DowntownSaturday, November 7
Union Avenue's 30 new light poles got their big celebration on Thursday
The Good Day Pueblo team
If you've been downtown lately, Union Avenue looks a little brighter. The Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce celebrated the completion of "Light Up Union" on Thu., Nov. 5, with live music from Christian Jaquez and local food and coffee vendors.
Light Up Union put up poles, lights and bulbs
- 30
- custom-designed lighting poles
- 5,000 feet
- of overhead lighting, and more
- 2,000
- individual bulbs, and more
Sources: KRDO, FOX21 News Colorado
FOX21 News Colorado had previewed the party as the signature class project of Leadership Pueblo Class of 2026. KRDO's Spanish-language report says the poles now light three blocks of the Historic Union Avenue Shopping District.
- Where: Union between B Street and C Street
- Time: more than 10 months to develop
- Paid for by: financial contributions, in-kind services and local contractors
$200,000approximate cost of the Light Up Union project
Officials say the project cost around $200,000. Fox21 listed it as an estimated value.
Sources: KRDO, FOX21 News Colorado
Sources: KRDO, FOX21 News Colorado