Listening to Auraria's Past

Stop 3: The Torres Family Porch

1033 9th Street — the Torres family home — has long been a place where stories are shared and kept alive. This stop features Dennis Lobato, a second-generation Displaced Aurarian descendant, who draws on his memories of time spent at Grandma Torres's home.

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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.