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History of Arvada: A Photo Journey relates historical details of Arvada, Colorado, as shown in photographs, arranged in a path around the city. The pathway begins at the heart of the city along the property line of founding settlers, Benjamin Wadsworth and Louis Reno. The book is not a comprehensive history, but small bits of history pieced together along a trail that weaves through space and time.The reader first travels through Olde Town Arvada, and views the business center as it developed from the late 1800s. Some stories overlap, and some highlight local residents. One early entrepreneur built an entire block, section by section over a decade, to produce what appears to be one, long bui...
During the last quarter of the 20th century, Arvada moved forward in bursts of fractiousness, fearlessness, and always with a fierce sense of identity. It often involved much "cussing and discussing" as former City Council member and Mayor Vesta Miller put it. The City boldly implemented urban renewal projects amidst the economic booms and busts of the 1980s. Bitter political battles over growth, roads, housing, and zoning sometimes resulted in special elections and recall elections.Whether you were "fir it or agin' it," Arvadans gathered together to watch the parade at the annual Harvest Festival and admire the lighted spruce tree in the town square on cold December nights. Citizens of all ...
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These proceedings are comprised of technical papers, reports remarks and discussions presented at the workshop on "expansive clays and shales in highway design and construction," in Denver, Colorado. The proceedings cover the state of the art on highway design and construction on expansive clays and shales.