Boulevard

Boulevard (French, from German Bollwerk – bulwark) has at least two generally accepted meanings.

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As a type of road, a boulevard usually consists of a wide, multi-lane arterial divided thoroughfare, often with an above-average appearance in terms of landscaping and scenery. Baron Haussmann made such roads well-known in his re-shaping of Second Empire Paris between 1853 and 1870. The French word boulevard originally referred to the flat summit of a rampart (the etymology of the word distantly parallels that of bulwark). Many Parisian boulevards replaced old city walls.

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However, in many places in the United States, particularly California, developers have adapted the term to refer to any arterial roads, not necessarily boulevards in the conventional sense. Many so-called "boulevards" in California extend into the mountains, with narrow, winding road segments only two lanes in width.

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Boulevard (the street name does not include any definite article) is a historic street in Richmond, Virginia providing access to Byrd Park. It serves as the Border between the Carytown/Museum District to the west and the Fan district to the East. Attempts have been made to rename the street after Arthur Ashe, a tennis star who was born and grew up in Richmond proper, but no renaming attempts have succeeded thus far.

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The Boulevard (a definite article is always used) refers to Cross Bay Boulevard in the Howard Beach neighborhood of Queens.

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