In 1914, architect Charles Wayland proposed a grand promenade on 7th Street at the foot of the rising Idaho Statehouse. The plan, said the Idaho Statesman, would "beautify Boise and control [the] river without cost.” In 1925, the coming of the railroad's mainline revived the boulevard plan. Construction began with a municipal bound. In 1931, the Capitol Boulevard Memorial Bridge span the river at 7th Street, completing the mile link from the depot to statehouse. Pictured: Capitol Boulevard, courtesy of Humanitat.
