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Did you know? Smoky Davis iconic neon sign  some of the most recognizable script around for longtime Boiseans  is grandfathered. Were the business to open today, the Davises couldnt advertise with such a big sign, said Dee Davis.

150 Boise icons to celebrate the city's sesquicentennial: Smoky Davis

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The 150 icons of Boise

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150 Boise Icons: Boise River

With the Greenbelt and the Foothills, the Boise River is one of the natural features that distinguishes the capitol city from all others.
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150 Boise icons: The Bench

The Bench, made of sediment left behind when ancient rivers cut through the Valley, was home to many of Boise's first "suburbs."
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150 Boise icons: Rainbow trout

The population of rainbow trout in the Boise River is healthy today, more than twice what it was a decade ago, said Andy Brunelle, an officer in the local Ted Trueblood chapter of Trout Unlimited. That's thanks to higher winter water flows, protection of riparian areas, habitat restoration and fishing...
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150 Boise icons: City Hall Fountain

This fountain once stood in front of Boise's original City Hall on the southeast corner of 8th and Idaho. You can make out the fountain in old photos.
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150 Boise icons: The Flicks

The Flicks is Boise's first "art house" cinema.
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150 Boise icons: Boise High School

Boise High's predecessor, Central School, opened in 1882. It stood on what's now the Capitol Mall. As one indicator of Boise's growing population in that era, enrollment at Central was 700 students in just a few years. The crowds inspired the school district to buy land on Washington Street for ...
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150 Boise icons: Sagebrush

Sagebrush is one of the iconic plants of Boise and its high desert home.
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150 Boise icons: The Cabin

The building now known as "The Cabin," helped put Idahoans to work during the Great Depression.
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150 Boise icons: Pioneer Cemetery

Pioneer Cemetery is the city's oldest cemetery in continuous use.
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150 Boise icons: Vintage drive-ins

Like neon signs, vintage drive-ins differentiate a city from all others.