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===Neighborhoods and areas=== Boise occupies an area of {{convert|64|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}}, according to the [[United States Census Bureau]]. Neighborhoods of Boise include the Bench, the North End, West Boise and Downtown. In January 2014, the Boise Police Department (BPD) partnered with the neighborhood blogging site [[Nextdoor]], the first city in the Northwest and the 137th city in the U.S. to do so.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://police.cityofboise.org/home/news-releases/2014/01/boise-police-join-nextdoorcom/ |title=Boise Police Department joins Nextdoor |publisher=Police.cityofboise.org |date=January 27, 2014 |access-date=August 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201192144/http://police.cityofboise.org/home/news-releases/2014/01/boise-police-join-nextdoorcom/ |archive-date=February 1, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Since the app, which enables the city's police, fire, and parks departments to post to self-selected, highly localized areas, first became available in October 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/10/21/2826016/nextdoor-neighbors-app-propels.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140206035931/http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/10/21/2826016/nextdoor-neighbors-app-propels.htm|url-status=dead|title=Idahostatesman.com Boise, ID|date=February 6, 2014|archive-date=February 6, 2014}}</ref> 101 neighborhoods and sections of neighborhoods have joined.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/01/16/2975542/city-of-boise-gets-neighborly.html |title=Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell news by Idaho Statesman |publisher=Idahostatesman.com |access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref> ====Downtown Boise==== {{Main|Downtown Boise}} Downtown Boise is Boise's cultural center and home to many small businesses as well as a growing number of high-rises. While downtown Boise lacks a major retail/dining focus like Seattle and Portland, the area has a variety of shops and growing option for dining choices. Centrally, 8th Street contains a pedestrian zone with sidewalk cafes and restaurants. The neighborhood has many local restaurants, bars, and boutiques and supports a vibrant nightlife. The area contains the Basque Block, which gives visitors a chance to learn about and enjoy Boise's Basque heritage. Downtown Boise's main attractions include the [[Idaho State Capitol]], the classic [[The Egyptian Theatre (Boise, Idaho)|Egyptian Theatre]] on the corner of Capitol Boulevard and Main Street, the [[Boise Art Museum]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boiseartmuseum.org/|title=Welcome to BAM|publisher=Boiseartmuseum.org|access-date=November 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117014828/http://www.boiseartmuseum.org/|archive-date=November 17, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> on Capitol in front of [[Julia Davis Park]], and Zoo Boise on the grounds of Julia Davis Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zooboise.org/|title=Home|publisher=Zooboise.org|access-date=November 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127012350/http://www.zooboise.org/|archive-date=November 27, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Boise's economy was threatened in the late 1990s by commercial development at locations away from the downtown center, such as [[Boise Towne Square Mall]] and at shopping centers near new housing developments.<ref>[http://www.boisetownesquare.com/html/index3.asp] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201052425/http://www.boisetownesquare.com/html/index3.asp|date=February 1, 2015}}</ref> Cultural events in Downtown Boise include Alive after Five<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.downtownboise.org/m_events/dba_alive_after_5.cfm/|title=Downtown Boise Association|publisher=Downtownboise.org|access-date=November 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411080402/http://www.downtownboise.org/m_events/dba_alive_after_5.cfm|archive-date=April 11, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> and First Thursday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.downtownboise.org/m_events/dba_first_thursday.cfm/|title=Downtown Boise Association|publisher=Downtownboise.org|date=November 1, 2012|access-date=November 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211190108/http://www.downtownboise.org/m_events/dba_first_thursday.cfm|archive-date=February 11, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> ====Boise State University==== To the south of downtown Boise is [[Boise State University]] and its surrounding environs. The area is dominated by residential neighborhoods and businesses catering to the student population. The unique blue playing field at the 37,000-seat [[Albertsons Stadium]] on the BSU campus, home to the [[Boise State Broncos football]] team, is a major city landmark. The campus is also home to the [[Benjamin Victor (sculptor)|Benjamin Victor]] Gallery and Studio.