In this episode of reFRAMED: Preservation for a New Day, Colorado's State Historic Preservation Officer Dawn DiPrince sits down with Miguel Sisneros to explore the 126-year history of the Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos (SPMDTU) and the building that has housed it for more than a century. Join them as they discuss everything from Colorado's Latino civil rights history to Miguel's personal family connection to the SPMDTU, and the grassroots restoration of its historic building. It's preservation for a new day, and a reminder of how often a community's pride can be rooted in the places that preserve its past.

What do you get when you cross a tech hub and a historic high school? In Florence, Colorado, the answer is Emergent Campus, a multi-award-winning rural business incubator! When Florence students moved into their new schools in 2019, Brad and his colleagues at Emergent Campus figured the historic school could be reborn as a place that would draw remote workers to beautiful parts of Colorado, just far enough away from the costly and busy co-working spaces of the urban Front Range. The community got a great tech hub and to hang on to its historic high school all while creating an attraction that will continue drawing economic development for years to come. It's adaptive reuse and preservation for a new day in Florence!

In this episode of reFRAMED: Preservation for a New Day, Colorado State Historic Preservation Officer, Dawn DiPrince, chats with Lucas Koski about the process of saving a community's iconic and beloved landmark while addressing the need for an arts and commercial space in Loveland. Learn more about how Lucas and his partners at Artspace worked with History Colorado to help preserve a huge and iconic agricultural building that is now inspiring artists and entrepreneurs in the heart of Loveland. It's adaptive reuse and preservation for a new day, brought to you by History Colorado. Listen on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts!