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‘Swastika Acres’ No More: Colorado City Changes Neighborhood Name

JL;DR SUMMARY Cherry Hills Village in Colorado has decided to rename one of its neighborhoods, previously called Swastika Acres, to Old Cherry Hills. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustReal EstateName ChangeCultural SensitivityNazi PartyColoradoCherry Hills VillageSwastika AcresNative American SymbolsSwastika Land Co.

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Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, United States
"The subdivision in the Denver suburb was named in 1908 after the Denver Swastika Land Co., which sold plots of land in the area."
Denver, Colorado, United States
"Its the right thing to do, Cherry Hills Village mayor Russell Stewart told the Denver Post."

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