WEEK OF MAY 2, 2024
VOLUME 135 | ISSUE 39
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A crabapple tree blooms with flowers in Littleton in April 2024.
PHOTO BY NINA JOSS
How vibrant pink trees across Littleton were part of a plan
BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Peppered throughout Littleton, thousands of pink flowering trees pop with color. While many look forward to the display each spring, they may not know the story behind the trees.
Portions of South Prince Street, West Lake Avenue, South Sterne Parkway and several other streets south of downtown are especially vibrant. These streets form the Littleton Crabapple Route, which is the result of a city beautification program led by former Mayor Vaughn Gardinier in the 1970s.
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Today, the former mayor’s family members, the city and other community members maintain the trees. In doing so, they aim to preserve history and appreciate the legacy. “You may not know this, but all that beauty that you’ve looked at
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