Auraria Residents (1956-1974)
A project by History Colorado & The University of Colorado Denver Department of Geography & Environmental Sciences
In order to build the Auraria Campus, which opened to students in 1974, The Denver Urban Renewal Authority displaced 343 households, 770 people, and more than 100 businesses. This database was compiled using DURA displacement records, historical maps, City Directories, and phonebooks. It includes the names of those who resided in the Auraria neighborhood, known as the West Side by locals, around this time of Urban Renewal (1956 - 1974).
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Click on a yellow structure and discover residents by year as well as physical characteristics of the house.
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Explore the data table by searching for a family name or address (Open the table by clicking on the link → Ctrl F → type into the search bar)