- Colorado cities and towns
- the Colorado municipality
- county of Colorado
- Boulder County, Colorado
- Colorado's metropolitan area
- Front Range Urban Corridor
- North Central Central Colorado Area
- Denver-Aurora-Boulder, Joint Statistics Area CO
- Boulder, Metropolitan Area Statistics CO
- Colorado cities and towns
- Colorado floods 2013
References
Further reading
- Deloria, Philip J. "Drain the Lake! Rip Off Butte! Build Heaven!: The Environmental Dimension of Social and Economic Strength in Boulder, Colorado, and Benzie, Michigan," Southern California Quarterly (2007): 65-88. in JSTOR
- Pettem, Silvia. Boulder: City Evolution (University Press of Colorado, 1994)
External links
- City of Boulder site
- CDOT Map of Boulder City
- Boulder Historical Museum
- Climate information
- DailyCamera.com - Local Newspapers
- ColoradoDaily.com - Local Newspapers
- Find Business, Directions & amp; Shop locally in Boulder
- Boulder Convention and Visitors Bureau - Official Visitors Information
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