The mall hosts a blend of locally owned businesses and national chain stores and restaurants.
The Pearl Street Mall is filled with public art, including numerous fountains and sculptures as well as a sandbox for children, a stylized map of Boulder County and a number of small gardens which are planted with a variety of flowers and trees, most notably tulips in the spring.
As a Planning Board member, Carl A. Worthington began working on the project in 1966 in an attempt to revitalize Boulder's downtown.
[3] Scenes from the movie Catch and Release (2006), which was set in Boulder, were filmed on the Pearl Street Mall in July 2005.
In the TV series Mork & Mindy (1978–1982), the New York Deli operated by Remo and Jean DaVinci was located at 1117 Pearl Street.