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Kenneth Ray "Boogie" Mondragon oral history

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Call NumberOH510Interviewee NameMondragon, Kenneth Ray 1953-Interviewer NameColorado Voice PreserveNelson, CynsDateOctober 19, 2013SummaryKenneth Ray “Boogie” Mondragon was born in 1953 on the east side of Denver. As a youth his family moved into the Stapleton housing project in Denver’s Globeville neighborhood. Boogie remained in the neighborhood until 1992. During this time he worked at the Globeville Recreation Center for 20 years, and served with other community groups. Including founding three associations, a men’s philanthropic group called Street Brothers in 1988, Street Kids, and after school for at risk kid in 1989, and Globeville Cares to educate residents about cleaning up the community. After working for the Denver Parks and Recreation department for 38 years Boogie retired and returned to live in Globeville. He has been active in community improvement, including servings as president of the Globeville Civic Association. As of November 2013, Boogie still resides in Globeville.
During the interview Boogie Mondragon discusses his perspective on the identity, history and situation of the neighborhood including his earliest memories of the neighborhood, impact of the 1965 flood, and neighborhood perspectives of the Stapleton residents. He also discusses the positives and negatives of the neighborhood culture and recognition; Interstate-70’s impact on the community, McDonald’s opening in the neighborhood, the ASARCO contamination lawsuit and eventual cleanup.Physical Description1 digital file (43:45)1 transcript : 11 pagesSubjectMondragon, Kenneth Ray 1953-Globeville (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)Geographic AreaDenver (Colo.)Original Material Found in CollectionGlobeville and Swansea and Elyria Oral History Project RepositoryCentral Library

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