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Author and Aurora resident Rebecca Dorward presents the reader with a lively look at the events and characters that shaped this city’s development.

Anecdotes and previously unpublished photos, many from Dorward’s personal collection, show the reader many sites and structures long gone. Aurora now has its own landmark commission, of which Dorward is a member, and a growing collection of municipally designated landmarks. The author’s thoughtful treatment of the preservation issues facing the community is one of the bright spots of this book. The struggle to save drive-ins and other twentieth-century landmarks remains an ongoing effort. Dorward does not hide her admiration for Aurora, remarking that it “represents the height of a progressive community.”
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Published by Heritage Media Corporation, 2001