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Aurora, Colorado

 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 changingAurora History Museum in Colorado 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 Center in ColoradoThe 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.