BROWNE HISTORY

Browne was called the Boulevard School at first. In 1914 they built a permanent building and in 1915 it became J.J. Browne Elementary School. In 2000 Browne got rebuilt to the building we enjoy today. “In those early years there were maybe 60 kids at the school,” said Naccarini. “Today there is about 500 children here.”

Browne Elementary

“The very first students here at Browne would be 105 or 106 years old today, but I guess you never know,” said Principal Lou Haymond. “We have quite a few kids who say ‘my grandmother went here’ and also many that are second generation Browne families. The parents grew up here, like the neighborhood, and they come back.” -Article from Spokesman-Review, Feb. 10,2011

LIFE IN 1910'

“People made maybe $700 a year. There were no phones, not everyone had electricity, and entertainment was staying up after dinner and playing music or games.”