Listening to Auraria's Past

Stop 1: Welcome to the Westside

1015 9th Street marks the starting point of the walking tour. This stop, narrated by Displaced Aurarian and Auraria Historical Advocacy Council leader Sheila Perez-Kindle and CU Denver Professor Rachel Gross, serves as a gateway into understanding the Westside neighborhood's history of community, displacement, and activism.

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Credits: Written by Cameron Blevins, Michelle Comstock, and Rachel Gross, with editorial oversight by Sheila Perez-Kindle, Virginia Castro, and Frances Torres. Produced and edited by Krista Marks and Indira Saha. Music by Tony Garcia and Daniel Valdez. Cover art by Bella Briganti. Oral histories courtesy of the History Colorado Center's Museum of Memory project on Auraria. Created in partnership with the Auraria Historical Advocacy Council. Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, with additional support from the University of Colorado Denver.