New Frontiers : A History of Arvada, Colorado 1976-2006

By: Kimberly Field

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 stripes supported charities and faith based organizations and energetically volunteered in their community. In fact, the City government itself had more volunteers than staff in the 1980s. The Arvada Fire Protection District was a volunteer force until 2000.Today, Arvada stands on a new frontier. The city spans 12 miles from the established neighborhoods on its eastern boundary on Tennyson Street to the new subdivisions of million dollar homes nestled against the foothills on its western edge. The postwar neighborhoods now are home to a new generation.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0999831917
• ISBN13: 9780999831915
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Twenty Twenty Design
• Length: 272 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5"