The Swastika Acres neighborhood of Cherry Hills Village, a town just outside Denver, will get a new name after a unanimous city council vote
The new name will be Old Cherry Hills, CNN affiliate KDVR reported.The area had once been home to the Denver Land Swastika Company, a company that chose its name before Nazis adopted the swastika symbol.Though the name doesn't appear on any visible signs in the community, City Councilman Dan Sheldon told KDVR the name still appears in real estate documents.
"Read MoreA previous legal process had required that 100% of property owners back a name change, but the city adopted a new ordinance that required a simple majority to favor removing a name that's long been associated with racism and right-wing nationalism, according to KDVR.A symbol of hate with peaceful originsThe term swastika is derived from the Sanskrit word"svastika," which means"good fortune," according to the United States Memorial Holocaust Museum.
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