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East Colfax communities in Denver and Aurora try to ward off “the classic gentrification story”

As city leaders make plans to revitalize area, residents and business owners worry about being pushed out

Ye Ye Thin, 64, cooks lunch for her family in her apartment in Denver on April 3, 2024. Thin and her family have lived in the same apartment for 16 years. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Ye Ye Thin, 64, cooks lunch for her family in her apartment in Denver on April 3, 2024. Thin and her family have lived in the same apartment for 16 years. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Saja Hindi - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 5, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Renters make up the majority of residents in Denver's East Colfax neighborhood and over the border in Aurora, and the affordability makes the area among the city's most ethnically diverse. But residents fear changes could force them out.
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