patti jordan

So fun to read about your tour of Brownwood. We will welcome you back with open arms again. Many of the people who introduced you to our downtown area are part of a community group called Preservation Partnership and work as a coalitian to promote downtown and preservation.
There has been progress since you visited. The loft in the old Coggin Bank building is rented and beautiful. The Stanleys have done a great job. They have also expanded the Turtle Restaurant...still slow dining and wonderful. They new chef came from the Ritz Carlton in New Orleans. They've also added a Gelataria, featuring Mary's handmade daily wonderful gelato.

Steve's Deli is always a great place for lunch too.

Several more buildings have now been rented and there is continued interest in downtown restoration.

The Lyric Theatre restoration got a large boost with a successful fundraiser in November that brought donations and pledges of over $500,000 toward the project. Ft. Worth's own and former Brownwood resident, James Allen Davis provided music for the gala fundraisers and his band was just great! All of the asbastos abatement has been completed in the theatre so we are able to see the theatre from the balcony.

We hope you will come back to Brownwood and visit our new Great State of Texas Transportation Museum that opened during September this year. It is a very impressive structure next to the restored Santa Fe Depot.