Revisiting the rise and fall of New Albany's 19th-century Market Street Brewery.

Back in 2006, Ted Fulmore published a stellar overview of the history and surviving buildings of the Market Street Brewery (also known as Buchheit) at 10th and E. Market, situated less than two blocks from where I live.

When we first moved into our house on Spring Street, it was assumed that the two buildings pictured above were not original to the brewery, but Ted’s diligent research proved otherwise. Since I've referred to this so often, and especially as the green-fronted building recently has been rehabbed into living space, it seems like a good time to revisit Ted's research.

The links are here:

The Rise and Fall of Market Street Brewery (Part 1).

Part 2 - The Rise and Fall of Market Street Brewery.

Part 3 - The Rise and Fall of Market Street Brewery.

NA neighborhood reps to attend Community Leadership Institute in Milwaukee.

Following is a brief excerpt from good stuff at Ted Fulmore's Our History New Albany blog. Follow the link for the complete story.

Good News for New Albany Neighborhoods

Great news for residents of East Spring Street and S. Ellen Jones neighborhoods.

Members from each respective neighborhood have been invited to attend the Community Leadership Institute in Milwaukee, Oct 15-18. This is an invitation only training event that aims to strengthen the voices and skills of community, resident, and volunteer leaders.

The New Albany Team: Ted Fulmore, Susan Kaempfer, Andy Terrell, Pastor Allen Colwell, Mike Ladd, Jeff Gillenwater, Lisa Thompson, and Tom Johnson.

Our (recent) History New Albany: Quality of Life Has Improved.

Our History New Albany scribe Ted Fulmore used weekend events as impetus for a brief then and now comparison, looking at the past few years through clearly focused lenses:

Local activists focus on the current and in many cases the ugly issues. Seldom do we take the time to look back and appreciate just how much progress has been made. We don’t do a good job of defining the outcomes desired either. I will endeavor to help change that.

As I related to a large group of people recently, the quality of life here has improved here. While I have no data to support this, I do believe the image for the area is changing in a positive way. And this is being done without any coordinated strategy whatsoever. Just imagine if we tried?

Perspective from 2005, Downtown New Albany

Well stated, Ted. While there's certainly much work left to be done, there's scant doubt its worth (and ours) will be measured in the achievement of positive outcomes rather than the persistence of woebegone wails.

Perhaps readers can lend some perspective of their own. Why is it so difficult for some to see the improvements that have already taken place? Why is it so daunting to state what we want?