BOULDER CITY

residential city (1990 pop. 12,567), S Nev., just W of Hoover Dam near Lake Mead; inc. 1959. Built (1932) by the federal government as headquarters during the dam's construction, it became a self-governing municipality by act of Congress in 1958. It is a year-round tourist center and the headquarters of Lake Mead National Recreation Area (see National Parks and Monuments, table).

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books on: Boulder City  - 5050 results

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New Architecture and City Planning: A Symposium
Book by Paul Zucker; Philosophical Library, 1944
Subjects: Architecture, City Planning, Housing
...and particularly in relation to city and regional planning and housing...Improvement Association was formed in Boulder, Colo., to finance a city plan by Frederick Law Olmsted...movement for planning in a large city was probably the group of merchants...
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Rogues, Rebels, and Rubber Stamps: The Politics of the Chicago City Council from 1863 to the Present
Book by Dick Simpson; Westview Press, 2001
Subjects: Chicago (Ill.)--City Council--History, Chicago (Ill.)--Politics And Government
...Other Elected Officials of the City of Chicago City of Chicago, 1937 . It was reprinted...Plutocracy and Politics in New York City Boulder: Westview, 1998 , pp. 15-16...Orum, City-Building in America Boulder: Westview, 1995 , pp. 39, 62...
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Race, Poverty, and American Cities
Book by John Charles Boger, Judith Welch Wegner; University of North Carolina Press, 1996
Subjects: Cities And Towns--United States, Sociology, Urban--United States, United States--Race Relations, Urban Policy--United States, Urban Poor--United States
...Bankruptcy." 20. "Are Cities Obsolete?," Newsweek...Joel Garreau, Edge City: Life on the New Frontier...to the Central City Boulder, Colo.: Westview...New York Sees Ties to City Faltering," New York...Painful Truth about Cities and Suburbs: They Need...and Economic Growth: City Distress, Metropolitan...National League of Cities, 1992 ; Larry C. Ledebur...
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The New Urban America: Growth and Politics in Sunbelt Cities
Book by Carl Abbott; University of North Carolina Press, 1981
Subjects: Cities And Towns--Sunbelt States--Growth, Metropolitan Areas--Sunbelt States, Regional Planning--Sunbelt States
...the independent university city of Boulder 79,000 , and the supersuburbs...Denver itself is a consolidated city-county whose creation dates from the last century, suburban cities must share governmental authority...with the suburban counties of Boulder, Jefferson, Adams, and Arapahoe...
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A City Divided: The Racial Landscape of Kansas City, 1900-1960
Book by Sherry Lamb Schirmer; University of Missouri Press, 2002
Subjects: Kansas City (Mo.)--Race Relations, Kansas City (Mo.)--Social Conditions--20th Century
...Greater Kansas City. Kansas City Board of Public Welfare, 1913...Religion, and Folklife in the City, 1850 1970. Urbana: University...Passage: Immigrants to Three Cities, 1890 1930. New Haven: Yale...C.: A History of Kansas City, Missouri. Boulder, Colo.: Pruett Publishing...
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Two Episcopal Churches, Two Paths in Boulder, Colorado St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, 1 February 2004 St. John's Episcopal Church, 27 June 2004
Journal article by Alan L. Hayes; Anglican and Episcopal History, Vol. 74, 2005
Subjects: Architecture, Boulder Colorado, Episcopal churches, Gays & lesbians, Interior design, Sexuality
...Episcopal Churches, Two Paths in Boulder, Colorado St. Aidans Episcopal...Episcopal churches, two paths in Boulder, Colorado St. Aidans Episcopal...Episcopal Church, 27 June 2004 Boulder, Colorado, a city of about 100,000 persons...
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School Choice Crucible: A Case Study of Boulder Valley
Journal article by Kenneth Howe, Margaret Eisenhart, Damian Betebenner; Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 83, 2001
Subjects: Boulder, Colorado--Politics and government, Public schools--Management
...graduate or professional degrees. Boulder is noted for its left-leaning...nicknamed "The Peoples Republic." Boulder Valley School District reaches well beyond the confines of the city of Boulder. In the western reaches of the...
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Habitat Quality, Population Density and Habitat-specific Productivity of Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius Phoeniceus) in Boulder County, Colorado
Journal article by Kerri T. Vierling; The American Midland Naturalist, Vol. 142, 1999
Subjects: Animal populations, Animal reproduction, Birds, Habitats
...townships of Eldorado Springs, Boulder and Hygiene, Colorado which included...Tallgrass prairie sites in the Boulder Valley are flood-irrigated...assistance was provided by the City of Boulder Open Space Department, the American...
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How High Tech Is the Tenth District?
Journal article by Chad Wilkerson; Economic Review - Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Vol. 87, 2002
Subjects: Central banks, Districts, Economic statistics, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, High tech industries, United States, Workers
...larger Tenth District cities are among the nations...tech leaders for their city size. Colorado Springs...second among mid-sized cities on the occupational...addition, Denver-Boulder-Greeley ranks third...technology in the Denver-Boulder-- Greeley, Kansas City, and Tulsa metros over...this section, these cities appear to have benefited...
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Big City Labor Markets and Immigrant Economic Performance
Journal article by Franklin J. James, Jeff Romine, Phyllis Resnick Terry; Policy Studies Journal, Vol. 30, 2002
Subjects: Cities and towns--Demographic aspects, Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects, Immigrants--Economic aspects, Labor market--Demographic aspects
...destination choices of immigrants among cities, the characteristics of the city labor markets in which new immigrants...distress" to measure differences in city economic health. Distressed cities are cities that began to suffer in the...Born Populations of 55 Big U.S. cities, by Type of City: 1980 and 1990 (thousands) Percent...
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A City Gone Smart: Boulder, Colorado Is the First to Employ the Smart Grid Citywide
Magazine article by Michael Prager; E, Vol. 21, July 2010
Subjects: Boulder, Colorado--Energy policy, Boulder, Colorado--Environmental policy, Energy supply--Management, Power grids--Environmental aspects, Power grids--Product development
A City Gone Smart: Boulder, Colorado Is the First to Employ the...returns are in from the grid test city of Boulder, Colorado: Impressive savings, increased...participate in the test. "When they call it Boulder, theres a reason," Henley says...
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Boulder at Its Best
Magazine article by Lora J. Finnegan; Sunset, Vol. 204, May 2000
Subjects: Boulder Colorado, Cities, Tourism, Travel
Boulder at Its Best by Lora...36 and glimpse this city set against the angular...popular comment has it, Boulder is "20 square miles...foothills west of the city, and refused to extend...appreciate all that Boulder has to offer. This...
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Boulder, Colorado
Magazine article by Lora J. Finnegan; Sunset, Vol. 203, November 1999
Subjects: Awards & honors, Bicycles, Boulder Colorado, Cities, Magazines, Sunset, Transportation
...idea-for somebody else. Boulder, Colorado, proves that one...can be viable indeed. Sure, Boulder is predisposed to be bike...resident trips are by bike. City transportation planner Noreen...important factor: Early on, Boulder planners and citizens had a...
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Bright Lights of Boulder
Magazine article by Claire Walter; Sunset, Vol. 207, December 2001
Subjects: Boulder Colorado, Christmas, Cities, Lighting, Parades, Special events
...Flagstaff Mountain, the star of Boulder, Colorado, is such a holiday...scheme. Thats because, in Boulder, Christmas is a big deal...a gift of Boulders sister city in Tajikistan-to warm up...so by day: Free-spirited Boulder shopkeepers maintain irregular...
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Wetland Ordinance: Boulder, Colorado
Magazine article; PM. Public Management, Vol. 79, October 1997
Subjects: Boulder Colorado, Case studies, City ordinances, Conservation, Wetlands
Wetland Ordinance: Boulder, Colorado In many portions of the semi...in the comprehensive planning area, Boulder, in conjunction with the Environmental...based upon functions and conditions, the city developed a wetland ordinance detailing...
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Super-Casino Indecision 'Undermines Credibility' Gripping Spectacle in Boulder Time Challenge
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), March 20, 2006
Subjects: City councils
...Credibility Gripping Spectacle in Boulder Time Challenge. Byline: By...leader of the opposition on the city council has claimed. Sir Albert...decision to back Birmingham City Football Clubs proposals for...widely recognised international city when we cannot unite behind...
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Boulder, Colo., Votes to Protect Transsexuals
Newspaper article by Valerie Richardson; The Washington Times, February 3, 2000
Boulder, Colo., votes to protect transsexuals by Valerie Richardson BOULDER, Colo. - The city of Boulder, which already bans discrimination against women, racial minorities...
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Boulder Has Strong Pull on Elite Competitors
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 13, 2006
...Nearman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES BOULDER, Colo. - If you cant take the...great running meccas of the world Boulder. This city of 100,000, nestled 5,430...legendary Frank Shorter who put Boulder on the map after he won the 1972...
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Boulder Damages Historic Tunnel
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), October 5, 2004
Boulder Damages Historic Tunnel. Byline...riverside apartments. Newcastle City Council chiefs will tell a meeting today how a massive boulder crashed on to the Grade II...second last pile dislodged a boulder which then impacted on the...
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Boulder, Torrey, Springdale Far from D.C
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 2, 2003
Boulder, Torrey, Springdale far from D.C...Block, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES BOULDER, Utah - I used my best drugstore-cowboy...Store. After asking how far it was to Boulder, I underwent a head-to-foot scan that...
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encyclopedia articles on: Boulder City  - 8 results

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Boulder , City, United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BOULDER , city, United States city (1990 pop. 83,312), seat of Boulder co., N central Colo.; inc. 1871. A Rocky Mountain...and computer equipment; and medical supplies. Boulder is home to the National Center for Atmospheric Research...
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Boulder City
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BOULDER CITY residential city (1990 pop. 12,567), S Nev., just W of Hoover Dam near Lake Mead; inc. 1959. Built (1932) by the federal government as headquarters during the dams construction, it became a self-governing municipality...
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Plymouth , City, United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PLYMOUTH , city, United States 1 Uninc. town (1990 pop. 45,608), seat...1880; according to legend, the Pilgrims stepped on this boulder when disembarking from the Mayflower. The Mayflower II...which is a rapidly growing residential suburb of the twin cities of Minneapolis St. Paul...
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Hoover Dam
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...President Herbert Hoover ; from 1933 to 1947 it was known as Boulder Dam. A key unit on the Colorado , the dam is a major...Recreation Area (see National Parks and Monuments , table). Boulder City , Nev., was built to house workers on the project...
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Longmont
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LONGMONT city (1990 pop. 51,555), Boulder co., N Colo.; inc. 1885. It is a trade and processing center for a rich farm area irrigated by the Colorado Big Thompson...
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