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Historic preservation staff present new research on civic‑area displacement, spotlighting previously overlooked residents
Summary
City preservation staff presented research showing the municipal center and Central Park were created in part by displacing longstanding residents; the research highlights previously unreported Black land ownership and municipal-era narratives used to justify removals.
City of Boulder historic preservation staff presented new research Aug. 6 that changes the historical narrative for the civic area (the municipal center and Central Park), finding evidence that residents — including Black landowners — were displaced as the city implemented long‑range park plans in the early 20th century.
Claire (Historic Preservation Program staff) summarized archival maps, Sanborn fire insurance maps and contemporary newspaper material that show the area north of Boulder Creek was an established neighborhood from the late 19th century into the 1910s and 1920s. The research…
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