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Aurora Colorado was
founded by a guy named Donald Fletcher which they first named the town
Fletcher, it was renamed Aurora in 1907. It was a very small community until
after World War II. The town became a fast growing city in the United States
between the late 1970's and the early 1980's. Aurora is considered one of
Denver's large suburbs by many locals and tourists and is still growing and
it is now half the size of Denver.
In 1938 the U.S. Government
opened the Lowry Air Force Base on the southwest part of the original town.
The town expanded and upgraded their hospitals in 1941 which was perfect
timing to then take care of the wounded servicemen of World War II. In 1942
Lowry Air Force Base then expanded just 15 miles to the east of Aurora. At
that time the war department spent about 62.4 million dollars to purchase
land on the northeast side of the town. This air force based closed in
1994 but was then re-developed into what is now known as HEAT Center which
means Housing and the Higher Education and Advanced Technology Center.
The
Aurora History Museum features the changing history and art exhibits that
are very decorative. This museum has educational programs, tours, workshops,
and family events that are offered to all ages throughout the entire year.
The Aurora History Museum has one permanent exhibit and two changing
exhibit galleries. The museum is opened everyday until 4pm except Mondays
and the admission is free. It first open its doors in 1979 in a very
historic building with only two exhibits to start. In 1990 the museum then
moved to the location it is currently at and then re-opened in 1991. When
the museum moved to its current location it gave them more space to make
their exhibits and galleries larger and add a community room. It also has a
small classroom that gives the staff a chance to teach classes and give
lectures. The collections at the museum are artifacts and documents that are
about Aurora's and Colorado's history.
The
Aurora Fox Center is known as a historic landmark which is located on the
east end of the city.
 The
Aurora Fox is a performing arts center and seats about 245 people, it also
includes facilities for rehearsal and scenery. This building was a movie
theater built in 1946 but was completely rebuilt in March of 1985 into the
current Aurora Fox Center. The center's goal is to bring in new plays to the
metro region for their main stage as well as the children's seasons. They
also like to provide the children with options to participate in
performances in a professional environment. Some of the other performances
the center books are local and regional groups. The center is co-sponsored
with Colorado Cultural Connections Aurora Sentinel, LaVoz, and Colorado Folk
Arts Council so there are different ethnic backgrounds as well. The center
will also hold meetings, seminars, and other community events if available
for rent at the time of need.
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