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://professorofpractice.boisestate.edu/benjaminvictor/gallery/|title=Benjamin Victor Gallery and Studio at Boise State University|work=Benjamin Victor, Professor of the Practice|access-date=June 16, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113171236/https://professorofpractice.boisestate.edu/benjaminvictor/gallery/|archive-date=November 13, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other cultural and sports centers in the area include the Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts and [[ExtraMile Arena]]. Broadway Avenue to the east and south of the BSU campus features many college-themed bars and restaurants. ====The North End==== [[File:Hyde Park Boise.jpg|thumb|Hyde Park]] The North End, generally defined as the part of Boise north of State Street, contains many of the city's older homes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northend.org/content1.asp?cat=12&id=32 |title=A Northend History |access-date=June 23, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704122651/http://northend.org/content1.asp?cat=12&id=32 |archive-date=July 4, 2015 }}</ref> It is known for its tree-lined drives such as Harrison Boulevard, and for its quiet neighborhoods near the downtown area. Downtown Boise is visible from [[Camel's Back Park]].<ref name="cityofboise1"/> On 13th Street, [[Hyde Park, Boise, Idaho|Hyde Park]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northend.org/hydepark.htm|title=Northend.org|publisher=Northend.org|access-date=November 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060717194354/http://www.northend.org/hydepark.htm|archive-date=July 17, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> is home to restaurants and other businesses. The North End also hosts events such as the annual Hyde Park Street Fair. In 2008, the American Planning Association designated Boise's North End one of 10 Great Neighborhoods.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planning.org/greatplaces/|title=Great Places in America|publisher=Planning.org|date=February 24, 2011|access-date=November 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203050136/http://www.planning.org/greatplaces/|archive-date=December 3, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> ====Boise Highlands==== The Boise Highlands is just north of the North End; its location is generally defined as north of Hill Road and east of Bogus Basin Road. Annexed by the city in late 1965,<ref name=ltsanxx>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qrdeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5637%2C5967673 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=Boise population climbs again with latest annexation |date=December 29, 1965 |page=2}}</ref> the neighborhood is mostly filled with homes constructed in the 1970s, as well as the golf course of Crane Creek Country Club. ====Southwest Boise==== Southwest Boise contains sparsely populated neighborhoods built from the 1960s to the early 1980s. Many include acre-sized plots and the occasional farmhouse and pasture. In the 1980s, growth in the area was stunted to prevent [[urban sprawl]]. Since this has been lifted, there has been widespread growth of new homes and neighborhoods. The area lies near Interstate 84, and features, the [[Boise Airport]], theaters, shopping, golf and the Boise Bench area. ====Northwest Boise==== Northwest Boise lies against the Boise Foothills to the north, State Street to the south, the city of [[Eagle, Idaho|Eagle]] to the west, and downtown Boise to the east. It contains a mix of old and new neighborhoods, including Lakeharbor, which features the private Silver Lake, a reclaimed quarry. Northwest Boise has some pockets of older homes with a similar aesthetic to the North End. Downtown is minutes away, as is Veteran's Memorial Park<ref name="cityofboise1">{{cite web|url=http://parks.cityofboise.org/|title=Boise Parks & Recreation — City of Boise|publisher=Parks.cityofboise.org|date=November 21, 2012|access-date=November 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122073552/http://parks.cityofboise.org/|archive-date=November 22, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> and easy access to the [[Boise Greenbelt]]. Across the river sits the Boise Bench and to the west are the bedroom communities of Eagle, [[Star, Idaho|Star]], and [[Middleton, Idaho|Middleton]]. ====Warm Springs and East End==== Warm Springs is centered on the tree-lined Warm Springs Avenue and contains some of Boise's largest and most expensive homes (many of which were erected by wealthy miners and businessmen around the turn of the 20th century; Victorian styles feature prominently). The area gets its name from the natural hot springs that flow from Boise's fault line and warm many of the area's homes. The Natotorium public swim center is here. ====Harris Ranch and Riverland East==== The far-east end of Warm Springs was once known as Barber Town, featuring a hotel with hot springs nestled into the foothills. It now has some new residential developments, with easy access to Highway 21, which leads to the south-central Idaho