Armando Payan - Globeville-Elyria-Swansea Neighborhood Memory Project

Title

Armando Payan - Globeville-Elyria-Swansea Neighborhood Memory Project

Date

2018

Description

Armando Payan describes his familyÔøΩs migration from Mexico to Los Angeles to Denver. He shares about growing up in a majority Slavic community as a Mexican American. He recalls the close-knit communities that comprised Globeville-Elyria/Swansea. As an activist and supporter of Garden Place Elementary School, he shares ways that he hopes to make his community better. Full interview available through the Stephen Hart Research Center at History Colorado., Recording Length: 2:21 Original Interview in 2 parts: 37:06 and 29:41 (2nd file hard to hear)

Subject

Oral history
Denver (Colo.)
Globeville (Colo.)
Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)
Community
Community life
Community Organization
Community development
Hispanic Americans

Source

Plains to Peaks Collective

Relation

http://5008.sydneyplus.com/HistoryColorado_ArgusNet_Final/ViewImage.aspx?template=Image&field=DerivedIma&hash=95FD495FA6B2D611A70709899F1F4EA4

Type

moving image

References

http://5008.sydneyplus.com/HistoryColorado_ArgusNet_Final/Portal/Portal.aspx?component=AAFW&record=A7EED01F-ED02-4FAB-8896-01CBAA104184

Citation

“Armando Payan - Globeville-Elyria-Swansea Neighborhood Memory Project,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed June 9, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/40705.

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