The Aurora Fox Arts Center is located at 9900 E
Colfax Avenue
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Aurora, Colorado
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Aurora Cultural Arts District It is the City of Aurora's performing arts center run by the City of Aurora Cultural Services Division and supported by the many theater-goers.
Building
Originally a movie theater, the building first opened on October 30, 1946. The building, a modified
Quonset hut
A Quonset hut is a lightweight prefabricated structure of corrugated galvanized steel with a semi-circular cross-section. The design was developed in the United States based on the Nissen hut introduced by the British during World War I. Hund ...
, was first used for military purposes at the nearby
Lowry Army Air Force Base.
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History of the Aurora Fox Theater
Resident organizations
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Aurora Symphony Orchestra - As of October 2017, the Aurora Fox Arts Center once again became the home of the Aurora Symphony Orchestra (ASO).
References
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Buildings and structures in Aurora, Colorado
Performing arts centers in Colorado
Tourist attractions in Arapahoe County, Colorado
1946 establishments in Colorado
Theatres completed in 1946