mountains, the Boise River, the Boise Foothills, Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Idaho Shakespeare Festival. ====Southeast Boise==== [[File:LibraryExclamationPointAtBownCrossing.jpg|thumb|upright|The newest<ref name="Boise's Newest Library">{{cite web |url=http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/article150236297.html |title=10 fun facts about Boise's newest library opening Thursday |last=Webb |first=Anna |date=April 12, 2017 |website=The Idaho Statesman |access-date=January 17, 2018}}</ref> [[Boise Public Library]]<ref name="The Story behind Library!">{{cite web |url=http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/boise/article189932889.html |title=Man behind Boise library's exclamation point tells story; mayor eats crow |last=Moeller |first=Katy |date=December 15, 2017 |website=The Idaho Statesman |access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref> branch at Bown Crossing]] Southeast Boise ranges from Boise State University to Micron Technology between Federal Way and the Boise River. Its oldest neighborhood, Original South Boise, was platted in 1890, and accordingly has variegated housing (assiduously maintained by [[zoning]]); it consists of 33 blocks bordered by W Beacon Street, S Boise Avenue, and S Broadway Avenue, and hence is a triangular neighborhood immediately adjoining BSU.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cityofboise.org/media/3620/original-south-boise-2003.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.cityofboise.org/media/3620/original-south-boise-2003.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live |title=Original South Boise Neighborhood Plan |publisher=City of Boise |access-date=September 21, 2022}}</ref> The rest of Southeast Boise was developed over the decades, largely by a variety of [[suburbia|suburban]]-style homes. Columbia Village subdivision and the older Oregon Trail Heights were the first major planned communities in Southeast Boise with an elementary and middle school all within walking distance from all homes. The subdivision is at the intersections of Interstate 84, Idaho 21, and Federal Way (former U.S. Highway), which are all major arteries to get anywhere in Boise. The subdivision, a baseball complex, and swimming pools were developed around the Simplot Sports complex. The fields are built over an old landfill and dump, and the fields and gravel parking lot allow radon gases to escape through the ground. The most recent planned community is the {{convert|35|acre|ha|adj=on}} Bown Crossing, which has easy access to the [[Boise Greenbelt]].<ref name="Bown Crossing">{{cite web |url=https://pds.cityofboise.org/innovative-development/projects/bowncrossing/ |title=Bown Crossing |date=January 18, 2018 |publisher=City of Boise |access-date=January 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120814/https://pds.cityofboise.org/innovative-development/projects/bowncrossing/ |archive-date=January 19, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On August 25, 2008, at about 7:00 pm, a fire started near Amity and Holcomb during a major windstorm. It destroyed ten houses and damaged nine. One person died in the fire.<ref name="NWCN">{{cite news|url=http://legacy.ktvb.com/story/news/local/2014/06/27/11463805/|title=Loose electrical connection blamed for Boise fire|date=October 14, 2009|work=KTVB|access-date=February 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309172753/http://legacy.ktvb.com/story/news/local/2014/06/27/11463805/|archive-date=March 9, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> ====Boise Bench==== The Bench, generally bounded by Federal Way to the east, Cole Road to the west and [[Garden City, Idaho|Garden City]] to the north, sits on an elevation approximately {{convert|60|ft|m}} higher than downtown Boise to its northeast. Orchard Street is a major north–south thoroughfare in the neighborhood. The Bench is so named because of this sudden rise, giving the appearance of a step, or bench. The Bench (or Benches, there are three actual benches in the Boise Valley) was created as an ancient shoreline to the old river channel. The Bench is home to the [[Boise Union Pacific Depot]]. Like the North End, the Bench has older residential areas such as the Central Rim, Morris Hill, and Depot Bench neighborhoods. Due south of the Bench is the [[Boise Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iflyboise.com/|title=Boise Airport|publisher=iFlyBoise|access-date=November 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129120812/http://www.iflyboise.com/|archive-date=November 29, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> ====West Boise==== West Boise is home to Boise Towne Square Mall, the largest in the state, as well as many restaurants, strip malls, and residential developments ranging from new subdivisions to apartment complexes. The Ada County jail and [[Hewlett-Packard]]'s printing division are also here. It is relatively the flattest section of Boise, with sweeping views of the Boise Front. West Boise also borders the city of [[Meridian, Idaho|Meridian]].
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