Up until the 1960’s, the Boise River and its banks served as a convenient dumping place for trash, industrial waste, raw sewage, and in the case of this parcel, meat factory remnants. The riverbank became seriously damaged after years of using it for waste. Fish were unable to inhabit the polluted streams. Greenbelt advocates of…
On a sunny day you will likely find the trails on the Castle Rock reserve full of people. Runners take flight up and around the hill sides. Mount bikers can be seen crawling up then zipping down the trails. Families with their children walk their dog. On a good day you might even see some…
At the beginning of the twentieth century, transportation methods across the world dramatically changed. People went from using electric streetcars and railways to get around, to owning their own personal motorized vehicle. The car went from being an expensive toy that was exclusive to the rich, to the standard mode of individual transportation used by…
For many citizens, the outcropping of rocks known as Castle Rock is a subtle yet beautiful addition to the scenic backdrop of the Boise foothills. The Castle Rock Reserve is a unique piece of Idaho’s history, and has changed throughout its history in many ways. The most significant changes in transportation on this area were…
Between 1950 and 1975 there are no major changes in transportation infrastructure evident on the West Boise parcel of land between Pleasanton and Jefferson, where it extends to Quinn’s Pond. There were however, pivotal changes in social awareness in regards to land and river, as well as the quality of neighborhoods. These things all had…
Post war America in the 1950’s was all about family, expanding into the U.S., and suburbia. Expansion and Manifest Destiny had once again made a resurgence in the minds of Americans and Boise was not an exception. While the edges of Boise grew new suburbs with reckless abandon, the downtown area remained relatively unchanged. Within…
Development of transportation on the Castle Rock Reserve from 1890 to 1950 by Chris Manning The Castle Rock Reserve has been used by Native Americans long before Louis and Clark explored Idaho. Use throughout its history has been directly altered by human transportation. The purpose of this research is to…
Looking back on Barber Park and Harris Ranch in the early 1900’s I was surprised to find that it looked nothing like it does in present day Boise. In fact, the area was more active than its main recreational purposes that it serves today. This was surprising to find because starting my research I looked…
Transportation in Boise’s Downtown region has not gone through many noticeably physical changes from 1900 to 1950. Although it is hard to see the changes on a map the uses of transportation has changed during the first half of the twentieth century. Since America expanded from its original thirteen colonies the states were divided into…
Urban Environmental Boise 