Boisée|Boyzee|Très Boisé|Boise

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JuliaDavisPark by Sean, on Flickr


FriendshipBridge by Sean, on Flickr


riDe by Sean, on Flickr


Greenbelt by Sean, on Flickr


Downstream by Sean, on Flickr


Upstream by Sean, on Flickr


FriendshipBridge by Sean, on Flickr

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Boise by Sean, on Flickr

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Greenbelt by Sean, on Flickr

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8th by Sean, on Flickr

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beer by Sean, on Flickr


Up by Sean, on Flickr

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stuMp by Sean, on Flickr


everyGentlemenNeedsaHat by Sean, on Flickr


rain by Sean, on Flickr


mainCrane by Sean, on Flickr


AnewHotel by Sean, on Flickr


history by Sean, on Flickr


theLightRail by Sean, on Flickr


smokeIt by Sean, on Flickr

[Evo5Boise]

I was born and raised right here in Boise, and while going through these picture slides (thanks Sawtooth), sometimes I sit back and realize how much Boise has grown up and changed since I was young. I tell my daughter that she is growing up in a much different city than I did, even though it's geographically the same area.

[Boisebro]

sometimes change is bad, sometimes it's good. thankfully much of the change that Boise has experience has been on the good side.

people often don't realize (or remember) how dead it was downtown 30 years ago. it was a sea of asphalt surface lots, run down warehouses, and empty storefronts. today it's vibrant, dense, and energized.

i just hope future development focuses on density so we can avoid gobbling up more rural land on the edges.

[Evo5Boise]

Originally Posted by Boisebro

sometimes change is bad, sometimes it's good. thankfully much of the change that Boise has experience has been on the good side.

people often don't realize (or remember) how dead it was downtown 30 years ago. it was a sea of asphalt surface lots, run down warehouses, and empty storefronts. today it's vibrant, dense, and energized.

i just hope future development focuses on density so we can avoid gobbling up more rural land on the edges.

Oh definitely. My last post hopefully didn't come across as a "get off my lawn and out of my state" while shaking my fist in the air kind of post. I'm all for the growth. I still think Boise is an amazing place to live still, and some growth and change can certainly be valuable, but it's just crazy to look back and see how much of a different place it is than when I grew up here as a teenager (90s).

I'm in a Boise History Facebook group (I highly recommend it if you are on the platform) and it's insane to see how much this area has changed since the 30s/40/50s/60s. I can't imagine the change the local older residents have seen over the years.

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The Boise Architecture Project on YouTube also has some informative and interesting videos of certain decades of Boise's history.

The video of the 1920's mentions how United Airlines was founded and based in Boise.

• Video Link

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This traffic box is wrapped in a mix of vintage and current time.

Boise’s pioneering and transformative Traffic Box project challenges emerging artists and established professionals to “wrap” the nondescript utilitarian devices that control our streetlights.

https://www.boiseartsandhistory.org/oppo...ities/call-for-art-2022-traffic-box-art/


8th&Jefferson by Sean, on Flickr


artWraP by Sean, on Flickr


artBox by Sean, on Flickr


MainStreet by Sean, on Flickr


tranSportation by Sean, on Flickr


Hotel/Hoff by Sean, on Flickr


InterUrban by Sean, on Flickr


theDome by Sean, on Flickr

[Evo5Boise]

Great pictures. It's a shame Boise got rid of their street car system.

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Originally Posted by Evo5Boise

Great pictures. It's a shame Boise got rid of their street car system.

Thanks.

The Interurban was impressive. I read it was one of the most advanced and extensive in the west back in the day.

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skyLine by Sean, on Flickr


Boise by Sean, on Flickr

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Greenbelt by Sean, on Flickr


electRic by Sean, on Flickr


BoisE by Sean, on Flickr

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spring! by Sean, on Flickr


busLoad by Sean, on Flickr


GreenfilTer by Sean, on Flickr


boIse by Sean, on Flickr


annMorrisonPark by Sean, on Flickr

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My Spring/Summer thread is posted @the City Photo forum. Fall is on deck, because I always post a Boise fall photo thread.

suMMer by Sean, on Flickr


BoiseNationalForest by Sean, on Flickr

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OregonTrailBridge by Sean, on Flickr


bam!! by Sean, on Flickr


motherEarth? by Sean, on Flickr


bouleVard by Sean, on Flickr

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main by Sean, on Flickr


marquis by Sean, on Flickr


OneWay by Sean, on Flickr

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bOise, on Flickr