Talk:Colorado Boulevard

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[edit] Merge with Colorado Blvd. (Unsigned Freeway)

This article deals with the most popular section of all that it the line of vehicular communication called Colorado Blvd. That part is, the Pasadena part. Colorado Blvd. was named in Pasadena as one of those east-west streets that would honor the first of 33 states to settle in Pasadena. This aligns with the names of California, Kansas (now Green), Dakota (now Howard), Montana, Wyoming, and others since passed or renamed. The article on the freeway stubs does not belong here, They share neither the same history nor story lines. I have lived here all my life and know Colorado Bvd. as well if not better than the best. Let this article develop as an exclusively Pasadena potion article. Magi Media 03:19, 23 March 2006 (UTC)Magi Media

Since the merge tags were added more than a month ago and there is no support for the merge, I've removed them. Mike Dillon 03:33, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

On the History section, I noticed there was no mention of an original construction date. Do we have one? --Bjranson 05:42, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Good question! The road's (Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena) original development probably does not predate the Indiana Colony, the original white settlement. Their "Main Street" was Orange Grove Blvd. where most the original homesteaded land tracts were subdivided. The first of the civic developments occurred near Fair Oaks with Barney Hollingsworth's general store. In regards to development you have a date of original grading which probably happened shortly after the incorporation of the Colony, 1873. It remained a dirt road, albeit a main commercial boulevard for years to come. It hosted the first Rose Parade in 1889. I would give it a start date of 1873. City Hall would have a record of it being named an avenue, street or boulevard.--Magi Media 03:22, 25 January 2007 (UTC)