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Originally Posted by TakeFive
Part Two
It's appropriate to acknowledge that old Aurora and specific parts have long been a problem. If you go back 20-30 years you could say the same about a whole lot of areas near downtown Denver as well. East Colfax has had a seedy rep starting at the Capitol for a long time. There are still "incidents" along East Colfax close in but over the last ten years capital has and is being invested and improvements are being made.
With respect to improvements in old Aurora the primary ones and area I've mentioned are between Peoria and I-225. In this area the investment dollars seem impressive to me. It's a start as they say.
With respect to the housing stock in nearby neighborhoods it's not appreciably different than what you might find in University Hills or Virginia Vale in SE Denver for example.
I have no way of projecting how much or how quickly those neighborhoods will improve but I would point out that lower socioeconomic areas need not be the same as high crime areas. It's just that East Colfax has been seedy (starting from the capitol) for many, many decades.
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Well, yeah, just because you're poor doesn't mean you're on crack and runnin' with a gang. I drive through this area often, and most people living in these houses are fine. Most take care of their homes the best that they can. But there are enough "bad apples" to ruin the entire neighborhood.
East of Peoria is quite impressive. I remember there being seedy motels, trailer parks, a closed bowling alley... it's come a long way.
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