Hi Alan - I want to pass on to you my pleasure of reading the issues of The Broad Ripple Gazette when they hit the stands, and have been doing so since they first started to be published. I am particularly interested in the historical features presented in the publication as I have lived a lifetime in the Broad Ripple area, as well as being a product of BRHS, and this brings back many memories of my earlier days.

Your question posed in the current issue (Mar 6 - Mar 19, 2015) regarding the little old building that is to be razed triggered my memory and may or may not be associated with one memory that I have regarding an occasional purchase my family would make for a meal. I remember that we would all hop in our 1936 Chevy Coach and head for 62nd and College where we would park and then proceed walking North across a wooden bridge that spanned the canal (former Interurban Traction bridge, not for vehicles). Immediately after crossing the bridge, we would make a half-right turn and walk back toward some houses. In that area was a man called "Browny" that raised rabbits and sold them dressed ready for cooking. After we made that turn to go to Browny's, my memory stops there and I do not recall exactly were his home was or the setting, so it is possible that your "little Old Building" might have been his and for the purpose of raising rabbits. Just Maybe. Actually, I would think that your Dad would surely remember "Browny".

Keep up the excellent work with the "Gazette". You have a winning publication.

Jim Keyler