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== Location ==
== Location ==
Midtown is an urban neighborhood defined by its connectivity to the river, surrounding nature, and the vitality of Boise’s Downtown. Bordered by Myrtle Street and the [[Boise River]] between 9th Street and Interstate highway I-84, Midtown is home to dozens of businesses, and hundreds of residents.
Midtown is an urban neighborhood defined by its connectivity to the river, surrounding nature, and the vitality of Boise’s Downtown. Bordered by Myrtle Street and the [[Boise River]] between 9th Street and Interstate highway I-84, Midtown is home to dozens of businesses, and hundreds of residents.

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== History ==
== History ==
Long before any non-Native Americans came to the Boise Valley, the [[Shoshone]] tribe had been there for generations. Closely related to the [[Bannock people|Bannock People]], the Shoshone in the Boise area were removed to the [[Fort Hall Indian Reservation]] in 1869<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.riverstreethistory.com/evolution-of-river-street/birth-of-the-river-street-neighborhood/|title=River Street History|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>. Homesteaders flocked to the area in the 1850 finding gold and building churches, stores, and homes in the area. 50 years later, laborers built the [[Oregon Short Line Railroad|Oregon Shortline Railroad]] along where the River Street neighborhood is located now.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rivershoredevelopment.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/rivershoreneighborhood.pdf|title=Midtown Neighborhood|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
Long before any non-Native Americans came to the Boise Valley, the [[Shoshone]] tribe had been there for generations. Closely related to the [[Bannock people|Bannock People]], the Shoshone in the Boise area were removed to the [[Fort Hall Indian Reservation]] in 1869<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.riverstreethistory.com/evolution-of-river-street/birth-of-the-river-street-neighborhood/|title=River Street History|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>. Homesteaders flocked to the area in the 1850 finding gold and building churches, stores, and homes in the area. 50 years later, laborers built the [[Oregon Short Line Railroad|Oregon Shortline Railroad]] along where the River Street neighborhood is located now.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rivershoredevelopment.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/rivershoreneighborhood.pdf|title=Midtown Neighborhood|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
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[[File:1887_BirdseyeBse-1024x804.jpg|thumb|alt=|One of the earliest maps of the River Street neighborhood in Boise, Idaho.]]
[[File:Nd_UP_depot.jpg|thumb|Union Pacific Depot near River Street]]
By the time Europeans started creating records of the Native American way of life in southern Idaho, they had been living there for hundreds of generations and had adapted to their arid, Great Basin home. The [[Northern Shoshone]] lived in an area that extended from eastern Oregon into Wyoming and south into Nevada.
By the time Europeans started creating records of the Native American way of life in southern Idaho, they had been living there for hundreds of generations and had adapted to their arid, [[Great Basin]] home. The [[Northern Shoshone]] lived in an area that extended from eastern Oregon into Wyoming and south into Nevada.

== Development ==
Between 1900 and 1920, Boise had grown from approximately 6,000 residents to over 21,000. River Street remained a working-class neighborhood with Basque and European immigrant population. The first African Americans also moved in at this time. River Street and Boise City were on the upswing.


Immigrant families from Greece, Croatia and the [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]] relocated to this area building businesses and raising families.. African Americans moved into homes along River Street to escape discrimination and find shelter from the pervasive racism at the time.
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Midtown Boise

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Midtown Boise
Neighborhood of Boise
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Midtown Boise is a neighborhood in Boise, Idaho. Midtown Boise has direct access to Downtown Boise, the Boise Greenbelt, Interstate 84, and several parks such as Rhodes Skate Park. The Boise Farmer's Market is hosted here.

Location

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Midtown is an urban neighborhood defined by its connectivity to the river, surrounding nature, and the vitality of Boise’s Downtown. Bordered by Myrtle Street and the Boise River between 9th Street and Interstate highway I-84, Midtown is home to dozens of businesses, and hundreds of residents.

History

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Long before any non-Native Americans came to the Boise Valley, the Shoshone tribe had been there for generations. Closely related to the Bannock People, the Shoshone in the Boise area were removed to the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in 1869[1]. Homesteaders flocked to the area in the 1850 finding gold and building churches, stores, and homes in the area. 50 years later, laborers built the Oregon Shortline Railroad along where the River Street neighborhood is located now.[2]

One of the earliest maps of the River Street neighborhood in Boise, Idaho.
Union Pacific Depot near River Street

By the time Europeans started creating records of the Native American way of life in southern Idaho, they had been living there for hundreds of generations and had adapted to their arid, Great Basin home. The Northern Shoshone lived in an area that extended from eastern Oregon into Wyoming and south into Nevada.

Development

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Between 1900 and 1920, Boise had grown from approximately 6,000 residents to over 21,000. River Street remained a working-class neighborhood with Basque and European immigrant population. The first African Americans also moved in at this time. River Street and Boise City were on the upswing.


  1. ^ "River Street History".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Midtown Neighborhood" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)